古文称谓英译
古文称谓英译
天国：the Kingdom of Heaven/paradise
仙女：fairy maiden/female celestial
君王：king; lord
大王：Your Majesty
the chief of brigands(土匪)
丞相/宰相：prime minister; chancellor
领地：manor; territory
进谏: vt. admonish n. admonition
盛世 flourishing age/heyday
天平盛世 times of peace and prosperity; piping times of peace
盛衰兴废: prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; vicissitudes; wax and wane
王法 the law of the land; the law
王道： kingly law, benevolent government
王位：throne
王朝： imperial court
封建王朝：feudal dynasties
王国： kingdom; realm; domain
社稷: the state/country
江山country, national territory, state power
王孙： prince’s descendants; offspring of the nobility
王府： palace of a prince
王公：princes and dukes
王公大臣： princes, dukes and ministers
公子王孙：sons of princes and nobles
公子：sons of a feudal prince or high official
王侯： princes and marquises
王侯将相：princes, nobles, generals and ministers
臣民: subjects of a feudal ruler
大臣：minister (of a monarchy)
大逆不道: treason and heresy(异端邪说); be treacherous; commit high treason; go against/violate all the heavenly laws of morality and filial love
贬官 demote an official
仕途：official career
功名利禄：high official positions and riches
金榜题名：Succeed in the government examination/ One’s name was put on the published list of successful candidates
爱戴：love and esteem
爱护：care/cherish/take good care of/treasure
拥护：support/uphold
丫鬟： servant girl; slave girl
先辈： ancestors
先烈： martyrs
仙丹： elixir of life; miracle drug
隐士： recluse; hermit
隐居：live in seclusion; withdraw from society and live in solitude; be a hermit
诸侯：the dukes or princes under an emperor; the feudal prince
诸侯争霸： The Princes vied for supremacy
独裁者：dictator; autocrat; despot; tyrant
残暴的：savage; cruel and heartless, cruel and ferocious, ruthless, brutal 残暴：ruthlessness, cruelty
暴政：tyrannical rule; tyranny/ti/; despotic rule,
暴行： savage act; act of violence; unruly conduct, outrage, atrocity 暴动：（武装叛乱）rebellion/ riot；（武装起义）uprising
暴徒：ruffian; thug; hoodlum; mobster; tearaway; bully; mob
智囊： brainpower; brain truster
谋士：adviser/advisor；counsel(l)or
智谋: resourcefulness
智谋之士： man of ideas/resourcefulness
智力：intelligence
精诚所至，金石为开：Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone/Absolute sincerity will move a heart or stone
昏君: a fatuous(昏庸的) and self-indulgent ruler
道貌岸然：pose as a person of high morals; assume solemn airs; be sanctimonious(伪装圣洁的，伪装虔诚的); look gentlemanly, simulate solemnity
荒淫无度：excessive indulgence in lewdness; indulge in sensual pleasures ; be vicious beyond measure;
继承意志： carry on the unfinished lifework of the father[leader, etc.] ; carry out sb’s behest(s)【请求，吩咐】
嫔妃: concubine
妾: concubine
妾（指姓氏）：比如Qie Liu (=surname/family name 姓) ; first name/given name名
诸子百家：all classes of authors; the hundred schools of thought; the various schools of thought and their exponents(倡导者/代表者) during the period from pre-Qin times to the early years of the Han Dynasty
法家：Legalists
道家：Taoist school; Taoists
道教：Taoism
道士： Taoist priest
儒家：the Confucian school; the Confucianists
孔子： Confucius
Confucian: adj.儒家的，儒家学说的；n.儒士,儒家学者佛家： Buddhism
佛教徒：Buddhist
门生： disciple/disaipl/; pupil
四书：The Four Books
大学：The Great Learning
中庸：The Doctrine of the Mean
论语：The Confucian Analects(论集、文选)
孟子：The Works of Mencius
五经：the Five Classics
诗经：The Book of Songs
书经：The Book of History
礼经：The Book of Rites
易经：The Book of Changes
春秋：The Spring and Autumn Annals(编年史，历史记载)
君子: gentleman; a man of noble character
圣人：saint; sage; wise man
小人: a base man; villain, vile character
地位低的人: a person of low position
气量狭窄的，目光短浅的: narrow-minded
目光短浅：be shortsighted/nearsighted
伪君子：hypocrite /hip i/
虚伪的 hypocritical /hi/;
伪善 hypocrisy /hi/
古文英译：郑人买履
