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Lucky Money
As an indispensable element of the Spring Festivalcustoms in China, lucky money is a gift that everykid eagerly looks forward to during the SpringFestival. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the underagekids can receive a certain sum of cash from the elders in their family, which is called “luckymoney”. It is believed that lucky money can bless the kids to have a safe and peaceful newyear. The custom of giving lucky money has a long history and spreads up to now in China. It isan amulet the elders give their kids, representing the elders'fine wishes for the kids andblessing them with health and good fortune in the New Year.
1.除夕夜:即中國(guó)農(nóng)歷新年“春節(jié)”的前夜,可譯為ChineseNew Year's Eve,或者the Eve of the Spring Festival。
2.未成年的:可譯為underage或者immature。
3.一定數(shù)額的錢(qián):翻譯為a certain sum of cash。“壓歲錢(qián)”譯為lucky money 屬于固定搭配,而這里提到的具體的“錢(qián)”譯為cash則更貼切一些,因?yàn)閴簹q錢(qián)一般都是采用現(xiàn)金的形式。
4.源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng),流傳至今:翻譯為have a long history and spread up to now, 此類(lèi)常見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)的譯法最好記下來(lái),在考試中遇到,可直接套用。
5.吉利:即“好的運(yùn)氣”,所以可翻譯為good fortune。
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