翻譯:范婕
Six Lucky New Year’s Eve Foods跨年夜餐桌上的美味與吉祥
翻譯:范婕
Many of the foods people traditionally eat for luck on New Year’s Eve are believed to bring a year of1)prosperity and good health.
1. Greens
Supposedly, greens are eaten on New Year’s Eve because they2)resemble money.
2. Beans
Beans, like greens, resemble money. More specifically, they symbolize coins. Whether you choose black beans or lentils, healthy3)fiber- filled beans will help soak up that champagne.
3. Noodles and Grains
Noodles symbolize long life. And grains like rice,quinoa and barley stand for4)abundance.5)Slurp the noodles whole for even more luck.
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lentil(兵豆),豆科兵豆屬植物,分為家生和野生兩種。其種子為褐色,花期為5-8月,果期為8-9月。兵豆可食、可入藥。
quinoa(藜麥),原產(chǎn)于南美洲的安第斯山區(qū),是印加土著居民的主要傳統(tǒng)食物,有著5000-7000多年的種植和食用歷史。藜麥具有獨特又全面的營養(yǎng)價值,養(yǎng)育了印加民族。古代印加人稱之為“糧食之母”。
1) prosperity [pr??sper?t?] n. 繁榮,昌盛
2) resemble [r??zembl] v. 與……相似
3) fiber- filled 填滿纖維的
4) abundance [??b?ndns] n. 充裕,豐富
5) slurp [sl??p] v. 出聲地吃(或喝)
4. Fruit
On New Year’s Eve, popular fruits to eat include6)pomegranates, with their many seeds standing for prosperity. And fi gs are also a symbol of7)fertility.
5. Pork
Pigs are a lucky symbol, because they8)root forward and are9)rotund. Traditionally, in the southern American states, pork, beans and greens are combined in a dish for New Year’s Eve.
6. Cake
Ring shaped cakes—sometimes with10)trinkets baked inside—are a symbol of coming full circle.
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come full circle
周而復始,回到原點
6) pomegranate [?p?m?gr?n?t] n. 石榴
7) fertility [f??t?l?t?] n. 富饒,多產(chǎn)
8) root [ru?t] v. 用鼻拱
9) rotund [r???t?nd] adj. 圓滾滾的
10) trinket [?tr??k?t] n. 小裝飾品
參考譯文
在跨年夜,人們?yōu)榱双@得吉祥好兆頭,總會吃一些特定的食物,這已成為傳統(tǒng)。人們認為這些食物會給他們帶來一整年的興旺與健康。
1. 綠色蔬菜
人們在跨年夜會吃綠色蔬菜,大概是因為它們與錢幣的顏色相似。
2. 豆子
和蔬菜一樣,豆子也與錢幣相似,只是更具體一些,它們象征著硬幣。無論你是選擇吃黑豆還是兵豆,富含纖維、有益健康的豆子對香檳酒都會起到吸收的作用。
3. 面條和谷物
面條象征長壽,而大米、藜谷和大麥等谷物則代表富足。嘖嘖有聲地吸食整根面條,還能帶來更多好運。
4. 水果
跨年夜常吃的水果中必有石榴,因為它豐富的果粒籽象征著興旺繁榮。另外,無花果也是多產(chǎn)、多子的象征。
5. 豬肉
豬往前拱,且圓圓胖胖,因此也是吉祥的象征。在美國南部,跨年夜大餐中往往會有一道包含了豬肉、豆子和蔬菜的菜肴。
6. 蛋糕
蛋糕一般會做成環(huán)狀,有時候人們也會在里面添加一些小點綴。這道甜品象征著圓圓滿滿。
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