1、高考英语中国文化词汇1.四大名著三国演义 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 Mansions2.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 Ri
2、vers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 West Chamber聊斋志异Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio3.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 P
3、eking骆驼祥子 Rickshaw茶馆 Teahouse边城 The Border Town倾城之恋 Love in a Fallen City十八春 Eighteen Springs4.四书五经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; Th
4、e 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 History5.传统节日十二生肖 the twelve Chinese zodiac signs本命年 ones 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 Brig
5、htness 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 Day6.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; in
6、k 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 suit7.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 a
7、rt戏剧艺术 theatrical art才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladie8.天干地支阳历 solar calendar公历 Gregorian 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 folklores寓言 fable传说 legend神话 mythology古为今用，洋为中用 make the pastserve the present and the foreign
8、serve china赋诗 inscribe a poem对对联 matching an antithetical couplet9.中国瑰宝习武健身 practice martial art for fitness气功 qigong; deep breathing exercises篆刻 seal cutting upriteous工艺,手艺 workmanship; craftsmanship卷轴 scroll蜡染 batik泥人 clay figure漆画 lacquer painting唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynast
9、y景泰蓝 cloisonne文房四宝 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese studya writing brush, anink stick, an ink stone and paper.10.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
10、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 opera11.国粹术语生(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 sup
11、porting 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歌舞喜剧 musical滑稽场面，搞笑小噱头 shtick京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera Mask12.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
12、言绝句 five-character quatrain七言律诗 seven-character octave八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing13.中国意念词八卦 trigram阴、阳 yin,yang道 Dao(cf.logo)江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traitsworld)You can t control everything in a traits world.人在江湖,身不由己。道 Daoism (Taoism)上火 excessive internal heat儒学 Confucianism红学(红
13、楼梦研究) redology世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia开放 kaifang(Chinese openness to the outside world)大锅饭 getting an equal share regardless of the work done伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded不搞一刀切 no imposing uniformity on合乎国情，顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the peo
14、ple乱摊派，乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge铁交椅 iron( lifetime) posts; guaranteed leading post脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperityand chaos to decline中国新兴事物 Newly Sprouted Things中国电信 China Telecom中国移动 China Mobile十五计划 the 10th Five- Year Plan中国电脑联网 C
15、hinanet三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project希望工程 Project Hope京九铁路 the Beijing-Kowloon Railway扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project温饱工程 Decent-Life Project安居工程 Economy HousingProject扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign西部大开发 Go-West Campaign14.中国特色传统饮食馄饨 wonton锅贴 guotie( fried jiaozi)花卷 steamed twisted
16、rolls套餐 set meal盒饭 box lunch; Chinesetake-away米豆腐 rice tofu魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu米粉 rice noodles冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples, etc.)火锅 chafing dish八宝饭 eight- treasure ricepudding粉丝 glass noodles豆腐脑 jellied bean curd15.中华民族喜庆节日国庆节 National Day儿童节 Childrens Day妇女节 Womens Day泼水节 Water- Splashing Day教师节 Teachers Day 五四青年节 Youth Day5
