3212012级P班翻译练习1–8(LLZ)(修订).docx

四级新题型：段落翻译原单句汉译英调整为段落汉译英。翻译内容涉及中国的历史、文化、经济、社会发展等。四级长度为140-160个汉字；六级长度为180-200个汉字。四级翻译样题：剪纸（paper cutting）是中国最为流行的传统民间艺术形式之一。中国剪纸有一千五百多年的历史，在明朝和清朝时期（the Ming and Qing Dynasties）特别流行。人们常用剪纸美化居家环境。特别是在春节和婚庆期间，剪纸被用来装饰门窗和房间，以增加喜庆的气氛。剪纸最常用的颜色是红色，象征健康和兴旺。中国剪纸在世界各地很受欢迎，经常被用作馈赠外国友人的礼物。(156字)P班翻译练习1Translation Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. 孔子关于人的学说有两个核心的概念,一个是“仁(ren)”，一个是“礼(li)”。孔子的学生樊迟问什么是“仁”，孔子回答说：“爱人”。这是孔子对“仁”的最重要的解释。“爱人”是一种普遍的爱。孔子又强调爱人作为一种普遍的道德原则，必须由爱自己的父母开始。孔子不相信一个不爱自己父母的人能去爱普天下的人。所以孔子说“孝悌(filial piety and fraternal duty)”是“仁之本”。（157字）参考译文：Ren and li are the two core concepts of Confucius’ doctrine about people. When his students Fan Chi inquired him about the definition of ren, Confucius replied, “It islove for people.” This is Confucius’ most important interpretation of ren. Love for people is universal love. Confucius further emphasized that, as one universally accepted moral principle, this kind of love should “begin with the love for one’s parents.”He believes that no one can love people in general if they do not even love their own parents. That is why Confucius regarded “filial piety and fraternal duty” as the essence of ren. P班翻译练习2Translation Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.中国画画的是想象中的空间，也是一种精神境界。中国古代画家喜欢画梅、兰、竹、菊“四君子”，并不是因为这些花木比其他花木美，而是因为人们认为他们是人的高贵品格的象征。郑板桥是清代中期一位有很高成就画家，善画兰、竹、石。比如他的一幅“墨竹图”（Ink Bamboo），用水墨创造了潇洒的境界，画中有一种卓尔不群的清晰气息。（150字）参考译文：Chinese paintings depict an imagined world as well as a spiritual world. Ancient Chinese painters loved to paint plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, which have been renowned in Chinese culture as “the four gentlemen.”This is not because these plants are considered any better than the others, but they are believed to represent the noble character of human beings. Zheng Banqiao was a prestigious and highly accomplished mid-Qing-dynasty artist who excelled in painting orchids, bambo