六级翻译传统文化词汇盘点
六级翻译传统文化词汇
盘点
Document number：PBGCG-0857-BTDO-0089-PTT1998
六级翻译中国传统文化词汇盘点
1.中国意念词(Chinesenesses)
八卦 trigram
阴、阳 yin, yang
道 Dao(cf. logo)
江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits’ world)
. 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 people
乱摊派，乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge
铁交椅 iron (lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post
脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty
治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline
2. 中华民族的喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)
国庆节 National Day
中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival
春节 Spring Festival
元宵节 Lantern Festival
儿童节 Children’s Day
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
妇女节 Women’s Day
泼水节 Water-Splashing Day
教师节 Teachers’ Day
五四青年节 Youth Day
3. 中国独特的传统饮食(Unique Traditional Chinese Foods)
馄饨wonton
锅贴guotie (fried jiaozi)
花卷steamed twisted rolls
套餐set meal
盒饭box lunch; Chinese take-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 rice pudding
粉丝glass noodles
豆腐脑jellied bean curd
4. 特有的一些汉语词汇
禅宗Zen Buddhism
禅dhyana; dhgaya
混沌chaos
道Daosim, the way and its power
四谛Four Noble Truth
八正道Eightfold Path
无常anity
五行说Theory of Five Elements
无我anatman
坐禅metta or transcendental meditation
空sunyata
虚无nothingness
双喜double happiness(中)，a doubled stroke of luck(英) 小品witty skits
相声cross-talk
噱头;掉包袱gimmick, stunt
夜猫子night people; night-owls
本命年this animal year of sb.
处世之道philosophy of life
姻缘yinyuan(prefixed fate of marriage)
还愿redeem a wish (vows)
5. 特有的一些汉语词汇
禅宗Zen Buddhism
禅dhyana; dhgaya
混沌chaos
道Daosim, the way and its power
四谛Four Noble Truth
八正道Eightfold Path
无常anity
五行说Theory of Five Elements
无我anatman
坐禅metta or transcendental meditation
空sunyata
虚无nothingness
双喜double happiness(中)，a doubled stroke of luck(英) 小品witty skits
相声cross-talk
噱头;掉包袱gimmick, stunt
夜猫子night people; night-owls
本命年this animal year of sb.
处世之道philosophy of life
姻缘yinyuan(prefixed fate of marriage)
还愿redeem a wish (vows)
6. 具有文化特色的现代表述
大陆中国 Mainland China
红宝书 little red book
红色中国 socialist China
四化 Four Modernizations
终生职业 job-for-life
铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
大锅饭 communal pot
关系户 closely-related units
外出打工人员 migrant workers
关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild
五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德)：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals
四美(心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美)： the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment
7. 中国古代独特事物(Unique Ancient Chinese Items)
宣纸 rice paper
衙门 yamen
叩头 kowtow
孔子Confucius
牌楼 pailou;pai-loo
武术 wushu(Chinese Martial Arts)
功夫 kungfu ;kung fu
中庸 the way of medium (cf. Golden Means)
中和 harmony (zhonghe)
孝顺 to show filial obedience
孝子 dutiful son
家长 family head
三纲：君为臣纲，父为子纲，夫为妻纲 three cardinal guides: ruler guides subject, father guides son husband guides wife
五常：仁、义、理、智、信 five constant virtues: benevolence (humanity), righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity
八股文 eight-legged essays
多子多福：The more sons/children, the more blessing/ great happiness
养儿防老：raising sons to support one in one’s old age
8. 见诸报端的中国现代特色词汇翻译
基层监督grass-roots supervision
基础税率base tariff level
婚介所matrimonial agency
婚外恋extramarital love
婚纱摄影bride photo
黑心棉shoddy cotton
机器阅卷machine scoring
即开型奖券scratch-open ticket/lottery
集中精力把经济建设搞上去go all out for economic development
价格听证会public price hearings
甲A球队Division A Soccer Team
家政服务household management service
加强舆论监督ensure the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion 假帐accounting fraud
叫板challenge; pick a quarrel
矫情use lame arguments
渐进式台独gradual Taiwan independence
借调temporarily transfer
扩大中等收入者比重Raise the proportion of the middle-income group.
扩大内需，刺激消费expand domestic demand and consumption