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翻译参考译文翻译参考译文 1 Instead of harassing the monks the tigers voluntarily stood guard at the gate of the temple As a reward for it the monks would place some edibles in front of the gate for the tigers to eat Towards evening when the setting sun had dyed half of the sky red the tigers would come up to the gate in groups to eat their fill and then left slipping and jumping The monks usually left the gate wide open while peacefully engaged in their daily routine of chanting Buddhist scripture inside the temple Normally none of their came out to watch the tigers eat Sometimes however one or two monks did appear standing at the gate but the tigers would remain unalarmed and taking the monks for their friends did nothing to harm them They just kept on eating unhurriedly until they finished and left Sometimes when they found monks at the gate they would whisk away like the wind after uttering several thunderous roars 2 In the following year a formal peace pact was signed About a month later Cixi left Xi an at last She was utterly fearful of foreigners just as she was extremely arro gant toward her own countrymen She stopped far a long time in Henan and halted in Baoding for quite a few days before finally arriving in Beijing According to unofficial accounts an amusing episode took place during this long and drawn out journey When a local official offered a monkey to her as a gift she was so pleased that she ordered a yellow mandarin jacket to be conferred upon the monkey later a eunuch heard some officials complaining that people were considered less worthy than a monkey and went to inform Cixi who realized that her order had been indeed a little too whimsical So she issued another edict granting each of the escorting officials a yellow mandarin jacket Upon the receipt of such an unusual favor the officials did not know whether they should thank Cixi or rather the monkey for it 3 The Chinese government s policy towards Hong Kong is one country two sys terms This principle is not only conductive to the economic development in Hong Kong but also in accord with China s own interests We have no intention to make the Hong Kong government unable to perform its normal functions during the transition period On the contrary we hope that it will effectively administer Hong Kong s affair The best guarantee is the Sino British Joint Declaration and the memorandum of understand ing on the construction of the new airport As for the years after 1997 the National People s Congress has passed the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region That basic law is the most powerful guarantee 4 While I had not completely recovered from my fright and was still at a loss what to say or do the man had already walked slowly away with the old and the young I blankly watched them disappearing deeply touched by the scene of the three receding figures I was so excited that I wanted very much to put aside my bike and go over to help But I didn t For I know the little boy and the elderly man are like the two loads of a carrying pole weighing down on the shoulder of that middle aged gentleman No matter how heavy the burdens may be neither of them will be put down 5 Nevertheless scholars and historical commentators in each dynasty often singled out a few occurrences which they considered to be chiefly responsible for the collapse of the old regime Sometimes they went so far as to announce that except for a certain in cident the dynastic change would never have occurred Thus quite a few Qing schol ars attributed the fall of the Ming dynasty to Emperor Chongzhen s execution of his ablest general Yuan Chonghuan On the other hand popular writers often blamed the Manchu occupation of China on a beautiful woman named Chen Yuanyuan a mere singing girl bought for a thousand taels of silver to become the concubine of Wu Sangui garrison commander of the strategic Shanhai Pass 6 In extended families older member s opinion was respected and the youngest members are loved and taken good cane of by all China s constitution stipulates that grown up children are duty bound to support their parents In the cities couples who do not live with their aged parents give the latter living allowances and help them with the house chores In the countryside though quite a number of extended families have dissolved many marred sons and their families continue to live in the same courtyard with their parents To them breaking up the extended family means cooking their meals separately Married sons most often have their houses built near their parents Home making it convenient for parents and children to help and visit each other as be fore 7 No task seems too large for the people of China They are building their future on a scale that matches the needs for their people who could fault this effort if they truly understood what it takes to provide for the people of China In the history of every in dustrialized nation there has been a great period of building infrastructure for the bene fit of its people China is in this period now and the task is much greater than the ones that any other country has ever faced There should be no question that the Chinese people have the ability to successfully complete the Three Gorges Project 8 We consume our eggs sparingly My wife has to go to a lot more trouble when a hen is sitting As the brooding hen will fly out of its roost to seek food once every other day she has to get the feed ready for it beforehand And she has to be careful not to let the hen heave its droppings in the roost for fear that it should cause the eggs to rot She puts all the eggs that a hen is sitting on in lukewarm salty water to test them Those that float are rotten and must be thrown away those that sink are kept for the hen to continue brood She will thus busy herself with all that for as long as three weeks un til the chirring sound comes out of the eggs Then she will be left in a state of great ex citement for