英语四六级翻译——中国特色词汇超全总结

经典作品

《史记》 Historical Records

《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror; Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers

《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety

《孙子兵法》  The Art of War

《三字经》 The Three-Character Scripture; The Three-Word Chant

《西厢记》The Romance of West  Chamber

《聊斋志异》Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio

天干地支

公历 Gregorian calendar

阴历 lunar calendar

天干 heavenly stem

地支 earthly branch

闰年 leap year

二十四节气 the twenty- foursolar terms

民间传说 folklores

寓言 fable

传说 legend

神话 mythology

古为今用，洋为中用 make the pastserve the present and the foreign serve china

赋诗 inscribe a poem

对对联 matching anantithetical couplet

中国瑰宝

气功 qigong, deepbreathing exercises

篆刻 seal cuttingupriteous

工艺,手艺 workmanship/ craftsmanship

卷轴 scroll

蜡染 batik

泥人 clay figure

漆画 lacquer painting

唐三彩Trio- colored glazedpottery of the Tang Dynasty

景泰蓝 cloisonne

文房四宝 The four stationerytreasures of the Chinese study--- a writing brush, anink stick, an ink stone and paper

戏剧文化

皮影戏 shadow play;leather- silhouette show

说书 story- telling

叠罗汉 make a human pyramid

折子戏 opera highlights

踩高跷 stilt walk

哑剧 pantomime;mime

哑剧演员 pantomimist

戏剧小品skit

马戏 circus show

单口相声 monologue comictalk, standup comedy

特技表演 stunt

相声 witty dialoguecomedy, comic cross talk

杂技 acrobatics

京韵大鼓 the traditionalstory- telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment

秦腔 Shaanxi opera

国粹术语

旦(女性正面角色) female(the positive female role)

净(性格鲜明的男性配角) a supporting male role with striking character

丑(幽默滑稽或反面角色) a clown or a negative role

花脸 painted role

歌舞喜剧 musical

滑稽场面,搞笑小噱头 shtick

滑稽短剧skit

京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera Mask

汉语

汉字 Chinese character

单音节 single syllable

汉语四声调 the four tones ofChinese characters

阳平 level tone

阴平 rising tone

上声 falling- rising tone

去声 falling tone

五言绝句five- characterquatrain

七言律诗 sever- characteroctave

八股文 eight- part essay;stereotyped writing

中国意念词

八卦 trigram

阴、阳 yin,yang

道Dao(cf.logo)

江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits’world)

e.g. You can ‘t control everything in a traits' world.(人在江湖,身不由己)

道 Daoism( Taoism)

上火 excessive internal heat

儒学 Confucianism

红学(《红楼梦》研究) redology

世外桃源 Shangri- la orArcadia

开放 kaifang(Chinese openness to the outside world)

大锅饭 getting an equalshare regardless of the work done

伤痕文学 scar literature orthe literature of the wounded

不搞一刀切 no imposinguniformity on

合乎国情,顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of thepeople

乱摊派,乱收费 imposition of arbitraryquotas and service charge

铁交椅iron( lifetime)post’s;guaranteed leading post

脱贫 to shake offpoverty;anti- poverty

治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperityand chaos to decline

中国新兴事物( Newly SproutedThings)

中国电信 China Telecom

中国移动 China Mobile

十五计划the 10th Five- YearPlan

中国电脑联网 Chinanet

三峡工程 the Three GorgesProject

希望工程 Project Hope

京九铁路 Beijing CKowloonRailway

扶贫工程Anti- PovertyProject

菜篮子工程 Vegetable BasketProject

温饱工程 Decent- LifeProject

安居工程 Economy HousingProject

扫黄Porn- Purging Campaign

西部大开发Go- West Campaign

中国特色传统饮食

馄饨 wonton

锅贴 guotie( fried jiaozi)

花卷 steamed twisted rolls

套餐 set meal

盒饭 box lunch; Chinesetake-away

米豆腐 rice tofu

魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu

米粉 rice noodles

冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws(or apples, etc.)

火锅 chafing dish

八宝饭 eight- treasure ricepudding

粉丝 glass noodles

豆腐脑 jellied bean curd

中华民族喜庆节日

国庆节 National Day

中秋节Mid- Autumn Day/Festival

春节 Spring Festival

元宵节 Lantern Festival

儿童节 Children's Day

妇女节 Women's Day

泼水节 Water- Splashing Day

教师节 Teachers' Day

五四青年节 Youth Day