欢度...... The celebration of...; to celebrate 春联 spring couples 庙会 temple fair 民间艺人 folk artists 祭神 god-worshiping
炮竹，烟火 firecracker; firework(s) 年画 (traditional) new year picture 压岁钱 new year’s gift-money 元宵节 the Lantern Festival 清明节 the Tomb-sweeping Day 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival
中秋节 the Mid-autumn Day/ Festival 重阳节 the Double-ninth Day 七夕节 the Double-seventh Day 舞龙 dragon dance 花灯 festival lantern 灯谜 lantern riddle
有益的智力活动 beneficial intellectual activity 中国结 Chinese knot 舞狮lion dance
赛龙舟 dragon boat race 赏月 to enjoy the full moon 登高 hill climbing
扫墓 to pay respects to the dead at sb’s tomb
五、食物及烹饪方法
中国菜、中餐 Chinese cuisine 烹饪技巧 cooking technique 煎 to fry 炒 to stir-fry 炸 to deep-fry 烩/闷/炖to stew 蒸to steam 煮 to boil 烘焙 to bake 烤 to roast
切条to cut to strips 切丁to dice 切碎 to mince 磨碎 to grind
饮食习惯 dietary habit 特色食品 special food
元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings 年糕 rice cake
油条 deep-fried dough sticks 豆浆 soybean milk 馒头 steamed bun
包子 steamed stuffed bun 拉面 hand-stretched noodles 豆腐 tofu; bean curd 麻花 fried dough twist
皮蛋 100-year egg; century egg 蛋炒饭 fried rice with egg 火锅 hot pot 原料ingredient
猪/牛肉丸pork/ beef ball 鸭肉 duck
蘑菇 mushroom
北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck 素菜馆 vegetarian restaurant 白酒 Chinese liquor
六、旅游交通
景点 tourist attraction; scenic spot 名胜古迹 places of interests 避暑胜地 summer resort 森林公园 forest park
自然保护区 nature reserve 自然景观 natural scenery 人文景观 human landscape 壮丽河山 magnificent scenery
古典山水园林 classical landscape garden 皇家园林 royal garden
中外游客 tourists from home and abroad 游乐园 amusement park
度假 to take a vacation; to go on holiday 门票 (entrance) ticket
免费景区电子门票 free sightseeing e-coupon 星级酒店 star-rated hotel 高峰期 rush hour
人山人海,人满为患 overcrowded; to be packed with overcrowded people 翻山越岭 to climb mountains and hills
受到......的热烈欢迎 to be warmly welcome by...... 丰富知识 to enrich one’s knowledge 开阔视野 to broaden one’s horizon
扩大知识面 to enlarge the scope of knowledge 培养独立性 to cultivate independence 运输工具 means of transportation
公共交通 public transport 地铁站subway station 候车室 waiting room 扣分处罚 point penalty 酒驾 drunk driving
终身禁驾 lifetime ban from driving 护照 passport
签章有效期 validity of visa 散客 individual visitor 团体旅游 group visitor
七、地理环境
位于......to be located in/that 西部地区western regions 省会 provincial capital 水域面积 water area
三面环山 to be surrounded by mountains on three sides 全长....公里 to stretch for...kilometers
面貌焕然一新 to take on a completely new look 高原 plateau 山峰peak
淡水湖 freshwater lake 沿海港口 coastal pot 植物园 botanical garden 气候 climate
环境保护 environmental protection
提高全民环保意识 raise environment awareness among the general public 环保产品 environment-friendly product 一次性产品 disposable product
开发可再生资源 to develop renewable resources 高耗能产业 energy-intensive industry 可持续发展 sustainable development 生态环境 the ecological environment 温室效应 greenhouse effect 森林覆盖率 forest coverage rate 改善土壤 soil improvement 地址灾害 geological disaster
灾难 catastrophe; tragedy; disaster 不幸 misfortune 伤亡人员casualty 死亡人数 death toll 台风typhoon
火山爆发 volcanic eruption 地震earthquake
洪水flood 干旱drought 污染物 pollutant
水土保持 water and soil conservation 降雨 rainfall
物种灭绝 the extinction of bio-species
先污染后治理 to exert control after pollution 碳减排 carbon emission reduction
温室气体排放在greenhouse gas emission 二氧化碳 carbon dioxide 新能源汽车 green car 废气 exhaust gas
汽车尾气排放 motor vehicle exhaust 发动机排量 engine displacement 零排放车辆 zero-emission vehicle 小排量汽车 small-displacement car 能源消耗 depletion of resources 能源危机 energy crisis 回收利用 to recycle
低碳城市化道路 way to low-carbon urbanization 城市化urbanization
濒临灭绝/失传 to be on the verge of extinction/ loss 濒临物种 endangered species 稀有物种rare species 防护林带shelter belt
八、商业经济
商界business communities 互惠互利 mutual benefit
共同繁荣 common prosperity 总需求 aggregate/ total demand 总供给 aggregate supply
供大于求 supply exceeding demand 扩大内需 to expand domestic demand 购买力purchasing power 财政预算 financial budget 经济学家 economist 企业家 entrepreneur
经济全球化 economic globalization
区域性只有贸易区regional free trade area 经济特区 special economic zone 计划经济 planned economy 市场经济 market economy 市场调节market regulation