“元宵节快乐!”用英语怎么说?

Happy Lantern Festival !
正月是农历的元月,古人称夜为“宵”,所以称正月十五为元宵节。元宵节又称为“上元节”。按中国民间的传统,在这天人们要点彩灯、猜灯谜、吃元宵。小伙伴们知道元宵节相关的英语表达吗?一起来学习吧!
元宵节常用词语的英文说法
在元宵节来临之际,祝你平安,快乐,幸福。万事圆!
Wishing you peace, joy and happiness and everything all the best through Lantern !
致以热烈的祝贺和良好的祝福,元宵节快乐!
Warm greetings and best wishes for Lantern Festival!

Eating Yuanxiao 吃元宵

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on the Lantern Festival, so it is aslo called the “Yuanxiao Festival”, Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutionous rice with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and has the meaning of reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.

民间过元宵节都会吃元宵。元宵由糯米制成,或实心,或带馅,馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等。食用时煮、炸、蒸皆可。起初,人们把这种食物叫作“浮圆子”,后来又叫汤团或汤圆,这些名称与“团圆”字音相近,取团圆之意,象征全家人团团圆圆和睦幸福。

Guessing lantern riddles 猜灯谜

'Guessing lantern riddles'is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

猜灯谜也是元宵节活动的一个基本组成部分。灯笼的所有者将谜语写在一张纸条上,然后将纸条展示在灯笼上。如果赏灯者猜出谜语,就将纸条取出,然后找灯笼所有者确认答案。答对的话,可以领取一份小礼品。这个活动起源于宋朝(960—1279)。

英语灯谜

猜灯谜是元宵节的传统项目,可是猜了那么多灯谜,英文的你猜得中吗?

1
What letter is an animal?

哪个字母是一个动物?

2
What fruit is never found singly?

什么水果永远都不会是单数?

3
What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?

什么东西永远不问问题但是却能得到很多?

4
What has a tongue but cannot talk?

什么东西有舌头但是却不会说话?

5
What has four eyes but cannot see?

什么有四个眼睛,但是看不见?

6
What's full of holes but still holds water?

什么东西浑身是洞,却能装水?

7
Which month do soldiers hate?

军人最讨厌哪个月份?

8
What word is pronounced wrong, even by the best of scholars?

哪个单词即使是最好的学者来念都念错?

9
What is black when it's clean and white when it's dirty?

什么东西干净的时候是黑色的,脏的时候是白色的?

10
What is deaf and dumb but always tells the truth?

什么是聋哑的,但是却总是告诉我们真相?

11
Which is faster, hot or cold?

热和冷哪个速度更快?

12
What man cannot live in a house?

什么人不能住在房间里?

13
How do we know the ocean is friendly?

我们如何知道海洋是友善的?

14
What book has the most stirring chapters?

什么书有最动人的章节?

15
What building has the most stories?

什么建筑楼层最多?

16
When is your mind like a rumpled bed?

你的脑子什么时候像皱巴巴的床?

17
What is it that everybody does at the same time?

所有人同时在做的事情是什么?

18
What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

为了保持健康应该喝什么水?

19
It has a head, but no neck. It has a body, but no warmth. NO feet, but can travel?

它有头,但没脖子;有身体,却没温度;没有脚,但是能旅行。它是什么?

20
What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?

什么样的狗不叫,也不咬人?

猜出几个啦?小编一会儿要公布答案喽!
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