中国传统文化专用词汇英文翻译概要1.doc

常见中国传统文化专用词汇英文翻译 　　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) e.g. 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 、中国新兴事物(Newly Sprouted Things) 　　中国 电信 China Telecom中国 移动 China Mobile十五计划 the 10th Five-Year Plan中国电脑联网 Chinanet 　　三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project希望工程 Project Hope京九铁路 Beijing CKowloon Railway 　　扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project温饱工程 Decent-Life Project 　　安居工程 Economy Housing Project扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign西部大开发 Go-West Campaign 　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 witt