two or three day 9 We must revive and carry forward the practice of seeking truth from facts the fine tradition and style which Chairman Mao fostered in our Party The minimum require ment for a Communist is to be an honest person honest in word and honest in deed Deed and word must match and theory and practice must be closely integrated We must reject flashiness without substance and every sort of boasting There must be less empty talk and more hard work We must be steadfast and dedicated We must revive and carry forward the practice of criticism and self criticism the fine tradition and style which Chairman Mao fostered in our Party Within the Party and within the ranks of the people we should conscientiously apply the principle Say all you know and say it without reserve and Blame not the speaker but be warned by his words as well as the principle of unity criticism unity 10 Talking of my childhood I m forever grateful to my good parents To them I owe my habit of living a quiet and simple life and my back to nature propensity They gave me a happy and clean environment so that I am now able to feel content under any circumstances I have a deep respect and love for life I have no grievances against humanity I think many human failings can be remedied so long as people strive with firm determination Not only do I always remember my parents with gratitude I also always bear in mind how we should behave ourselves as parents 11 I couldn t read his countenance without seeing his face However judging from what he had said he was evidently living in a world of his own bereft of home love or warmth and flogged by the scourge of life But he acted unyieldingly and was filled with bitter hatred He was using both hands to bear the burden of life He was never scared or discouraged He could achieve what children from well to do families could achieve and he had ideas that they didn t dare to have Life is a melting pot which hardens the will of children like him so that they are able to withstand the bitterest blows of life ever 12 To begin with she is the incarnation of the legendary king of ancient Sichuan named Wang Di She has come to be known sometimes as a beauty with misfortune and sometimes as a patriot concerned over the fate of the nation Her call is full of longings for home she loiters about the mountains crying and spitting up blood She is pathetic sad pure and sincere She is in the eyes of all a symbol of love which seems to have become a national feeling And this feeling has gone beyond the national boundary to affect most of the eastern countries Nevertheless all that is a typical instance of un deserved reputation 13 All things under heaven and earth are made up of different parts but the slogan women are as good as men makes demands on women without making a correspond ing demand on men to be just as good as women to raise children just as patiently to do household chores just as uncomplainingly to care for the old just as dutifully Come to think of it the slogan women are as good as men has spurred women on to achievements to challenge men s But at the same time women must still do what men do not stoop to The fact is women are as good as men means that women after doing what women do must take up another burden Let s face it basically women are not as the same as men 14 After making perennial efforts to measure my exact height I reached the inescap able conclusion that I was permanently handicapped Back in those days I was a cal low young chap vastly capable of daring and foolhardiness and determined to wrestle with this prejudice against men s lack of height So by hook or by crook I married a girl who was 1 74 meters in height Such an astonishing tour de force thus achieved greatly bolstered the morale and esteem of those of us who were handicapped But only after the girl was enticed into matrimony did I begin to feel my self in flicted anguish This over reaction of mine not only failed to put an end to my perma nent handicap but also gave me lifetime regret I was deprived of the earthy pleasure of walling with my wife in the street with my strong art around her delicate neck 15 The boy watched her at her side silently as if he was expecting something His old clothes though wet with sweat were still clean On the right shoulder was a square shaped patch which reminded me of the life 30 years ago Meek and mild the boy was waiting quietly Yet the corpulent woman turned her fat head to look around totally ignoring him In despair the boy went away sullenly Staring at his skinny figure receding unsteadily n the wind I was suddenly stricken by a surge of bitterness and pain 16 She is always likely to know prosperity comfort and security She will grow up and lead her whole life in a proud and successful nation that is respected by the entire world and which is attempting to be a friend and partner to all nations Since this is all she will ever know it will all seem very very ordinary to her There is something extraordinarily beautiful about that is there not When the extraordinary becomes the ordinary that is the final stage of all progress and success right 17 Starting at Shanhai Pass in the east and ending up at Jiayu Pass in the west the Great Wall traverses up and down over numerous mountains and valleys in five of China s northern provinces and two autonomous regions As it extends over a distance of more than 6000 kms it is called in Chinese the Wanmlichangcheng which means Ten Thousand Li Long Wall It is a symbol of intelligence of the working people of old days and also one of the great architectural miracles in the world Construction of the wall first began in the 7th century B C after Qin Shi Huang the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty 221 206BC achieved the unification of China in 221 B C He had the fortification walls of the three kingdoms Qin Zhao and Yan linked up to be a continuous wall extending more than ten thousand li a li 1 2 kms which formed the essential size of the present