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* * 1.中国人有在正月十五晚上吃元宵、赏花灯的习俗。 Chinese have the custom that they eat sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour and appreciate festive lanterns at the night of January 15. [错误分析] (1) 少用冠词：“中国人”应该译为the Chinese ( people )。再比较：“美国人”可译为Americans, 而“日本人”必须译为the Japanese. (2) 搭配不当：the custom that they eat…不通，应改为the custom of eating… (3) 动词使用不当：appreciate为“赞赏”（to value or regard highly）之意，而原文中的“赏”意思应该是“观赏”(watch)。 (4) 介词使用错误：原文指具体某一天的晚上，译文介词应由at改为on ( on the evening of )。 (5) 不忠实于原文：January 15是公历一月十五日，而原文“正月十五”指阴历(lunar calendar)的一月十五日。 ［改正译文］ The Chinese have the custom of eating yuanxiao (sweet