Six Lucky New Year’s Eve Foods跨年夜餐桌上的美味与吉祥
2017-12-06翻译范婕
翻译:范婕
Six Lucky New Year’s Eve Foods跨年夜餐桌上的美味与吉祥
翻译: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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soak up 吸收Know More
lentil(兵豆),豆科兵豆属植物,分为家生和野生两种。其种子为褐色,花期为5-8月,果期为8-9月。兵豆可食、可入药。
quinoa(藜麦),原产于南美洲的安第斯山区,是印加土著居民的主要传统食物,有着5000-7000多年的种植和食用历史。藜麦具有独特又全面的营养价值,养育了印加民族。古代印加人称之为“粮食之母”。
1) prosperity [prɒˑsperɪtɪ] n. 繁荣,昌盛
2) resemble [rɪˑzembl] v. 与……相似
3) fiber- filled 填满纤维的
4) abundance [əˑbʌndns] n. 充裕,丰富
5) slurp [slɜːp] v. 出声地吃(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
周而复始,回到原点
6) pomegranate [ˑpɒmɪgrænɪt] n. 石榴
7) fertility [fəˑtɪlɪtɪ] n. 富饶,多产
8) root [ruːt] v. 用鼻拱
9) rotund [rəʊˑtʌnd] adj. 圆滚滚的
10) trinket [ˑtrɪŋkɪt] n. 小装饰品
参考译文
在跨年夜,人们为了获得吉祥好兆头,总会吃一些特定的食物,这已成为传统。人们认为这些食物会给他们带来一整年的兴旺与健康。
1. 绿色蔬菜
人们在跨年夜会吃绿色蔬菜,大概是因为它们与钱币的颜色相似。
2. 豆子
和蔬菜一样,豆子也与钱币相似,只是更具体一些,它们象征着硬币。无论你是选择吃黑豆还是兵豆,富含纤维、有益健康的豆子对香槟酒都会起到吸收的作用。
3. 面条和谷物
面条象征长寿,而大米、藜谷和大麦等谷物则代表富足。啧啧有声地吸食整根面条,还能带来更多好运。
4. 水果
跨年夜常吃的水果中必有石榴,因为它丰富的果粒籽象征着兴旺繁荣。另外,无花果也是多产、多子的象征。
5. 猪肉
猪往前拱,且圆圆胖胖,因此也是吉祥的象征。在美国南部,跨年夜大餐中往往会有一道包含了猪肉、豆子和蔬菜的菜肴。
6. 蛋糕
蛋糕一般会做成环状,有时候人们也会在里面添加一些小点缀。这道甜品象征着圆圆满满。
名师考点小结
stand for意为“代表,象征”。例如:
What does EU stand for? EU代表什么?
EU stands for the European Union. EU代表欧盟。