This year’s National Day holiday will last for 8 days! The phenomenon of happy meetings during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival occurs about once every 19 years, and the last time the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day overlaps can be traced back to 2001.
Watch the numbers on the calendar approaching step by step towards the 30th day. Every day, I just want to enjoy "Golden Week" to celebrate my motherland's birthday.
In the clear and refreshing autumn season, I went out with my family and friends to embrace the fresh air full of negative oxygen ions in nature, and I was finally looking forward to it. Many friends are already on the way out!
So, how do you say "Golden Week" and "Little Holiday" in English? Do you want to say "gold week?"
"Golden week" How to say "golden week" in English
"gold week" or "golden week"?
Speaking of gold, you may think of the English word gold. Its adjective golden may also be thought of. So is it golden week or gold week?
In English, a thing is only called "Gold". Obviously, the "gold" in the "Golden Week" is just an exaggerated way of describing it, highlighting its "precious and special".
When we talk about the Golden Week, it actually means that this holiday is precious, not made of real gold, so we are used to using golden week in the Golden Week.
Therefore, golden should be used here, so the English word for Golden Week is "golden week". Golden means here “special, beautiful, as precious as gold.”
Example sentence:
The 7-day holiday from Oct. 1st to 7th is called 'Golden Week', during which a large number of Chinese people go traveling around the country.
October 1 to 7th, the 7-day holiday is called the "Golden Week". During this period, a large number of Chinese people traveled around the country.
1. How to say "small holiday"?
Regarding holidays, the most familiar words should be holiday and vacation. But many "holidays" do not actually use these two words - such as the "small holiday" we are having.
How should I say "small holiday" like the National Day in English? Let’s take a look at ↓
2, Mini-break Short-term vacation
“mini-break” refers to a very short holiday. A short holiday of 3 days on Qingming Festival can be represented by mini-break.
Example sentence:
I’m going to spend my May Day holiday on a mini-break by the sea.
I plan to use the May Day holiday to go to the beach to play.
3, Long weekend
refers to the long holiday that is connected to Saturday and Sunday when Friday or Monday is on holiday. In fact, it is very similar to the above "mini-break". But this emphasizes that includes Saturdays and Sundays~
Example sentence:
It's great to have a long weekend with an extra day to get things done.
Full weekends are great because we can use the extra day to finish what we should do.
4, take some time off Take a vacation, take a while
=take a vacation
=have a holiday
=be on vacation/be on holiday)
Example sentences:
I'm gonna be away for a week. Can you take a few days off and watch the kids?
I'm going to leave for a week, can you take a few days off and watch the kids?
I'm going to leave for a week, can you take a few days off to take care of your children?
5, Staycation Home vacation
This is an informal combination of "stay" and "vacation", which means a vacation spent at home or traveling in China. (Waiguoren is also very good at finding ways to "home" and "poor")
Example sentence:
I’d rather have a staycation at home rather than travel abroad.
Compared with traveling abroad, I prefer to take a vacation in my own city.
6. How to say "National Day" in English?
National Day English is: National Day
Also say: National Day Holiday!
Example sentence:
On October 1st we celebrate our National Day.
On October 1st, we celebrate National Day.
Finally here, Qingjun
again wishes everyone a happy National Day!
Enjoy your long weekend!
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