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英文翻译:中国特色专有名词的英文表达

时间:2017-05-17 07:16:43

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   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
  不搞一刀切 no imposing1 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 quotas2 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 chaos3 to decline
  2、中华民族的喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)
  国庆节 National Day
  中秋节 Mid-Autumn 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 chafing4 dish
  八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding
  粉丝 glass noodles
  豆腐脑 jellied bean curd5
  4、中国新兴事物(Newly Sprouted6 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 Gorges7 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 Buddhism8
  禅 dhyana; dhgaya
  混沌 chaos
  道 Daosim, the way and its power
  无常 anity
  五行说 Theory of Five Elements
  无我 anatman
  坐禅 metta or transcendental meditation9
  空 sunyata
  虚无 nothingness
  双喜 double happiness(中),a doubled stroke of luck(英)
  小品 witty10 skits11
  相声 cross-talk
  噱头;掉包袱 gimmick12, stunt13
  夜猫子 night people; night-owls
  本命年 this animal year of sb.
  处世之道 philosophy of life
  姻缘 yinyuan(prefixed fate of marriage)
  还愿 redeem a wish (vows)

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1 imposing 8q9zcB     
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
参考例句:
  • The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
  • He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
2 quotas 56efa1d6a3d7b4abe55e080dda812715     
(正式限定的)定量( quota的名词复数 ); 定额; 指标; 摊派
参考例句:
  • In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
  • Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。
3 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱,无秩序
参考例句:
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
4 chafing 2078d37ab4faf318d3e2bbd9f603afdd     
n.皮肤发炎v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的现在分词 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒
参考例句:
  • My shorts were chafing my thighs. 我的短裤把大腿磨得生疼。 来自辞典例句
  • We made coffee in a chafing dish. 我们用暖锅烧咖啡。 来自辞典例句
5 curd oYmzN     
n.凝乳;凝乳状物
参考例句:
  • I'd like to add some pepper to the bean curd.我想在豆腐里加一点辣椒粉。
  • The next one is bean curd with crab roe.下一个是蟹黄豆腐。
6 sprouted 6e3d9efcbfe061af8882b5b12fd52864     
v.发芽( sprout的过去式和过去分词 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出
参考例句:
  • We can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了,都出芽了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rice seeds have sprouted. 稻种已经出芽了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 gorges 5cde0ae7c1a8aab9d4231408f62e6d4d     
n.山峡,峡谷( gorge的名词复数 );咽喉v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 );作呕
参考例句:
  • The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
  • We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句
8 Buddhism 8SZy6     
n.佛教(教义)
参考例句:
  • Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
  • Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。
9 meditation yjXyr     
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
参考例句:
  • This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉,我打断了你的沉思。
10 witty GMmz0     
adj.机智的,风趣的
参考例句:
  • Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
  • He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。
11 skits b84e1c3b002c87fa8955ccc4c5e3defc     
n.讽刺文( skit的名词复数 );小喜剧;若干;一群
参考例句:
  • One of these skits, "The King of Beasts" resembles a traditional frontier prank. 一出滑稽短剧《兽王》酷似传统的边疆闹剧。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
  • Kids can develop ad campaigns, commercials and skits to illustrate character traits. 孩子们会发动宣传运动,制作广告宣传片和幽默短剧来说明性格品质。 来自互联网
12 gimmick Iefzy     
n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新,小发明
参考例句:
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
  • It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。
13 stunt otxwC     
n.惊人表演,绝技,特技;vt.阻碍...发育,妨碍...生长
参考例句:
  • Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
  • Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。