中国传统文化专题词汇

高考英语备考：中国传统文化专题词汇短语一、节日与活动篇

春节 Chinese New Year’s Day / Chinese Lunar New Year / the Spring Festival

除夕 New Year’s Eve

春晚 the Spring Festival Gala

正月 lunar January

大年初一 the beginning of the lunar New Year 元宵节 the Lantern Festival

二月二 the Dragon-head-raising Festival

清明节Tomb Sweeping Day

端午节the Dragon Boat Festival (龙舟节)

七夕节the Magpie Festival / Double Seventh Day (中国情人节)

中秋节the Mid-Autumn Festival

重阳节the Double Ninth Festival

泼水节 the Water-Splashing Day

剪纸 paper cutting

书法 calligraphy

对联 couplets

红双喜 double happiness

小品 witty skits

武术 Wushu / Chinese Martial Arts

中庸 the way of medium / golden means

二、饮食篇

水饺 dumplings

糁 Meat porridge

煎饼 pancake

小吃摊 Snack Bar / Snack Stand

元宵 sweet rice dumpling

火锅 hot pot

春卷 spring roll(s)

莲藕 lotus root

北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck

馄饨 wonton

花卷 steamed twisted rolls

羊肉泡馍 pita bread soaked in lamb soup

冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws

八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding

粉丝 glass noodles

豆腐脑 jellied bean curd

鸭血粉丝汤 duck blood and silk noodles soup

三、建筑篇

长城 The Great Wall

故宫博物院 The Palace Museum

颐和园 The Summer Palace

天坛 The Temple of Heaven

敦煌莫高窟 Mogao Caves

兵马俑 Cotta Warriors / Terracotta Army

四、文学艺术篇

《诗经》 The Book of Songs

《史记》 Historical Records / Records of the Grand Historian

《红楼梦》A Dream of Red Mansions

《西游记》The Journey to the West

孔子 Confucius

孟子 Mencius

儒家文化：Confucian Culture

京剧 Beijing Opera / Peking Opera

黄梅戏 Huangmei Opera

太极拳 TaiChi

文房四宝 (笔墨纸砚) the Four Treasure of the

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Study / Brush, Inkstick, Paper, and Inkstone

宣纸 rice paper

相声 cross-talk / comic dialogue

木偶戏 puppet show

剪纸 scissor-cut

中国画 Chinese painting

京剧脸谱 facial makeup in Beijing Opera

对联 couplet

中国结 Chinese knot

中国刺绣 Chinese embroidery

京剧脸谱 facial makeup in Beijing Opera

古诗词 ancient poetry

押韵 rhyme/ rhyming

五、茶文化：tea culture

茶庄 tea house

国饮 the national drink of China

全球饮料 a global drink

随着饮茶的流行

With the popularity of tea drinking

绿茶 green tea

红茶 black tea

花茶 scented tea

预防癌症、心脏病 prevent cancer， heart disease 六、最新社会生活

一带一路 One Belt And One Road

文化自信cultural confidence

家风 family tradition

家训 family motto

孝顺 be obedient to, treat/serve well

和谐 in harmony with

弘扬社会主义核心价值观

promote socialist core values

法治 rule of law

书香校园scholarly campus

新四大发明China’s “four new great inventions”

网购、高铁、共享单车和移动支付：online shopping, high-speed rail, bike sharing and electronic payment systems

电子支付系统E-payment systems

生态旅游：Eco-friendly touring

七、其他

1、悠久的传统文化历史 with a long history of

traditional culture

2、独特的传统文化特色 the special traditional

cultural character.

3、古代文明 the ancient civilization

4、中华祖先 the ancestors of Chinese

5、创造辉煌历史 to create splendid history

6、老字号 time-honored brand

7、弘扬传统文化 to promote traditional culture

8、我们应该一代一代地珍惜这宝贵财富。

We should cherish the treasures from generation to generation.

9、孝敬父母treat/serve our parents well

10、与人为善be kind to others

11、尊师重教respect teachers and attach

importance to teaching

12、我觉得好的家风就是为人处事的时候要讲诚信，

待人要懂礼貌，懂得尊老爱幼。

I believe a good tradition to be shared within the family is

to be honest in one's deeds,to be polite to others and to

respect the old and care for the young.

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