“过年”常见的英语表述有:Celebrate the New Year;Spend the New Year;Celebrate the Spring Festival 。
“Celebrate the New Year”直译为“庆祝新年”,较为通用地表达了过年的意思。
“Spend the New Year”意思是“度过新年”,强调在新年期间的经历。
“Celebrate the Spring Festival”则更明确地指出是庆祝春节,因为在中国,过年通常指的就是庆祝春节这个传统节日。
例如:We are going to celebrate the New Year together.(我们将一起过年。)
They spent the New Year happily.(他们快乐地过年。)
People always celebrate the Spring Festival with various activities.(人们总是通过各种活动来过年。)