|
|
过了那么多个中国年，你们可知道春节的地道表达?从今天开始“中级提升”将带你感受外国栏目中的春节气氛。春节从哪来?中国过大年吃什么?除夕我们怎么玩儿?小编为你一一介绍。
Another way that Chinese used to scare off evil monsters at the start of
the new year is the lion dance, let's now find out more about this Chinese
tradition.The lion dance is a familiar sight on the streets of Chinatown during
Chinese New Year celebrations. This is a traditional lively dance that combines
art, history and culture, with the rigours of Chinese martial arts movements.
Two dancers form the lion, one holds the lion's head revolves the front part of
the lion's body while the second dancer forms the body and the tail of the lion.
Together they plumps about to the rhythm of the drums, symbols and the gong.The
lion symbolizes courage, strength and authority. According to traditional
Chinese belief, loud music can frighten away ghosts, evil spirits and the
“Nian", the Chinese legendary monster that would come out to attack and kill
people during the New Year.Today the lion dance is performed to usher in a new
and prosperous year, it involves for ritual of the lion plug in greens for
“caiqing". The Chinese words "Cai" is 'plug' sounds like the word for wealth
also pronounces "Cai", thus a typical performance involve the lion plugging
vegetables that are placed on the tail or hang for the ceiling with a red packet
outside for business premisses. This all special ritual is believed to bring in
good luck and wealth to the business.
If you walk around a Chinese village during the New Year, you'll see a lot
of red banners stuck on people's doors. Now these banners are messages of good
fortune for the new year. An old Chinese tradition hanging red banners for New
Year was one of the methods used to scare away the beast "Nian".Now the banner
is contained auspicious messages with will and harmony when the new year comes
around. Some of the banners contain corresponding Chinese poetic couplets known
as "Chunlian" or spring couplets, these placed on the entrance of houses during
the Chinese New Year. These Chinese couplets which paste not either side of a
doorway or sometimes also accompanied by a third idiom located on the top at the
door.Here is a common "Chunlian" about the coming spring :"冬去山明水秀”, winter is
gone, the mountain is clear and water sparkles. “春来鸟语花香”，spring comes, bird sing
and flowers fragrant. “大地回春”，the whole earth returns to spring.Another common
banner is the single character spring- "chun" or good fortune "fu" except they
are posted upside down, this comes with play on words. The Chinese character
that means backwards or upside down "dao" is pronounced the same way as the
character for arrive.
词汇速递
rhythm ['riðəm, 'riθəm] n. 节奏;韵律
authority [ɔ:'θɔrəti] n. 权威;权力;当局
usher ['ʌʃə] vt. 引导，招待;迎接;开辟
ritual ['ritjuəl, -tʃu-] n. 仪式;惯例;礼制
involve [in'vɔlv] vt. 包含;牵涉;使陷于;潜心于
auspicious [ɔ:'spiʃəs] adj. 吉兆的，吉利的;幸运的
harmony ['hɑ:məni] n. 协调;和睦;融洽;调和
couplet [‘kʌplit] n. 对联;对句
spring couplets 春联
fragrant ['freiɡrənt] adj. 芳香的;愉快的
|
|
发表于 2016-7-10 11:42:36