古文英译：郑人买履 大家好，本期我们将给大家带来寓言故事：《郑人买履》的英文翻译。同时，在译文注释部分，我们将对翻译中的难点进行解释，希望对大家有所帮助。 原文： 郑人有欲买履者，先自度其足，而置之其坐。至之市而忘操之。已得履，乃曰：“吾忘持度！”反归取之。及反，市罢，遂不得履。 人曰：“何不试之以足? ” 曰：“宁信度，无自信也。” 汉语译文： 有一个郑国人想买鞋，他先量好自己的脚，然后把量好的尺码放在座位上。到了集市上，却忘了带上尺码。他挑好了鞋，对卖鞋的人说：“我忘了带尺码。”于是就回家去取。等他返回时，集市已经散了，他最终没有买到鞋子。 有人问：“你为什么不用自己的脚去试鞋呢？” 他说：“我宁可相信量好的尺码，也不相信自己的脚。” 英语译文： A Man from the State of Zheng Bought Shoes A man from the State of Zheng wanted to buy himself a pair of shoes. He measured his feet and put the measurement on the seat. Then he went to the market. When he selected a pair of shoes that was to his liking, he found that he had left the measurement at home. “Sorry, I forget to bring the measurement here,” he said to the salesperson, and hurried back home for the measurement. But when he returned to the market, it had closed. Someone asked him, “Why don’t you try the shoes on to see if they fit well?” He replied, “I trust the measurement of my feet rather than my feet.’’ 英语译文注释：
常见中国传统文化名词英语翻译
常见中国传统文化名词英语翻译 风水：Fengshui; geomantic omen 阳历：solar calendar 阴历：lunar calendar 闰年：leap year 十二生肖：zodiac 春节：the Spring Festival 元宵节：the Lantern Festival 清明节：the Tomb-sweeping Day 端午节：the Dragon-boat Festival 中秋节：the Mid-autumn Day 重阳节：the Double-ninth Day 七夕节：the Double-seventh Day 春联：spring couplets 春运：the Spring Festival travel 把中国的汉字“福”字倒贴在门上(听起来像是福到)预示新年有好运：turn the Chinese character for luck (fu) upside down to make “dao”(which sounds like arrival) and put it on your door to bring in good fortune for the new year 庙会：temple fair 爆竹：firecracker 年画：(traditional) New Year pictures 压岁钱：New Year gift-money 舞龙：dragon dance 舞狮：lion dance 元宵：sweet sticky rice dumplings 花灯：festival lantern 灯谜：lantern riddle 食物对于中国佳节来说至关重要，但甜食对于农历新年特别重要，因为他们能让新的一年更加甜蜜。Food is central to all Chines festivals, but sugary snacks are especially important for Lunar New Year, since they sweetne up prospects for the coming year. 传统的佳节食物包括年糕、八宝饭、饺子、果脯和瓜子。Traditional holiday treats include nian gao (rice pudding), ba bao fan (eight treasure rice), jiao zi (crispy dumplings), candied fruits and seeds. 四合院：Siheyuan/ Quadrangle 亭/阁：pavilion/attic 刺绣：Embroidery 剪纸：Paper Cutting 书法：Calligraphy 针灸：Acupuncture 象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters 偏旁：radical 战国：Warring States 人才流动：Brain Drain/Flow 铁饭碗：Iron Bowl 黄土高原：Loess Plateau 红白喜事：Weddings and Funerals ——仅供参考
100个中国传统文化英文单词
100个中国传统文化英文单词 1.元宵节:Lantern Festival 2.刺绣:Embroidery 3.重阳节:Double-Ninth Festival 4.清明节:Tomb sweeping day 5.剪纸:Paper Cutting 6.书法: Calligraphy 7.对联:(Spring Festival) Couplets 8.象形文字:Pictograms/Pictographic Characters 9.雄黄酒:Realgar wine 10.四合院:Siheyuan/Quadrangle 11.战国:Warring States 12.风水 :Fengshui/Geomantic Omen 13.昆曲 :Kunqu Opera 14.长城 :The Great Wall 15.集体舞 :Group Dance 16.黄土高原 :Loess Plateau 17.红白喜事:Weddings and Funerals 18.中秋节:Mid-Autumn Day 19.花鼓戏:Flower Drum Song 20.儒家文化:Confucian Culture 21.中国结:Chinese knotting 22.古装片:Costume Drama 23.武打片:Chinese Swordplay Movie 24.元宵:Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling (Soup) 25.越剧:Yue Opera 26.火锅:Hot Pot 27.江南:South Regions of the Yangtze River 28.《诗经》:The Book of Songs 29.谜语:Riddle 30.《史记》:Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian 31.《红楼梦》:A Dream of Red Mansions 32.《西游记》:The Journey to the West 33.除夕:Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival 34.针灸 :Acupuncture 35.唐三彩 :Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery 36.二人转 : Errenzhuan 37.偏旁 :Radical 38.孟子:Mencius 39.亭 / 阁:Pavilion/ Attic 40.黄梅戏 :Huangmei opera 41.火药 :Gunpowder 42.农历 :Lunar Calendar 43.印 / 玺 :Seal/Stamp 44.腊八节 :The laba Rice Porridge Festival 45.京剧 :Beijing Opera/Peking Opera 46.秦腔 :Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera 47.太极拳 :Tai Chi 48.《本草纲目》: Compendium of Materia Medica 49.天坛 :Altar of Heaven in Beijing 50.小吃摊 :Snack Bar/Snack Stand 51.红双喜 :Double Happiness 52.国子监:Imperial Academy
