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 while encouraging 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 and family 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 andYangzhou 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 andcutting 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绿茶 green tea红茶 red tea乌龙茶 oolong tea黑茶 dark tea碧螺春 Biluochun黄山毛峰 Huangshan Maofeng六安瓜片Liu’an Guapian安徽祁门红茶 Qimen Black Tea of Anhui云南滇红茶 Dian Black Tea of Yunnan云南普洱茶Pu’er Tea of Yunnan菊花茶 chrysanthemum tea茉莉花茶 jasmine tea浓浓的姜茶strong ginger tea龙井茶 Longjing tea女儿茶 neur tea蜜饯茶 sweetened tea贡茶 choice tea四、酒文化 wine culture杜康酒 the Dukang Liquor绍兴酒 Shaoxing wine烧酒 hot spirits橘酒 orange wine冷酒 cold wine 暖酒 warm wine发压岁钱 distribution of New-Year money合欢宴 family reunion feast屠苏酒 New-Year Wine合欢汤 happy-reunion soup吉祥果 lucky fruits如意糕 wish-fullfilment cakes行酒令 play a drinking game 划拳 play a finger-guessing game射覆 play conundrums(谜摆酒接风arrange a feast of welcome/ prepare a feast for sb.’s home-coming水酒掸尘 prepare some watery wine by way of welcome治酒饯行 prepare a farewell feast举酒送行 offer sb. wine to see sb. off奠酒 pour a libation五、服饰文化 culture of costumes and ornaments女子传统服装 traditional clothes for women(ladies旗袍 cheong-sam唐装Chinese-style costumes 立领 a stand-up collar 裙子 skirt紫色绣花绵裙 pink embroidered silk skirt髻/冕 tiara 珠宝髻 tiara (set with jewels and pears垂饰 pendant 耳环 ear pendants/ear rings饰物 habiliments 碧玉红带 red belt with green jade簪/钗 pin赤金匾簪 a flat gold pin串珠/项链 necklace手镯 bracelets戒指 finger ring 订婚戒指 engagement ring 结婚戒指 wedding ring黄袍 golden robe 蟒袍serpent-embroidered robe长袍long gown 马褂mandarin jacket盘领round necks 窄袖narrow sleeves 坎肩 short tunic中国不动地域和不同民族的服饰也各有特色。