2014年12月英语六级考试翻译新题型精讲精练

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1、四大文明古国
  中国位于亚洲东部，是世界上人口最多的国家。中国是世界四大文明古国之一，拥有大量的中华文化光辉的古迹，此外，中国地大物博，拥有茂密的森林、雄伟壮丽的瀑布、秀丽的湖泊以及如利剑直插云霄的山峰，所有这些都令世界各国人民神往。但是，更重要的是，中国以拥有五千多年的历史而自豪，遗留下无数的历史文物，其中包括珍贵珠宝、古迹名胜、宫殿及数不尽的雄伟建筑，令人惊叹不已。这种种原因都促使中国成为许多人梦寐以求的旅游胜地。


  【精彩译文】China lies in the east of Asia and it has the largest population in the world. China is also one of the four countries in the world that have an ancient civilization, Besides, it has a vast territory with such abundant natural resources as dense forests, magnificent waterfalls, majestic and beautiful rivers and lakes, and mountains whose peaks reach high into the sky like swords. All these make China a singularly attractive place to tourists around the world. But, most importantly, China boasts a history of over five thousand years with innumerable historical relics left over from the long past, such as priceless pearls and jewels, historic sites and scenic spots, palaces and edifices of architectural richness, all of which have won people’s admiration. You are sure to find great enjoyment from all these attractions in China, a much-admired dream land.

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请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　当我们提到“过年”的时候，你脑子里首先想到的是什么?有红灯笼、红对联 (couplets)、红爆竹和红色的中国结。的确，红色对于中国人是不可或缺的一种颜色。中国红意味着平安、喜庆、和谐、团圆，意味着事事顺利、祛病除灾。有人这么形容中国红:中国红吸纳了朝阳最富生命力的元素，采撷了晚霞最绚丽迷人的光芒，凝聚着血液最浓稠活跃的成分，融人了相思豆(jequirity)最细腻的情感，浸染了枫叶最成熟的晚秋意象。

　　参考翻译：

　　When we talk about “Chinese New Year' what occursto your mind first? They are red lanterns, redcouplets, red firecrackers and red Chinese knots.Indeed,red is an indispensable color for Chinesepeople.Chinese red means peace, joy,harmony，and reunion; it also means everything goes well and it can drive away illness anddisaster. Someone describes Chinese red in this way: Chinese red absorbs the most dynamicelement of the rising sun; it picks the most beautiful and charming light of sunset glow;itembodies the thickest and most active ingredient of blood;it contains the most delicateemotions of jequirity;and it shapes the most:mature imagery of maple leaves in late autumn.

　　词汇详解：

　　1.脑子里首先想到的是什么：可译为what occurs toone's mind first?或what comes to one's mind first?

　　2.的确：可译为indeed，表示强调。

　　3.事事顺利：可译为everything goes well。

　　4.祛病除灾：这里面的“驱”和“除”表达同样的含义，可用drive away表达，故此 处可译为 drive away illness anddisaster。

　　5.吸纳了朝阳最富生命力的元素:“吸纳”即absorb,“朝阳”即“升起的太阳”， 译为the rising sun，“富有生命力的元素”可译为dynamic element。

　　6.采撷了晚霞最绚丽迷人的光芒:“采撷”可译为pick，“绚丽迷人的光芒”可译为beautiful and charminglight，“晚霞”可译为sunset glow。

　　7.凝聚：可译为gather，但此处的“凝聚”有“包含，使集于一体”的意味，译为embody更合适。

　　8.融入:此处有“包含”的意味，可译为contain。

　　9.最细腻的情感:可译为the most delicate emotions。

　　10.浸染了枫叶最成熟的晚秋意象：可以理解为“(中国红)塑造了晚秋时节枫叶最成熟的意象”，故可译为 itshapes the most mature imagery of maple leaves in late autumn。其中，shape意为“塑造”，imagery意为“意象”。

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　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　书法(calligraphy)是中国文化的精髓。书法在中国随处可见，与日常生活紧密相连。书法作品能装点客厅、书房和卧室。它是将汉字写在吸水性良好的宣纸 (Xuan paper)上，然后将作品贴在一块镶有丝绸边的厚纸上，安上卷轴(scroll)或用画框装裱起来挂在墙上。书法作品通常是一首诗、一副对联或主人很喜欢的座右铭。主人亲自书写的作品将体现他的愿望、兴趣以及文学或艺术才华。一幅书法作品可以给白色的墙壁增添活力，为宾客友人带来快乐。

