1、专题一 中国节日及相关表达1.春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month农历 lunar calendar年终大扫除 year-end household cleaning春联 Spring Festival couplets 年画 New Year pictures 剪纸 paper-cuts 团圆饭 family reunion dinner饺子 dumplings春晚 Spring Festiv
2、al Gala守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new拜年 pay a New Year visit红包 red packets压岁钱 lucky money放爆竹 let off firecrackers庙会 temple fair禁忌 taboo2.元宵节 Lantern Festival农历正月十五 15th day of the first lunar mon
3、th元宵 rice dumplings花灯 festival lantern灯谜 lantern riddle灯会 exhibit of lanterns烟花 fireworks3.端午节 Dragon Boat Festival农历五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month粽子 traditionalChineserice-pudding糯米 sticky rice粽叶 bamboo leaves舞龙 dragon dance舞狮 lion dance踩高跷 stilt walking赛龙舟 dragon-boat
4、racing 纪念 in memory of 屈原 QuYuan诗人 poet 忠臣 loyal minister4.清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day寒食节 Cold Food Festival祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 踏青 go for a spring outing 5.中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival农历八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month 月饼 moon cake 赏月 appreciate the
5、glorious full moon中国神话故事 Chinese mythology嫦娥 thegoddessofthemoon后羿 Houyi 长生不老 be immortal6.重阳节 Double Ninth Day赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum 登高 climb a height7.七夕节 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentine's Day银河 the Milky Way鹊桥 bridge of magpies牛郎 Cowherd织女 the Weaving
6、 Maid王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven乞巧 praying-for-cleverness女红 needlework 专题二 中国文化及相关表达1. 中国文化四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China火药 gunpowder印刷术 printing造纸术 paper-making 指南针 the compass文房四宝” Four Treasures of the Study笔 writing brush墨 ink stick纸 paper砚 ink slab书法 call
7、igraphy中国画 traditional Chinese painting水墨画 Chinese brush painting 雕刻 sculpture泥人 clay figure武术 martial arts京剧 Peking opera昆曲 Kunqu opera相声 cross talk中药 traditional Chinese medicine中国结 Chinese knot唐装 Tang suit 四合院 courtyard house红茶 black tea 绿茶 green tea 火锅 hot pot 2.中国文学四大
8、名著 four major classical novels《三国演义》 The Romance of Three Kingdoms《红楼梦》 Dream of t
