中西节日对比英文

Western Holidays Celebrated in China 西方节日在中国 China has become more commercialized and less ideological,and the Chinese are enjoying more relaxed social control. 中国变得越来越商品化，缺乏独立的思想体系 As a result, they have adopted some Western holidays. 因此，他们采纳了很多西方节日。 While Chinese, mostly young people, celebrate them for fun, businessmen see a great opportunity to make money.与此同时，大多数年轻人为了好玩而庆祝这些节日，商家却看到了这个赚钱的大好机会。 Valentine's Day 情人节 It has become as big a holiday among the young Chinese as it does in the rest of the world. 它已经像在世界其他国家一样，成为中国年轻人中一个很重要（或流行）的节日。 Greeting cards and flowers, predominantly roses, are sold in the millions. 祝福卡片和花，尤其是玫瑰花，简直天价出售。 The Chinese, however, limit the present giving to their spouses, lovers, and sex partners while in the West, candies can be given to friends and colleagues. 然而，在中国，只限于送礼物给他们的配偶，爱人，和性伴侣，但在西方，节日的甜蜜可以给朋友或同事。 This difference may be attributed to the mis-translation of Valentine's Day as qingrenjie, in which, qingren means lovers. 这大概是由于把Valentine's Day错译为情人节了吧，而情人在中国意味着爱人。 There are cries for replacing this foreign celebration of love with the traditional Chinese Qixi (Seventh Day of the Seventh Lunar Month), a day that commemorizes the legendary Cowherd and Weaving Girl. 也有关于用中国的七夕节（农历七月的第七天）这个传统的有着牛郎织女美丽传说的关于爱的节日代替情人节的呼声。 Christmas 圣诞节 The Chinese, particularly the young generation, embrace Christmas without paying attention to its religious background. 中国人，尤其是年轻的一代，欣然接受圣诞节，而忽略了它的宗教背景。 They decorate their homes with Christmas trees and lights, giving their children Christmas gifts, and go to parties to enjoy a carnival-like night. 他们用圣诞树，灯装饰他们的屋子，给他们的孩子圣诞礼物，还举行舞会来享受狂欢般的夜晚。 Christmas atmosphere is only too evident in the busy streets of major cities where shops, restaurants, and hotels show their best to allure customers. 圣诞节的最引人注目的标志是大多数城市里忙碌的大街小巷，商店，旅馆，餐馆等等都拿出他们最好的商品来招引顾客。 Santas, mostly played by young women, are their best "tools" of promotion.大多少女们都爱玩的圣诞老人是他们热销的玩具

春节(Spring Festival) 元旦(New Year`s Day) 劳动节(International Workers`Day)国庆节(National Day) 情人节（Valentine's Day） 愚人节（April Fool's Day） 受难节(Good Friday) 儿童节( Children'Day) 复活节（Easter）中秋节(Moon Festivil) 万圣节（Halloween） 感恩节（Thanksgiving Day) 圣诞节（Christmas）教师节(Teachers` Day) 母亲节(Mother`s Day)父亲节(Father`s Day) 植树节(Planting Day)圣诞节前夜(Christmas Eve) 端午节(Dragon Boat Festival)三八妇女节(March 8th International Women`s Day)清明节(Pure Brightness) 五四青年节(Youth Day)

一些你不知道的节日冷知识：「劳动节」的英语名字不止一个，其他国家的「劳动节」也并不都是在5月1日。咱们中国的「传统节日」你知道用英文要怎么说吗？艾伦给大家总结了很全面的「节日」叫法。

中：中秋节The Mid Autumn Festival,国庆节National Day,春节Spring Festival,端午节Dragon Boat Festival,清明节Tomb-sweeping Day,泼水节Songkran Festival,元宵节Lantern Festival，佛诞节 birthday festival西：元旦节(New Year's Day)，林肯诞辰（Abraham Lincoln's Birthday），圣瓦伦丁节（St. Valentine's Day ），圣帕特里克节（St. Patrick's Day ），华盛顿诞辰（George Washington's Birthday），复活节（Easter Day, Easter Sunday），愚人节（April Fool's Day），圣诞节（Christmas Day）其实有人说西方的圣诞节是抄袭我国的佛诞节。也有人认为愚人节是我国节日，其实不是的，他是西方的节日。