用英語表達中國傳統(tǒng)文化

1、一. 100個中國傳統(tǒng)文化名詞1.元宵節(jié): Lantern Festival2.刺繡：Embroidery3.重陽節(jié)：Double-Ninth Festival4.清明節(jié)：Tomb Sweeping Day5.剪紙：Paper Cutting6.書 法： Calligraphy7.對聯(lián)：(Spring Festival) Couplets8.象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters9.雄黃酒：Realgar Wine10.四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle11.戰(zhàn)國：Warring States12.風(fēng)水 ：Fengshui/Geomantic

2、 Omen13.昆曲 ：Kunqu Opera14.長 城 ：The Great Wall15.集體舞 ：Group Dance16.黃土高原 ：Loess Plateau17.紅白喜事：Weddings and Funerals18.中秋節(jié)：Mid-Autumn Day19.花鼓戲：Flower Drum Song20.儒家文化：Confucian Culture21.中國結(jié)：Chinese knottin22.古裝片：Costume Drama23.武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie24.元宵：Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling (Soup)25.

3、越?。篩ue Opera26.火鍋：Hot Pot27.江南：South Regions of the Yangtze Rive28.詩經(jīng)：The Book of Songs29.謎語：Riddle30.史記：Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian31.紅樓夢：A Dream of Red Mansions32.西游記：The Journey to the West33.除夕：Chinese New Years Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival34.針灸 ：Acupuncture35.唐三彩 ：Tri-co

4、lor Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery36.二人轉(zhuǎn) : Errenzhuan37.偏旁 :Radical38.孟子：Mencius39.亭/閣：Pavilion/Atti40.黃梅戲 :Huangmei Opera41.火 藥 ：Gunpowder42.農(nóng)歷 ：Lunar Calendar43.印/璽 ：Seal/Stamp44.臘 八 節(jié) ：The laba Rice Porridge Festival45.京 劇 ：Beijing Opera/Peking Opera46.秦腔 ：Crying of Qin

5、 People/Qin Opera47.太極拳 ：TaiChi48.本草綱目: Compendium of Materia Medica49.天壇 ：Altar of Heaven in Beijing50.小吃攤 ：Snack Bar/Snack Stand51.紅雙喜 ：Double Happiness52.文房四寶(筆墨紙硯): The Four Treasure of the Study/Brush,Inkstick,Paper,and Inkstone53.春卷 ：Spring Roll(s)54.蓮藕 ：Lotus Root55.羅盤 ：Luopan56.故宮博物院 ：The Pa

6、lace Museum57.相聲：Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue58.五行 ：Five Phases59.北京烤鴨 : Beijing Roast Duck60.桃花扇：The Peach Blossom Fan61.木偶戲：Puppet Show62.敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves63.電視小品：TV Sketch/TV Skit64.甲骨文：Oracle Bone Inscriptions65.古箏：Chinese Zither66.二胡 ：Urheen67.門當戶對：Perfect Match/Exact Match68.水滸: Water Margin/Outl

7、aws of the Marsh69.除夕：Chinese New Years Eve70.國子監(jiān) ：Imperial Academy71.兵馬俑: Cotta Warriors/Terracotta Army72.旗袍：Cheongsam73.指南針：Compass74.潑水節(jié)：Water-Splashing Day75.餛飩：Wonton76. 花卷：Steamed Twisted Rolls77.羊肉泡饃：Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup78.冰糖葫蘆：A stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)79.八寶飯：Ei

8、ght-Treasure Rice Pudding80.粉絲：Glass Noodles81.豆腐腦：Jellied Bean Curd82.小品：Witty Skits83.孝順：To Show Filial Obedience84.武術(shù)：Wushu(Chinese Martial Arts)85.宣紙：Rice Paper86.衙門： Yamen87.叩頭：Kowtow88. 中庸：The Way of Medium(cf. Golden Means)89.牌樓：Pailou(Pai-Loo)90.東坡肉：Dongpo Pork91.中山陵：The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleu

9、m92.秦淮河：Qinhuai River93.玄武湖：Xuanwu Lake94.夫子廟：the Confucian Temple95.鴨血粉絲：Duck Blood Fans96.鹽水鴨：Yanshuiya, or Salted and Baked Duck97.大煮干絲：Gansi98.小籠包：Steamed Buns99.明孝陵：Ming Tomb100.云錦：Nanjing brocade范文1.臘八節(jié)(The Laba Festival)【中文】臘八節(jié)在農(nóng)歷的臘月初八。在這天，中國人有喝臘八粥的習(xí)俗。一般臘八粥是甜味粥，里面有紅小豆、江米、核桃、花生、小米等。過了臘八節(jié)，各家就開始

10、置辦年貨，打掃衛(wèi)生，正式開始為春節(jié)的到來做準備了?！居⒄Z】The Laba Festival falls on the eighth day of the twelfth month in the lunar calendar. On that day, the majority Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating laba porridge. Usually, the rice porridge tastes sweet, with Vigna angularis，glutinous rice，walnuts，peanuts

11、and millet and so on. The Laba Festival also marks the beginning of preparing for the Spring Festival. Some families begin to do Spring Festival shopping and clean their houses after that day. 【特色詞匯】掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning除塵 sweep the dust買年貨 do special purchases for the Spring Fe

12、stival2.春節(jié)(The Spring Festival)【中文】對中國人來說，春節(jié)是最重要的節(jié)日。除夕這天，全家人要一起吃團圓飯。這是最好的一次家宴，不僅僅因為菜品豐富，更因為這是個全家人相聚的日子。年夜飯后，全家通常一起看春晚。過年的時候，各家都放鞭炮，貼春聯(lián)。還有一件事也很重要，那就是守歲，在舊年的最后一天夜里不睡覺，熬夜迎接新一年的到來。【英語】The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese. On Chinese New Years Eve, family members have reunion di

13、nner together. This would be the best dinner, not only because we have various dishes, but its the day we could meet all our family members. After supper, we usually watch the Spring Festival Gala together. Each family would let off firecrackers and paste Spring Festival couplets. Another thing is a

14、lso important, which is people should stay up late all night on Chinese New Years Eve to welcome the new year.【特色詞匯】剪紙/福/年畫 paper-cuts/Fu/New Year pictures敬酒 propose a toast放煙花 let/set off fireworks壓歲錢 lucky money3.元宵節(jié)(The Lantern Festival)【中文】農(nóng)歷正月十五是元宵節(jié),它標志著中國春節(jié)的結(jié)束，通常這天家家都會吃元宵。元宵節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)活動是賞花燈和猜燈謎。元宵節(jié)賞

15、花燈也為大家提供了交朋友的機會。這天我們還會看到舞龍和舞獅的表演?！居⒄Z】The Lantern Festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year, and its on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. People usually eat sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour. Traditional activities are enjoying the display of various lant

16、erns and guessing lantern riddles. Enjoying beautiful lanterns also offers an opportunity for singles to make friends. Dragon and lion dances can also been seen on that day.【特色詞匯】糯米 glutinous rice踩高蹺 walk on stilts扭秧歌 do the yangko dance腰鼓舞 waist drum dance煙火大會 fireworks party4.清明節(jié)(The Qingming Fest

17、ival/Tomb Sweeping Day)【中文】清明節(jié)是我國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，也是最重要的祭祀節(jié)日，是祭祖和掃墓的日子。清明節(jié)是二十四節(jié)氣之一，預(yù)示著春耕的好時節(jié)已經(jīng)到了。清明節(jié)又叫踏青節(jié)，因為一般在四月五日左右，正值春天，人們喜歡郊游踏青，還喜歡在清明節(jié)放風(fēng)箏?！居⒄Z】The Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional festival of China, and is also the most important sacrifice festival. On that day, people worship ancestors and clean the tomb

18、s. It is one of the 24 solar terms, which means that its good time for spring ploughing. The Tomb Sweeping Day falls around April fifth, and its during the spring, so it is also called hiking day. People go to the suburbs for an outing in spring. People also love to fly kites during the festival.【特色

19、詞匯】焚香 burn incense掃墓者 tomb sweeper致哀 send/offer your condolences5.端午節(jié)(The Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival)【中文】農(nóng)歷五月初五是端午節(jié)，它是為了紀念中國偉大的愛國詩人屈原。端午節(jié)有吃粽子和賽龍舟的習(xí)俗。粽子是一種用竹葉或蘆葦葉包成棱形狀的飯團子。我們將艾蒿放在門上辟邪，艾蒿還有驅(qū)除蚊蟲的作用?！居⒄Z】The festival is in memory of a great patriotic poet of China Qu Yuan. It falls on the fifth

20、 day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar. There are the customs of eating zongzi and having dragon-boat race on that day. Zongzi is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves to give it a special flavor. We put Chinese mugwort on the door to exorcise e

21、vil, and it also has insect-repellent function.【特色詞匯】雄黃酒 realgar wine香包 sachet祛病 ward off disease6.中秋節(jié)(The Midautumn Festival）【中文】每年的農(nóng)歷八月十五是中秋節(jié)。對中國人來說圓月代表著幸福圓滿，所以中秋節(jié)時中國人全家團聚，一同賞月、吃月餅。月餅大多是圓形的糕點，大多數(shù)月餅皮薄酥軟，餡足香甜。【英語】The Mid-autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.For Chines

22、e, the full moon means blessedness and unity. Traditionally, on that day, family members and friends will gather to admire the bright full moon and eat moon cakes. Typical moon cakes are round pastries. Most moon cakes consist of a thin tender skin and a sweet filling.【特色詞匯】合家團圓 family reunion秋高氣爽 t

23、he autumn sky is clear and the air is bracing皎潔 (of moonlight) bright and clean7.重陽節(jié)(The Double Ninth Festival)【中文】農(nóng)歷的九月初九就是重陽節(jié)，是為了提倡大家多孝敬老人，特別是要孝敬自己的父母。很多人會和自己的父母團聚。有些人會在這一天爬山，喝菊花茶?！居⒄Z】The Double Ninth Festival is observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated to advocate the filial devotion to the aged among people, especially to their own parents. Many people will have get togethers and spend time with their parents. Some will go mountain climbing and enjoy chrysanthemum tea.【特色詞匯】賞菊花 enjoy chrysanthemum flowers登高