高级笔记——文化交流（Cultural Exchange）
一、汉字的四声（平声、上声、仄声和去声） the four tones of Chinese characters, namely, the level tone, the rising tone, the falling-rising tone, and the falling tone笔画 stroke部首 radical偏旁 basic character component象形文字 pictograph
独角戏 monodrama/one-man play皮影戏 shadow play折子戏 opera highlights单口相声 monologue comic talk对口相声 comic cross talk说书 monologue story-telling传说 legend神话 mythology寓言 fable
武术 martial art气功 controlled breathing exercise气功疗法 breathing technique therapy春联 spring couplet剪纸 paper-cut戏剧脸谱 theatrical mask
草药的四气：寒、热、温、凉 four properties of medicinal herb： cold, hot, warm and cool草药的五味：酸、苦、甘、辛、咸 five tastes of medicinal herb： sour, bitter, sweet, hot and salty
二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms天干地支 the heavenly stems and earthly branches清明节 the Pure Brightness Day端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival
文化事业 cultural undertaking民族文化 national culture民间文化 folk culture乡土文化 native/country culture跨文化交流 cross-cultural communication文化冲击 culture shock
表演艺术 performing art舞台艺术 stage art流行艺术 popular/pop art高雅艺术 elegant/high art电影艺术 cinematographic art
十四行诗 sonnet三幕六场剧 a three-act and six-scene play音乐舞台剧 musical
复活节 Easter万圣节 Halloween
内容与形式的统一 unity of content and form
古为今用，洋为中用。
Make the past serve the present and the foreign serve China.中国是一个历史悠久、文化灿烂的多民族国家。
China is a multinational country with a long history and splendid culture.文化交流不是让外国文化吞没自己的文化，而是为了丰富和充实本民族的文化。
Cultural exchange is by no means a process of losing one's won culture to a foreign culture, but one of inriching a nation's own culture.
二、练习[难度指数]☆☆☆[难易程度]a piece of cake筷子起源于中国，现在许多亚洲国家都使用它。第一批筷子是骨头或玉制成的。在春秋时期出现了铜制和铁制的筷子。
在古代，富人家用玉或金子制成筷子以显示其家庭的富有。许多帝王有银制的筷子来他们的食物是否被投了毒。
友情提示：
筷子：chopsticks玉：jade
高级口译笔记——旅游观光（Tourism）
一、词汇中国国家旅游局 China National Tourism Administration中国国际旅行社 China International Travel Service旅游局 tourist administration burear旅行社 travel service/agency旅游公司 tourism company春/秋游 spring/autumn outing假日旅行 vacation tour
目的地 destination自然景观 natural scenery/attraction人文景观 places of historic figures and cultural heritage名山大川 famous mountains and great rivers名胜古迹 scenic spots and historical sites佛教名山 famous Buddhist mountain五岳 five great mountains避暑山庄 mountain resort度假胜地 holiday resort避暑胜地 summer resort
自然保护区 nature reserve国家公园 national park旅游景点 tourist attraction古建筑群 ancient architectural complex园林建筑 garden architecture
山水风光 scenery with mountains and rivers诱人景色 inviting views湖光山色 landscape of lakes and hills青山绿水 green hills and clear waters景色如画 picturesque views
金石印章 metal and stone seals石刻碑文 stone inscriptions
天下第一泉 the finest spring under heaven石舫 stone boat水榭 waterside house莲花池 lotus pond
国画 traditional Chinese painting山水/水墨画 landscape/ink painting
手工艺品 artifact； handicrafts陶器 earthenware折扇 folding fan木/竹/贝雕 wood/bamboo/shell carving联合国教科文组织 UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization国民生产总值 GNP gross national product国内生产总值 GDP gross domestic product
二、例句1.桂林山水甲天下，阳朔山水甲桂林。
Guilin landscape tops those elsewhere, and Yangshuo landscape tops that of Guilin. 2.这座寺庙历史悠久，可追溯到初唐时期。
The temple has a long history dating back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty. 3.该城市有全国规模最大、最负盛名的园林。
The city boasts the largest and the most famous garden in the country.