元宵节过了,“年”才算过完!
每逢过节,最尴尬的事情
莫过于长辈要你说英语
「元宵节英文怎么说啊?」
首先 元宵节 英文这么说的
Lantern Festival
然后大伯一份 汤圆
rice dumplings / rice balls
和七大姑八大姨一起 看花灯
view lanterns
和小侄子们玩 猜谜游戏
riddle guessing games
大伯还有还有你听我说
农历正月的第15天又称「上元」
英文为 Official of Heaven
所以元宵节又称「上元节」
好了,说完了
大伯你可以发个红包
鼓励努力学习的我吗?
元宵节 英文小知识
你是否知道,英语中的“元宵节”有以下三种说法呢?
The Lantern FestivalThe Spring Lantern Festival或者是Festival of Lanterns
诶,等等,为什么元宵节的英语表达,都离不开“Lantern”这个词呢?二者之间有什么必然的联系么?
Lantern在英文里是“灯笼”的意思,元宵节重要的传统习俗之一就是挂灯笼,故元宵节也有灯节之称。
所以,元宵节离不开灯笼,英文里的元宵节也就离不开“Lantern”。
英语表达还真是通(jian)俗(dan)易(cu)懂(bao)呀!
元宵节,当然少不了猜灯谜!各种各样精彩的灯谜是元宵节不可缺少的环节:
Riddles: 灯谜
“猜”灯谜的英语可不是“guess”riddles ✘,正确的英文说法是:
Solve riddles: 猜灯谜 ✔
学习完,那咱们今天也玩点不一样的!
小编为大家带来了几组英文灯谜,
从易到难,你能全部答出来吗?
据说全都能回答出来的,智商超180
猜灯谜·入门级
Riddle 1: What is as big as you are and yet does not weigh anything?
谜面:什么东西和你一样大,但是却没有重量?
Riddle2:What is four-legged but cannot walk?
谜语:什么东西有四条腿但不能走路?
Riddle3:What goes up but never comes down?
谜语:什么东西只能往上绝不可能往下?
猜谜·进阶级
Riddle 1:What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?
谜面:什么东西永远不问问题,但是却总能得到很多答案?
Riddle2:What is four-legged but cannot walk?
谜面:什么东西有四条腿但不能走路?
Riddle3:What question can you never answer “Yes” to?
谜面:什么问题你永远也不能回答“是”?
猜灯谜·高阶级
Riddle 1: What month do soldiers hate?
谜面:士兵们最恨几月份?
Riddle2:Which is faster, hot or cold?
谜面:热和冷哪个速度更快?
Riddle3:It starts with ‘P’ and ends with ‘E’ and has thousands of letters in it. What is it?
谜面:以“p”开头,以“e”结尾,里面还有数千封信。它是什么?
验证自己聪明机智的时刻到啦!
赶快拿去考考你的小伙伴们吧~~
【Lantern Festival】英文灯谜
猜灯谜 · 入门级
1. Answer: Your shadow.
答案:你的影子。
2. Answer: A table.
答案:桌子。
3. Answer: Age.
答案:年龄。
猜灯谜 · 进阶级
答案:字典
2. Answer: Table.
答案:桌子。
3. Answer: “Are you dead?”or “ Are you asleep?”
答案:“你死了吗?”或 “你睡着了吗?”
猜灯谜 · 高阶级
答案:三月,“march”也有行军的意思。
2. Answer: Hot. You can catch a cold.
答案:热更快,因为你能抓住冷。
(catch a cold: 感冒)
3. Answer: A Post Office.
答案:邮局
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