第281期:jubilee和anniversary
今天我们来学一个新词,jubilee,意思是“周年庆”、“大庆”,你知道jubilee和anniversary有什么区别吗?
先来看英文释义:
Ajubileeis a particularanniversaryof an event, usually denoting the 25th, 50th, 60th, or 70th anniversary.
韦伯斯特字典的解释最精当:a jubilee is a special anniversary especially:a 50th anniversary(特别指50周年大庆)
简单地说,anniversary表示任何一个整数年份的周年庆,例如什么什么三周年,而且有一个确切的日期,只是周年纪念,不一定有庆典活动。
而jubilee指的是主要年份的anniversary时举行的庆典,不一定对应那个确切的日期,可以是整年。例如:The Queen of England will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this year, marking 60 years on the throne. 英国女王在位60周年钻石大庆(2012年)
英国女王的这种庆典就叫public jubilee了。A public Jubilee is a ceremony that celebrates an anniversary.
下面是几个最常用的jubilee year的英文说法:
Celebrations in the reign of a monarch: (庆祝某君王在位时用)
- Silver jubilee, for a 25th anniversary 25周年叫银庆
- Ruby jubilee, for a 40th anniversary 40周年叫红宝石庆
- Golden jubilee, for a 50th anniversary 50周年叫金庆
- Diamond jubilee, for a 60th anniversary 60周年叫钻石庆
- Platinum jubilee, for a 70th anniversary 70周年叫铂金庆
看一个大家容易理解的例句:
The Chinese people celebrated the golden jubilee of the founding of their People’s Republic on October 1st,1999.
是不是觉得耳熟?想起了“金婚”、“钻石婚”?下面总结一下所有年份婚姻庆典的英文名称。
- One (1) year – Cotton Jubilee
- Two (2) years – Paper Jubilee
- Three (3) years – Leather Jubilee
- Four (4) years – Flower/Fruit Jubilee
- Five (5) years – Wooden Jubilee
- Six (6) years – Iron Jubilee
- Seven (7) years – Wool
- Eight (8) years – Bronze Jubilee
- Nine (9) years – Copper Jubilee
- Ten (10) years – Tin/Aluminium Jubilee
- Eleven (11) years – Steel Jubilee
- Twelve (12) years – Silk and Fine Linen Jubilee
- Thirteen (13) years – Lace Jubilee
- Fourteen (14) years – Ivory Jubilee
- Fifteen (15) years – Crystal Jubilee
- Twenty (20) years – China/Porcelain Jubilee
- Twenty Five (25) years – Silver Jubilee
- Thirty (30) years – Pearl Jubilee
- Thirty Five (35) years – Coral Jubilee
- Forty (40) years – Ruby Jubilee
- Forty Five (45) years – Sapphire
- Fifty (50) years – Golden Jubilee
- Fifty Five (55) years – Emerald Jubilee
- Sixty (60) years – Diamond Jubilee
最后,一个小重点请注意,jubilee的发音不要搞错,重音在最后一个音节lee上。
今天先讲这么多吧。其实jubilee这个词还可以讲很多内容,历史、来源、犹太人的传统、在圣经中的故事等等。限于篇幅,本文就讲到这里。