传统文化: 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 excessiveinternal heat 儒学 Confucianism 红学(《红楼梦》研究) redology 世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia 开放 kaifang (Chinese opennessto the outside world) 伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded 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 impositionof arbitrary quotas and service charge 脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty 治则兴,乱则衰 Order leads to prosperityand chaos to decline 传统节日: 国庆节 National Day 中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival 春节 Spring Festival 元宵节 LanternFestival 儿童节 Children’s Day 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival 妇女节 Women’s Day 泼水节 Water-SplashingDay 教师节 Teachers’ Day 五四青年节 Youth Day 传统小吃: 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 konjaktofu 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 现代建设: 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 扶贫工程 Anti-PovertyProject 菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project 温饱工程 Decent-Life Project 安居工程 Economy Housing Project 西部大开发 Go-West Campaign 综艺表演: 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 philosophyof life 姻缘 yinyuan(prefixed fate of marriage) 还愿 redeem a wish (vows) 政治: 大陆中国 Mainland China 红色中国 socialistChina 四化 Four Modernizations 终生职业 job-for-life 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl 外出打工人员 migrantworkers 关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild 传统习俗: 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) 孝顺 to show filial obedience 孝子 dutiful son 家长 family head 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 现代发展: 基层监督 grass-roots supervision 基础税率 base tariff level 婚介所 matrimonial agency 婚外恋 extramaritallove 婚纱摄影 bride photo 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 家政服务 household management service 加强舆论监督 ensure the correct orientationis maintained in public opinion 假帐 accounting fraud 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 domesticdemand and consumption |