1、六级翻译 中国特色词汇中华文明 Chinese civilization文明摇篮 cradle of civilization华夏祖先 the Chinese ancestors明清两代 Ming and Qing dynasties中国古代四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China火药 gunpowder印刷术 printing造纸术 paper-making指南针 the compass汉字 Chinese character单音节 single syllable汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese charac
2、ters阳平 level tone阴平 rising tone上声 falling-rising tone去声 falling tone四书 the Four Books大学 The Great Learning中庸 The Doctrine of the Mean论语 The Analects of Confucius孟子 The Mencius春秋 the Spring and Autumn Annals史记 Historical Records诗经 The Books of Songs; 三字经The Three-Word Chant三国演义 Three Kingdoms西游记 Jour
3、ney to the West;红楼梦 Dream of the Red Mansions五言绝句 five-character quatrain七言律诗 seven-character octave八股文 eight-part essay; 重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage优秀民间艺术 outstanding folk arts文物 cultural relics中国画 traditional Chinese painting书法 calligraphy水墨画 Chinese brush painting; 中国结 Chinese knot旗袍 Cheongsam
4、中山装 Chinese tunic suit唐装 Tang suit文人 men of letters雅士 refined scholars高雅艺术 refined art表演艺术 performing art现代流行艺术 popular art, pop art电影艺术 cinematographic art京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera Mask生 the positive male role旦 the positive female role净 a supporting male role with striking character丑 a clown or a negativ
5、e role花脸 painted role马戏 circus show单口相声 monologue comic talk, standup comedy特技表演 stunt相声 comic cross talk杂技 acrobatics皮影戏 shadow play; 说书 story-telling武术 martial art功夫 kung fu武术门派 styles or schools of martial art习武健身 practice martial art for fitness气功 qigong, deep breathing exercises拳击 boxing篆刻 seal
6、 cutting 工艺, 手艺 workmanship 卷轴 scroll泥人 clay figure唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty文房四宝 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese study - a writing brush, an ink stick, paper and an ink stone民间传说 folklores寓言 fable传说 legend神话 mythology对对联 matching an antithetical couplet阳历 solar
7、 calendar阴历 lunar calendar天干 heavenly stem地支 earthly branch闰年 leap year春节 the Spring Festival元宵节 the Lantern Festival清明节 the Pure Brightness Festival 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival 中秋节 the Moon Festival 重阳节 the Double Ninth Day古为今用, 洋为中用：make the past serve the present and the foreign serve china风水：Fe
8、ngshui; geomantic omen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：New Year painting压岁钱：New
9、 Year gift-money舞龙：dragon/ lion dance 元宵：sweet sticky rice dumplings花灯：festival lantern灯谜：lantern riddle四合院：Siheyuan/ Quadrangle亭/阁：pavilion/attic剪纸：Paper Cutting书法：Calligraphy针灸：Acupuncture太极拳：Tai Chi儒家文化：Confucian Culture孟子：Mencius人才流动：Brain Drain/Flow红白喜事：Weddings and Funerals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北京烤鸭：Beijing Roast Duck门当户对：Perfect Match春卷：Spring Roll(s)铁饭碗：Iron Bowl莲藕：Lotus Root火锅：Hot Pot
