中国传统节日 (Chinese Traditional Festivals) 一、写作"三步曲": 【回信给外国朋友介绍中国节日】 表示邀请→具体介绍节日细节→再次邀请，希望对方来感受中国的节日氛围。 注意：邀请要真诚； 具体介绍要重点突出，进行充分的、适当的拓展；宣传中国正能量、社 会主义核心价值观的体现、和谐社会概念的体现。 二、范文解析： 假如你是李华，再过一个月就是中国的传统节日“端午节”。请你给你的网友 Jimmy 发一封邮件， 邀请他来中国参加将在你家乡举办的“端午节”庆祝活动。内容须包括： 1. “端午节”的时间； 2. “端午节”的由来； 3. 和“端午节”相关的一些传统活动等 注意：字数 100－120；开头和结尾已提供，不计入字数。 ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Jimmy, In your last mail, you mentioned to me that you will have a holiday next month and you’d like to make a visit to China. It happens that it will be the Dragon Boat Festival then and I’d like to invite you to come to China and experience how we celebrate it.  The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most significant traditional Chinese festivals in China and we will have three days off for it. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The festival is meant to be in memory of a famous ancient Chinese poet, Qu Yuan. All over China, there will be a variety of interesting activities, like dragon boat races, making and eating Zongzi and salted duck eggs etc.  In my hometown this year, there will be a grand celebration during the festival. So do come to China and I’m sure you will have an unforgettable holiday. Yours, Li Hua 三、常用模板： Dear_____________ , ①In your last mail, you mentioned to me that _____________( 对某个节日的好奇)and you’d like to make a visit to China. ②It happens that it will be the ________ Festival then and I’d like to invite you to come to China and experience how we celebrate it. (发出邀请，邀请来中国体验) ③The ________ Festival is one of the most significant traditional Chinese festivals in China and we will have ________ days off for it.（该节日是中国重要的节日之一----将有几天假期） ④It falls on _______the ___day of the__ lunar month. （该节日农历几月几日）⑤ The festival is meant to be _____（该节日设立的意义）. ⑥All over China, there will be a variety of interesting activities, like _____ etc.（该节日将有各种各样的活动，举例说明：包饺子等） ⑦ In my hometown this year, there will be a grand celebration during the festival. （该节日时，我的 家乡将会有盛大的活动）⑧ So do come to China and I’m sure you will have an unforgettable holiday. （再次真诚的邀请） 四、常用语块： I 中国主要传统节日的英文翻译 元旦 New Year's Day 春节 the Spring Festival 元宵节 the Lantern Festival 清明节 Ching Ming Festival; Tomb-sweeping Festival 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival 中秋节 Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival 重阳节 Double-ninth Day 除夕 New Year's Eve II 新年习俗英译 过年 celebrate the spring festival 春联 spring festival couplets 年画 new year paintings 灯笼 lantern 剪纸 paper-cuts 买年货 do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast　 烟花 fireworks 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 红包 red packets 饺子 jiao zi, dumplings 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune　 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 拜年 pay new year's call; give new year's greetings; pay new year's visit 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift III 常用套语： Spring Festival The Spring Festival is known as the most important Festival in China. 春节被认为是中国最重要的节日。 During the holiday, people go back to hometown from everywhere no matter how far the distance is.节日 期间，人们无论距离有多远都会赶回家乡。 They prepare various delicious food and presents for the Spring Festival Eve. 春节前夕人们会准备各种各 样的美食和礼物。 Chinese will have a happy family union in the Spring Festival Eve, they believe that’s the end day of last year and they will stay up for good luck until the first day of next year. 中国人在除夕夜都会跟亲人聚会， 他们相信会把最后一天的好运持续到第二年。 Spring Festival is also the happiest time for children, because they can get red envelope containing money as a gift from the elder. 春节也是孩子们的快乐时光，因为他们可以从长辈那里收到压岁钱。 During the Spring Festival, any unfortunate word cannot be heard because it will make people upset and unhappy. 春节期间任何不吉利的语言都不会听到，因为那会让人心烦意乱。 People also make use of this holiday to visit their relatives and bring them some presents and well-wishing. 人们也会在节日期间带着礼物和祝愿去探访亲属。 The Lantern Festival（元宵节） The Lantern Festival is January 15 on the lunar calendar. The lunar January is t