零基础学习英语少儿（巧学英语之新年篇狗年）

2018年正式到来，随着农历新年的逼近，我们也将迎来全新的the year of the Dog。越来越多的外国友人喜欢在中国家庭过新年，那你怎么给友人介绍和Dog有关的生肖知识呢？让我们在the year of the Dog来到之前提前了解一下吧。

People born in the following date ranges are believed to be born in a Year of the Dog. Their Chinese zodiac signs are dog.

出生在下面时间段的人，生肖为“狗”。

在中国，每一种生肖都会和金（Gold）、木（Wood）、水（Water）、火（Fire）、土（Earth），五行搭配来看。

例如，“水狗”（a Water Dog）每60年才出现一次。

属相为Dog的人，通常会具有如下品质：

Loyal，Honest，Amiable，Sincere，Kind，Cautious，Prudent

当然，你也可以更详细地描述这个人。

例如：不擅于表达，正义感强，不容易误入歧途，乐于助人，无私忘我，但有时也容易偏执……

As Dogs are not good at communication, it is difficult for them to convey their thoughts to others. Therefore, Dogs tend to leave others with the impression that they have a stubborn personality.

- ➀ -【歌谣篇】

一首传遍大街小巷歌谣，听到旋律就满满的过年的气氛哇！

- ➁ -【绘本篇】

这本绘本用小女孩卡伦卡茨的视觉来跟大家介绍中国新年，她热情、生动地介绍了她接触到的那些庆祝活动，包括舞龙和互道“恭喜”的传统问候、剪纸等等节日传统，让小读者试着了解一个传统的中国农历新年是如何庆祝的。

墙上挂上大红的剪纸（cut papers）和春联组成的彩带，春联上写“新年快乐”、“大吉大利”！两姐妹正拿着另一条彩带往墙上挂：They are decorating the walls with cut papers.

春节的时候还要扫掉去年一年的坏运气（bad luck），准备迎接新的一年的好运气。图中的姐姐在扫地，小妹妹也抓着扫帚，嘴里估计在说：“我来！我来！”

爸爸和姐姐买了梅花和海棠花回来，小嫩芽提醒大家新事物会不断成长。家里摆着各种盆栽，姐姐手里还拿着郁金香。春节预示着春天的到来，满屋的盆栽透出勃勃生机。

爷爷和姐姐把祭奠用的桌子拿出来，来祭奠祖先（to honor our ancestors）。墙上挂着祖先们的遗像，桌子上摆着装有糖果、橙子和橘子（tangerine）的大碗。

妈妈在给姐妹剪头发：We have our hair cut. 两姐妹还拿着镜子左顾右盼:Two sisters are looking in the mirror.剪头发意味着以全新的面貌来开始新的一年。

准备除夕夜的晚宴：New Year’s Eve banquet，从腊月二十三开始就开始进入过年的节奏了，做豆腐、买肉、蒸馒头等，所以说，It takes a lot of work so we start a few days early.

除夕夜，爷爷奶奶叔叔婶婶堂兄堂姐等一大家子围着大圆桌吃团圆饭。这些称谓大家都会说吗？Grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins. 除夕夜，大家都过来跟我们一起吃年夜饭：On New Year’s Eve，they come over to share our feast.

记得小时候，爷爷奶奶爸爸妈妈都给我们红包：Grandpa, Grandma, Mom and Dad give us money in little red envelops. Or they give us little red envelops filled with lucky money. 为什么长辈们要给晚辈们红包呢？主要是红包会给我们带来好运气。

图中的大横幅 “Welcome to Chinatown”告诉大家，他们来到了唐人街，现在是观看新年大游行的时间：It is time for the Chinese New Year parade!

（游行）首先过来的是舞狮队伍，Here come the Lion Dancers! 舞狮是什么样子的呢？张着大大的嘴，抖动着耳朵。The lion’s mouth is open and his ears are wiggling.

游行队伍走过来了：Here comes the band! 锣鼓是传统乐队的两个代表，游行队伍中有人在敲锣击鼓：beating drums and clashing cymbals.

压轴出场的依然是舞龙，龙是中国的象征，舞龙不仅代表了好运气，还代表了春天的开始Dragon is a sign of good luck and the beginning of spring!

