四六级翻译样题

四六级翻译样题：

剪纸(paper cutting)是中国最为流行的传统民间艺术形式之一。中国剪纸有一千五百多年的历史,在明朝和清朝时期(the Ming and Qing Dynasties)特别流行。人们常用剪纸美化居家环境。特别是在春节和婚庆期间,剪纸被用来装饰门窗和房间,以增加喜庆的气氛。剪纸最常用的颜色是红色,象征健康和兴旺。中国剪纸在世界各地很受欢迎,经常被用作馈赠外国友人的礼物。

参考译文:Paper cutting is one of most popular traditional folk arts in China. Chinese paper cutting has a history of more than 1,500 years. It was widespread particularly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. People often beautify their homes with paper cuttings. During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, in particular, paper cuttings are used to decorate doors, windows and rooms in order to enhance the joyous atmosphere. The color most frequently used in paper cutting is red, which symbolizes health and prosperity. Chinese paper cutting is very popular around the world and it is often given as a present to foreign friends.

以下是我们总结的几大翻译话题，供大家参考练习

一、京剧Peking Opera

京剧，号称东方歌剧，是地道的中国国粹，可以追溯到1790年。那年，4个徽剧戏班子奉诏进京表演。京剧的一大特点是在人物的脸上涂上各种颜色，以象征这个人物的性格和品质。简单的讲，红脸含有褒义，代表忠勇；黑脸代表智慧；蓝脸和绿脸代表草莽英雄；黄脸和白脸代表奸诈；金脸和银脸代表神秘或超自然力量。现如今，京剧也成了颇受人们欢迎的艺术形式之一，广受推崇。

Peking Opera，known as the Eastern Opera，is a purely one of best parts of Chinese culture，it can dates back to the year of 1790. In that year，four local opera troupes of Anhui province came to Beijing on a performance tour. For the painted roles, a special feature of Peking Opera, the different colors of the faces represent different characters and personalities. Generally, red stands for uprightness and loyalty, black means wisdom, blue and green indicate the vigorous and rebellious heroes, yellow and white represent cunning and gold and silver represent mystic or super-natural power. Nowadays, Peking Opera has became one of the most popular arts among people and wide spread all over the country.

二、丝绸之路The Silk Road

丝绸之路实际上是很多条中国通往古罗马商路的总称。古代丝绸之路的起点是中国当时的古都长安（现在的西安），终点在地中海东岸，几乎有一半路程穿越新疆。丝绸之路始于汉武帝时期，不仅是佛教进入中国的通道，而且路上商旅往来络绎不绝。元朝时，丝绸之路逐渐被日益繁荣的海上贸易所取代。丝绸之路还是一条友谊之路，在政治、经济、文化方面发挥了纽带的作用。

The Silk Road is the joint name given to a number of trade routes linking China and ancient Rome. The anc ient silk road had its start in Chang’an (now Xi’an), the capital of then China, and its terminus on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, with nearly half of it running across Xinjiang. The Silk Road began during the time of emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty, is not only an important route for Buddhism to enter china, but also an endless stream of merchants and business travelers. In the Yuan dynasty, the silk road gradually gave the way to the rapidly developing sea trade. The Silk Road was also a road of friendship, linking the west and the east