初中英语写作素材：中国传统文化的高频表达

一 节日词汇 二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms     春节 the Spring Festival 元宵节 the Lantern Festival                清明节 the Tomb-sweeping Day 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival        中秋节 the Moon Festival/the Mid-Autumn Day 重阳节 the Double Ninth Day/the Aged Day    阳历 solar calendar          阴历 lunar calendar   1. the Spring Festival 春节 (…falls on the 1st day of the first lunar month) paste couplets 贴对联    on New Year's Eve 在除夕之夜   have a family reunion dinner 吃团圆饭   make dumplings 包饺子 set off firecrackers/fireworks   放鞭炮 / 放礼花     stay up late or all night on New Year’s Eve 守岁 give/get lucky money 给 / 得到压岁钱 pay a new year’s visit to our relatives or friends 拜年 2. the lantern Festival 元宵节 (…on the 15th day of the first lunar month) eat Yuanxiao 吃元宵         watch lanterns 观灯   guess lantern riddles 猜灯谜   play the lion dance 耍狮子   play dragon lantern dance 舞龙灯 3. the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 (…on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month) race dragon boats 赛龙舟        eat rice dumplings 吃粽子 4. the Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节 (…on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month) eat mooncakes 吃月饼          admire the moon at night 夜间赏月 family members get together and have a big meal   家人团聚吃大餐 二 其他词汇 Confucius 孔子     Confucian culture 儒家文化    Confucius Institute 孔子学院 Tang Poetry 唐诗    Tang Dynasty 唐朝     汉字 Chinese character 《诗经》 The Books of Songs/The Book of Odes 《孙子兵法》 The Art of War 《史记》 Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian 《红楼梦》 A Dream of Red Mansions 《西游记》 The Journey to the West 《水浒》 Water Margin 《三国演义》 Romance of Three Kingdoms 中国画 traditional Chinese painting      书法 calligraphy    茶文化 tea culture        茶道 tea ceremony    戏曲文化 opera culture   传统手工艺 traditional handicraft   糖人 sugar man    泥人 clay figurine   陶艺 pottery      水墨画 Chinese b