英语四级翻译练习题:爱情故事

  中国的爱情故事各种各样,它们都是从中国5000年的历史中发展而来的。中国爱情故事源于人们的日常生活,它承载着人们的梦想,反映了人们想要的或者希望过上的生活。中国爱情故事总是包含对抗邪恶力量的内容,告诉人们追求真爱需要勇气和坚持。作为中国文化的一部分,所有的中国爱情故事都展示了中国人民的勇气、坚持和智慧。

  参考翻译:

  Chinese love stories are various and they are developed from the Chinese history of 5000 years.They are grown from the daily life of people and carry the dreams of people in which people can lead the life they want or wish to have.Chinese love stories always contain the content of fighting against the evil power,telling people pursuing true love needs courage and insistence.As part of Chinese culture,all Chinese love stories show Chinese people's courage,insistence and intelligence.

  1.中国的爱情故事各种各样,它们都是从中国5000年的历史中发展而来的:“中国的爱情故事多种样”可翻译为Chineselove stories are various。

  2.它承栽着人们的梦想:“承载”一词是翻译难点,参考译文中译为了carry,它的本意是“随身携带;输送”,carry thedreams即这些故事“随身携带”着人们的梦想,引申一下就是“承载梦想”。

  3.中国爱情故事总是包含对抗邪恶力量的内容,告诉人们追求真爱需要勇气和坚持:“对抗邪恶力量”可译为fight against the evil power;“追求真爱”可译为pursue true love;“勇气和坚持”可译为courage andinsistence。

英语四级翻译练习题:民间故事

  中国民间故事(Chinese folktale)是中国文化的财富。它展示了中国人民如何追求爱情和更美好的生活。中国的故事多种多样,尤其是民间故事。主流的中国民间故事可以分为两种:一种是关于人们如何为了自己的梦想而奋斗;另一种是关于人们如何在神的帮助下过上好日子。中国有56个民族,其中55个是少数民族。民间故事吸收了少数民族的信仰和习俗。

  参考翻译:

  Chinese folktales are the wealth of Chinese culture.It shows how Chinese people seek for love and a better life.There are various Chinese tales, especially the folk tales.The mainstream Chinese folktales can be classified into two kinds.One is about how people fight for their dreams,the other is about how people lead a good life with the help from their gods.In China,there are 56 ethnic groups in which 55 are the ethnic minorities.Folktales have taken in the faith and customs of the ethnic minorities.

  1.它展示了中国人民如何追求爱情和更美好的生活:该句的谓语动词为“展示”show,后可跟一个how引导的宾语从句。其中“追求爱情和更美好的生活”可译为seek for love and abetter life。

  2.主流的中国民间故事可以分为两种:“主流的”可译为mainstream。“非主流”就是non-mainstream。“分为”可译为be classified into。

英语四级翻译练习题:景泰蓝

  景泰蓝(Cloisonne)是一种古老的装饰金属物品的工艺。采用这项工艺生产出的物品也可以称为景泰蓝。装饰效果是这样形成的:首先要通过焊接(solder)或粘贴工艺用银线或金线给金属物件勾边,以将其分隔为几个小块。这些金银线在成品上依然能看到,它们将瓷釉或镶嵌物(enamel or inlays)的不同部分分隔开来,通常这些瓷釉或镶嵌物会有多种颜色。这项工艺至今在中国仍然很常见。

  参考翻译:

  Cloisonne is an ancient technique for decorating metal objects.The resulting objects can also be called cloisonne.The decoration is formed by first adding compartments to the metal object by soldering or sticking silver or gold threads placed on their edges.These gold or silver threads remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors.The technique remains common in China to the present day.

  1.装饰效果是这样形成的:首先要通过焊接或粘贴工艺用银线或金线給金属物件勾边,以将其分隔为几个小块:“将其分隔为几个小块”即“给金属物件添加几个分区”,译为adding compartments to the metal object。“焊接或粘贴”可用solder or stick表达。

  2.这些金银线在成品上依然能看到,它们将瓷釉或镶嵌物的不同部分分隔开来,通常这些瓷釉或镶嵌物会有多种颜色:句中重复出现"瓷釉或镶嵌物”,因此可用which引导的定语从句修饰“瓷釉或镶嵌物”,即which are often of several colors...;“分隔”可译为separate,它常用于以下词组:separate from(分离;分开)、separate out (析出,分出)、separate ways (分别)、separate cover(分散掩蔽)、separate into(把...分成、分离成)。

2021年12月大学英语四级翻译练习题库

  请将下面这段话翻译成英文:

  中国独有的文书工具(calligraphic tools),即笔、墨、纸、砚(ink stone),被称为“文房四宝"(Four Treasures of theStudy)。从名称上,我们不难看出中国的书法家和画家珍视它们的程度。尽管这四种工具已经发生了演变,人们仍然相信,如果不使用传统的文房四宝,中国艺术作品就出不了杰作。其他东方国家也继承了中国的这个传统,比如日本。也许这就是为什么日本书法和绘画与中国书法和国画很相似的原因。

  参考翻译:

  Chinese particular calligraphic tools includebrush,ink,paper and ink stone,which are known as"Four Treasures of the Study”.We can easily tell howChinese calligraphers and painters value them fromthe name.Despite the evolution of the four tools,itis believed that no Chinese artwork can be a masterpiece without using the traditional fourtreasures.Other oriental nations such as Japan has inherited this Chinese tradition.Maybe that'swhy Japanese calligraphy and Japanese painting resemble Chinese calligraphy and Chinesepainting.

  1.尽管这四种工具已经发生了演变,人们仍然相信,如果不使用传统的文房四宝,中国艺术作品就出不了杰作:“演变”可译为evolution。该词常用于以下词组中:evolutiontheory (进化论)、social evolution (社会进化)、evolution of market(市场演变)。“人们仍然相信”可译为it is believed that…;“如果不使用...”可以不用if从句,而用without短语表达,即without using...。

  2.其他东方国家也继承了中国的这个传统,比如日本:“继承”可译为inherit。succeed也能表示“继承”。“东方国家”可译为oriental nation。