英语四六级翻译中国特色词汇

四大名著

　　《三国演义》 Three Kingdoms

　　《西游记》 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West

　　《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin

　　《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansions

经典作品

　　《史记》 Historical Records

　　《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror;Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers

　　《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

　　《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety

　　《孙子兵法》 The Art of War

　　《三字经》 The Three-Character Scripture;The Three-Word Chant

　　《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber

　　《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio

近现代佳作

　　《围城》 Fortress Besieged

　　《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q

　　《吾国吾民》 My Country and My People

　　《京华烟云》 Moment in Peking

　　《骆驼祥子》 Rickshaw/James

　　《茶馆》 Teahouse

　　《边城》 The Border Town

　　《倾城之恋》 Love in a Fallen City

　　《十八春》 Eighteen Springs

四书五经

　　四书五经 The Four Books and The Five Classics

　　1、四书 the Four Books

　　《大学》 The Great Learning

　　《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean

　　《论语》 The Analects of Confucius

　　《孟子》 The Mencius/The Works of Mencius

　　2、五经 The Five Classics

　　《春秋》 the Spring and Autumn Annals

　　《诗经》 The Books of Songs;The Book of Odes

　　《易经》(《周易》) I Ching; The Book of Changes

　　《礼记》 The Book of Rites

　　《尚书》 (《书经》) The Books of History

传统节日

　　十二生肖

　　the twele Chinese zodiac signs

　　本命年

　　one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches

　　传统节日

　　traditional holidays

　　春节

　　the Spring Festival

　　元宵节

　　the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month)

　　清明节

　　the Pure Brightness Festival / the Tomb-sweeping Day (April the 5th)

　　端午节

　　the Dragon Boat Festival (5th of the fifth lunar month)

　　中秋节

　　the Moon Festival / the Mid-Autumn Day (15th of the eight lunar month)

　　重阳节

　　the Double Ninth Day / the Aged Day

天干地支

　　阳历 solar calendar

　　公历 Gregorian calendar

　　阴历 lunar calendar

　　天干 heavenly stem

　　地支 earthly branch

　　闰年 leap year

　　二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms

　　民间传说 folklores

　　寓言 fable

　　传说 legend

　　神话 mythology

　　古为今用,洋为中用 make the past serve the present and the foreign serve china

　　赋诗 inscribe a poem

　　对对联 matching an antithetical couplet

中国瑰宝

　　习武健身 practice martial art for fitness

　　气功 qigong, deep breathing exercises

　　篆刻 seal cutting upriteous

　　工艺, 手艺 workmanship / craftsmanship

　　卷轴 scroll

　　蜡染 batik

　　泥人 clay figure

　　漆画 lacquer painting

　　唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty

　　景泰蓝 cloisonné

　　文房四宝 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese study --- a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper

戏剧文化

　　皮影戏 shadow play; leather-silhouette show

　　说书 story-telling

　　叠罗汉 make a human pyramid

　　折子戏 opera highlights

　　踩高跷 stilt walk

　　哑剧 pantomime; mime

　　哑剧演员 pantomimist

　　戏剧小品 skit

　　马戏 circus show

　　单口相声 monologue comic talk, standup comedy

　　特技表演 stunt

　　相声 witty dialogue comedy, comic cross talk

　　杂技 acrobatics

　　京韵大鼓 the traditional story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment

　　秦腔 Shaanxi opera

国粹术语

　　生 (男性正面角色) male (the positive male role)

　　旦 (女性正面角色) female (the positive female role)

　　净 (性格鲜明的男性配角) a supporting male role with striking character

　　丑 (幽默滑稽或反面角色) a clown or a negative role

　　花脸 painted role

　　歌舞喜剧 musical

　　滑稽场面, 搞笑小噱头 shtick

　　滑稽短剧 skit

　　京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera Mask

汉语

　　汉字 Chinese character

　　单音节 single syllable

　　汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters

　　阳平 level tone

　　阴平 rising tone

　　上声 falling-rising tone

　　去声 falling tone

　　五言绝句 five-character quatrain

　　七言律诗 seven-character octave

　　八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

文化遗产

　　重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage

　　优秀民间艺术 outstanding folk arts

　　文物 cultural relics

　　中国画 traditional Chinese painting

　　书法 calligraphy

　　水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting

　　工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting

　　中国结 Chinese knot

　　旗袍 Cheongsam

　　中山装 Chinese tunic suit

　　唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing)，Tang suit

艺术词汇

　　文人 men of letters

　　雅士 refined scholars

　　表演艺术 performing art

　　现代流行艺术 popular art, pop art

　　纯艺术 high art

　　高雅艺术 refined art

　　电影艺术 cinematographic art

　　戏剧艺术 theatrical art

　　才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies

中国意念词(Chinesenesses)
　　八卦 trigram
　　阴、阳 yin, yang
　　道 Dao(cf. logo)
　　江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits’ world)
　　e.g. You can’t control everything in a traits’ world. (人在江湖，身不由己)
　　道 Daoism(Taoism)
　　上火 excessive internal heat
　　儒学 Confucianism
　　红学(《红楼梦》研究) redology
　　世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia
　　开放 kaifang (Chinese openness to the outside world)
　　大锅饭 getting an equal share regardless of the work done
　　伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded
　　不搞一刀切 no imposing uniformity on …
　　合乎国情，顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people
　　乱摊派，乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge
　　铁交椅 iron (lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post
　　脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty
　　治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline

中国新兴事物(Newly Sprouted Things)

中国电信China Telecom 　　中国移动China Mobile 　　十五计划the 10th Five-Year Plan 　　

中国电脑联网Chinanet 　　三峡工程the Three Gorges Project 　　希望工程Project Hope 　　

京九铁路Beijing CKowloon Railway 　　扶贫工程Anti-Poverty Project 　　

菜篮子工程Vegetable Basket Project 　　温饱工程Decent-Life Project 　　

安居工程Economy Housing Project 　　扫黄Porn-Purging Campaign 　　西部大开发Go-West Campaign

中国独特的传统饮食(Unique Traditional Chinese Foods)

　　馄饨wonton
　　锅贴guotie (fried jiaozi)
　　花卷steamed twisted rolls
　　套餐set meal
　　盒饭box lunch; Chinese take-away
　　米豆腐rice tofu
　　魔芋豆腐konjak tofu
　　米粉rice noodles
　　冰糖葫芦a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)
　　火锅chafing dish
　　八宝饭eight-treasure rice pudding
　　粉丝glass noodles
　　豆腐脑jellied bean curd

中华民族的喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)

　　国庆节 National Day
　　中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival
　　春节 Spring Festival
　　元宵节 Lantern Festival
　　儿童节 Children’s Day
　　端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
　　妇女节 Women’s Day
　　泼水节 Water-Splashing Day
　　教师节 Teachers’ Day
　　五四青年节 Youth Day

英语四六级翻译中国特色词汇