　　参考翻译:

　　Calligraphy is the essence of Chinese culture. It canbe found everywhere in China, and is closely linked todaily life. Calligraphic works decorate sitting rooms,studies and bedrooms. The Chinese characters arewritten on Xuan paper which is good at absorbingink. The work will be pasted on a piece of thick paper with a silk edge, and then mounted on ascroll or put into a picture frame for hanging on the wall.Usually, a calligraphic work contains apoem, a pair of couplets or a motto the owner likes very much. If the calligraphic work is writtenby the owner himself, it will demonstrate his wish and interest as well as his literary or artistictalent. A calligraphic work can bring vitality to the white wall,pleasure to guests and friends.

　　词汇详解:

　　1...的精髓:可译为the essence of。essence在这里意为“精髓，精华，另外它还有“本质”的意思。

　　2.随处可见:文中译为can be found everywhere，还可以用can be seen everywhere表达。

　　3.吸水性良好的:可理解为“善于吸水的”，即is good atabsorbing ink。

　　4.安上卷轴:可译为mounted on a scroll。其中mount意为“安装”。

　　5.装裱起来:可理解为“放进画框”，译为put into a picture frame。

　　6.一副对联:可译为a pair of couplets。其中couplet意为“对联;对句”。

　　7.艺术才华:可译为 artistic talent。

　　8.增添活力:可译为bring vitality to，即“为...带来活力”。

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歌谣和神话

　　远在文字出现之前，歌谣跟口头流传的神话就已大量产生。中国的文学正是开始于此。不过，歌谣本是人们在生活中随兴而发的东西，上古时代也没有保存和记载它们的方式，因此也就很快湮灭，不留痕迹。如今，我们只能从一些古书中推断它们的存在。古书中记载了一些年代非常久远的歌谣，但是大多出于后人的伪托，能够断定出处的歌谣要到《诗经》里才能看见。从这点来看，古代神话对中国文学的影响更为显著。

　　翻译词汇：

　　歌谣 ballad

　　随兴而发 improvise

　　痕迹 trace

　　推断 deduce

　　年代非常久远的 time-honored

　　伪托 derivative

　　《诗经》 The Book of Songs

　　译文：

　　Long before the emergence of the written word, ballads and myths, passed around by word of mouth, were widely popular. Chinese literature finds its origins in these traditions. However, ballads were what people improvised out of daily life, and due to lack of means to record and preserve them in ancient times, they quickly disappeared without leaving much of a trace. Today, we can only deduce their existence from ancient books, which recorded some time-honored ballads, though most of these are believed to be derivatives of later generations. Ballads in The Book of Songs are the earliest writings that can be dated. From this point of view, ancient mythology has had a greater influence on Chinese literature.

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        朝气蓬勃，充满活力，丰富多彩的上海是现代中国的缩影。虽然上海的文化遗迹不能与北京媲美，但是上海迷人的城市风貌，风格各异的万国建筑为这座城市注入了无限的魅力。今日之上海，已经成为享誉中外的国际大都市。

　　漫步在这座日新月异的现代大都市里，你会发现许多精彩的历史亮点，隐现在众多摩天大楼背后的是上海发展变化的轨迹。它们记述了上海自十九世纪末开埠以来，尤其是新中国成立以后，是如何迅猛发展的。

　　参考翻译：

　　Shanghai is a dynamic, diverse and stimulating city - the very epitome of modern China. Though Shanghai cannot rival Beijing in cultural heritage, its varied architectural styles and cosmopolitan feel give it a charm of its own. Today's Shanghai has become a world-famous international metropolis.

　　A walk through this booming city reveals many glimpses of its colorful past. Hidden amongst the skyscrapers are remains of the original Shanghai. They keep on showing how Shanghai has been developing fast and enormously since its opening as a commercial port in the late 19th century, especially after the founding of new China.

