2018考博英语翻译必备词汇（七）
发源地 the birthplace
禁忌 taboo
压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
元宵 rice dumpling
踩高跷 stilt walking
扭秧歌 yangge dance
扫墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones
赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing
粽子 zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves)
月饼 moon cake
赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb mountain
孔子 Confucius
孟子 Mencius
老子 Lao Zi
儒学 Confucian School
论语 Analects of Confucius
发明纸和瓷器 invented paper and porcelain
发明火药 invention of gunpowder
发明印刷术 block printing was invented
科举制 Imperial Examination for recruiting civil servants
丝绸之路 Silk Route
长征 Long March
解放战争 War of Liberation
改革开放 reform and opening up
黄河 Yellow River
长江 Yangtze River
珠江 Pearl River
太湖 Lake Tai
鄱阳湖 Lake Poyang
洞庭湖 Lake Dongting
青藏高原 Tibet Plateau
东北平原 Northeast China Plain
华北平原 North China Plain
长江中下游平原 Plain of Middle and Lower Reaches of Changjiang River
南沙群岛 Nansha Island