中国节日及相关表达.doc

中国节日及相关表达春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month农历 lunar calendar年终大扫除 year-end household cleaning春联 Spring Festival couplets年画 New Year pictures剪纸 paper-cuts团圆饭 family reunion dinner饺子 jiaozi春晚 Spring Festival Gala守岁 stay up late on the New Years Eve除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new拜年 pay a New Year visit红包 red packets压岁钱 lucky money放爆竹 let off firecrackers庙会 temple fair禁忌 taboo元宵节 Lantern Festival农历正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month元宵 rice dumplings花灯 festival lantern灯谜 lantern riddle灯会 exhibit of lanterns烟花 fireworks端午节 Dragon Boat Festival农历五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month粽子 zongzi糯米 sticky rice粽叶 bamboo leaves舞龙 dragon dance舞狮 lion dance踩高跷 stilt walking赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing纪念 in memory of屈原Quyuan诗人 poet忠臣 loyal minister清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day寒食节 Cold Food Festival祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors扫墓 sweep graves of ones ancestors or loved ones踏青go for a spring outing中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival农历八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month月饼moon cake赏月appreciate the glorious full moon中国神话故事 Chinese mythology嫦娥 Change后羿 Hou Yi长生不老 be immortal重阳节 Double Ninth Day赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum登高 climb a height七夕节 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentines Day银河 the Milky Way鹊桥 bridge of magpies牛郎 Cowherd织女 the Weaving Maid王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven乞巧 praying-for-cleverness女红 needlework专题二 中国文化及相关表达Part 1 中国文化四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China火药 gunpowder印刷术 printing造纸术 paper-making指南针 the compass文房四宝” Four Treasures of the Study笔 writing brush墨 ink stick纸 paper砚 ink slab书法 calligraphy中国画 traditional Chinese painting水墨画 Chinese brush painting雕刻 sculpture泥人 clay figure武术 martial arts京剧 Peking opera昆曲 Kunqu opera相声 cross talk中药 traditional Chinese medicine中国结 Chinese knot唐装 Tang suit四合院 courtyard house红茶 black tea绿茶 green tea功夫茶 Gongfu tea火锅 hot potPart 2 中国文学四大名著 four major classical novels三国演义 The Romance of Three Kingdoms红楼梦 Dream of the Red Mansions水浒传 Outlaw of the Marshes西游记 Journey to the West四书 The Four Books大学 The Great Learning中庸 The Doctrine of the Mean论语 Analects of Confucius孟子 The Mencius五经 The Five Classics诗经The Book of Songs书经 The Book of History易经 The Book of Changes礼记 the Book of Rites春秋 The Spring and Autumn AnnalsPart 3 中国古代哲学家及相关表达哲学家 philosopher孔子 Confucius孟子 Mencius老子 Lao Tzu孙子 Sun Tzu庄子 Chuang Tzu儒学 Confucian School孔庙 Temple of Confucius孙子兵法 The Art of WarPart 4 中国历史及相关表达封建的 feudal朝代 dynasty春秋时期 the Spring and Autumn Period战国时期 the Warring States Period隋唐时期 the Sui and Tang dynasties明清时期 Ming and Qing dynasties秦始皇 the First Emperor of Qin君主 monarch皇帝 emperor皇太后 Empress Dowager丞相 prime minister大臣 minister忠臣 loyal minister中华文明 Chinese civilization丝绸之路 the