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邓小平同志曾说：“社会主义财富属于人民，社会主义的致富是全民共同致富。”构建和谐社会，就是要把民生问题作为重中之重，让广大人民群众有活干，有学上，有饭吃，有衣穿，有屋住，病有医，老有养，生活幸福，都过上好日子。自此，在就业、教育、收入分配、医疗、养老、住房等领域，一大批关注民生的实事工程接连开工，一件件事关百姓冷暖的民生大事让各族群众喜笑颜开。

　　重点词汇：

　　邓小平同志 comrade Deng Xiaoping

　　社会主义的致富 socialist prosperity

　　全民共同致富 universal common prosperity

　　构建和谐社会 build a harmonious society

　　民生问题 livelihood

　　就业 employment

　　收入分配 income distribution

　　医疗 health care

　　养老 pension

　　关注 focus on

　　实事工程 practical project

　　让…喜笑颜开 light...up with pleasure

　　各族群众 people of all nationalities

　　译文内容：

　　Comrade Deng Xiaoping once said, “Socialist wealth belongs to the people, the socialist prosperity is the universal common prosperity.” Building a harmonious society is to regard people’s livelihood as the priority among priorities, to help the masses live a happy life of having jobs, going to school, having food to eat, having clothes to wear, having houses to live in, and can be cured when in disease, and can be cared when they are old. From then on, in the fields of employment, education, income distribution, health care, pension, and housing, etc., a large number of practical projects focusing on livelihood have been started one by one; every activity about people’s livelihood has lighted people of all nationalities up with pleasure.

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请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　端午节(the Dragon Boat Festival)，又称重五节，于每年农历五月初五庆祝。 这是广泛流传2000多年的民间节日，也是中国最重要的节日之一。端午节当天举行各种庆祝活动，吃粽子和赛龙舟(dragon boat racing)是其中的重要习俗。关于端午节的起源，有很多传说。一部分人认为端午节是为了纪念诗人屈原，另一部分人则认为是为了纪念战国时期的著名将领伍子胥。然而，屈原的传说流传最广。人们非常欣赏这位爱国诗人的高尚情操和出众才华，更对他投江自尽的结局深表同情。

　　参考翻译

　　The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double FifthFestival, is celebrated on May 5th on lunarcalendar.It is a folk festival widely spread with ahistory of over 2,000 years, and is one of the mostimportant Chinese festivals as well. There are variouscelebrating activities on that day, among which the customs of eating rice dumplings anddragon boat racing are quite important.There are many legends on the origin of the DragonBoat Festival.Some people think it is to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan, while others say it isto be in honour of Wu Zixu, a famous general during the Warring States period. However, thelegend of Qu Yuan spreads most widely. People appreciate highly the noble sentiment andprominent talent of this patriotic poet and are very sympathetic with the ending that hecommitted suicide by drowning himself in a river.

    词汇详解：

　　1.广泛流传:可使用词组widely spread表达。

　　2.民间节日:即folk festival, folk意为“民间的”。

　　3.端午节当天举行各种庆祝活动:使用there be句式更为简洁，译为There are various celebrating activities onthat day。

　　4.粽子:可译为rice dumplings，也可以直接用zongzi。

　　5.纪念:可译为commemorate或 in honour of。

　　6.高尚情操:可译为noble sentiment。

　　7.出众才华:可译为prominent talent。其中prominent意为“出众的，杰出的”。

　　8.投江自尽:可译为 commit suicide by drowning oneself in a river。其中 commit suicide意“自杀”。

　　9.深表向情:“对…表示同情”可译为be sympathetic with。

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　当前我国经济发展的势头良好，经济增长基本做到了速度、质量和效益的平衡。但是，我们应该清醒地看到，世界上没有一个国家的经济发展会长盛不衰，永远保持高速度，中国也不可能例外。改革开放取得的成就是有目共睹的，但是，随着经济形势的变化，又出现了一些新的矛盾和问题。比如。国企(state-ownedenterprises)改革问题、工人大量失业问题、金融风险问题及生态环境破坏问题等。这些问题都需要我们高度重视，尽快找到有效的解决办法。

　　参考译文

　　Nowadays, the development of national economy maintains a good momentum. The economic growth has kept the balance between speed, quality and economic benefit. But it is also clear to us that there are no countries in the world that can perpetuate an economic boom and high-speed growth. China won't be an exception. The achievements of the reform have been there for all to see. However, as the economic environment changes, there occured new problems. These include the reform of the state-owned enterprises, substantial unemployment rate, risks in the financial sector and ecological and environmental damage. All of them require our immediate attention and effective solutions in the shortest time possible.