2021年12月英語六級翻譯話題練習：中國傳統文化

中華民族的喜慶節日(Chinese Festivial)

國慶節 National Day

中秋節 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival

春節 Spring Festival

元宵節 Lantern Festival

兒童節 Children’s Day

端午節 Dragon Boat Festival

婦女節 Women’s Day

潑水節 Water-Splashing Day

教師節 Teachers’ Day

五四青年節 Youth Day

中國獨特的傳統飲食(Unique Traditional Chinese Foods)

餛飩wonton

鍋貼guotie (fried jiaozi)

花捲steamed twisted rolls

套餐set meal

盒飯box lunch; Chinese take-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 rice pudding

粉絲glass noodles

豆腐腦jellied bean curd

具有文化特色的現代表述

大陸中國 Mainland China

紅寶書 little red book

紅色中國 socialist China

四化 Four Modernizations

終生職業 job-for-life

鐵飯碗 iron rice bowl

大鍋飯 communal pot

關係戶 closely-related units

外出打工人員 migrant workers

關係網 personal nets, closely-knitted guild

五講(講文明、講禮貌、講衛生、講秩序、講道德)：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals

四美(心靈美、語言美、行爲美、環境美)： the Four Virtues are golden heArt, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment

宣紙 rice paper

衙門 yamen

叩頭 kowtow

孔子Confucius

牌樓 pailou;pai-loo

武術 wushu(Chinese Martial Arts)

功夫 kungfu ;kung fu

中庸 the way of medium (cf. Golden Means)

中和 harmony (zhonghe)

孝順 to show filial obedience

孝子 dutiful son

家長 family head

三綱：君爲臣綱，父爲子綱，夫爲妻綱 three cardinal guides: ruler guides subject, father guides son husband guides wife

五常：仁、義、理、智、信 five constant virtues: benevolence (humanity), righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity

八股文 eight-legged essays

多子多福：The more sons/children, the more blessing/ great happiness

養兒防老：raising sons to support one in one's old age

祝大家考試順利~