《西游記》 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West
《水滸傳》 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin
《紅樓夢(mèng)》 Dream of the Red Mansions
《資治通鑒》 History as a Mirror; Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers
《山海經(jīng)》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
《孝經(jīng)》 Book of Filial Piety
《三字經(jīng)》 The Three-Character Scripture; The Three-Word Chant
《西廂記》The Romance of West Chamber
《聊齋志異》Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio
《阿Q正傳》 The True Story of Ah Q
《吾國吾民》 My Country and My People
《傾城之戀》 Love in a Fallen City
四書五經(jīng)The Four Books and The Five Classics
《大學(xué)》The Great Learning
《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean
《論語》The Analects of Confucius
《孟子》The Mencius/The Works of Mencius
2、五經(jīng) The Five Classics
《春秋》the Spring and Autumn Annals
《詩經(jīng)》The Book of Songs; The Book of Odes
《易經(jīng)》( 《周易》) I Ching; The Book of Changes
《尚書》(《書經(jīng)》)The Book of History
十二生肖 the twelve Chinese zodiac signs
本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches
傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日 traditional holidays
春節(jié) the Spring Festival
元宵節(jié) the Lantern Festival
清明節(jié) the Pure Brightness Festival/the Tomb-sweeping Day
端午節(jié) the Dragon Boat Festival
中秋節(jié) the Moon Festival/the Mid-Autumn Day
重陽節(jié) the Double Ninth Day/the Aged Day
重要文化遺產(chǎn) major cultural heritage
優(yōu)秀民間藝術(shù) outstanding folk arts
中國畫 traditional Chinese painting
水墨畫 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting
工筆 traditional Chinese realistic painting
唐裝 traditional Chinese garments(clothing); Tang suit
現(xiàn)代流行藝術(shù) popular art; pop art
電影藝術(shù) cinematographic art
才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
二十四節(jié)氣 the twenty-four solar terms
古為今用，洋為中用 make the pastserve the present and the foreign serve china
對(duì)對(duì)聯(lián) matching an antithetical couplet
習(xí)武健身 practice martial art for fitness
氣功 qigong; deep breathing exercises
篆刻 seal cutting upriteous
工藝,手藝 workmanship; craftsmanship
唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty
文房四寶 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese study——a writing brush, anink stick, an ink stone and paper.
皮影戲 shadow play; leather-silhouette show
單口相聲 monologue comic talk; stand up comedy
相聲 witty dialogue comedy; comic cross talk
京韻大鼓 the traditional story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment
生(男性正面角色) male( the positive male role)
旦(女性正面角色) female(the positive female role)
凈(性格鮮明的男性配角) a supporting male role with striking character
丑(幽默滑稽或反面角色) a clown or a negative role
漢字 Chinese character
單音節(jié) single syllable
漢語四聲調(diào) the four tones of Chinese characters
陽平 level tone
陰平 rising tone
上聲 falling-rising tone
去聲 falling tone
五言絕句 five-character quatrain
七言律詩 seven-character octave
八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing
道 Dao(cf.logo)
江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits’world)
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
儒學(xué) Confucianism
紅學(xué)(《紅樓夢(mèng)》研究) redology
世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia
開放 kaifang(Chinese openness to the outside world)
大鍋飯 getting an equal share regardless of the work done
傷痕文學(xué) scar literature or the literature of the wounded
不搞一刀切 no imposing uniformity on
合乎國情，順乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people
亂攤派，亂收費(fèi) imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge
鐵交椅 iron( lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post
脫貧 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty
治則興，亂則衰 Order leads to prosperityand chaos to decline
中國新興事物 Newly Sprouted Things
中國電信 China Telecom
中國移動(dòng) China Mobile
十五計(jì)劃 the 10th Five- Year Plan
中國電腦聯(lián)網(wǎng) Chinanet
三峽工程 the Three Gorges Project
希望工程 Project Hope
京九鐵路 the Beijing-Kowloon Railway
扶貧工程 Anti-Poverty Project
菜籃子工程 Vegetable Basket Project
溫飽工程 Decent-Life Project
安居工程 Economy HousingProject
掃黃 Porn-Purging Campaign
西部大開發(fā) Go-West Campaign
餛飩 wonton
鍋貼 guotie( fried jiaozi)
花卷 steamed twisted rolls
套餐 set meal
盒飯 box lunch; Chinesetake-away
米豆腐 rice tofu
魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu
米粉 rice noodles
冰糖葫蘆 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples, etc.)
火鍋 chafing dish
八寶飯 eight- treasure ricepudding
粉絲 glass noodles
豆腐腦 jellied bean curd
潑水節(jié) Water- Splashing Day
