《中高级口译考试词汇必备》
篆书 seal script / seal character
隶书…… official script
行书 running script
草书…… cursive script
楷书…… regular script
拜年 pay a new year visit
爆竹、鞭炮 firecracker
除夕 Eve of Chinese new year
春联 spring couplets
辞旧迎新 bring out the old year and ring in the new
饺子 boiled dumpling
锅贴 pot sticker
庙会 temple fair
鸣钟辞旧岁 ring out the old year
年画 traditional new year pictures
年夜饭 the eve feast / family reunion dinner on lunar new year's eve
年终大扫除 year end household cleaning
守岁 stay up late on the new year's eve
压岁钱 new year gift money / money given to children as a new year gift
舞龙 dragon dance
元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings
花灯 festival lantern
灯谜 lantern riddle
狮子舞 lion dance
清明节 Pure Brightness Festival
扫墓 perform sacrifices to one's ancestors or relatives
祭祖 offer sacrifices to the ancestors
踏青 go for an outing in spring
赛龙舟 dragon-boat race
粽子 pyramid shaped dumpling made by glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves
亡灵 departed soul
忠臣 loyal minister
屈原 the poet
月饼 mooncake
赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon
桂花 sweet osmanthus
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb mountain
中药 TCM（traditional chinese medicine）
秦始皇 the first emperor / emperor Qin
皇太后 empress dowager
汉高祖刘邦 founder of the Han dynasty (206 B.C---220 A.D)
文明摇篮 cradle of civilization
明清两代 Ming and Qing dynasties
中华文明 Chinese civilization
历史学家 historian
地理学家 geographer
江南水乡 the south of the lower reaches of Yangtse River
水乡景色 riverside scenery
