四级翻译考前训练.docxVIP

1、农历(lunar calendar)已使用了数千年。今天，我们依然用农历来表示中国的传统节日。农历由中国古代的朝代衍生而来。现今使用的农历形成于公元前104年，汉朝汉武帝（Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty）统治时期。该农历被称为太初历（taichu calendar）,跟今天使用的农历是一样的。农历中的每一年都以一种动物来命名，如2012年是“龙年”。共有12种动物，每12年循环一次。The lunar calendar has been used for thousands of years.Today the traditional Chinese festivals are still lunar calendar festivals.The lunar calendar originated in the Chinese ancient dynasties.The current calendar was created during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in 104 BC.This calendar,which was called the taichu calendar,is the same lunar calendar as the one used nowadays.Each year in the lunar calendar is named after an animal.For example,2012 was the year of the dragon.There are 12 animals.Every 12 years the cycle repeats itself.2、秦始皇陵墓(the Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shihuang)坐落在陕西省西安市临潼区以东5公里的骊山北部，是中国历史上第一个皇帝的最终休眠之地。它于公元前246年开始建造,工程持续了38年。它占地面积56.25平方公里，是中国历史上最大的陵墓。　The Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shihuang, located at the northern foot of the Lishan Mountain five kilometers east of Lintong District, Xi’an City, Shanxi Province, is the final resting place of the first emperor in the history of China. Its construction lasted for 38 years, commencing in 246BC. With an area of 56.25 square kilometers, it’s the largest mausoleum in China’s history.3、中国新年的传说源于数千年前的一个小村庄。每年冬天，一个叫年的怪兽都会尽村子攻击村民。村民们十分害怕，不知该怎么办。后来，一位年长的智者想出了一个办法。当年再一次出现时，人们就用鞭炮（firework）和鼓制造大量噪音。这些噪音果然把年给下铺了，年躲进了山里。村民们在这天庆祝他们摆脱了怪兽。每年他们都会点燃鞭炮庆祝他们的胜利。这一天便成了中国新年的开始。The legend of Chinese New Year began in a small village thousands of years ago.Each winter a monster named Nian would enter the village and attack the villagers.The villagers were scared.They didnt know what to do.Afterwards a wise old man came up with an idea.The next time Nian appeared the people used fireworks and drums to make a lot of noises.Sure enough,these noises scared the monster away and it fled into the hills.The villagers celebrated the day when they freed themselves from the monster.Each year they would light the