四六级翻译材料必过.doc

练习1 农历的正月初一是春节，即农历的新年。①据说春节是由冬天的祭拜活动Sacrifice）发展而来的。在远古社会，冬祭是人们的一种习俗。在所有的节日当中，春节对我们来说是最重要的。在春节到来的前几天，我们便把房子打扫得干干净净并装饰一新spring-clean：大扫除。老人们说必须干干净净过春节，②这样来年才会幸福、交好运。根据中国的传统，中国人年年过春节，家家都要贴春联（Spring Festival couplet），以表达对新年的祝愿。（167字） 《中西方节日文化渊源》p106~107 … ①It is said that the Spring Festival evolved from Winter Sacrifice, a custom practiced by the people in the primitive society…Several days before the Spring Festival, we spring-clean our houses and decorate them….②so that the New Year will bring happiness and good luck. According to Chinese traditions, every year the Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, every family hangs up Spring Festival couplets, conveying one’s best wishes for the year. 单词与词组： evolve from custom primitive decorate celebration convey 句型： It is said that… … so that … According to sth. , … 注释： ①合并。原文两个句子，在译文中变成了一个句子。 ②注意翻译成英文时so that 目的状语从句中主语和谓语的选择。原文意思其实是“新年会(给人们)带来幸福和好运”翻译是主语是New Year, 谓语是will bring。 练习2 农历正月十五是灯节（Lantern Festival），也叫元宵节。元宵节与春节紧紧相连。过去，人们大约用20天的时间为春节做准备。然而，元宵节却标志着春节喜庆的结束。元宵节过后，一切又恢复正常。①灯节活动热闹（bustling）非凡，人们充满无比的喜悦。②在灯节这天整个夜晚花灯充满整个街道，人们载歌载舞，形成了一个群众性的娱乐活动。③长期以来，人们不断（continuously）制造各种精美、奇异的花灯以及各种爆竹和烟花来增添灯节的热闹气氛。（178字） 《中西方节日文化渊源》p115~117 … It is closely related to the Spring Festival. …However, the Lantern Festival marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations. And after the Lantern Festival, everything returns to normal. ①The Lantern Festival is bustling with activity. People are filled with incomparable joy. ②On that day, festive lanterns fill the whole street and people sing and dance throughout the whole night. This forms a mass recreational activity. ③For a long time, people have continuously produced various kinds of elegant and strange lanterns. Various kinds of firecrackers and fireworks make the Yuanxiao Festival even more alive. 单词与词组： celebration incomparable recreational activity various kinds of 　 firecrackers and fireworks 句型： Be closely related to Sb. spend… for Sth. return to normal 注释： ①分译。原文中一个句子，