中国传统文化翻译-春节用语

中国传统文化翻译--春节用语一、中国传统文化之英语表达---有关春节的基本词汇与短语

【GreetingSeason】:

春节TheSpringFestival

农历lunarcalendar

正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar

除夕NewYear‘sEve;eveoflunarNewYear

初一thebeginningofNewYear

元宵节TheLanternFestival

【Customs】：

过年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival

对联poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry

春联SpringFestivalcouplets

剪纸paper-cuts

买年货specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping

年画NewYearpaintings

敬酒proposeatoast

灯笼lantern:aportablelight

烟花fireworks

爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)

红包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealth.)

舞狮liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)

舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)

戏曲traditionalopera

杂耍varietyshow;vaudeville

灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns

灯会exhibitoflanterns

守岁staying-up

禁忌taboo

拜年payNewYear‘scall;giveNewYear‘sgreetings;NewYear‘svisit

去晦气getridoftheill-fortune

祭祖宗offersacrificestoone‘sancestors压岁钱giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear

扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning

【Foodnames】：

年糕Nian-gao;risecake;NewYearcake

团圆饭familyreuniondinner

年夜饭thedinneronNewYear‘sEve

饺子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli

八宝饭eighttreasuresricepudding

汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetor

spicyfillings糖果盘candytray:

什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune

蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth

西瓜子redmelonseed-joy,happiness,truthandsincerity

金桔cumquat-prosperity

红枣reddates-prosperity

糖莲子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome

糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship

花生糖peanutcandy-sweet

【Blessing】:

Treasuresfillthehome财源广进

Businessflourishes事业兴隆

Peaceallyearround岁岁平安

Wishingyouprosperity恭喜发财

Harmonybringswealth家和万事兴

Mayallyourwishescometrue心想事成

Everythinggoeswell万事如意

Thecountryflourishesandpeople一、艺术1.

画类

壁画mural

国画Chinesetraditionalpainting

水墨画inkandwashpainting

绢画silkpainting

木刻画woodengraving

版画engraving

贝雕画shellcarvingpainting

年画newyearpicture

2.陶器类

陶器potteryware

玉器jadearticle

瓷器chinaware

青瓷celadon

青铜器bronzeware

景泰蓝cloisonnéenamel

漆器lacquerware

彩陶paintedpottery

唐三彩trio-coloredglazedpotteryoftheTangDynasty

3.雕刻类

冰雕icecarving

玉雕jadecarving

石雕stonecarving

骨雕bonescarving

贝雕shellcarving

木雕woodcarving

根雕treerootcarving

瓷器雕porcelaincarving

象牙雕ivorycarving

4.塑像类

彩塑paintedsculpture

画塑doughfigurine

泥人儿clayfigure

5.扇类

绢扇silkfan

檀香扇sandalwoodfan

折扇foldingfan

6.宝石类

珍珠pearl

玛瑙agate

珊瑚coral

翡翠greenjade

琥珀

玉jade

7.工艺类

刺绣embroidery

双面秀two-sidedembroidery

挂毯tapestry

蜡染batik

藤条制品wickerwork

真丝puresilk

烟嘴cigaretteholder

鼻烟壶snuffbottle

图章seal

盆景pottedlandscape

屏风screen

二、民俗词汇轿子sedans

风车pinwheel

杂技acrobatics

魔术magic

拨浪鼓shakingdrum

竹苗bambooflute

皮影shadowpuppet

糖人sugar-molded

四合院courtyardhomes

踩高跷stiltwalk

武术martialarts

人力车rickshaw

宫灯palacelantern

猜拳finger-guessinggame

说书monologuestory-telling

老字号time-honored

相声crosstalk

三、传统节日词汇

拜年payanewyearcall

爆竹firecracker

鞭炮astringofsmallfirecrackers

大扫除year-endhousehold

灯谜lanternriddles

庙会templefair

年画newyear’spicture

挂年画tohangoutnewyear’spicture

年夜饭familyreuniondinneronlunarnewyear

守岁tostayawakeallnight

年糕glutinouscakefornewyear

大年初一thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth

八宝饭eight-treasurericepudding

对联poeticcouplets

贴春联toputupantitheticalcouplets

糊窗花toputupwindowpaper-cuts

压岁钱moneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargift

四、京剧相关词汇

地方戏：localopera

戏剧脸谱theatricalmask

生malecharacters

旦femalecharacters

净paintedfacecharacters

末middle-agedmalecharacters

丑clown

五、中国古代四大发明

火药gunpowder

指南针compass

造纸术paper-makingtechniques

印刷术paper-printingtechniques

六、中国特有的事务

武术martialarts

气功Qigong

打擂台tofightachallengefightinanarena

听评书tolistentohistoricalortraditionalstories

下象棋toplayChinesechess

练习书法tomakespecialstudiesofcalligraphy

画国画todotraditionalChinesepainting

题诗toinscribeapoem

求对tomatchanantitheticalcouplet

元宵节theLanternFestival

端午节theDragon-BoatFestival

中秋节theMid-autumnDay

荔枝节theLitchiFestival

西瓜节theWaterMelonFestival

风筝节theKateFestival

国庆节theNationalDay

劳动节theLaborD

妇女节theWomen’sDay

儿童节theChildren’sDay

教师节theTeachers’Day

建军节theArmyDay

解放theLiberationin1949

建国thefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949

改革开放tocarryoutreformsandadoptopenpolicies

基层atgrass-rootlevel

干部cadre

文革theCulturalRevolution

上山下乡tosettledowninthemountainousareasandinthecountryside

国民党theKuomintang

四世同堂的大家庭anextendedfamilywithfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof

独生子女家庭familywithonlyonechild

大龄未婚青年elderunmarriedyouth

离退休人员retiredpeople

贫困地区poverty-strickenarea

贫困户poverty-strickenfamily

承包toadopttheresponsibilitysystem

致富tobecomewell-off

铁饭碗ironricebowl/asecurejob

吃大锅饭toeatfromthesamelargecaldron七、其它大观园GrandViewGarden龙舟dragonboat肝火fireintheliver诊脉fe