大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試新題型翻譯的練習(xí)及答案解析(19)
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房屋裝飾
房屋裝飾之一就是在門(mén)上貼對(duì)聯(lián)。在春聯(lián)上,抒發(fā)良好的祝愿。春聯(lián)通常是成對(duì)張貼,因?yàn)殡p數(shù)在中國(guó)文化中是好運(yùn)氣和吉祥的象征。
在中國(guó)北方,人們習(xí)慣于在窗戶上貼剪紙。人們既在窗戶上貼剪紙,又在大門(mén)上貼上大大的紅色漢字福字,一個(gè)紅色福字意味著好運(yùn)和財(cái)富,因此習(xí)慣上在婚禮,節(jié)日之類的吉祥場(chǎng)合中,人們都會(huì)在門(mén)或墻上貼福字。
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House decoration
One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors. On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed. New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.
People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows. When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character fuA red fumeans good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post fuon doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.