Unit 1 Creation 翻译练习.ppt

UnitOneCreation,Translation1Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.根据传说，伏羲生于中国西部，出生之前在其母腹中孕育了12年。伏羲教会了人类打猎、捕鱼、驯养野兽、饲养家禽。伏羲制定了人类的嫁娶制度，教会人们劈柴取火和烹煮食物；他还通过龟背上的裂纹创立了八卦，这些八卦成为数学、医学、占卜学和风水的基础。此外，伏羲还创造了中华民族的图腾龙，被认为是中国历史上第一个真正的统治者。,Usefulexpressions娘胎；子宫womb驯养野兽domesticateanimals饲养家禽tendtheirflocks点燃kindle八卦trigram占卜divination风水geomancy图腾totem,Translation1根据传说，伏羲生于中国西部，出生之前在其母腹中孕育了12年。伏羲教会了人类打猎、捕鱼、驯养野兽、饲养家禽。伏羲制定了人类的嫁娶制度，教会人们劈柴取火和烹煮食物。,FuxiwasborninthewestpartofChinaand,accordingtolegend,hewascarriedinhismotherswombfortwelveyearsbeforebirth.,Hetaughtpeoplehowtohunt,fish,domesticateanimalsandtendtheirflocks.,Heinstitutedmarriageandtaughtpeoplehowtodevisetoolstosplitwood,kindlefireandcookfood.,Translation1他还通过龟背上的裂纹创立了八卦，这些八卦成为数学、医学、占卜学和风水的基础。此外，伏羲还创造了中华民族的图腾龙，被认为是中国历史上第一个真正的统治者。,HedevisedtheTrigrams,whichevolvedfrommarkingsontortoiseshells.Thesetrigramsservedasthebasisformathematics,medicine,divinationandgeomancy.,Furthermore,hecreatedtheChinesedragonasthetotemofthenationandwasconsideredasthefirstrealruler.,Keytotranslation,FuxiwasborninthewestpartofChinaand,accordingtolegend,hewascarriedinhismotherswombfortwelveyearsbeforebirth.Hetaughtpeoplehowtohunt,fish,domesticateanimalsandtendtheirflocks.Heinstitutedmarriageandtaughtpeoplehowtodevisetoolstosplitwood,kindlefireandcookfood.HedevisedtheTrigrams,whichevolvedfrommarkingsontortoiseshells.Thesetrigramsservedasthebasisformathematics,medicine,divinationandgeomancy.Furthermore,hecreatedtheChinesedragonasthetotemofthenationandwasconsideredasthefirstrealruler.,Translation2Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.画蛇添足西汉刘向楚有祠者，赐其舍人卮酒。舍人相谓曰：“数人饮之不足，一人饮之有余。请画地为蛇，先成者饮酒。”一人蛇先成，引酒且饮之，乃左手持卮，右手画蛇曰：“我能为之足！”未成，一人之蛇成夺取卮曰：“蛇固无足，子安能为之足？”遂饮其酒。为蛇足者，终亡其酒。,译文：古代楚国有个人祭过祖宗以后，把一壶酒赏给来帮忙祭祀的门客。门客们互相商量说：“大家一起喝这壶酒不足够，一个人喝它还有剩余。要求大家在地上画蛇，先画好的人喝这壶酒。”一个人最先完成了，拿起酒壶准备饮酒，却左手拿着酒壶，右手画蛇，说：“我能够为它画脚。”他还没有把脚画完，另一个人的蛇画好了，抢过他的酒壶，说：“蛇本来就没有脚，你怎么能给它画脚呢?”话刚说完，就把那壶酒喝完了。那个给蛇画脚的人，最终失掉了那壶酒。,Usefulexpressions祭祖worshiponesancestors2.门客retainer,Keytotranslation,TheManWhoDrawsaSnakeandAddsFeettoItByLiuXiangoftheWesternDynastyAnativeofChuafterworshippinghisancestorsgavehisretainersapotofwine.Oneoftheretainerssaid,“Itisinsufficientforallofus,buttoomuchforoneofus.Isuggest,therefore,thatwedrawsnakesontheground,andtheonewhofirstfinishesdrawingthesnakewillwinthepotofwine.”Whenoneretainerhadcompletedhisdrawing,hetookthepottodrink.Ashehelditinhislefthand,hecontinuedtodrawthesnakewithhisrighthand,saying:“Icanaddfeettoit.”Whilehewasaddingfeettohissnake,anothermanwhohadthendrawnhissnakesnatc