高考英语专题之中国特色文化词汇超全总结

四大名著
《三国演义》 Three Kingdoms《西游记》 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansions
经典作品
《史记》 Historical Records《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror; Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers《山海经》The Classic of Mountains and Rivers《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety《孙子兵法》 The Art of War《三字经》The Three-Character Scripture; The Three-Word Chant《西厢记》The Romance of the Western Chamber《聊斋志异》Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio
近现代佳作
《围城》 Fortress Besieged《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q《吾国吾民》 My Country and My People《京华烟云》 Moment in Peking《骆驼祥子》 Rickshaw Boy《茶馆》 Teahouse《边城》 The Border Town《倾城之恋》 Love in a Fallen City
四书五经
四书五经 The Four Books and The Five Classics
1、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/The Works of Mencius2、五经 The Five Classics《春秋》the Spring and Autumn Annals《诗经》The Book of Songs; The Book of Odes《易经》/《周易》 I Ching; The Book of Changes《礼记》The Book of Rites《尚书》/《书经》 The Book of History
传统节日
 十二生肖 the twelve Chinese zodiac signs本命年 one’s year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches传统节日 traditional holidays春节 the Spring Festival元宵节 the Lantern Festival清明节 the Pure Brightness Festival/the Tomb-Sweeping Day端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival中秋节 the Moon Festival/the Mid-Autumn Day重阳节 the Double Ninth Day/the Aged Day
文化遗产
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; ink and wash painting工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting中国结 Chinese knot旗袍 Cheongsam中山装 Chinese tunic suit唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing); Tang suit
艺术词汇
文人 men of letters雅士 refined scholars表演艺术 performing art现代流行艺术 popular art; pop art纯艺术 high art高雅艺术 refined art电影艺术 cinematographic art戏剧艺术 theatrical art才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
天干地支
阳历 solar calendar阴历 lunar calendar天干 heavenly stem地支 earthly branch闰年 leap year二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms民间传说 folklore寓言 fable传说 legend神话 mythology古为今用，洋为中用 make the past serve the present and the foreign serve China赋诗 inscribe a poem对对联 matching a couplet 
中国瑰宝
  习武健身 practice martial art for fitness气功 qigong; deep breathing exercises篆刻 seal cutting工艺，手艺 workmanship; craftsmanship卷轴 scroll蜡染 batik泥人 clay figure漆画 lacquer painting唐三彩 Tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty景泰蓝 cloisonné文房四宝 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese study—a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper.
戏剧文化
皮影戏 shadow play; leather-silhouette show说书 story-telling叠罗汉 make a human pyramid折子戏 opera highlights踩高跷 stilt walk哑剧 pantomime; mime哑剧演员 pantomimist戏剧小品 skit马戏 circus show单口相声 monologue comic talk; stand up comedy特技表演 stunt相声 witty dialogue comedy; comic cross talk杂技 acrobatics京韵大鼓 the traditional story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment秦腔 Shaanxi opera生（男性正面角色） male (the positive male role)旦（女性正面角色） female (the positive female role)净（性格鲜明的男性配角） a supporting male role with striking character丑（幽默滑稽或反面角色） a clown or a negative role花脸 painted role音乐剧 musical京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera masks
汉语言
汉字 Chinese character单音节 single syllable汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters阳平 level tone阴平 rising tone上声 falling-rising tone去声 falling tone五言绝句 five-character quatrain七言律诗 seven-character octave
中国意念词
八卦 Trigram阴、阳 yin, yang道 Dao道教 Daoism (Taoism)
中国特色传统饮食
馄饨 wonton锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi)花卷 steamed twisted rolls豆腐 tofu米粉 rice noodles冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples, etc.)火锅 hot pot八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding豆腐脑 jellied bean curd