英语中传统文化内容容易失分？考生难以应对传统文化相关题型？

家长们对孩子这部分考题的困难想帮忙又感到束手无策……

总结了 传统文化考点素材，包含传统节日、节气、传统美食、名胜古迹、四大发明、四大名著等，老师家长都可以收藏，为孩子提供有力的复习支持～

随着新课标要求深入推进，要将中华优秀传统文化全面覆盖所有课程。英语学科的核心素养之一就是文化意识，学会运用英语“传播中国思想，讲好中国故事”成为践行新课标要求的重要一环。今天给大家总结了 8个传统文化考点素材，这些知识和话题可以运用到书面和口头表达中，一起来看看吧！

1. 传统节日    Traditional Festivals

   
   

中国传统节日根植于中华民族优秀传统文化，源远流长、博大精深，承载着文化认同，是我们宝贵的精神文化遗产。让我们一起来了解一下传统节日的表达吧！

春节 the Spring Festival

元宵节 Lantern Festival

清明节 Qingming Festival/Tomb-Sweeping Day

端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

七夕节 the Double Seventh Festival

中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival

重阳节 Double Ninth Festival

腊八节 Laba Festival

2.传统艺术    Traditional Art

我们熟知的国画、京剧、书法、剪纸等传统艺术构成了丰富多彩、精妙绝伦的中华文明。英语考试常常会考到传统艺术的相关表达，所以这个部分的学习很有必要的！

相关表达：

皮影戏 shadow play

脸谱 facial make-up design

水墨画 ink and wash painting

舞狮 lion dance    

刺绣 embroidery

剪纸 Chinese paper-cutting

书法 calligraphy   

京剧 Peking Opera 

艺术珍品 art treasure 

民族风格 ethnic style

文化内涵 cultural connotation

传统民间艺术 traditional folk art

国家级非物质文化遗产名录

National Intangible Cultural Heritage List

3.传统美食    Traditional Food

中国素有“烹饪王国”这个美誉，讲究“民以食为天”。因其作为一个幅员辽阔，资源丰富、历史悠久的多民族国家，美食也融合和文化传统和民族风俗。下面带大家了解我们熟悉的传统美食用英文该如何表达！

小笼汤包 Baozi Stuffed with Juicy Pork

北京烤鸭 Beijing Roast Duck

羊肉泡馍 Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup

饺子 Dumpling        

汤圆 Tangyuan

拉面 Lamian           

馒头 Steamed Bread

粽子 Zongzi             

月饼 Moon Cake

4.传统习俗     Traditional folk

中国作为世界上最古老的国家之一,很多传统文化习俗蕴含着我们老祖宗的深刻智慧，以及丰厚的人生哲理。传统文化习俗本身也属于中国传统文化的重要一部分。

喝八宝粥 eat laba porridge

扫尘 sweep the dust

守岁 staying up

拜年 pay a New Year’s call

祭财神 worship the God of Weaith

烧香 burn incense

贴倒福 paste the Chinese character“Fu”upside down

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

剪纸是中国手工艺品中一种非常独特的视觉艺术。它起源于6世纪，当时女性在寺庙里把金箔和银箔剪片贴在头发上，男性则在神圣的仪式中使用它们。后来，剪纸在节日期间被用来装饰门窗。经过数百年的发展，剪纸如今已经成为乡村里非常流行的装饰手段。

Paper-cut is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples,and men used them in sacred rituals. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk.

5.名胜古迹    Places of Historic Interest

中国从不缺美景，千姿百态的山河，浑厚多彩的古迹，万千风光，各显风采。漫步在这些名山胜水之中，可以从中感悟祖国博大精深的历史文化。下面带大家通过双语知识的形式，一起去领略祖国的大好河山吧!

兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors and Horses

大雁塔 Big Wild Goose Pagoda

长城 the Great Wall

烽火台 beacon tower         

胡同 hutong

敦煌莫高窟 Mogao Grottoes

丝绸之路 the Silk Road

故宫 the Palace Museum

苏州园林 Suzhou gardens

布达拉宫 the Potala Palace

6.四大名著    The Four Great Classical Novels

中国的四大名著(the Four Great Classical Novels)指创作于明清时期的四部最伟大、最有影响力的小说。阅读四大名著，可以了解中国传统的社会、历史、地理、民俗和处世哲学。大多数的中国人对这四部小说中的人物、情节和场景都很熟悉。它们已经深深地影响了中国人的思想(mentality)、观念和价值观。现在，四部小说都已被改编成电影或电视剧(TV series)，受到很多观众的喜爱。四大名著都具有很高的艺术水平，是中华民族的宝贵遗产，在中国文学史上也是一大创举。

The Four Great Classical Novels of China refer to the four greatest and most influential novels written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Reading them can acquaint people with traditional Chinese society,history, geography, folk customs and philosophy of life. Most Chinese are pretty familiar with the figures, plots and scenes in the four novels. They have profoundly influenced the mentality, ideas and values of Chinese people. Nowadays, the four novels have already been adapted into movies or TV series, favored by lots of audiences.Being high in artistic standard, the Four Great Classical Novels are precious heritages of Chinese nation and pioneering works in the history of Chinese literature.

《三国演义》 Romance of the Three Kingdoms

《西游记》 Journey to the West

《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes

《红楼梦》 A  Dream of the Red Mansions

7.四大发明

The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China

四大发明(the Four Great Inventions)是指中国古代对世界有巨大影响的四种发明。即造纸术、印刷术、火药(gunpowder)和指南针。造纸术和印刷术使信息的记录和传播有了革命性的进步。火药的发明和传播改变了中世纪(the Middle Ages)的战争模式。而指南针大大帮助了欧洲航海家探索新航路。四大发明是古代中国先进科学和技术的象征在中国和世界文明发展中都有着重要的意义。

The Four Great Inventions refer to the four inventions in ancient China that had great influences on the world. They are paper-making, printing, gunpowder, and compass. Paper-making and printing lead to revolutionary progress in recording and transmitting information. The invention and spread of gunpowder changed the mode of war in the Middle Ages. And the compass greatly helped the European navigators to explore new routes. The four great Inventions are symbols of advanced science and technology in ancient China and of great significance in the development of Chinese and the world's civilizations.

火药 gunpowder

印刷术 printing

造纸术 paper-making

指南针 the compass

  中国新四大发明

The Four New Inventions in China

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高铁 high-speed trains

共享单车 shared bikes

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8. 24节气    24 Solar Terms

二十四节气是指干支历中表示季节、物候、气候变化以及确立“十二月建”的特定节令，于汉代用来指导农事。今年冬奥会还专门将24节气以英文的形式呈现出来，向世界展示博大精深的中国传统文化！

立春 Beginning of Spring     

雨水 Rain Water

惊蛰 Awakening of Insects    

春分 Spring Equinox

清明 Qingming Festival       

谷雨 Grain Rain

立夏 Beginning of Summer     

小满 Grain Buds

芒种 Grain in Ear           

夏至 Summer Solstice

小暑 Minor Heat                 

大暑 Major Heat

立秋 Beginning of Autumn     

处暑 End of Heat

白露 White Dew             

秋分 Autumn Equinox

寒露 Cold Dew               

霜降 Frost's Descent

立冬 Beginning of Winter   

小雪 Minor Snow

大雪 Major Snow           

冬至 Winter Solstice

小寒 Minor Cold         

大寒 Major Cold

在中国农历中，一年有24个节气，立春居首。现在，二十四节气早已超越传统的农耕生活，深入到中国人的衣食住行。

A Chinese lunar year has 24 solar terms. The Beginning of Spring comes first.Nowadays, the 24 solar terms could not only be applied to farming, but also guide Chinese in everyday life.