中国文化相关词汇英文翻译
中国文化相关词汇英文翻译 元宵节：Lantern Festival 刺绣：embroidery 重阳节：Double-Ninth Festival 清明节：Tomb sweeping day 剪纸：Paper Cutting 书法：Calligraphy 对联：（Spring Festival）Couplets 象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters 人才流动：Brain Drain/Brain Flow 四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle 战国：Warring States 风水：Fengshui/Geomantic Omen 铁饭碗：Iron Bowl 函授部：The Correspondence Department 集体舞：Group Dance 黄土高原：Loess Plateau 红白喜事：Weedings and Funerals 中秋节：Mid-Autumn Day 结婚证：Marriage Certificate 儒家文化：Confucian Culture 附属学校：Affiliated school 古装片：Costume Drama 武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie 元宵：Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling（Soup） 一国两制：One Country，Two Systems 火锅：Hot Pot 四人帮：Gang of Four 《诗经》：The Book of Songs 素质教育：Essential-qualities-Oriental Education 《史记》：Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian 大跃进：Great Leap Forward（Movement） 《西游记》：The Journey to the West 除夕：Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival 针灸：Acupuncture 唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/The Tang Tri-colored pottery 中国特色的社会主义：Chinese-charactered Socialist/Socialist with Chinese characteristics 偏旁：radical 孟子：Mencius 亭/阁：Pavilion/Attic 大中型国有企业：Large and Medium-sized State-owned Enterprises 火药：gunpowder
经典古文英文翻译
经典古文英文翻译 经典古文英文翻译-----extremely useful and helpful 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart. 独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。 A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day. 大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。 The endless river eastward flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes of bygone years. 二人同心，其利断金。 If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal. 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。 It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 A bosom friend afar brings distance near. 合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。 A huge tree that fills one’s arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step. 祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。 Misfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies. 见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。 On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects. 江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。 This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage. 举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around. 俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。 All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men. 君子成人之美，不成人之恶。 The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct. 君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。 A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone. 君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。 The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the
中国文化特色词语英译3[1]
中国文化特色词语英译 （一）宗教及传统文化 拜年: pay a New Year call财运: luck in making money 江南水乡: the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River 禅宗: Chan Sect/Zen Sect 出家人: ascetic 祠堂:memorial temple 倒春寒：an unusually cold spell in an otherwise warm early spring 道教：Taoism 道士：Taoist priest 法师：Master 方丈：Buddhist abbot 佛教：Buddhism 恭喜发财：May you be prosperous 和尚：Buddhism monk 华表：ornamental column/cloud pillar/stele 红包：red envelope containing money as a gift; bribe/kickback（贬义用法）华盖：canopy 回教：Islam 慧根：the organ of wisdom 甲骨文：inscriptions on oracle bones 戒律：precept/discipline 金刚经：Diamond Sutra 京剧票友：Perking Opera fan 京剧人物脸谱：types of facial make-up in Perking Opera/Perking Opera masks 旧教/天主教：Catholicism 坎儿井：karez 喇嘛：Lama 老字号：an old and famous shop/enterprise 尼姑：Buddhism nun 涅槃：Nirvana 旗袍：cheongsam 三藏经：Tripitaka 