英语四级 汉译英常用分类词汇——中国文化

汉译英常用分类词汇——中国文化

概述general terms

集体主义collectivism

爱国主义精神patriotism

诚实守信honesty

公民道德建设实施纲要The Program for Improving Civic Morality

弘扬主旋律，提倡多样化highlight the central theme of the times while

encouraging diversity

全民健身运动nationwide fitness campaign

社会公德，职业道德和家庭美德教育education in social and professional ethics and

family virtues

为人民服务serving the people

深入群众，深入生活go deep among the masses and into the thick of life

奉献无愧于时代的作品contribute to the people works worthy of the times

中华文明博大精深，源远流长。

The Chinese civilization is extensive and profound, and has a long history.

重要文化遗产major cultural heritage

优秀民间艺术outstanding folk arts

自立于世界民族之林stand proudly in the family of nations

一、传统节日风俗文化

三节(中国的三天传统节日：端午节、中秋节和春节)

the three Chinese traditional festivals—Dragon-Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival

1. 春节Spring Festival/ Chinese New Year

大扫除 year-end household cleaning

扎花灯焰火make ornamental lanterns and fireworks

烧纸钱burn paper coins/ burn paper money

烧香burn incenses in a censer

除夕New Year‟s Eve

春联Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year)

年画

年夜饭family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year‟s Eve

压岁钱 New-Year Money/

money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift

爆竹firecracker

鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers

辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new ; ring out the old year and ring in the new

饺子dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing)

拜年paying a New Year call

贺年片 New Year film

恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best!

2. 元宵节 Lantern Festival

元宵sweet rice-flour dumplings (eaten on the Lantern Festival)

庙会temple fair

观灯viewing the lanterns

灯谜lantern riddles

龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance

狮子舞lion dance

秧歌舞yangge dance

植树节 Tree-planting Day

3. 清明节Tomb-sweeping Festival/ Tomb-sweeping Day/ Ch’ing Ming Festival 扫墓 paying respect to the dead

《清明上河图》 A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival

4. 端午节 Dragon Boat Festiva l Duanwu Festival

赛龙舟dragon-boat race

粽子zongji/ glutinous rice wrapped in a pyramid shape dumpling in reed leaves

5. 七夕节Double-seventh Festival

6. 中秋节Mid-autumn Festival

赏月enjoying the full moon

月饼moon cake

团圆be united

7. 重阳节 Double-ninth Festival

登高hill climbing

饮酒wine drinking

赏菊enjoying chrysanthemum

吃糕eating cakes （糕与“高”谐音）

国庆节National Day

8. 冬至the winter solstice 冬至饭winter solstice dinner

9. 立春the Beginning of Spring/ early spring

10. 秋老虎autumn tiger

11. 芒种节Festival of Grain in Ear

12. 春分Rain Begins

13. 白露White Dew

14. 霜降Frost Falls

15. 小雪Slight Snow

放风筝图的是这一乐，所以说放晦气。

Kite-flying is just for fun, that‟s why we call it …sending off bad luck‟”.

办消寒会：hold a cold-dispelling party

二、饮食文化food/cuisine culture

烹饪culinary arts

美食节gourmet festival

中餐烹饪 Chinese cuisine

色，香，味俱全 perfect combination of color, aroma, taste and appearance

八大菜系eight schools of cuisine

四大菜系：山东菜，四川菜，粤菜，扬州菜

four major Chinese cuisines: Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Canton cuisine and Yangzhou cuisine

南淡北咸，东甜西辣 the light southern cuisine, and the salty northern cuisine; the

sweet eastern cuisine, and the spicy western cuisine

八宝菜eight-treasure pickles (assorted walnut meats, asparagus, lettuce, almonds, cucumber and peanuts, etc. pickled in soy sauce)

八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding (glutinous rice steamed with preserved fruits, sweetened bean paste, lotus seeds, longan, etc.)

白斩鸡 tender boiled chicken (made by boiling a whole chicken in water and cutting into cubes, then dipping into seasonings)

臭豆腐 strong-smelling preserved bean curb

粉蒸肉 pork steamed with rice flour

狗不理包子Goubuli steamed buns

油条deep-fried dough sticks

风味小吃 local delicacy