一、汉语的那些秘密
汉字 Chinese character
单音节 single syllable
汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters
阳平 level tone
阴平 rising tone
上声 falling-rising tone
去声 falling tone
五言绝句 five-character quatrain
七言律诗 seven-character octave
八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing
二、四书五经
四书五经 The Four Books and The Five Classics
1、四书 the Four Books
《大学》 The Great Learning
《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean
《论语》 The Analects of Confucius
《孟子》 The Mencius/The Works of Mencius
2、五经 The Five Classics
《春秋》 the Spring and Autumn Annals
《诗经》 The Books of Songs;The Book of Odes
《易经》(《周易》) I Ching; The Book of Changes
《礼记》 The Book of Rites
《尚书》 (《书经》) The Books of History
三、戏剧文化
皮影戏 shadow play; leather-silhouette show
说书 story-telling
叠罗汉 make a human pyramid
折子戏 opera highlights
踩高跷 stilt walk
哑剧 pantomime; mime
哑剧演员 pantomimist
戏剧小品 skit
马戏 circus show
单口相声 monologue comic talk, standup comedy
特技表演 stunt
相声 witty dialogue comedy, comic cross talk
杂技 acrobatics
京韵大鼓 the traditional story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment
秦腔 Shaanxi opera
生 (男性正面角色) male (the positive male role)
旦 (女性正面角色) female (the positive female role)
净 (性格鲜明的男性配角) a supporting male role with striking character
丑 (幽默滑稽或反面角色) a clown or a negative role
花脸 painted role
歌舞喜剧 musical
滑稽场面, 搞笑小噱头 shtick
滑稽短剧 skit
京剧人物脸谱 Peking Opera Mask
四、中国特有的绝技&瑰宝
习武健身 practice martial art for fitness
气功 qigong, deep breathing exercises
篆刻 seal cutting upriteous
工艺, 手艺 workmanship / craftsmanship
卷轴 scroll
蜡染 batik
泥人 clay figure
漆画 lacquer painting
唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty
景泰蓝 cloisonné
文房四宝 The four stationery treasures of the Chinese study --- a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper
五、中国四大名著
《三国演义》 Three Kingdoms
《西游记》 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West
《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin
《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansions
六、经典作品
《史记》 Historical Records
《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror;Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers
《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety
《孙子兵法》 The Art of War
《三字经》 The Three-Character Scripture;The Three-Word Chant
《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber
《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio
《围城》 Fortress Besieged
《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q
《吾国吾民》 My Country and My People
《京华烟云》 Moment in Peking
《骆驼祥子》 Rickshaw/James
《茶馆》 Teahouse
《边城》 The Border Town
《倾城之恋》 Love in a Fallen City
《十八春》 (《倾城之恋》)Eighteen Springs
七、中华文化遗产拾珠
重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage
优秀民间艺术 outstanding folk arts
文物 cultural relics
中国画 traditional Chinese painting
书法 calligraphy
水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting
工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting
中国结 Chinese knot
旗袍 Cheongsam
中山装 Chinese tunic suit
唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing)，Tang suit
八、艺术相关词汇
文人 men of letters
雅士 refined scholars
表演艺术 performing art
现代流行艺术 popular art, pop art
纯艺术 high art
高雅艺术 refined art
电影艺术 cinematographic art
戏剧艺术 theatrical art
才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
九、中国传统文化
民间传说 folklores
寓言 fable
传说 legend
神话 mythology
古为今用,洋为中用 make the past serve the present and the foreign serve china
赋诗 inscribe a poem
对对联 matching an antithetical couplet
十、中国天干地支等
阳历 solar calendar
公历 Gregorian calendar
阴历 lunar calendar
天干 heavenly stem
地支 earthly branch
闰年 leap year
二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms
十一、传统节日
十二生肖
the twele Chinese zodiac signs
本命年
one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches
传统节日
traditional holidays
春节
the Spring Festival
元宵节
the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month)
清明节
the Pure Brightness Festival / the Tomb-sweeping Day (April the 5th)
端午节
the Dragon Boat Festival (5th of the fifth lunar month)
中秋节
the Moon Festival / the Mid-Autumn Day (15th of the eight lunar month)
重阳节
the Double Ninth Day / the Aged Day
