双语 | 元宵节的这些习俗，你了解吗？

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二十一世纪英文报·高一版 545期

元宵节作为中国传统节日之一，

是一年中的第一个月圆之夜，

也代表着一元复始、大地回春。

马上就是元宵节啦，

你想吃什么馅儿的元宵？

要不要出去看看灯会？

The Lantern

Festival

中国传统节日和美食总是密不可分的，就像粽子之于端午节、月饼之于中秋节一样。元宵节就要吃元宵呀！你喜欢吃这种用糯米粉做成的圆滚滚小可爱吗？

Many traditional Chinese festivals remind us of the aromas (香味) of special foods. As zongzi are to the Dragon Boat Festival and mooncakes are to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yuanxiao, sweet dumplings made of sticky rice flour, are special to the Lantern Festival.

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aromas /əˈrəʊməz/ n.芳香

例句：Where doaromascome from?

香气由哪里来？——《牛津词典》

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sticky /ˈstɪki/ adj.黏性的

例句：The paint is stillsticky.

油漆还是黏的。——《牛津词典》

在元宵节，大家除了吃元宵，还会逛灯会、猜灯谜。各式各样的灯笼外会有谜语，边赏花灯边猜灯谜也是元宵节的一大乐事呀！

Apart from round-shaped yuanxiao, another beloved part of the celebration is the lanterns, which come in every possible size and shape. Riddles are pasted (粘贴) onto them so that people can try to solve them while looking at the lanterns.

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celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ n.庆典

例句：A wedding is a joyfulcelebrationof love.

婚礼是令人喜悦的爱情庆典。——《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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pasted /ˈpeɪstɪd/ v.粘贴

例句：Hepastedthe pictures into his scrapbook.

他把画片贴到他的剪贴本里。——《牛津词典》

唐宋时期的元宵节热闹非凡。尤其是晚上，街上舞龙舞狮表演生动传神，人们提着花灯，看表演、吃元宵、放鞭炮。

The Lantern Festival was very popular in the Tang and Song dynasties. It meant a day of great fun back then. In the evening, people went into the streets with a variety of lanterns, watching lion or dragon dances, eating yuanxiao and setting off firecrackers (鞭炮).

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dynasty /ˈdɪnəsti/ n.王朝

例句：These shows bring us back to Handynasty.

这些表演将我们带回到了汉朝。——《牛津词典》

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variety /vəˈraɪəti/ n.多样化

例句：I'm always pleased to try out a newvariety.

我一直乐于尝试新的品种。——《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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firecracker / ˈfaɪəkrækə(r) / n.鞭炮

例句：Firecrackersound could not wake you up.

鞭炮声吵不醒你。——《牛津词典》

The Lantern

Festival

在中国古代，这个节日也为那些不被允许自由外出的未婚年轻女孩提供了一个寻找真爱的机会。宋代诗人欧阳修用著名的诗句记录了这一浪漫的节日传统:“月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。”

In ancient China, the festival also provided an opportunity for unmarried young girls who were not allowed to go out freely to search for their true loves. Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty recorded this romantic (浪漫的) tradition with the well-known line: “Atop the willow tree hangs the moon; my date comes in the evening soon (月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后).”

月圆之夜，灯火辉煌。

这是一幅流动的画卷，

一首未完的诗篇，

一个美好的祝愿。

来源：21世纪英文报

编辑：鲁蒙海

审核：海 新

终审：张 扬