英语六级翻译常考的中国文化词汇

　　英语六级改革之后首次考试走的是中国风，下面小编为同学们整理了英语六级翻译常考的中国文化词汇，希望对大家有所帮助。

　　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

　　儒家文化：Confucian Culture

　　孟子：Mencius

　　火锅：Hot Pot

　　《诗经》：the Book of Songs

　　《史记》：Historical Records/ Records of the Grand Historian

　　《西游记》：The Journey to the West

　　唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored Pottery

　　火药：gunpowder

　　印/玺：Seal/Stamp

　　京剧：Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

　　秦腔：Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera

　　相声：Cross-talk/ Comic Dialogue

　　电视小品：TV Sketches/TV Skit

　　太极拳：Tai Chi

　　天坛：Altar of Heaven in Beijing

　　故宫博物馆：The Palace Museum

　　敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves

　　小吃摊：Snack Bar/Snack Stand

　　春卷：Spring Roll(s)

　　莲藕：Lotus Root

　　北京烤鸭：Beijing Roast Duck

　　门当户对：Perfect Match/ Exact Match

　　《水浒》：Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh

　　文房四宝(笔墨纸砚)：”The Four Treasure of the Study”/ “Brush, Ink-stick, Paper, and Ink-stone”

　　兵马俑：Cotta Warriour/ Terracotta Army