三教（儒、释、道）：Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism 时运：luck/fortune 四大皆空：all space directions being void 新教，耶稣教：Protestantism 真人：Taoism pure man 族人：clansman 坐禅：sitting in meditation （二）名胜古迹 阿里山：Ali Mountain 碑林：Forest of Steles 兵马俑：the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses 布达拉宫：Potala Palace 长春观：Changchun Taoism Temple 承德避暑山庄：Chengde Mountain Resort /the Imperial Mountain Summer Resort 大屿山：Lantau Island 大运河：Grand Canal 滇池：Dianci Lake 都江堰：Dujiangyan Weir 二七纪念馆：February 7 Memorial Hall 鼓浪屿：Gulang yu Islet/Gulang yu Island 归元寺：Guiyuan Buddhist Temple 龟山：Tortoise Hill 华清池：Huaqing Hot Spring 黄鹤楼：Yellow Crane Tower 居庸关：Juyongguan Pass 橘子洲：Orange Island 孔庙/夫子庙：the Temple of Confucius 坤宁宫：Palace of Earthly Tranquility 乐山大佛：Leshan Giant Buddha 灵隐寺：Temple of Soul’s Retreat 龙门石窟：Longmen Grottoes 芦笛岩：Reed Flute Cave 毛主席纪念堂：Chairman Mao Memorial Hall 莫高窟：Mogao Grotto in Dunhuang 蓬莱阁：Penglai Pavilion 人民大会堂：the Great Hall of the People 人民英雄纪念碑：Monument of the People’s Heroes 日月潭：Sun Moon Lake 三峡：the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River/ the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River 少林寺：Shaolin Temple/ Shaolin Monastery 蛇山：Snake Hill 狮子林：Lion Grove 十三陵：the Ming Tombs 石林：Stone Forest 苏州园林：Suzhou Gardens/the Gardens of Suzhou 太和殿：Hall of Supreme Harmony 太湖：Lake Taihu 天安门广场：Tian An Men Square 天坛：the Temple of Heaven 外滩：the Bund 武侯祠：Temple Dedicated to the Memory of Zhuge Liang 西湖：the West Lake 象鼻山：Elephant Trunk Hill 养心殿：Hall of Mental Cultivation 颐和园（夏宫）：the Imperial Garden /the Summer Palace 雍和宫：Yonghegong Lamasery 雨花台：the Terrace of the Raining Flowers 玉渊潭公园：Jade Abyss Pool Park 豫园（上海城隍庙）：Yuyuan Garden/Shanghai’s Town God’s Temple 岳阳楼：Yueyang Tower 中山陵：Dr. Sun Yet-sen’s Mausoleum 紫金山天文台：Purple Hills Observatory
经典古文英文翻译
经典古文英文翻译CLASSIC LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION -- EXTREMELY USEFUL AND HELPFUL 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart. 独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。 A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day. 大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。 The endless river eastward flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes of bygone years. 二人同心，其利断金。 If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal. 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。 It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 A bosom friend afar brings distance near. 合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。 A huge tree that fills one’s arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step. 祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。 Misfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies. 见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。 On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects. 江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。 This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage. 举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around. 俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。 All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men. 君子成人之美，不成人之恶。 The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct. 君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。 A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone. 君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。 The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken. 老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。 Expend the respect of the aged in one’s family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in one’s fa mily to that of other families. 礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。 Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice versa.
中国传统文化英语翻译.
