氣溫降低，我們的衣著漸漸的加厚，街道旁的店家也掛起了喜氣的紅春聯及紅燈籠，而走在迪化街上，會看見南北貨成了一座座的小山丘及令人眼花撩亂的年貨。接著走進巷弄裡，會看見人家把家具搬出來曬太陽，全家總動員洗地板、擦窗戶的大掃除，因為農曆新年來了！
這一篇文章要與大家分享如何用英文說吉祥話，也會分享一些用英文介紹外國人農曆新年可以運用的英文單字，希望對大家學英文會有幫助或提升學習英文的興趣！
過新年，說吉祥話學英文
一、用英文說吉祥話
英文不像漢語有祝福他人「發財」的文化概念，而漢語還會將「發財」再細分成不同的祝賀詞，像是常見的「財運亨通」、「五福臨門」、「花開富貴」、「鴻圖大展」、「步步高升」及「前途無量」等吉祥話，除了有錢財方面的祝福，還有事業和運勢方面的祝賀。
溯本求源，可以考究到千年前的聖人經典或傳承久遠的儒家文化。而這一些很難用簡單的辭彙向不同文化背景的人解釋清楚，所以很多吉祥話翻譯成英語時，可能會出現言不達意或不完全符合的狀況。
1 Happy New Year
新年快樂
例句學英文
Finally seasons greetings and a happy new year to all who have supported this work.
最後，向所有共構這項工作的人員致以節日的問候：新年快樂！
2 May you be happy and prosperous.
恭喜發財
例句學英文
Happy new year , Lao Wang! May you be happy and prosperous!
新年快樂，Lao Wang！恭喜發財！
3 Peace all year round
歲歲平安
例句學英文
Happy lunar new year and wish you peace all year round .
祝你新年快樂、歲歲平安！
4 Ride on the crest of success
鴻圖大展
例句學英文
The company wish to make progress together with the new and former customers both at home and abroad , and ride on the crest of success for the development of the joint undertaking.
公司期許與全體員工和國內外顧客站在同一陣線，為共同事業的發展大展鴻圖。
5 May all your wishes come true.
心想事成
例句學英文
May all your wishes come true in the new year
祝福你在新年能夠心想事成！
二、跟農曆新年有關的英文單字
農曆新年時，一定會準備一些有年味的東西，做一些過新年一定要做的事！
就讓我們繼續往下看看新年相關的英文單字，希望能幫助你順利用英文介紹農曆新年。
1 Spring Festival Couplets / Red Couplets
noun 春聯
例句學英文
Besides on the doors, Spring Festival couplets also go to the piggery and poultry house. That conveys people’s wishes for the thriving of domestic animals.
除了門上，春聯也會被貼在豬圈、雞舍外，這傳達了人們對家畜興旺的期許。
2 New Year’s Eve
noun 除夕
例句學英文
Traditionally, families get together on New Year’s eve .
傳統上，除夕夜加人們會團聚在一起。
3 New Year’s Eve Dinner
noun 年夜飯、團圓飯
例句學英文
Family is the basis of the Chinese society, which is seen through the significance placed on the New Year’s eve dinner or Reunion dinner.
家庭是中國社會的基礎，通過對除夕夜的團圓飯的重視可以看出這一點。
4 Red Envelope / Red Packet
noun 紅包、壓歲錢
例句學英文
Children got their red envelopes in Chinese Lunar new year.
孩子們在新年收到紅包。
5 staying-up
noun 守歲
例句學英文
On New year’s Eve, children will stay-up to pray for parent’s longevity.
在除夕夜，孩子們會守歲來祈求父母長壽。
6 Play Mahjong
verb 打麻將
學習英文例句
It is not possible for two players to play Mahjong by the standard rules. It requires four players.
按照標準規則來說，只有兩個人是不能打麻將的，規則要求要四位玩家。
7 New Year’s Visit
拜年
學習英文例句
New Year’s visit is the traditional customs of Taiwan.
拜年是台灣的傳統習俗。
8 Burn Incense And Pray
verb 燒香拜佛
學習英文例句
Burning Incense (燒香 Shaoxiang) and praying is usually called Worship (拜拜 Baibai) in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is the commonest way of worshiping spirits.
燒香拜拜在香港跟台灣通常被稱為祭拜。這是祭祀神靈最常見的方法。
9 Ancestor Worship
noun 祭拜祖先
學習英文例句
Filial piety and ancestor worship are interconnected as parts of a single concept.
孝道跟祭祖是同一個概念下交互影響的部分。
10 Zodiac
noun 生肖
學習英文例句
This year’s zodiac animal is the Rat.
今年的生肖屬鼠。
11 Lion Dance / Dragon Dance
noun 舞龍、舞獅
學習英文例句
The lion dance is performed to chase away ghosts and evil spirits, and since the monsters, ghosts, evil spirits and giants like Nian are afraid of loud noises, the dance has become a natural complement to the firecrackers’ noise.
舞獅的目的是為了驅趕好兄弟和邪魔，因為（傳說中）妖魔鬼怪和同年獸這樣的巨獸都害怕噪音，所以舞獅的過程中都充斥鞭炮的巨響。
12 Firecrackers
noun 鞭炮
學習英文例句
They had spread themselves among peaceful demonstrations and subsequently threw firecrackers into the demonstrators to get them to disperse.
他們分散在和平示威者中，隨後向示威者投擲鞭炮以驅散他們。
13 lantern
noun 燈籠
學習英文例句
Through demonstrating the lantern craft art, Taiwan Lantern Festival enables citizens to gather together at the beginning of the year to experience the atmosphere of the folk Lantern Festival.
台灣元宵節通過舉辦燈會讓民眾在年初齊聚一堂，體驗民間元宵節氣氛。
14 Rice Cake
noun 年糕
學習英文例句
A rice cake may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped, condensed, or otherwise combined into a single object that has also been sweetened
年糕可以由任何已經被塑形、濃縮或與甜餡料結合的米食所製成。
15 Sweets
noun 甜點、點心
學習英文例句
During the lunar New Year, people will prepare sweets to entertain their relatives.
農曆年期間，人們會準備點心來招待親戚。
希望這一篇跟大家分享的農曆新年吉祥話英文和新年英文單字，可以幫助大家學英文！
在這裡也祝福大家～
Happy new year and Peace all year round!
新年快樂、歲歲平安！
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