写作训练---中华传统文化 之 四大发明-教学文档

一、请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

中国的四大发明包括指南针、火药、造纸术和印刷术，它们是中国在人类文明史上占有重要地位的标志之一。第一个指南针产生于战国时期(the Warring States Period)，是利用天然磁石(natural magnet)来辨别方向的一种简单仪器。火药发明于隋唐时期，主要应用于军事领域，造纸术于东汉年间由蔡伦改进，使纸成为人们普遍使用的书写材料。印刷术，又称活字印刷术，大大促进了文化的传播。四大发明对世界经济的发展和人类文化的进步做出了巨大的贡献。

【参考翻译】

Four great inventions of China include the compass, gun powder, the paper-making technique and the printing technique. They are one of the marks that China occupies an important position in the history of human civilization.The first compass was invented during the Warring States Period. It was a simple device employing natural magnets to identify directions. Gunpowder was invented in Sui and Tang Dynasties and was mainly used in military areas. The paper-making technique was developed by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty, making paper a commonly used writing material. The Printing technique, also called movable type printing, promoted the spread of culture significantly. Thefour great inventions of China made tremendous contribution to the development of the world's economy and the progress of the culture of mankind.

二、翻译：四大发明

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（2019年12月卷四）

中国以引进新的方式方法来改变人类的生活而著称。在古代中国的诸多发明中,有四项发明不仅对中国的发展改变做出了重大贡献,而且也对世界的经济文化发展做出了重大贡献。古代中国的四大发明是造纸术、印刷术、火药和指南针。中国的四大发明为全人类的经济和文化发展贡献极大,也是中国作为世界文明古国的重要象征。

【参考译文】

China is well known for its introduction of ways and means to help ease the life of mankind. Among the inventions of Ancient China, four emerged as great contributions to the developments and changes not only to the country, but also to the world’s economy and culture. The Great Four Inventions of ancient China were papermaking, commercial printing, gunpowder, and the compass. China’s four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to the world’s economy and the culture of mankind. They were also important symbols of China’s role as a great world civilization.

（2019年12月卷二）

闻名于世的丝绸之路是一系列连接东西方的路线。丝绸之路延伸6,000多公里,得名于古代中国的丝绸贸易。丝绸之路上的贸易在中国、南亚、欧洲和中东文明发展中发挥了重要作用。正是通过丝绸之路,中国的造纸、火药、指南针、印刷术等四大发明才被引介到世界各地。同样,中国的丝绸、茶叶和瓷器（porcelain）也传遍全球。物质文化的交流是双向的, 欧洲也通过丝绸之路出口各种商品和植物,满足中国市场的需求。

【参考译文1】

The world-renowned Silk Road is a series of roads connecting the East and the West. It is more than 6,000 kilometers, getting its name from ancient China’s silk trade. The trade on the Silk Road played an important role in the civilization anddevelopment of China, South Asia, Europe and the Middle East, for it was through the Silk Road that the four great inventions of ancient China --- papermaking, gunpowder, compass and printing --- were spread around the world. And Chinese silk, tea and porcelain spread all over the world as well. The exchanges of material culture are mutual: Europe also exported various goods and plants through the Silk Road to meet the needs of the Chinese market.

【参考译文2】

The Silk Road, known all over the world, is a series of routes whichconnects the East and the West. Expanding over 6,000 kilometres long, the Silk Road was named after the ancient Chinese silk trade. The Silk Road trade played an important part in China, South Asia, Europe and Middle East. It was through the Silk Road that ancient China’s four greatest inventions, papermaking, gunpowder, the compass and printing,spread all over the world. Equally, Chinese silk, tea and porcelain also spread across the world through the Silk Road. The exchanges of material civilizations are interrelated, andEurope exported all kinds of goods and plants through the Silk Road to meet the needs of the Chinese market.

附：Four great inventions of ancient China

中国古代四大发明

The Four Great Inventions (simplified Chinese: 四大发明; traditional Chinese: 四大發明) are inventions from ancient China that are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance and as symbols of ancient China's advanced science and technology.

四大发明（the Four Great Inventions of ancient China）具有很重要的历史意义（historical significance），是古代中国先进的科学技术（advanced science and technology）的象征。

The Four Great Inventions are: