用英语词汇
中国人应该知道的英语词汇
中国小吃
Stinky tofu臭豆腐
Mapo tofu salted Sichuan style 麻婆豆腐 Chinese style baked roll烧饼
Fried bread stick /twisted cruller油条 Soybean porridge豆浆 Boiled dumpling 水饺 Small steamed bun 小笼包
Plain wheat roll /steamed bun 馒头
Spicy hot pot /Sichuan hot pot 麻辣火锅 Rice 饭团
Scallion cake 葱油饼 Sliced noodles 刀削面 Cold noodles 两面
Fried rice noodles 炒米粉 Dried tofu 豆腐干 Hard boiled egg 卤蛋 100-year egg 皮蛋
Salted duck egg 咸鸭蛋 Tea egg 茶蛋
Sesame paste 芝麻糊 Bean paste cake 绿豆糕
Fried dough twist /heam flower 麻花 Chestnut roasted with sugar 糖炒栗子 Plum juice 酸梅汤 Milk tea 奶茶 Black tea 红茶
Almond junket 杏仁豆腐
Tsung-tse 粽子
Mid-autumn festival /moon-festival 中秋节 Sachet 香包 Moon cake 月饼
Teachers’ day 教师节 Winter solstice 冬至 Vernal equinox 春分 Summer begins 立夏 Autumn begins 立秋 Leap year 闰年
中国古典文学
The analects of confucious 论语
The book of Odes/the book of poetry 诗经 Shi shuo hsin Yu 世说新语
The legend of defication 封神榜
The Romance of the three kingdoms 三国演义 Pilgrimage to the west 西游记
The dream of the red chamber 红楼梦 The Golden lotus 金瓶梅 All men are brothers 水浒传 The west chamber 西厢记
The four collections of books 四库全书 只可意会不可言传
Blasted该死的 真他妈的 Bleeding 烦人的 令人讨厌的 Blooming 可恶的太他妈的 Dammed 该死的 烦人的 Flaming 该死的非常的 Bastard 杂种 狗东西 Buggar 畜生兔崽子 Bitch 贱货骚货
Son of a bitch 小人可恶的家伙 Turd令人讨厌的家伙臭大粪Arse 令人讨厌的家伙 Arsehole 愚蠢 蠢货
Balls /crap /bullshit /fart 屁话 放屁 Cock /prick /tool /cunt胡说 Shit 讨厌 烦人操
中国节日及传统
Lunar calendar 农历 New year’s day 元旦
Lunar new year /Chinese new year 农历新年 Spring festival 春节
Lunar new year’s even reunion 年夜饭 Chinese new year cake 年糕 Red envelope /a cash gift 红包 Latern festival 元宵节 Rice dumpling 汤圆
Tomb sweeping day 清明节 Dragon boat festival 端午节
Bugger /sod 王八羔子兔崽子
俗语谚语
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手 Absence of mind心不在焉
Actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩
Add oil to the flames火上浇油
Add insult to injury雪上加霜 All at sea不知所措 All ears洗耳恭听
All Greek to me一窍不通
All is not gold that glitters发光的不一定都是金子
All is fish that comes to his net
捡到篮里的都是菜（意为来者不拒） An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth以眼还眼，牙还牙
A leopard can not change his sports江山易改，本性难移
An hour in the morning is worth two hours in the evening一日之计在于晨
(as )broad as it is long半斤八两
As close as a clam一毛不拔，守口如瓶
As you brew ,so shall you drink自作自受
At a respectful distance敬而远之
At the sign of the horn戴绿帽子
At the world’s end天涯海角
Attack is the best form of defence进攻是最好的防守
Better a glorious death than a shameful life宁为玉碎，为瓦全
Badger game美人计
Bay the moon异想天开
Be all mouths and trousers光打雷不下雨
Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚，人以群分
A bow bent too much will break欲速则不达
Busine is busine公事公办
Can not sea Beyond the length of his nose鼠目寸光
Cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴
A cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁 Chop and change朝三暮四
Circumstances alter cases此一时，一时
Clean hand wants no washing清者自清
Cock is bold in his own dunghill窝里横
Cogito ergo sum我思故我在
Come –day-go-day当一天和尚撞一天钟
Comparisons are odious/odorous人比人，气死人
Constant dropping will wear a stone水滴石穿
Don’t judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人 Cry wolf狼来了
Custom is second nature习惯成自然
Die is cast /thrown木已成舟
Dig a well at a river画蛇添足
Do as you would be done by
Dog that fetches will carry来说是非者，便是是非人 Don’t wake a sleep dog不要惹是生非
Don’t put off still tomorrow what should be done today
今日事，今日毕 Donkey’s years猴年马月
East or west ,home is best金家银家不如自己的破家
Empty hand is no lure fools a hawk舍不得孩子套不住狼
Enough is as good as feast知足者常乐
Everything can find its way船到桥头自然直
Fair without but foal/false within金玉其外，絮其中
He laughs best who later last最后的胜利才是真正的胜利
He that lives with cripples learns to limp近朱者赤，墨者黑
His bark is worse than his bite刀子嘴豆付心
It is a foolish sheep that make the Wolf his confeor
兔子不吃窝边草
It is easy to be wise after the event时候诸葛人人会
It is the first step that costs万事开头难
It is the thought that counts礼轻人意重
Joys shared with others are enjoyed独乐乐不如众乐乐 Kick down the ladder过河拆桥
Ki the child for the nurse’s sake醉翁之意不在酒
Kill to birds with one stone一箭双雕
Laughter is the best medicine笑一笑，十年少
Let beggars match with beggars 龙配龙，凤配凤
Like begets like
龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠生来会打洞 Like cures like以毒攻毒
Like father, like son有其父必有其子 Live and learn活到老，学到老 Love is blind情人眼里出西施
Love me ; love my dog爱屋及乌
Love will find a way精诚所至，石为开
Man purpose, god disposes谋事在人，事在天
Man’s extremity is god’s opportunity车到山前必有路
Many hands make light work人多力量大
Misery loves company同病相怜
No pains ,no gains不劳则无获
Nothing is impoible to a willing heart/mind有志者事竟成
One bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 Out of sight ,out of mind眼不见，心不烦
Play both ends against the Middle河蚌相争，渔翁得利 Practice makes perfect熟能生巧
Seeing is believing百闻不如一见
Speak of the devil and he appears说曹操曹操到 Time flies时光飞逝
Tomorrow is another day明天还有希望
Turn somebody’s battery against himself以其人之矛攻其盾
What can you expect from a got but a grount狗嘴里吐不出象牙
When the cat’s away ,the mice will play山中无老虎，猴子称霸王
What’s done by night appears by day要想人不知，除非己莫为
Word is spoken is past recalling一言既出，马难追 We only live once人生在世须尽欢
You scratch my back , I’ll scratch yours你敬我一尺，我敬你一丈
