一、那些我们耳熟能详的经典作品

　　《史记》 Historical Records

　　《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror;Comprehensive History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers

　　《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

　　《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety

　　《孙子兵法》 The Art of War

　　《三字经》 The Three-Character Scripture;The Three-Word Chant

　　《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber

　　《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio

　　二、汉语的秘密

　　汉字 Chinese character

　　单音节 single syllable

　　汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters

　　阳平 level tone

　　阴平 rising tone

　　上声 falling-rising tone

　　去声 falling tone

　　五言绝句 five-character quatrain

　　七言律诗 seven-character octave

　　八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

　　三、四书五经

　　四书五经 The Four Books and The Five Classics

　　1.四书 the Four Books

　　《大学》 The Great Learning

　　《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean

　　《论语》 The Analects of Confucius

　　《孟子》 The Mencius/The Works of Mencius

　　2.五经 The Five Classics

　　《春秋》 the Spring and Autumn Annals

　　《诗经》 The Books of Songs;The Book of Odes

　　《易经》(《周易》) I Ching; The Book of Changes

　　《礼记》 The Book of Rites

　　《尚书》 (《书经》) The Books of History

　　四、中国四大名著

　　《三国演义》 Three Kingdoms

　　《西游记》 Journey to the West; Pilgrimage to the West

　　《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes; Tales of the Water Margin

　　《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansions

　　五、近现代佳作

　　《围城》 Fortress Besieged

　　《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q

　　《吾国吾民》 My Country and My People

　　《京华烟云》 Moment in Peking

　　《骆驼祥子》 Rickshaw/James

　　《茶馆》 Teahouse

　　《边城》 The Border Town

　　《倾城之恋》 Love in a Fallen City

　　《十八春》 (《倾城之恋》)Eighteen Springs

　　六、中华文化

　　重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage

　　优秀民间艺术 outstanding folk arts

　　文物 cultural relics

　　中国画 traditional Chinese painting

　　书法 calligraphy

　　水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting

　　工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting

　　中国结 Chinese knot

　　旗袍 Cheongsam

　　中山装 Chinese tunic suit

　　唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing)，Tang suit