汉译英常用分类词汇——中国文化概述general terms集体主义collectivism爱国主义精神patriotism诚实守信honesty公民道德建设实施纲要The Program for Improving Civic Morality弘扬主旋律，提倡多样化highlight the central theme of the times whileencouraging diversity全民健身运动nationwide fitness campaign社会公德，职业道德和家庭美德教育education in social and professional ethics andfamily virtues为人民服务serving the people深入群众，深入生活go deep among the masses and into the thick of life奉献无愧于时代的作品contribute to the people works worthy of the times中华文明博大精深，源远流长。
The Chinese civilization is extensive and profound, and has a long history.重要文化遗产major cultural heritage优秀民间艺术outstanding folk arts自立于世界民族之林stand proudly in the family of nations一、传统节日风俗文化三节(中国的三天传统节日：端午节、中秋节和春节)the three Chinese traditional festivals—Dragon-Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival1. 春节Spring Festival/ Chinese New Year大扫除 year-end household cleaning扎花灯焰火make ornamental lanterns and fireworks烧纸钱burn paper coins/ burn paper money烧香burn incenses in a censer除夕New Year’s Eve春联Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year)年画New Year picture年夜饭family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve压岁钱 New-Year Money/money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift爆竹firecracker鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new ; ring out the old year and ring in the new饺子dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing)拜年paying a New Year call贺年片 New Year film恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best!2. 元宵节 Lantern Festival元宵sweet rice-flour dumplings (eaten on the Lantern Festival)庙会temple fair观灯viewing the lanterns灯谜lantern riddles龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance狮子舞lion dance秧歌舞yangge dance植树节 Tree-planting Day3. 清明节 Tomb-sweeping Festival/ Tomb-sweeping Day/ Ch’ing Ming Festival 扫墓 paying respect to the dead《清明上河图》 A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival4. 端午节 Dragon Boat Festiva l Duanwu Festival赛龙舟dragon-boat race粽子zongji/ glutinous rice wrapped in a pyramid shape dumpling in reed leaves5. 七夕节Double-seventh Festival6. 中秋节Mid-autumn Festival赏月enjoying the full moon月饼moon cake团圆be united7. 重阳节 Double-ninth Festival登高hill climbing饮酒wine drinking赏菊enjoying chrysanthemum吃糕eating cakes （糕与“高”谐音）国庆节National Day8. 冬至the winter solstice 冬至饭winter solstice dinner9. 立春the Beginning of Spring/ early spring10. 秋老虎autumn tiger11. 芒种节Festival of Grain in Ear12. 春分Rain Begins13. 白露White Dew14. 霜降Frost Falls15. 小雪Slight Snow放风筝图的是这一乐，所以说放晦气。
.Kite-flying is just for fun, that’s why we call it ‘sending off bad luck’”办消寒会：hold a cold-dispelling party二、饮食文化food/cuisine culture烹饪culinary arts美食节gourmet festival中餐烹饪 Chinese cuisine色，香，味俱全 perfect combination of color, aroma, taste and appearance八大菜系eight schools of cuisine四大菜系：山东菜，四川菜，粤菜，扬州菜four major Chinese cuisines: Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Canton cuisine and Yangzhou cuisine南淡北咸，东甜西辣 the light southern cuisine, and the salty northern cuisine; thesweet eastern cuisine, and the spicy western cuisine八宝菜 eight-treasure pickles (assorted walnut meats, asparagus, lettuce, almonds, cucumber and peanuts, etc. pickled in soy sauce)八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding (glutinous rice steamed with preserved fruits, sweetened bean paste, lotus seeds, longan, etc.)白斩鸡 tender boiled chicken (made by boiling a whole chicken in water and cutting into cubes, then dipping into seasonings)臭豆腐 strong-smelling preserved bean curb粉蒸肉 pork steamed with rice flour狗不理包子Goubuli steamed buns油条deep-fried dough sticks风味小吃 local delicacy腐竹rolls of dried bean milk cream冷盘hors d’oeuvres萨其马 Manchu candied fritter cut in squares刀切，火候Cutting and Slicing Techniques , Heat Control切片slicing 切条 cutting to strips切丝shredding 切柳 filleting切丁dicing 切碎 mincing磨碎grinding大/旺/武火 strong heat中火medium heat小/微/文火 gentle heat烹饪方法cooking techniques煎pan-frying 炒 stir-frying爆quick-frying 炸 deep-frying烩stewing 熏 smoking煨simmering 煮 boiling烘baking 烤 roasting蒸steaming红烧 braising (with soy sauce)涮羊肉 hot-pot mutton dip-boiled mutton slices羊肉串小摊 mutton barbecue stall三、茶文化tea culture禅宗Zen Buddhism 日本茶道Japanese tea ceremony茶馆tea-house 看茶/献茶serve tea 沏茶brew tea一碗茶 a bowl of tea 一杯茶a cup of tea茶具tea set 茶锅kettle 茶盘tea-tray宜兴紫砂壶boccaro teapot。