14j2q3j翻译考试范围(期中及期末).doc

14j2q3j本学期（含期中和期末）翻译考试范围 压岁钱(lucky money)是中国春节习俗中不可缺少的一项元素，是每个孩子过年时都热切期盼的礼物。除夕夜，家中的长辈会给予未成年的孩子一定数额的钱，称之为“压岁钱”，据说压岁钱可以使孩子平平安安地度过新的一年。在中国，给压岁钱的风俗源远流长，流传至今。它是长辈送给孩子的护身符(amulet)，代表着长辈对孩子的美好祝福，可以保佑孩子在新的一年里健康吉利。 As an indispensable element of the Spring Festival customs in China, lucky money is a gift that every kid eagerly looks forward to during the Spring Festival. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, the underage kids can receive a certain sum of cash from the elders in their family, which is called “lucky money”. It is believed that lucky money can bless the kids to have a safe and peaceful new year. The custom of giving lucky money has a long history and spreads up to now in China. It is an amulet the elders give their kids, representing the elders’ fine wishes for the kids and blessing them with health and good fortune in the New Year. 对联(Chinese couplet)也叫“对子”，由两句形式相通、内容相连的语句组成。第一部分称作“上联”，贴在右侧，第二部分，即“下联”则贴在左侧。两行字不仅字数要一致，而且相同位置上的字必须对仗工整(antithetic in form)，平仄协调(harmonious in tone)。按用途不同，对联可以分为很多种，在新年贴的对联也叫“春联”，表达了人们美好祝福与愿望，也为新年增添了节日气氛。 The Chinese couplet is also called “Duizi”. It consists of two sentences which are identical in form and interrelated in meaning. The first line is called “upper couplet”, which is put up or hung on the right side, and the other is called “lower couplet” which is placed on the left side. Not only are the two lines required to have an equal number of characters, the words stand in the same position in each of the two sentences must be antithetic in form and harmonious in tone. For different purposes, there are different couplets. The couplet for the Spring Festival is called “Chunlian”, which conveys the blessing and good wishes of the people and enhances the festive atmosphere of the New Year, too. 灯谜(lantern riddles)是指写在彩灯上面的谜语。灯谜一般有三部分组成，即谜面、谜目(hint)和谜底。在灯谜中凡是谜面上有的字，在谜底中不能再出现。灯谜里充满着智慧，因此猜谜底显得很有趣，这也使得猜灯谜成为元宵节的一项不可缺少的活动。灯谜在中国源远流长，可以毫不夸张地说，灯谜体现着中国人民无穷的智慧。 Lantern riddles are riddles that are written on the lanterns. Generally, a lantern riddle