中国传统文化，如何用英语表达(上)

中国传统文化必然是带有非常显著的民族特点的，那么我们该如何用另一个名族的“英语”来表示我们的民族文化呢？

艺术及工艺 Arts and Crafts

版画 engraving

贝雕画 shell carving picture

彩塑 painted sculpture

瓷器 porcelain; china

刺绣 embroidery

雕刻 carving

宫灯 palace lantern

国画 Chinese painting

剪纸 paper-cut

景德镇瓷 Jingdezhen porcelain

景泰蓝 cloisonné enamel

蜡染 batik

卖秸画 straw patchwork

木/石/竹刻 wood/stone/bamboo carving

木刻画 wood engraving

泥人儿 clay figure

皮影 shadow puppet

漆画 lacquer painting

漆器 lacquer ware

双面绣 two-sided embroidery

水墨画 Chinese brush drawing ; ink and wash painting

檀香扇 sandalwood fan

唐三彩 Tang tri-colored pottery

陶器 pottery ; earthenware

图章 seal

拓碑 making rubbings from inscriptions , pictures , etc . on stone tablets

拓片 rubbing

微雕 miniature engraving

象牙雕刻 ivory carving

宜兴陶 Yixing pottery

篆刻 seal cutting

戏剧表演 Theatrical Performances

京剧人物脸谱 types of facial makeup in Beijing opera

生male characters

末middle-aged male characters

净“painted face” characters

旦female characters

丑clown

京剧票友amateur performer of Peking Opera

木偶戏puppet show

独角戏monodrama; one-man play

皮影戏shadow play; leather-silhouette show

折子戏opera highlights

戏剧小品skit

哑剧dumb show; mime; mummery; pantomime

单口相声monologue comic talk

双口相声witty dialogue

口技vocal imitations; ventriloquism

说书monologue story-telling

杂技acrobatic performance

叠罗汉making a human pyramid

特技stunt

睬高跷stilt walk

马戏circus performances

神话人物Mythological Figures

八仙 the Eight Immortals

嫦娥Chang'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)

伏羲Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)

福禄寿三星the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity

共工God of Water

后羿Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )

黄帝 Yellow Emperor

夸父 Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )

女Goddess of Sky-patching

盘古 Pan Gu (creator of the universe )

神农 Patron of Agriculture

禹 Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )

祝融 God of Fire