2016考研：英语翻译必备词汇（中国文化篇）

戏剧表演 Theatrical Performances

京剧人物脸谱 types of facial makeup in Beijing opera

生　male characters

末　middle-aged male characters

净　“painted face” characters

旦　female characters

丑　clown

京剧票友　amateur performer of Peking Opera

木偶戏　puppet show

独角戏　monodrama; one-man play

皮影戏　shadow play; leather-silhouette show

折子戏　opera highlights

戏剧小品　skit

哑剧　dumb show; mime; mummery; pantomime

单口相声　monologue comic talk

双口相声　witty dialogue

口技　vocal imitations; ventriloquism

说书　monologue story-telling

杂技　acrobatic performance

叠罗汉　making a human pyramid

特技　stunt

睬高跷　stilt walk

马戏　circus performances

神话人物　Mythological Figures

八仙 the Eight Immortals

嫦娥　Chang'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)

伏羲　Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)

福禄寿三星　the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity

共工　God of Water

后羿　Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )

黄帝 Yellow Emperor

夸父 Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )

女娲 Goddess of Sky-patching

盘古 Pan Gu (creator of the universe )

神农 Patron of Agriculture

禹 Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )

祝融 God of Fire