英语四级翻译练习

1、英语四级翻译练习1. 【话题材料话题材料】毛笔毛笔 毛笔，是一种源于中国的传统书写工具，也逐渐成为传统绘画工具。毛笔是汉族人民在生产实践中发明的。随着人类社会的不断发展，勤劳智慧的汉民族又不断地总结经验，存其精华，弃其糟粕，勇于探索，敢于创新。几千年以来，它为创造汉族民族光辉灿烂的文化，为促进汉民族与世界各族的文化交流，做出了卓越的贡献。毛笔是汉民族对世界艺术宝库提供的一件珍宝。【参考译文】 Writing brush, a traditional writing tool originated from China, has also gradually become a tradition

2、al painting tool. Writing brush was invented by the Han people during their production practice. With the constant development of human society, the diligent and intelligent Han people kept summing up the experience. Discarding the dross while assimilating the essence, they strive to explore and bla

3、ze new trails. Over thousands of years, writing brush has made great contribution to creating the splendid culture of the Han people and to promoting the cultural exchange between people of all nationalities and the Han people. Writing brush is a treasure that the Han people have provided the worlds

4、 arts treasure house.【重点表达】存其精华，弃其糟粕 Discarding the dross while assimilating the essence勇于探索，敢于创新strive to explore and blaze new trails光辉灿烂的文化splendid culture艺术宝库 arts treasure house2. 2.【话题材料话题材料】中国结中国结 中国结(Chinese knotting)是中国典型的本土艺术。它的特点是每一个结都是由根绳索编成的，并由其特定的外形和意义来命名。中国结的传统源远流长。在古代，由于没有现在的配件，如纽扣或拉

5、链，人们不得不把服装带打结，来绑住他们的衣服。多年来，中国结从原来拥有实际用途演变成一种优雅的、丰富多彩的工艺品。今天，人们喜欢中国结，是因为其形式特别、色彩多变并且意义深厚。【参考译文】 Chinese knotting is a typical local art of China. Its characteristic is that every knot is made with a single rope and named by its specific form and meaning. The tradition of Chinese knotting enjoys along

6、 history. Without present-day accessories such as buttons or zips, ancient people had to knot the clothing belt so as to tie their dresses. Over the years, Chinese knot has now evolved to a kind of elegant and colorful art ware from owning practical use. Today, people are fond of Chinese knot for it

7、s characteristic form, colorful nessand profound meaning.【小贴士】 1.它的特点是每一个结都是由一根绳索编成的，并由其特定的外它的特点是每一个结都是由一根绳索编成的，并由其特定的外形和意义来命名形和意义来命名:主句为Its characteristic is that从句中“由.编成”可译为be made with。“由.而命名”可译为be named by。2.在古代，由于没有现在的配件，如纽扣或拉链，人们不得不把服在古代，由于没有现在的配件，如纽扣或拉链，人们不得不把服装带打结，来绑住他们的衣服装带打结，来绑住他们的衣服：“在古代，

8、人们”可以合并到一起，翻译为ancient people。“没有现在的配件”可用介词without引导的介词短语表示，即without present-day accessories,这部分状语可放在句子前面。“不得不把服装带打结” 可译为had to knot the clothing belt,这里的knot是动词。句中的“来表示一种目的，可译为so as to，意为“以便，为了”，in order to也表示这个意思。 3.多年来，中国结从原来拥有实际用途演变成一种优雅的、丰富多年来，中国结从原来拥有实际用途演变成一种优雅的、丰富多彩的工艺品多彩的工艺品：“多年来”可译为over the

9、 years。“实际用途”可译为practical use。“工艺品” 可译为art ware或handiwork, artifact。3.【话题材料话题材料】父亲节父亲节 父亲节是感恩父亲的节日。约始于二十世纪初，起源于美国，现已广泛流传于世界各地，节日日期因地域而存在差异。最广泛的日期在每年6月的第三个星期日，世界上有52个国家和地区是在这一天过父亲节。节日里有各种的庆祝方式，大部分都与赠送礼物、家族聚餐或活动有关。【参考范文】 Fathers Day is a festival of thanking our fathers. About started in the early 20t

10、h century, originated in the United States, it has been widely circulated around the world, but its date is different because of the differences of the regions. The date of the most popular is on the third Sunday of June each year, and there are 52 countries and regions in the world celebrating the

11、fathers day on this day. They have various ways of celebration, most of which is related to gifts and family dinner or other activities.4. 4.【翻译原文翻译原文】情绪情绪 那些保持适应性情绪控制状态的人，把逆境看作是暂时性的，相信困难应该会过去的。在一项危机中，他们很好地调整自己，坚信控制来源于激励的行动而非控制反应。他们不会受到紧张或痛苦情绪的惊吓;他们采取有效的应对策略，例如取得亲朋的支持和自我的述说。研究表明那些拥有高情商的人处理创伤性(trauma

12、tic)事件时很少会有负面心理问题。【参考译文】 Those who maintain an adaptive state of emotional control regard adversity as temporary and have the belief that “This shall pass.” In a crisis, they well adjust themselves and firmly believe that the control comes from inspired action rather than controlling reaction. They

13、are not terrified by intense or painful emotions; they employ effective coping strategies, such as obtaining support from relatives and friends, and self-talk. The study indicates that individuals with a high emotional intelligence handle traumatic events with rare negative psychological problems.【重

14、点表达】 情绪控制 emotional control 他们很好地调整自己 they well adjust themselves 受到紧张或痛苦情绪的惊吓 terrified by intense or painful emotions 采取有效的应对策略 employ/adopt effective coping strategies 自我的述说 self-talk5.【原文】京剧 长期以来，京剧界面临的一个重要问题就是如何让更多人尤其是年轻人认识京剧、了解京剧，喜爱京剧。高速发展的现代社会为人们带来了更多娱乐选择，在电影、电视、网络等冲击下，年轻一代大多数没有意愿也少有机会真正感受京剧的

15、魅力。现有的京剧专家很多已步入中老年，不擅长用年轻人喜欢的语言和方式与他们沟通;而年轻一代中又极少有人既懂得京剧又愿意花费时间和精力去介绍京剧。【参考译文】 For a long time, a serious problem Peking Opera has been facing is how to get more people, especially the young generations, to know about, to understand, and to be keen on Peking Opera. The modern society, which is devel

16、oping fast, has brought people more options for recreation. Under the impacts of movies, TV shows, Internet, etc., most of the young generations show no interest or scarcely have any opportunity to truly feel the charm of Peking Opera. Many of the Peking Opera masters have entered middle or old age, and they are not good at communicating with the young people in the languages or ways they like. Among the young generations, there are few people