英语口译：口译词汇知中国篇

 　传统节日 Traditional Festivals

　　拜年 paying a New Year call

　　爆竹 firecracker

　　鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers

　　除夕 New Year's Eve

　　春节 Spring Festival

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher¹ in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new大扫除 year-end household cleaning

　　灯谜 lantern riddles²

　　登高 hill climbing

　　端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

　　恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best!

　　观灯 viewing the lanterns

　　贺岁片 New Year film

　　饺子 dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing )龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance

　　庙会 temple fair

　　年画 New Year picture

　　年夜饭 family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve清明节 Tomb-sweeping Festival 　　扫墓 paying respect to the dead 　　赏菊 enjoying chrysanthemum³ 　　赏月 enjoying the full moon狮子舞 lion dance

　　压岁钱 money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift秧歌舞 yangge dance

　　元宵 sweet rice-flour dumplings (eaten on the Lantern Festival )元宵节 Lantern Festival

　　月饼 moon cake

　　植树节 Tree-planting Day

　　中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival

　　重阳节 Double Ninth Festival

　　粽子 a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous⁴ rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves艺术及工艺 Arts and Crafts版画 engraving⁵

　　贝雕画 shell carving⁶ picture

　　彩塑 painted sculpture

　　瓷器 porcelain⁷; china

　　刺绣 embroidery⁸

　　雕刻 carving

　　宫灯 palace lantern

　　国画 Chinese painting

　　剪纸 paper-cut

　　景德镇瓷 Jingdezhen porcelain

　　景泰蓝 cloisonné enamel⁹

　　蜡染 batik

　　卖秸画 straw patchwork¹⁰

　　木/石/竹刻 wood/stone/bamboo carving

　　木刻画 wood engraving

　　泥人儿 clay figure

　　皮影 shadow puppet

　　漆画 lacquer painting

　漆器 lacquer ware¹¹

　　双面绣 two-sided embroidery

　　水墨画 Chinese brush drawing ; ink and wash painting檀香扇 sandalwood fan

　　唐三彩 Tang tri-colored pottery¹²

　　陶器 pottery ; earthenware¹³

　　图章 seal

　　拓碑 making rubbings from inscriptions¹⁴ , pictures , etc . on stone tablets拓片 rubbing

　　微雕 miniature engraving

　　象牙雕刻 ivory carving

　　宜兴陶 Yixing pottery

　　篆刻 seal cutting古代建筑 Ancient Architecture塔 pagoda

　　琉璃塔 glazed stupa

　　舍利塔 dagoba; sarira stupa ( a pagoda for Buddhist relics )舍利子 sarira remains from cremation of Buddha's of saints' body 　　喇叭塔 Lamaist pagoda楼 storied buildings

　　钟楼 bell tower

　　鼓楼 drum tower

　　阁 pavilion

　　烽火台 beacon tower

　　华表 ornamental column

　　牌坊 memorial archway戏剧表演 Theatrical Performances京剧人物脸谱 types of facial makeup in Beijing opera生　male characters

　　末　middle-aged male characters

　　净　“painted face” characters

　　旦　female characters

　　丑　clown

　　京剧票友　amateur performer of Peking Opera木偶戏　puppet show

　　独角戏　monodrama; one-man play

　　皮影戏　shadow play; leather-silhouette show折子戏　opera highlights

　　戏剧小品　skit

　　哑剧　dumb show; mime; mummery; pantomime单口相声　monologue comic talk

　　双口相声　witty dialogue

　　口技　vocal imitations; ventriloquism

　　说书　monologue story-telling

　　杂技　acrobatic performance

　　叠罗汉　making a human pyramid

　　特技　stunt

　　睬高跷　stilt walk

　　马戏　circus performances神话人物　Mythological Figures八仙 the Eight Immortals

　　嫦娥　Chang'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)伏羲　Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)福禄寿三星　the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity共工　God of Water

　　后羿　Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )黄帝 Yellow Emperor

　　夸父 Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )

　　女　Goddess of Sky-patching

　　盘古 Pan Gu (creator of the universe )

　　神农 Patron of Agriculture

　　禹 Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )祝融 God of Fire

 

1 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

2 riddles   

n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜

参考例句：

• Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句

3 chrysanthemum   

n.菊，菊花

参考例句：

• Each mourner wore a black armband and a white paper chrysanthemum.每个吊唁的人都佩带着黑纱和一朵白纸菊花。
• There are many species of chrysanthemum.菊花品种很多。

4 glutinous   

adj.粘的，胶状的

参考例句：

• The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。
• The coat covering the soft candies is made from glutinous rice.包裹软糖的江米纸是由糯米做成的。

5 engraving   

n.版画；雕刻（作品）；雕刻艺术；镌版术v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的现在分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• He collected an old engraving of London Bridge. 他收藏了一张古老的伦敦桥版画。 来自辞典例句
• Some writing has the precision of a steel engraving. 有的字体严谨如同钢刻。 来自辞典例句

6 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

7 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

8 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。

9 enamel   

n.珐琅，搪瓷，瓷釉；(牙齿的)珐琅质

参考例句：

• I chipped the enamel on my front tooth when I fell over.我跌倒时门牙的珐琅质碰碎了。
• He collected coloured enamel bowls from Yugoslavia.他藏有来自南斯拉夫的彩色搪瓷碗。

10 patchwork   

n.混杂物；拼缝物

参考例句：

• That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
• She patched new cloth to the old coat,so It'seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上，所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。

11 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

12 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。

13 earthenware   

n.土器，陶器

参考例句：

• She made sure that the glassware and earthenware were always spotlessly clean.她总是把玻璃器皿和陶器洗刷得干干净净。
• They displayed some bowls of glazed earthenware.他们展出了一些上釉的陶碗。

14 inscriptions   

（作者）题词( inscription的名词复数 )； 献词； 碑文； 证劵持有人的登记

参考例句：

• Centuries of wind and rain had worn away the inscriptions on the gravestones. 几个世纪的风雨已磨损了墓碑上的碑文。
• The inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time. 年代久了，石碑上的字迹已经模糊了。