具有文化特色的英语表述

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■大陆中国 Mainland China

■红宝书 little red book

■红色中国 socialist China

■四化 Four Modernizations

■终生职业 job-for-life

■铁饭碗 iron rice bowl

■大锅饭 communal pot

■关系户 closely-related units

■外出打工人员 migrant workers

■关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild

■五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德)：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals

■四美（心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美）： the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment

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■禅宗 Zen Buddhism

■禅 dhyana; dhgaya

■混沌 chaos

■道 Daosim, the way and its power

■四谛 Four Noble Truth

■八正道 Eightfold Path

■无常 anity

■五行说 Theory of Five Elements

■无我 anatman

■坐禅 metta or transcendental meditation

■空 sunyata

■虚无 nothingness

■双喜 double happiness(中)，a doubled stroke of luck(英)

■小品 witty skits

■相声 cross-talk

■噱头；掉包袱 gimmick, stunt

■夜猫子 night people; night-owls

■本命年 this animal year of sb.

■处世之道 philosophy of life

■姻缘 yinyuan（prefixed fate of marriage）

■还愿 redeem a wish (vows)

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■中国 电信 China Telecom

■中国 移动 China Mobile

■十五计划 the 10th Five-Year Plan

■中国电脑联网 Chinanet

■三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project

■希望工程 Project Hope

■京九铁路 Beijing CKowloon Railway

■扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project

■菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project

■温饱工程 Decent-Life Project

■安居工程 Economy Housing Project

■扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign

■西部大开发 Go-West Campaign

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■馄饨 wonton

■锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi)

■花卷 steamed twisted rolls

■套餐 set meal

■盒饭 box lunch; Chinese take-away

■米豆腐 rice tofu

■魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu

■米粉 rice noodles

■冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples, etc.)

■火锅 chafing dish

■八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding

■粉丝 glass noodles

■豆腐脑 jellied bean curd

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■烧饼　　　　　Clay oven rolls

■油条　　　　　Fried bread stick

■韭菜盒　　　　Fried leek dumplings

■水饺　　　　　Boiled dumplings

■蒸饺　　　　　Steamed dumplings

■馒头　　　　　Steamed buns

■割包　　　　　Steamed sandwich

■饭团　　　　　Rice and vegetable roll

■蛋饼　　　　　Egg cakes

■皮蛋　　　　　100-year egg

■咸鸭蛋　　　　Salted duck egg

■豆浆　　　　　Soybean milk

■馒头　　　　　steamed bread