中国独具特色词汇的翻译

 　　1.元宵节： Lantern Festival

　　2.刺绣：embroidery¹

　　3.重阳节：Double-Ninth Festival

　　4.清明节：Tomb sweeping² day

　　5.剪纸：Paper Cutting

　　6.书法：Calligraphy³

　　7.对联：(Spring Festival) Couplets

　　8.象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters

　　9.人才流动：Brain Drain/Brain Flow

　　10.四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle

　　11.战国：Warring States

　　12.风水：Fengshui/Geomantic Omen⁴

　　13.铁饭碗：Iron Bowl

　　14.函授部：The Correspondence Department

　　15.集体舞：Group Dance

　　16.黄土高原：Loess Plateau

　　17.红白喜事：Weddings and Funerals

　　18.中秋节：Mid-Autumn Day

　　19.结婚证：Marriage Certificate

　　20.儒家文化：Confucian Culture

　　21.附属学校：Affiliated⁵ school

　　22.古装片：Costume Drama

　　23.武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie

　　24.元宵：Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling (Soup)

　　25. 一国两制：One Country, Two Systems

　　26. 火锅：Hot Pot

　　27. 四人帮：Gang of Four

　　28. 《诗经》：The Book of Songs

　　29. 素质教育：Essential-qualities-oriented Education

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

　　31. 大跃进：Great Leap Forward (Movement)

　　32. 《西游记》：The Journey to the West

　　33. 除夕：Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival

　　34. 针灸：Acupuncture⁶

　　35. 唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery⁷ of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery

　　36. 中国特色的社会主义：Chinese-charactered Socialist/Socialist with Chinese characteristics

　　37. 偏旁：radical⁸

　　38. 孟子：Mencius

　　39. 亭/阁： Pavilion/ Attic⁹

　　40. 大中型国有企业：Large and Medium-sized State-owned Enterprises

　　41. 火药：gunpowder¹⁰

　　42. 农历：Lunar Calendar

　　43. 印/玺：Seal/Stamp

　　44. 物质精神文明建设：The Construction of Material Civilization and Spiritual Civilization

　　45. 京剧：Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

　　46. 秦腔：Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera

　　47. 太极拳：Tai Chi

　　48. 独生子女证：The Certificate of One-child

　　49. 天坛：Altar of  Heaven in Beijing

　　50. 小吃摊：Snack Bar/Snack Stand

　　51. 红双喜：Double Happiness

　　52. 政治辅导员：Political Counselor¹¹/School Counselor

　　53. 春卷：Spring Roll(s)

　　54. 莲藕：Lotus Root

　　55. 追星族：Star Struck

　　56. 故宫博物院：The Palace Museum

　　57. 相声：Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue

　　58. 下岗：Lay off/Laid off

　　59. 北京烤鸭：Beijing Roast Duck

　　60. 高等自学考试：Self-taught Examination of Higher Education

　　61. 烟花爆竹：fireworks and firecracker

　　62. 敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves

　　63. 电视小品：TV Sketch/TV Skit¹²

　　64. 香港澳门同胞：Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao

　　65. 文化大革命：Cultural Revolution

　　66. 长江中下游地区：The Mid-low Reaches of Yangtze River

　　67. 门当户对：Perfect Match/Exact Match

　　68. 《水浒》：Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh¹³

　　69. 中外合资企业：Joint¹⁴ Ventures

　　70. 文房四宝（笔墨纸砚）："The Four Treasure of the Study" "Brush, Inkstick, Paper, and Inkstone",

1 embroidery   

n.绣花，刺绣；绣制品

参考例句：

• This exquisite embroidery won people's great admiration.这件精美的绣品，使人惊叹不已。
• This is Jane's first attempt at embroidery.这是简第一次试着绣花。

2 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

4 omen   

n.征兆，预兆；vt.预示

参考例句：

• The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？

5 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

6 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。

7 pottery   

n.陶器，陶器场

参考例句：

• My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
• The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。

8 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

9 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

10 gunpowder   

n.火药

参考例句：

• Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶，火药传入欧洲。
• This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。

11 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

12 skit   

n.滑稽短剧；一群

参考例句：

• The comic skIt sent up the foolishness of young men in love.那幅画把沉溺于热恋中的青年男子的痴态勾勒得滑稽可笑。
• They performed a skit to amuse the crowd.他们表演了一个幽默小品来娱乐观众。

13 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

14 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。