汉译英参考译文unit 6.pdfVIP

参考译文

1)Thedragonisanauspicious（吉祥的）creature,

symbolizingstrength,wisdom,goodluckandpoweroverthe

elementsofwindandwater.Thedragonwasworshipedasthe

GodofRain,andintimesofdroughtorflooding,localswould

visitadragon-kingtempleandburnincense（香）toprayformore

favorableconditions.Thedragonspowertocontrolrainand

wavesisalsocloselyrelatedtoitsrankinthe12zodiacanimals.

Thesequenceofthe12animalsisdeterminedbythetimeofday

wheneachanimalismostactive.Thedragoncorrespondsto7am

to9am,whenitismostlikelytobefoggy,allowingthedragon

torideatopcloudsandmist.

2)Fengshui,alsocalledKanYuinancienttimes,wasan

importantpartoftraditionalculture.Basedonancient

philosophies,includingTaoismandtheIChing,

Fengshuiemphasizestheharmoniouscoexistence(共存)of

humansandtheirenvironment.Infact,itisanancientartwidely

usedtoorient（东方的）buildingsinoldertimes.Manyof’

swell-knownculturalmonuments,includingtheForbiddenCity

inBeijing,weredesignedinFengshuiprinciples.Fengshuihasa

profoundeffectonsocietyandiswidelyembracedbythe

public.

1)龙是一种吉祥的动物，象征着力量、智慧、好运和掌控风和水的力量。龙被尊崇为在干旱或洪水泛滥

时，当地人会去龙王庙烧香祈求更有利的条件。龙控制雨水和波浪的能力也与其在十二生肖中的密切相关。十二生

肖的顺序由每种动物最活跃的时间决定。龙对应上午7点到9点，此时最容易有雾，龙可以乘风破浪。2)，古

时又称堪舆，传统文化的重要组成部分。以道教、易经等古代哲学为基础，强调人与环境的和谐共存。

事实上，是古代广泛用于建筑物方位的古老。许多著名的文化古迹，包括故宫，都是根据原理设

计的