想当年一道火锅题难倒了一片英语四级翻译的考生，所以大家平时要多积累中国文化相关的词汇了。为了帮助大家，小编分享了一些关于中国节日和美食的英语四级翻译常考词汇，希望能对大家有所帮助!

　　烹饪 Culinary Arts

　　美食节 gourmet festival

　　中餐烹饪 Chinese cuisine

　　色，香，味俱全 perfect combination of color , aroma , taste and appearance

　　四大菜系：山东菜，四川菜，粤菜，扬州菜

　　four major Chinese cuisines: Shandong cuisine , Sichuan cuisine , Canton cuisine and Yangzhou cuisine

　　南淡北咸，东甜西辣 the light southern cuisine , and the salty northern cuisine ;the sweet eastern cuisine , and the spicy western cuisine

　　八宝菜 eight-treasure pickles ( assorted walnut meats , asparagus , lettuce , almonds , cucumber and peanuts , etc . pickled in soy sauce )

　　八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding (glutinous rice steamed with preserved fruits , sweetened bean paste , lotus seeds , longan , etc.)

　　白斩鸡 tender boiled chicken (made by boiling a whole chicken in water and cutting into cubes , then dipping into seasonings )

　　臭豆腐 odd-odour bean curb

　　粉蒸肉 pork streamed with rice flour

　　风味小吃 local delicacy

　　腐竹 rolls of dried bean milk cream

　　冷盘 hors d’oeuvres

　　萨其马 Manchu candied fritter cut in squares

　　传统节日 Traditional Festivals

　　拜年 paying a New Year call

　　爆竹 firecracker

　　鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers

　　除夕 New Year’s Eve

　　春节 Spring Festival

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )

　　辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new ; ring out the old year and ring in the new

　　大扫除 year-end household cleaning

　　灯谜 lantern riddles

　　登高 hill climbing

　　端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

　　恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best !

　　观灯 viewing the lanterns

　　贺年片 New Year film

　　饺子 dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing )

　　龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance

　　庙会 temple fair

　　年画 New Year picture

　　年夜饭 family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve

　　压岁钱 money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift