大学英语四级翻译800个热点词汇

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

思想核心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

寺庙temple

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

乐器musical instrument

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inkstone

纸paper

四大名著the four masterpieces

《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;Histori⁃cal Records

唐诗宋词Tang and Song poetry;poetry of the Tang and Song dynasties

元曲Yuan opera

明小说Ming novel

汉语Chinese

汉字Chinese character

笔划stroke

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

故宫博物院The Palace Museum

天安门广场Tiananmen Square

胡同hutong

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

太极拳Tai Chi

古代兵器ancient weapon

盔甲suit of armor

剑sword

古玩antique

算盘abacus

中国传统文化

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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 season;Chunyun period

买年货do Spring Festival shopping;buy necessi⁃

ty for Spring Festival

扫尘土sweep the dust

中国传统节日

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

和亲marriage of state;peace⁃making marriage 门当户对perfect match

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

虎Tiger

兔Hare;Rabbit

龙Dragon

蛇Snake

马Horse

羊Sheep

猴Monkey

鸡Rooster

狗Dog

猪Pig

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traditional 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

才子佳人gifted scholars and beautiful ladies

高雅艺术refined/high art

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

被誉为be honored/crowned as

占据重要地位lay a significant role;have/occupy

a significant place

肩负……的责任shoulder the responsibility of...

与……密不可分be closely associated with...

推广中国文化promote Chinese culture

促进世界和平promote world peace

增进友谊enhance friendship

文化娱乐活动cultural and amusement activities

文化产业culture industry

文化底蕴cultural deposit

文化事业cultural undertaking

文化交流cultural exchange

文化冲击culture shock

文化差异cultural difference

民族特性和价值观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

促进交流promote exchanges

蓬勃发展flourish

丰富多彩be rich and colorful

风俗习惯custom

禁忌taboo

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

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