要想做好翻译题，那就离不开词汇的积累，今天，小编就给大家带来英语翻译必备词汇之中国文化篇，大家赶紧背诵起来吧!
一、传统节日 Traditional Festivals
拜年 paying a New Year call
爆竹 firecracker
鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers
除夕 New Year's Eve
春节 Spring Festival
春联 Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
大扫除 year-end household cleaning
灯谜 lantern riddles
登高 hill climbing
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best!
观灯 viewing the lanterns
贺岁片 New Year film
饺子 dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing )
龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance
庙会 temple fair
年画 New Year picture
年夜饭 family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve
清明节 Tomb-sweeping Festival
扫墓 paying respect to the dead
赏菊 enjoying chrysanthemum
赏月 enjoying the full moon
狮子舞 lion dance
压岁钱 money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift
秧歌舞 yangge dance
元宵 sweet rice-flour dumplings (eaten on the Lantern Festival )
元宵节 Lantern Festival
月饼 moon cake
植树节 Tree-planting Day
中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival
重阳节 Double Ninth Festival
粽子 a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
二、艺术及工艺 Arts and Crafts
版画 engraving
贝雕画 shell carving picture
彩塑 painted sculpture
瓷器 porcelain; china
刺绣 embroidery
雕刻 carving
宫灯 palace lantern
国画 Chinese painting
剪纸 paper-cut
景德镇瓷 Jingdezhen porcelain
景泰蓝 cloisonné enamel
蜡染 batik
卖秸画 straw patchwork
木/石/竹刻 wood/stone/bamboo carving
木刻画 wood engraving
泥人儿 clay figure
皮影 shadow puppet
漆画 lacquer painting
漆器 lacquer ware
双面绣 two-sided embroidery
水墨画 Chinese brush drawing ; ink and wash painting
檀香扇 sandalwood fan
唐三彩 Tang tri-colored pottery
陶器 pottery ; earthenware
图章 seal
拓碑 making rubbings from inscriptions , pictures , etc . on stone tablets
拓片 rubbing
微雕 miniature engraving
象牙雕刻 ivory carving
宜兴陶 Yixing pottery
篆刻 seal cutting
三、古代建筑 Ancient Architecture
塔 pagoda
琉璃塔 glazed stupa
舍利塔 dagoba; sarira stupa ( a pagoda for Buddhist relics )
舍利子 sarira remains from cremation of Buddha's of saints' body
喇叭塔 Lamaist pagoda
楼 storied buildings
钟楼 bell tower
鼓楼 drum tower
阁 pavilion
烽火台 beacon tower
华表 ornamental column
牌坊 memorial archway
四、戏剧表演 Theatrical Performances
京剧人物脸谱 types of facial makeup in Beijing opera
生 male characters
末 middle-aged male characters
净 “painted face” characters
旦 female characters
丑 clown
京剧票友 amateur performer of Peking Opera
木偶戏 puppet show
独角戏 monodrama; one-man play
皮影戏 shadow play; leather-silhouette show
折子戏 opera highlights
戏剧小品 skit
哑剧 dumb show; mime; mummery; pantomime
单口相声 monologue comic talk
双口相声 witty dialogue
口技 vocal imitations; ventriloquism
说书 monologue story-telling
杂技 acrobatic performance
叠罗汉 making a human pyramid
特技 stunt
睬高跷 stilt walk
马戏 circus performances
五、神话人物 Mythological Figures
八仙 the Eight Immortals
嫦娥 Chang'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)
伏羲 Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)
福禄寿三星 the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity
共工 God of Water
后羿 Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )
黄帝 Yellow Emperor
夸父 Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )
女娲 Goddess of Sky-patching
盘古 Pan Gu (creator of the universe )
神农 Patron of Agriculture
禹 Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )
祝融 God of Fire
书香门第
