2023年英语四六级翻译中国特色词汇.doc

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
老式节日
　　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
　　老式节日
　　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
　　特技演出 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 (性格鲜明旳男性配角) a supporting male role with striking character
　　丑 (风趣滑稽或背面角色) 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
　　中文 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
　　演出艺术 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 　　但愿工程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
中国独特旳老式饮食(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
中华民族旳喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)
　　国庆节 National Day
　　中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival
　　春节 Spring Festival
　　元宵节 Lantern Festival
　　小朋友节 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