汉译英主题词汇

汉译英主题词汇

1.中国传统文化

四大发明the Four Great Inventions 造纸术paper-making

火药gunpowder 指南针/罗盘compass

印刷术printing 孔子Confucius

孟子Mencius思想学派school of thought

核心思想the core of ideology 代表人物representative

儒家思想Confucianism儒家文化Confucian culture

道家Daoism法家Legalism

和尚;僧人monk 乐器musical instrumental

琴棋书画guqin, game of go, calligraphy and painting

笛子flute 二胡erhu

古筝guzheng 鼓drum

琵琶Chinese lute中国象棋Chinese chess

围棋Chinese Go 对弈play chess

棋子chess pieces 棋盘chessboard

中国书法Chinese calligraphy 甲骨文oracle bone script 文房四宝the four treasures of the study 毛笔brush pen

墨ink stick 砚台ink stone

纸paper 笔划stroke

四大名著the four masterpieces 汉字Chinese character <<西游记>>Journey to the West; The Money King

<<红楼梦>>Dream of the Red Chamber; A Dream of Red Mansions

<<三国演义>>Romance of the Three Kingdoms

<<水浒传>>Water Margin; Outlaws of the Mash

<<诗经>>Books of Songs

<<史记>>Records of the Grand Historian; Historical Records

唐诗宋词Tang and Song Poetry; Poetry of Tang and Song Danasties

元曲Yuan opera 眀小说Ming novel

普通话四声调the four tones of Mandarin Chinese

对联couplet俗语idiom

词语phrase 国画Chinese (traditional) painting 山水画landscape painting 写意画free sketch painting 敦煌壁画Dunhuang frescoes 龙的形象the image of dragon 孔子庙Confucius Temple黄河the Yellow River

长江the Yangtze River 长城the Great Wall

故宫the Imperial Palace ; the Forbidden City

故宫博物馆The Palace Museum天安门广场Tiananmen Square

胡同hutong太极拳Tai Chi

文武双全be excellent both in the arts of pen and sword

孙子兵法Sun Zi’s Art of War ; Master Sun’s Art of War

科举制imperial examination system状元the top scholar; champion 武术Chinese martial arts 古代兵器ancient weapon

盔甲suit of armor 剑sword

古玩antique算盘abacus

三百六十行all walks of life ; all kinds of jobs

铁饭碗iron bowl 礼节etiquette

尊老爱幼respect the old and love the young

礼物馈赠present-giving 民间禁忌folk taboos

丧葬funeral孝服mourning clothes

纸钱ghost money 十二生肖Chinese Zodiac 鼠Rat牛Ox鸡Rooster梅花plum blossoms

竹子bamboo松pine

牡丹peony莲花lotus

莲藕lotus root 中山装Chinese tunic suit 中国传统服饰tradition Chinese costume 唐装the Tang suit

民间故事folk tale 寓言fable

传说legend凡间human world

重要文化遗产major cultural heritage 国宝national treasure 文物cultural relics 高雅艺术high/refined art 才子佳人gifted scholars and beautiful ladies

享有…….的声誉enjoy a good/high reputation for

被誉为be honored/crowned as 增进友谊enhance friendship 推广中国文化promote Chinese culture

文化底蕴cultural deposit 文化事业cultural undertaking 文化冲击cultural shock 蓬勃发展flourish

文化特性和价值观national identity and value

在各地差异很大vary widely from region/place to region/place

促进文化的传播promote the spread of culture

丰富多彩be rich and colorful 传统美德traditional virtues

尊敬老人respect the elderly 赡养父母support/take care of parents 象征意义symbolic meaning

审美观/品味taste for beauty ; aesthetic taste

2.中国传统节日

春节the Spring Festival 除夕Chinese New Year’s Eve 年夜饭the dinner on New Year’s Eve 小年minor Spring Festival 春运Spring Festival travel seasons; Chunyun period

买年货do Spring Festival shopping ; buy necessity for Spring Festival 扫尘土sweep the dust 剪窗花do paper-cutting 贴春联stick couplets 挂灯笼hang lanterns

祭祖offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 祭祀sacrifices

烟花爆竹fireworks and firecrackers 财神the god of wealth

压岁钱gift money; lucky money包饺子make dumplings