1.香囊(scented sachet)，古代也称“香袋”，通常是用布缝制或彩色丝线编织的袋子，里面塞满香草(aromatic herbs)。香囊最初用来吸汗、驱虫和避邪。香囊不仅有用，而且可作装饰品。它们的形状和大小各异，有圆形、椭圆形和其他形状。它们通常配有精致的图案，每个图案都象征着特别的含义。例如，双鱼或成对蝴蝶图案象征男女之爱;莲花或牡丹花(peony flower)等图案象征女性;松树和仙鹤图案象征长寿;石榴(guava)图案象征很多孩子。漂亮的香囊不仅是装饰品，而且含有丰富的文化和历史内涵。 翻译：Scented sachets, also called “fragrant bags” in ancient times, are bags usually sewed with cloth or weaved with multicolor silk threads and stuffed with aromatic herbs. The fragrant bags were originally used for absorbing sweat, repelling insects and warding off evils. Scented sachets are not only useful, but also ornamental. They come in different shapes and sizes, such as round, oval and many others. And they are normally decorated with elaborate patterns, with each pattern symbolizing a special meaning.For instance,a double-fish or double-butterfly pattern smybolizes the love between a man and a woman;patterns like lotus or peony flowers symbolize women;pine and crane patterns symbolize longevity and a guava pattern is the symbol of lots of children.A nice scented sachet is not just an ornament,but more of something that contains cultural and historical richness. 2.中国民间艺术与中国哲学统一于“阴阳(yin-yang)生万物”这一理念。这一理念源于中国原始社会，是对人类的人生感悟的哲学注解。中国人祖先的哲学论断是“近看自己，远观他人”。要理解中华民族民间艺术的原始艺术，这一结论必不可少。人类的本能欲望是生存并通过繁衍(propagation)继续存在。人生来的首要本能是求生，然后是长寿。从原始社会到今天，阴阳和永生的观念始终贯穿中国的社会生活和民族文化。中国民间艺术反映了社会的所有基本哲学理念。 翻译：Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unified in the belief that yin-yang produces all living things in the world. Originated in Chinese primitive society, this was the philosophical explanation of human's perception of life. Chinese ancestors philosophical conclusion was to “look at oneself up close and other creatures from afar”，which is essential to the understanding of the primitive art to the folk art of the nation. To live and to continue life through propagation are the two instinctive desires of human. From birth, a person's first instinct is to survive, and then to live a long life. From primitive society to the present day, the view of yin-yang and perpetual life has permeated in all aspects of social life and the national culture of Chinese society.Chinese folk art reflects all of the basic philosophical concepts. 3.象棋(Chinese chess)两人玩的棋盘游戏，源于春秋战国时期的军事战略。早期的象棋由三部分组成:棋子、骰(dice)和棋盘。现代象棋没有骰子,它在棋子和棋盘方面与古代不同。棋盘有9行宽、10行长，共90个交叉点，构成方形网格(grid)。棋子在交叉点上落子或移动。对弈者在棋盘进行象征性的军很战争，部署马匹、战车，根据自己对棋局和游戏规则的理解组织军队。目前，中国象棋已传至全世界，进一步传承、发扬中国传统文化。
传统文化类英文词汇汇总
传统文化类英文词汇汇总艺术及工艺Arts and Crafts 版画engraving 贝雕画shell carving picture 彩塑painted sculpture 瓷器porcelain; china 刺绣embroidery 雕刻carving 宫灯palace lantern 国画Chinese painting 剪纸paper-cut 景德镇瓷Jingdezhen porcelain 景泰蓝cloisonnéenamel；cloisonné 蜡染batik 卖秸画straw patchwork 木/石/竹刻wood/stone/bamboo carving 木刻画wood engraving 泥人儿clay figure
皮影shadow puppet 漆画lacquer painting 漆器lacquer ware 双面绣two-sided embroidery 水墨画Chinese brush drawing ; ink and wash painting 檀香扇sandalwood fan 唐三彩Tang tri-colored pottery 陶器pottery ; earthenware 图章seal 拓碑making rubbings from inscriptions , pictures , etc . on stone tablets 拓片rubbing 微雕miniature engraving 象牙雕刻ivory carving 宜兴陶Yixing pottery 篆刻seal cutting 戏剧表演Theatrical Performances 京剧人物脸谱types of facial makeup in Beijing opera 生male characters
文言文名言的英语翻译
作为一部优秀的语录体散文集，《论语》以言简意赅、含蓄隽永的语言，记述了孔子的言论。《论语》中所记孔子循循善诱的教诲之言，或简单应答，点到即止;或启发论辩，侃侃而谈；富于变化，娓娓动人。 以下是《论语十则》的翻译。 子曰：「学而时习之，不亦说乎。有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎。」 Confucius said: "Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn’t it also great when friends visit from distant places? If people do not recognize me and it doesn’t bother me, am I not a Superior Man?" 子曰：「不患人之不己知，患不知人也。」 Confucius said: "I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown. I am bothered when I do not know others." 子曰：「道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻；道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。」Confucius said: "If you govern the people legalistically and control them by punishment, they will avoid crime, but have no personal sense of shame. If you govern them by means of virtue and control them with propriety, they will gain their own sense of shame, and thus correct themselves." 子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」 Confucius said: "At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart’s desire without transgressing the norm." 子曰：「温故而知新，可以为师矣。」 Confucius said: "Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher." 子曰：「君子不器。」 Confucius said: "The Superior Man is no utensil." 子贡问君子。子曰：「先行其言而后从之。」 Tzu Kung asked about the character of the Superior Man. Confucius said, "First he practices what he preaches and then he follows it." 子曰：「学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。」 Confucius said: "To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous."
