当翻译遇上中国传统文化，童鞋们你们知道怎么翻译不啦？  下面来看一看这些词汇，再顺便记一下，这个是可以有的，万一考试的时候就用上了呢~

 

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 Chinese 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

 

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

 

偏旁：Radical

 

战国：Warring States

 

门当户对：Perfect Match/ Exact Match

 

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

 

《水浒》: Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh

 

《红楼梦》: Dream of the Red Mansions

 

《三国演义》：Three Kingdoms 

 

兵马俑：Cotta Warriour/ Terracotta Army

 

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