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