英语四六级翻译必背的传统文化词汇
一、传统节日
1.春节 the Spring Festival
2.农历 lunar calendar
3.除夕 New Year’s Eve
4.元宵节 the Lantern Festival
5.端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival
6.粽子 zongzi /glutinous rice dumplings
7.中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival
8.月饼 mooncake
9.重阳节 the Double Ninth Festival
10.清明节 Tomb-Sweeping Day
11.祭祖 ancestor worship
12.春联 Spring Festival couplets
13.烟花 fireworks
14.红包 red envelopes
15.庙会 temple fair
二、传统文化
1.儒家 Confucianism
2.道家 Taoism
3.佛家 Buddhism
4.孔子 Confucius
5.孟子 Mencius
6.老子 Laozi
7.中庸 the Doctrine of the Mean
8.仁 benevolence
9.义 righteousness
10.礼 propriety
11.智慧 wisdom
12.和谐 harmony
13.孝道 filial piety
14.传统美德 traditional virtues
15.文化遗产 cultural heritage
16.非物质文化遗产 intangible cultural heritage
17.丝绸之路 the Silk Road
18.四大发明 the Four Great Inventions
19.活字印刷 movable-type printing
20.中医 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
三、建筑类
1.故宫 the Forbidden City
2.长城 the Great Wall
3.兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors
4.天坛 the Temple of Heaven
5.颐和园 the Summer Palace
6.四合院 siheyuan /courtyard house
7.亭子 pavilion
8.塔楼 tower
9.古城墙 ancient city wall
10.园林 classical gardens
11.水墨画 Chinese ink painting
12.书法 calligraphy
13.瓷器 porcelain
14.丝绸 silk
15.木雕 wood carving
四、饮食文化
1.饺子 dumplings
2.面条 noodles
3.米饭 rice
4.火锅 hot pot
5.烤鸭 Peking duck
6.茶文化 tea culture
7.绿茶 green tea
8.红茶 black tea
9.茶道 tea ceremony
10.筷子 chopsticks
11.豆腐 tofu
12.八大菜系 eight major cuisines
13.川菜 Sichuan cuisine
14.粤菜 Cantonese cuisine
15.小吃 snacks /local delicacies
五、历史朝代 / 人物
1.朝代 dynasty
2.唐朝 the Tang Dynasty
3.宋朝 the Song Dynasty
4.明朝 the Ming Dynasty
5.清朝 the Qing Dynasty
6.皇帝 emperor
7.皇后 empress
8.大臣 minister
9.历史悠久 have a long history
10.文明 civilization
11.民族 nation /ethnic group
12.汉族 the Han nationality
13.少数民族 ethnic minorities
14.历史遗迹 historical sites
15.考古 archaeology
六、民俗 / 艺术 / 技艺
1.剪纸 paper-cutting
2.皮影戏 shadow puppetry
3.京剧 Peking Opera
4.武术 martial arts /kung fu
5.太极 Tai Chi
6.刺绣 embroidery
7.年画 New Year paintings
8.灯笼 lantern
9.舞龙 dragon dance
10.舞狮 lion dance
11.古筝 guzheng
12.琵琶 pipa
13.书法艺术 calligraphy art
14.国画 traditional Chinese painting
15.民间艺术 folk art
七、地理 / 名胜 / 现代
1.黄河 the Yellow River
2.长江 the Yangtze River
3.青藏高原 the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
4.经济发展 economic development