在锣鼓喧天中，在中国龙的翻腾中，人们互相祝福，互相拥抱！We hug and wish each other! Wish这个词语在节日中经常被用到，尤其是在春节、情人节、圣诞节这样的节日，我们要对别人说祝福的话。We wish you a happy Christmas! I wish you have a happy New Year! I wish my brother have good health!小朋友，对给你读书的爸爸妈妈说一句祝福的话吧！

- ➂ -【简笔画篇】

- ➃ -【常用句型篇】

春节文化：

In the old days, New Year's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth。

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

新春佳节:

1.传统中国节日：traditional Chinese festival

2.农历：lunar calendar

3.腊八节：Laba Festival

4.小年：Little New Year

5.除夕：Lunar New Year's Eve

6.春节：the Spring Festival

7.正月初一：Lunar New Year's Day

8.元宵节：the Lantern Festival

9.正月：the first month of the lunar year

10.二月二：Dragon Heads-raising Day

传统习俗:

11.喝腊八粥：eat Laba porridge

12.扫尘：sweep the dust

13.扫房：spring cleaning

14.祭灶：offer sacrifices to the God of Kitchen

15.守岁：stay up

16.拜年： pay a New Year's call

17.祭祖：offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

18.祭财神：worship the God of Wealth

19.春联：Spring Festival couplets

20.贴倒福：paste the Chinese character "Fu" upside down

21.去晦气：get rid of the ill-fortune

22.辞旧岁：bid farewell to the old year

23.兆头：omen

24.禁忌：taboo

25.烧香：burn incense

阖家团圆:

26.吃团圆饭：have a family reunion dinner

27.年夜饭：New Year's Eve dinner

28.全家团圆：family reunion

29.办年货：do Spring Festival shopping

30.敬酒：propose a toast

31.穿新衣：wear new clothes

32.红包：red envelops

33.压岁钱：gift money；money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift

美食小吃:

34.年糕：rice cake；New Year cake

35.饺子：dumplings；Chinese meat ravioli

36.汤圆：dumplings made of sweet rice

37.八宝饭：eight-treasure rice pudding (steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)

38.什锦糖：assorted candies

39.糖莲子：candied lotus seed

40.花生糖：peanut candy

41.蜜冬瓜：candied winter melon

42.瓜子：red melon seeds

43.金桔：cumquat

44.红枣：red dates

45.春卷：spring roll

46.冰糖葫芦：candied haws on a stick

47.驴肉火烧：donkey burger

48.腊肠：Chinese sausage

49.米酒：rice wine

50.腊肉：preserved meat

51.糖板栗：sugar chestnut

52.四喜丸子：four-joy meatballs

民间艺术:

53.泥人：clay figure

54.皮影戏：shadow puppetry

55.木偶戏：puppet show

56.刺绣：embroidery

57.剪纸：paper-cut

58.中国结：Chinese knot

59.年画：New Year painting

60.吹糖人：sugar-figure blowing

61.舞龙：dragon dance

62.舞狮：lion dance

63.秧歌：Yongko dance；rural folk dance

64.灯笼：lantern

曲艺表演:

65.戏曲：traditional opera

66.折子戏：opera highlights

67.相声：comic dialogue；cross talk

68.小品：skits；sketch

69.口技：vocal imitations；ventriloquism

70.杂技：acrobatic performance

71.马戏：circus performance

72.京韵大鼓：drum song of Peking

73.踩高跷：walk on stilts

74.杂耍：variety show；vaudeville

娱乐活动:

75.打麻将：play mahjong

76.庙会：temple fair

77.春节联欢晚会：Spring Festival gala

78.灯会：exhibit of lanterns

79.送贺卡：send New Year's greeting cards

80.理发：have a haircut

81.放烟花：set off fireworks

82.放鞭炮：set off firecrackers

83.灯谜：riddles written on lanterns

各路神仙：

84. 门神：the God of Door

85.灶神：the God of Kitchen

86.财神：the God of Wealth

87.土地爷：the God of Land

88.火神：the God of Fire

89.喜神：the God of Happiness

90.福禄寿三星：the three gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity

91.八仙：the Eight Immortals

其他：

92. 生肖、属相：Chinese zodiac

93.狗年：the Year of the Dog

94.微信红包：WeChat red envelope

95.年：Nian；Year monster

96.立春： Start of Spring

97.24节气：24 Solar Terms

98.本命年：the animal year in which one was born

99.春运：Spring Festival travel rush

#推荐阅读#

巧学英语之新年篇—春节

巧学英语之新年篇—炫酷十二生肖

巧学英语之新年篇丨春节词汇与习俗

巧学英语之新年篇丨传统美食

,