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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
伤痕文学
scar
literature or the literature of the wounded
不搞一刀切
no imposing
uniformit
y 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