01. 红包
Red Envelope (with money inside)
"红包"翻译为red envelope较为恰当。如果怕老外不太明白，可以加上with money inside，翻译为red envelope with money inside就可以了。现在微信上流行抢红包，可以翻译为snatch red envelopes，其中snatch是"抢"，Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary对snatch的解释是to take hold of something suddenly and roughly，suddenly和roughly很能体现在微信群中抢红包的那种奋不顾身和喜悦。
【例】I got some red envelopes. I've been watching a Chinese New Year special (on a Chinese programme) and I'm having noodles for breakfast!
02. 春晚
Spring Festival Gala/New Year Gala
其中，gala是"综艺演出"的意思。把春晚说成是一个party是不准确的，gala是很好的翻译。和春节相关的东西，可以用Spring Festival作定语，也可以用New Year（大写）作定语，但有些外国人不知道什么是Spring Festival，这个要注意一下。
03. 年夜饭
New Year's Eve dinner
用dinner肯定没错，但也可用banquet和feast来替换dinner，它们都是"盛宴"的意思，更能体现年夜饭的高大上~。
04. 包饺子
make dumplings
顺便说一下，有些地区包饺子的时候还会放硬币，据说咬到的人就会交好运，这种饺子就可以说成dumplings with lucky coins inside，可以和上面的red envelope with money inside一起记。
【例】There's traditional food too - noodle soup is supposed to bring luck, and people make dumplings with lucky coins inside.
05. 敬酒
drink a toast to someone
注意这个短语和to的搭配，如"我给岳父敬酒了。"就是：I drank a toast to my father-in-law.
【例】When you drink a toast to someone or something,you drink some wine or another alcoholic drink as a symbolic gesture, in order to show your appreciation of them or to wish them success.
06. 压岁钱
lucky money (given to children as a gift)
比如：
Kids are given lucky money on New Year's Eve. 除夕夜孩子们会得到压岁钱。
My uncle also gave me lucky money. 我叔叔也给了我压岁钱。
07. 年货
New Year goods
春节将至，大家都在忙着在各大商场超市中挑选年货，英文可以说成“special purchases for the Spring Festival”。
大家都知道，英美国家的新年其实是圣诞节，他们也会在过节前去购买一些装饰物来增加节日氛围，他们将此称为：“Do Christmas shopping”。
以此类推，采购年货可以称为：“Do Spring Festival shopping”。
08. 春联
Spring Festival couplet
贴春联是中国人的传统习俗，对很多生活在中国的外国朋友和热爱英语的年轻人来说，过年张贴“英文对联”逐渐成了一股时尚潮流。A Spring Festival couplet是指"一副对联"，如果指多副，就要用复数couplets。
Spring Festival couplets — two complementary poetic lines adhering to certain rules — are among the most common and important customs for celebrating Chinese New Year. They are often used to decorate doors and walls to express hope and happiness for the coming year.
春联是中国人庆祝农历新年重要的习俗，它有两行对仗工整的诗句，经常被用来装饰门墙，寄托人们对新一年的美好希望和愿景。
09. 团圆饭
reunion
reunion /riː'juːnjən/ 表示“重逢、团圆、团聚”。“团圆饭”是 the family reunion dinner。一定要加 the，特指过年时吃的团圆饭，如果不加 the，就可以是 365 天任何一天一家人吃的团圆饭。
【例】
Every year millions of people travel home to be with their families for the holiday. In parts of China, families make dumplings to symbolise luck and reunion.
10. 拜年
pay a New Year visit to/give one's New Year blessing to
“拜年”其实有两个意思，一个是把双手托在胸前说"给您拜年了！"，这句话可以说成：I would like to give my New Year blessing to you.或Please accept my New Year blessing.
另一个"拜年"是过年期间去别人家送礼做客。如"我明天要去爷爷奶奶家拜年。"就可以翻译为：I'll be paying a New Year visit to my grandparents tomorrow.
十二生肖对应的新年英语怎么说呢？列表如下：
鼠年: Year of the Rat
牛年: Year of the Ox
虎年: Year of the Tiger
兔年: Year of the Rabbit
龙年: Year of the Dragon
蛇年: Year of the Snake
马年: Year of the Horse
羊年: Year of the Sheep
猴年: Year of the Monkey
鸡年: Year of the Rooster
狗年: Year of the Dog
猪年: Year of the Boar
