_汉译英翻译常用技巧(一).pptVIP

⑶中国人什么时候开始使用筷子进餐的，已经无从查起。 It is unknown when Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating tool. When the Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating tool is anybody’s guess. ⑷最初的记载是在2000年前所编撰的一本叫作《礼记》的书中。 It was recorded initially in a book named “Liyi” (The Book of Rites)， which was compiled 2000 years ago. They are first mentioned in Liyi (The Book of Rites)， a work compiled some 2000 years ago. ⑸筷子可以用许多材料制作，如竹子、木头、金子、银子、象牙、锡、塑料等。 Chopsticks can be made of many kinds of materials like bamboo, wood, sliver, ivory, tin and plastics. Chopsticks may be made of any of several materials: bamboo, wood, sliver, ivory, tin and plastics ⑹其截面积（cross-section）或圆或方。 ⑺有的镶有彩色图案或书法用以装饰。 They are either round or squarer in cross-section. Some of them are engraved with colored pictures or calligraphy for decoration. They are either round or squarer in cross-section, some of them being engraved with colored patterns and calligraphy for decoration. ⑻现在中国家庭使用的普通筷子多以木头或者竹子制成，宴会通常使用象牙筷子，古代皇宫和贵族则使用金筷。 Ordinary chopsticks used in Chinese homes are made of wood or bamboo; those for banquets are often ivory ones, whereas gold ones belonged only to the ancient royalty and aristocracy. Ordinary chopsticks made of wood or bamboo are used in Chinese households; those for banquets are often ivory ones, whereas gold chopsticks were often seen in the ancient royalty and aristocracy. whereas 用于比较或对比两个事实，意思为“然而，但是，尽管” color和colorful 的区别 参考译文 Chopsticks, with a history of thousands of years, are a wonder of Chinese dining utensils. Chopsticks are the dining utensils most frequently used in Chinese people’s daily life. It is unknown when Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating tool (When the Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating tool is anybody’s guess). It was recorded initially in a book named “Liyi” (The Book of Rites)， which was compiled 2000 ago. Chopsticks can be made of many kinds of materials like bamboo, wood, sliver, ivory, tin and plastics. They are either round or squarer