中国人应该知道的英语词汇中国小吃Stinky tofu 臭豆腐Mapo tofu salted Sichuan style 麻婆豆腐Chinese style baked roll 烧饼Fried bread stick /twisted cruller 油条Soybean porridge 豆浆Boiled dumpling 水饺Small steamed bun 小笼包Plain wheat roll /steamed bun 馒头Spicy hot pot /Sichuan hot pot 麻辣火锅Rice 饭团Scallion cake 葱油饼Sliced noodles 刀削面Cold noodles 两面Fried rice noodles 炒米粉Dried tofu 豆腐干Hard boiled egg 卤蛋100-year egg 皮蛋Salted duck egg 咸鸭蛋Tea egg 茶蛋Sesame paste 芝麻糊Bean paste cake 绿豆糕Fried dough twist /heam flower 麻花Chestnut roasted with sugar 糖炒栗子Plum juice 酸梅汤Milk tea 奶茶Black tea 红茶Almond junket 杏仁豆腐中国节日及传统Lunar calendar 农历New year’s day 元旦Lunar new year /Chinese new year 农历新年Spring festival 春节Lunar new year’s even reunion 年夜饭Chinese new year cake 年糕Red envelope /a cash gift 红包Latern festival 元宵节Rice dumpling 汤圆Tomb sweeping day 清明节Dragon boat festival 端午节Tsung-tse 粽子Mid-autumn festival /moon-festival 中秋节Sachet 香包Moon cake 月饼Teachers’ day 教师节Winter solstice 冬至Vernal equinox 春分Summer begins 立夏Autumn begins 立秋Leap year 闰年中国古典文学The analects of confucious 论语The book of Odes/the book of poetry 诗经Shi shuo hsin Yu 世说新语The legend of defication 封神榜The Romance of the three kingdoms 三国演义Pilgrimage to the west 西游记The dream of the red chamber 红楼梦The Golden lotus 金瓶梅All men are brothers 水浒传The west chamber 西厢记The four collections of books 四库全书只可意会不可言传Blasted 该死的真他妈的Bleeding 烦人的令人讨厌的Blooming 可恶的太他妈的Dammed 该死的烦人的Flaming 该死的非常的Bastard 杂种狗东西Buggar 畜生兔崽子Bitch 贱货骚货Son of a bitch 小人可恶的家伙Turd 令人讨厌的家伙臭大粪Arse 令人讨厌的家伙Arsehole 愚蠢蠢货Balls /crap /bullshit /fart 屁话放屁Cock /prick /tool /cunt 胡说Shit 讨厌烦人操1Bugger /sod 王八羔子兔崽子俗语谚语A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手Absence of mind心不在焉Actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩Add oil to the flames火上浇油Add insult to injury雪上加霜All at sea不知所措All ears洗耳恭听All Greek to me一窍不通All is not gold that glitters发光的不一定都是金子All is fish that comes to his net捡到篮里的都是菜（意为来者不拒）An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth以眼还眼，牙还牙A leopard can not change his sports江山易改，本性难移An hour in the morning is worth two hours in the evening一日之计在于晨(as )broad as it is long半斤八两As close as a clam一毛不拔，守口如瓶As you brew ,so shall you drink自作自受At a respectful distance敬而远之At the sign of the horn戴绿帽子At the world’s end天涯海角Attack is the best form of defence进攻是最好的防守Better a glorious death than a shameful life宁为玉碎，为瓦全Badger game美人计Bay the moon异想天开Be all mouths and trousers光打雷不下雨Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚，人以群分A bow bent too much will break欲速则不达Business is business公事公办Can not sea Beyond the length of his nose 鼠目寸光Cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴A cat on hot bricks热锅上的蚂蚁Chop and change朝三暮四Circumstances alter cases此一时，一时Clean hand wants no washing清者自清Cock is bold in his own dunghill窝里横Cogito ergo sum我思故我在Come –day-go-day当一天和尚撞一天钟Comparisons are odious/odorous人比人，气死人Constant dropping will wear a stone水滴石穿Don’t judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人Cry wolf狼来了Custom is second nature习惯成自然Die is cast /thrown木已成舟Dig a well at a river画蛇添足Do as you would be done by2Dog that fetches will carry来说是非者，便是是非人Don’t wake a sleep dog不要惹是生非Don’t put off still tomorrow what should be done today今日事，今日毕Donkey’s years猴年马月East or west ,home is best金家银家不如自己的破家Empty hand is no lure fools a hawk舍不得孩子套不住狼Enough is as good as feast知足者常乐Everything can find its way船到桥头自然直Fair without but foal/false within金玉其外，絮其中He laughs best who later last最后的胜利才是真正的胜利He that lives with cripples learns to limp近朱者赤，墨者黑His bark is worse than his bite刀子嘴豆付心It is a foolish sheep that make the Wolf his confessor兔子不吃窝边草It is easy to be wise after the event时候诸葛人人会It is the first step that costs万事开头难It is the thought that counts礼轻人意重Joys shared with others are enjoyed独乐乐不如众乐乐Kick down the ladder过河拆桥Kiss the child for the nurse’s sake醉翁之意不在酒Kill to birds with one stone一箭双雕Laughter is the best medicine笑一笑，十年少Let beggars match with beggars龙配龙，凤配凤Like begets like龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠生来会打洞Like cures like以毒攻毒Like father, like son有其父必有其子Live and learn活到老，学到老Love is blind情人眼里出西施Love me ; love my dog爱屋及乌Love will find a way精诚所至，石为开Man purpose, god disposes谋事在人，事在天Man’s extremity is god’s opportunity车到山前必有路Many hands make light work人多力量大Misery loves company同病相怜No pains ,no gains不劳则无获Nothing is impossible to a willing heart/mind 有志者事竟成One bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Out of sight ,out of mind眼不见，心不烦Play both ends against the Middle河蚌相争，渔翁得利Practice makes perfect熟能生巧Seeing is believing百闻不如一见Speak of the devil and he appears说曹操曹操到Time flies时光飞逝Tomorrow is another day明天还有希望Turn somebody’s battery against himself以其人之矛攻其盾What can you expect from a got but a grount 狗嘴里吐不出象牙3When the cat’s away ,the mice will play山中无老虎，猴子称霸王What’s done by night appears by day要想人不知，除非己莫为Word is spoken is past recalling一言既出，马难追We only live once人生在世须尽欢You scratch my back , I’ll scratch yours你敬我一尺，我敬你一丈4。