新视野大学英语(第三版)第二册翻译题参考答案unit7

新视野三版读写 2 U7 翻译讲解 Part 1 The color and style of a wedding gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. 婚纱礼服的颜色和款式可取决于婚礼参与者的宗教和文化。 For example, in Western cultures brides often choose a white wedding dress, while in China the traditional wedding dress is in red. 例如，在西方文化中新娘通常会选择白色的婚纱，而在中国，传统的结婚礼服是 红色的。 Though white has become the most preferred color for wedding gowns across the world today, this was not a widespread trend before the Victorian era. 虽然白色已成为当今婚纱礼服在世界各地最受青睐的颜色， 可是这在维多利亚时 期之前并不是一个普遍的潮流。 White became a popular option in 1840, when Queen Victoria wore a white gown at her wedding. 白色在 1840 年成为了一个受欢迎的选择，那年维多利亚女王在她的婚礼上穿了 一件白色的礼服。 The official wedding photograph was widely published, and many brides chose white to become the followers of the Queen. 官方的婚礼照片被广泛刊登后，很多新娘都仿效女王选择白色。 Many people believed that the color white symbolized virginity, though this was not the original intention. 很多人相信白色象征着童贞，尽管这不是她们选择白色的初衷。 As far as the style is concerned, wedding dresses were once typically short in the front with a longer train in the back. 就款式而言，婚纱礼服曾一度是前面短短的、后面是长长的裙摆。 This tendency continued until the late 1960s, when it became popular to revert to long, full-skirted designs. 这种趋势一直持续到 20 世纪 60 年代后期，那个时期全长裙边的设计恢复了流 行。 【背景知识】 婚纱可单指身上穿的服饰， 也可以包括头纱、捧花部分。婚纱的颜色，款式等 视乎各项因素，包括文化，宗教及时装潮流等。婚纱来自西方，有别于以红色为 主的中式传统裙褂。白色婚纱代表内心的纯洁，后来逐渐演变为童贞的象征。 传统的中式婚礼总是以红色为主，热烈红火，；相反，传统的西式婚礼的礼服却 以白色婚纱和黑色礼服为主，虽然颜色素净却显得神圣浪漫，与中式婚礼形成了 强烈反差。如今新式的中式婚礼中，在婚宴上新娘通常要换上三套礼服，第一套 是出场礼服，通常是白色婚纱，第二套是敬酒时穿的礼服，这一套礼服通常是晚 宴式礼服，第三套礼服是送客穿的礼服，通常新娘会穿上鸡尾酒式的晚宴服。 婚纱款型分为 A 字型，直身婚纱，拖尾婚纱，鱼尾裙摆，荷叶婚纱等。 Part 2 中国是丝绸的故乡，因而有很多与丝绸相关的艺术，刺绣（embroidery）就是其 中的一种。 China is home to silk, thereby having a variety of arts related to silk, one of which is embroidery. 刺绣是中国民间传统手工艺之一，至少有两、三千年的历史。 Embroidery, with at least two or three thousand years of history, is one of the Chinese traditional folk arts and crafts. 从事刺绣的多为女子，因此刺绣又被称为女红（womens needlework）。 Since most embroiderers are women, its also called womens needlework. 刺绣在中国受到了人们广泛的喜爱。 Embroidery has been much-loved by the Chinese people. 刺绣可用来装饰衣物，如在衣服、被子、枕套（pillowcase）等物品上绣上美丽 的图案，也可制作成特别的饰品（ornament）。 It can be used to beautify clothing and things. For example, clothes, quilts, pillowcases etc. can be embroidered with beautiful designs, or a piece of embroidery can be made for a special ornament. 中国有四大名绣: 苏州的苏绣、广东的粤绣、湖南的湘绣以及四川的蜀绣。各种 绣法不仅风格有差异，主题也各有不同。 There are four most famous types of embroidery in China: Suxiu from Suzhou, Yuexiu from Guangdong, Xiangxiu from Hunan, and Shuxiu from Sichuan, each having its own style and theme. 在这其中，苏州的苏绣最负盛名。 Among the four, Suzhou embroidery has enjoyed the highest reputation. 【背景知识】 刺绣是针线在织物上绣制的各种装饰图案的总称。 刺绣分丝线刺绣和羽毛刺绣两 种。就是用针将丝线或其他纤维、纱