中国传统文化英语翻译教学教材
中国传统文化英语翻 译
1.香囊(scented sachet)，古代也称“香袋”，通常是用布缝制或彩色丝线编织的袋子，里面塞满香草(aromatic herbs)。香囊最初用来吸汗、驱虫和避邪。香囊不仅有用，而且可 作装饰品。它们的形状和大小各异，有圆形、椭圆形和其他形状。它们通常配有精致的图案，每个图案都象征着特别的含义。例如，双鱼或成对蝴蝶图案象征男女之爱;莲花或牡 丹花(peony flower)等图案象征女性;松树和仙鹤图案象征长寿;石榴(guava)图案象征很多 孩子。漂亮的香囊不仅是装饰品，而且含有丰富的文化和历史内涵。 翻译：Scented sachets, also called “fragrant bags” in ancient times, are bags usually sewed with cloth or weaved with multicolor silk threads and stuffed with aromatic herbs. The fragrant bags were originally used for absorbing sweat, repelling insects and warding off evils. Scented sachets are not only useful, but also ornamental. They come in different shapes and sizes, such as round, oval and many others. And they are normally decorated with elaborate patterns, with each pattern symbolizing a special meaning.For instance,a double-fish or double-butterfly pattern smybolizes the love between a man and a woman;patterns like lotus or peony flowers symbolize women;pine and crane patterns symbolize longevity and a guava pattern is the symbol of lots of children.A nice scented sachet is not just an ornament,but more of something that contains cultural and historical richness. 2.中国民间艺术与中国哲学统一于“阴阳(yin-yang)生万物”这一理念。这一理念源于中国原始社会，是对人类的人生感悟的哲学注解。中国人祖先的哲学论断是“近看自己，远观他人”。要理解中华民族民间艺术的原始艺术，这一结论必不可少。人类的本能欲望是生 存并通过繁衍(propagation)继续存在。人生来的首要本能是求生，然后是长寿。从原始社会到今天，阴阳和永生的观念始终贯穿中国的社会生活和民族文化。中国民间艺术反映了社会的所有基本哲学理念。 翻译：Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unified in the belief that yin-yang produces all living things in the world. Originated in Chinese primitive society, this was the philosophical explanation of human's perception of life. Chinese ancestors philosophical conclusion was to “look at oneself up close and other creatures from afar”，which is essential to the understanding of the primitive art to the folk art of the nation. To live and to continue life through propagation are the two instinctive desires of human. From birth, a person's first instinct is to survive, and then to live a long life. From primitive society to the present day, the view of yin-yang and perpetual life has permeated in all aspects of social life and the national culture of Chinese society.Chinese folk art reflects all of the basic philosophical concepts. 3.象棋(Chinese chess)两人玩的棋盘游戏，源于春秋战国时期的军事战略。早期的象棋由三部分组成:棋子、骰(dice)和棋盘。现代象棋没有骰子,它在棋子和棋盘方面与古代不同。棋盘有9行宽、10行长，共90个交叉点，构成方形网格 (grid)。棋子在交叉点上落 子或移动。对弈者在棋盘进行象征性的军很战争，部署马匹、战车，根据自己对棋局和游戏规则的理解组织军队。目前，中国象棋已传至全世界，进一步传承、发扬中国传统文化。