day Great Wall Since then the later dynasties continued to repair and build the wall The great wall as it stands today was restored and reinforced during the Ming Dynasty The great Wall winds like a giant serpent along the lofty myriad mountains It is one of the most famous attractions to visitors 18 First a decision was made to deepen the reform and strengthen macro control of the national economy This was done so as to solve conspicuous contradictions and problems which have surfaced in economic development mainly through economic means Now the initial achievements have been made in implementing the decision Second systematic and comprehensive research has been done on how to accelerate the building of a socialist market economy These have centered on reforms in banking finance taxation and management of State assets the investment system and foreign trade system Important reforms in these sectors will be implemented in the near future Third the anti corruption drive has been launched so as to foster an honest style of work 19 The leaves were shooting high above the water like the skirts of slim dancing girls They were dotted in between the layers with white flowers some blooming gracefully others as if bashfully still in bud They were like bright pearls and stars in an azure sky Their subtle fragrance was wafted by the passing breeze in whiffs airy as the notes of a song coming faintly from some distant tower There was a tremor on leaf and flow er which with the suddenness of lightening some drifted to the far end of the pond The leaves jostling and overlapping produced as it were a wave of deep green Un der the leaves softly hidden from view water was rippling even its color was not dis cernible so that the leaves looked more enchanting 20 The vermillion button on its cap was dazzling the blue satin cap itself was dazzling the giant pearl on the brim of the cap was dazzling the long gown of light blue satin embroidered with intertwined dragons and lined with squirrel fur was dazzling the cream colored satin sleeveless jacket was dazzling the lilac cummerbund was dazzling and its officials boots with their painted white soles were dazzling too Only after everyone crowded around this rainbow offered it their greetings and enquired its health could it be observed that its handsome clean cut round white face and its coal black eyes full of mirth were also dazzling One couldn t make out what this rainbow was saying even though its voice was very clear Since it was constantly interrupting its speech with a hahaha or an ahahah one could see that its snow white teeth were dazzling too 21 Since the change takes place by slow degrees year by year month by month day by day hour by hour minute by minute second by second you feel as if you were permanently your same old self always seeing much fun and meaning in life like one walking a long long way down an extremely gentle mountain slope hardly per ceives its degree of incline or notices the altered scenes as he moves along You thus take a positive view of life and find it endurable Suppose a kid suddenly became a young man overnight or a young man suddenly became an old man in a matter of hours from dawn till dusk you would definitely feel astonished emotionally stirred and sad or lose any interest in life due to its transience Hence it is evident that life is sustained by gradualness 22 The woman was very good at commending her orders were all couched in soft toned imperative sentences However it simply wasn t right I thought for her to ask her husband to do everything But to these orders of hers he never said a word of No nor did he reveal any sign of impatience On the contrary his response showed that he was as meek as a lamb seeming to regard it as a great pleasure to busy his head of for his slave master Therefore I came to the conclusion that his wife must be a great beauty for beautiful women without exception stuck up imagining them selves noble princesses 23 Zhu Yuanzhang the Emperor Taizu of Ming was a man of the most humble origin with nothing but his natural ability at his disposal His parents were poor peasants Forced to leave their homeland because of famine they sold their son into a Buddhist monastery to save both his life and their own After a few years as a novice monk Zhu ran away and became a bandit This was a logical step for him to take considering the great confusion of the age with revolts breaking out everywhere Some years later he ascended the throne in Nanjing and proclaimed the founding of the Ming dynasty which was to last nearly three hundred yeas 24 The rapidly increasing population presents a great challenge to the country s social And economic development the utilization of resources and environmental protection and delays the improvement of living standards and the quality of the people In order to guarantee its people s minimum living conditions and enable citizens to become better of the only correct choice that China can make is to strive for economic growth and adjust its population growth to the country s social and economic development In view of the present situation the Chinese government has formulated a population of controlling the size and raising the quality of the population and a family planning policy of late marriage and childbirth having fewer but healthier babies and one child per family Shorthanded rural families with financial difficulties may have a second child after an interval of 3 or more years 25 Human beings are extremely interested in the study of ants The more we study them the more they seem to be like ourselves Our dictionary tells us that the ant is a social insect That means that ants live in societies in which they depend on one another The societies are not all exactly the same There are differences because there are ants of very many kinds more than 15 000 kinds in fact But in general each kind has ants of three main types queens males and workers 26 Because of their earnest and down to earth approa