2019大学英语六级翻译题预测：算盘

2019大学英语六级翻译题预测：算盘

【原文】

算盘(abacus)，是汉族劳动人民发明创造的一种简便的计算工具。中国是算盘的故乡，在计算机已被普遍使用的今天，古老的算盘不但

没有被废弃，反而因它的灵便、准确等优点，在很多国家方兴未艾。

所以，人们往往把算盘的发明与中国古代四大发明相提并论。因为珠

算盘运算方便、快速，几千年来一直是汉族劳动人民普遍使用的计算

工具，即使最先进的电子计算器也不能完全取代珠算盘的作用。2013年，珠算已正式成为人类非物质文化遗产。

【译文】

Abacus is a simple computing tool invented by the

working people of the Han nationality. China is the

birthplace of the abacus. Today, when computers are widely used, the old abacus, instead of being abandoned, is still welcomed in many countries because of its convenience and accuracy. Therefore, people often equate the invention of abacus with the four great inventions of ancient China. Due

to its convenience and quickness in computing, the abacus has been the computing tool commonly used by the working people

of the Han nationality for thousands of years, and even the most advanced electronic calculator cannot replace the abacus entirely. In 2013, the Chinese abacus was officially listed

as an intangible cultural heritage of human beings.