写英语作文的时候大家经常会为了凑字数而写得更多,其实作文的内容在于精炼,同样在考试中如果遇到了这样的情况,大家也要在符合要求的情况下,多用一些精彩的词汇与长难句是。今天给大家带来的就是英语作文中传统文化高频词汇。

“二十四节气”始于立春,终于大寒。

首先,节气的英文叫做“solar term"。solar意为“太阳的”,term表示“期间,期限”。二十四节气之中,立春为第一个节气(1st solar term),大寒为第24个节气(24th solar term)。

立春

1st solar term:Feb. 3, 4, or 5

立春 the Beginning of Spring

2nd solar term:Feb. 18, 19 or 20

雨水 Rain Water

3rd solar term:Mar. 5, 6, or 7

惊蛰 the Waking of Insects

4th solar term:Mar. 20, 21 or 22

春分 the Spring Equinox

5th solar term:Apr. 4, 5 or 6

清明 Pure Brightness

6th solar term:Apr. 19, 20 or 21

谷雨 Grain Rain

立夏

7th solar term:May 5, 6 or 7

立夏 the Beginning of Summer

8th solar term:May 20, 21 or 22

小满 Lesser Fullness of Grain

9th solar term:Jun. 5, 6 or 7

芒种 Grain in Beard

10th solar term:Jun. 21 or 22

夏至 the Summer Solstice

11th solar term:Jul. 6, 7 or 8

小暑 Lesser Heat

12th solar term:Jul. 22, 23 or 24

大暑 Greater Heat

立秋

13th solar term:Aug. 7, 8 or 9

立秋 the Beginning of Autumn

14th solar term:Aug. 22, 23 or 24

处暑 the End of Heat

15th solar term:Sep. 7, 8 or 9

白露 White Dew

16th solar term:Sep. 22, 23 or 24

秋分 the Autumn Equinox

17th solar term:Oct. 8 or 9

寒露 Cold Dew

18th solar term:Oct. 23 or 24

霜降 Frost's Descent

立冬

19th solar term:Nov. 7 or 8

立冬 the Beginning of Winter

20th solar term:Nov. 22 or 23

小雪 Lesser Snow

21th solar term:Dec. 6, 7 or 8

大雪 Greater Snow

22th solar term:Dec. 21, 22 or 23

冬至 the Winter Solstice

23th solar term:Jan. 5, 6 or 7

小寒 Lesser Cold

24th solar term:Jan. 20 or 21

大寒 Greater Cold

传统文化是近几年英语写作必考话题之一,给大家总结了63个中国传统文化高频词汇,赶快背起来哦!

节日名称

春节:Chinese New Year's Day / Chinese Lunar New Year / the Spring Festival

除夕:New Year's Eve

正月:lunar January

初一:the beginning of New Year

元宵节:the Lantern Festival

春龙节:the Dragon-head-raising Festival (龙抬头)

寒食节:the Cold Food Festival

清明节:Tomb Sweeping Day

端午节:the Dragon Boat Festival (龙舟节)

七夕节:the Magpie Festival / Double Seventh Day (中国情人节)

中元节:the Hungry Ghost Festival

中秋节:the Mid-Autumn Festival

重阳节:the Double Ninth Festival

腊八节:the Laba Festival

泼水节:the Water-Splashing Day

相关节日活动

剪纸:paper cutting

书法:calligraphy

对联:couplets

红双喜:double happiness

红包(压岁钱):red envelope

压岁钱:lucky money

传统饮食

小吃摊:Snack Bar / Snack Stand

元宵:sweet rice dumpling

火锅:hot pot

春卷:spring roll(s)

莲藕:lotus(荷花/荷叶)root

北京烤鸭:Beijing roast duck

馄饨:wonton

花卷:steamed twisted(扭曲的) rolls

羊肉泡馍:pita bread soaked (浸)in lamb soup

冰糖葫芦:a stick of sugar-coated haws

八宝饭:eight-treasure rice pudding(布丁/甜食)

粉丝:glass noodles

豆腐脑:jellied (煮成胶冻状的)bean curd(凝乳)

东坡肉:Dongpo Pork

咸水鸭:boiled salted duck

鸭血粉丝汤:duck blood and silk noodles soup

四大发明

火药:gunpowder

指南针:compass

造纸术:Papermaking

印刷术:Printing Technique

大家清晰了吗?写英语作文的时候如果在合适的地方运用合适的语句词汇,那将是锦上添花,反之就是画蛇添足,甚至是扣分的地方。所以我们在记忆这些词汇的时候还要知道它们的用法,希望大家都能够在英语考试中考出好成绩。