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四六级翻译题（书法、水墨画、剧曲）Calligraphy and Painting书法calligraphy硬笔书法pen calligraphy表音成分phonetic component表形成分symbolic component汉字偏旁components of Chinese characters线条艺术the art of lines汉字书写（体）Chinese script汉字从图画和符号演变而来，中国书法艺术自然而然衍生于这一特殊的书写体系（绝大多数汉字由表音和表形成分构成），因此中国书法也被称作线条艺术。
Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy developed naturally from this special writing system (most Chinese characters consist of several phonetic and symbolic components), so Chinese calligraphy is also called the art of lines.尽管中国书法以汉字为表达工具，但要欣赏中国书法之美，不一定非要懂得汉语。
Although Chinese calligraphy uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to know the language to appreciate its beauty.书法的目的在于保持自然之美，突显人类精神之美。
Calligraphy’s purpose is to retain the beauty of nature and illuminate man’s spiritual beauty.受到青睐to find favor in汉学圈the circle of Chinese language learning汉学Sinology笔画stroke点、横、竖、撇、折、勾dot stroke, horizontal stroke, vertical stroke, curved stroke, angular stroke, hooked stroke部首，独立成字radical, standalone character篆书，隶书，草书，楷书，行书the seal form, the official form, the cursive form, the regular form, the running form像“字如其人”这样的中国古语与书法是直接相关的。
四级翻译精练题1：张桂梅【原文】张桂梅，作为中国教育扶贫的先锋人物，是当代教育界的杰出典范。
2008 年，她在云南省创办了全国第一所全免费女子高中。
她坚守用知识改变贫困山区女孩命运，用教育阻断贫困代际传递的理念。
自建校以来，她已帮助1800 多位贫困山区女孩走出大山、圆梦大学。
张桂梅扎根边疆教育一线四十余载，为贫困地区的教育事业做出了卓越贡献。
2020 年，她先后被授予“全国优秀教师”“时代楷模”等多项荣誉，赢得了社会的广泛赞誉和尊重。
【译文】As a pioneer in poverty alleviation through education in China, Zhang Guimei sets an outstanding example in the contemporary education field. In 2008, she founded the country’s first all-free senior high school for girls in Yunnan province. She adheres steadfastly to the belief that knowledge can change the fate of girls in poor mountainous areas and that education can stop poverty from being passed on to the next generation. Since the establishment of the school, she has helped more than 1,800 girls get out of their impoverished mountainous hometowns and realize their dreams of attending universities. Having been committed to education in the frontier areas for over 40 years, Zhang Guimei has made remarkable contributions to the educational undertakings in poverty-stricken areas. In 2020, she was successively granted several honors, such as the “National Outstanding Teacher” and the “Role Model of the Times”, earning widespread praise and respect from society.【难点】1. 第一句概括性介绍张桂梅的身份与贡献。
一、对龙图腾的崇拜在中国大约已绵延了八千多年。
中国龙是古人将鱼、蛇、马、牛等动物与云雾、雷电等自然天象集合而成的一种神物。
中国龙的形成与中华民族的多元融合过程同步。
在中国人的心目中，龙具有开拓变化和团结凝聚的寓意。
(1) 对龙图腾的崇拜在中国大约已绵延了八千多年。
Chinese Dragon totem worship in China has been aroundfor over 8,000 years.(2) 中国龙是古人将鱼、蛇、马、牛等动物与云雾、雷电等自然天象集合而成的一种神物。
The ancients in China considered the dragon (or loong) as a fetish thatcombine s animals including the fish, snake, horse and ox with cloud, thunder, lightning and other natural celestial phenomena. (3) 中国龙的形成与中华民族的多元融合过程同步。
The Chinese dragon was formedin accordance with the multicultural fusion process of the Chinese nation.(4) 在中国人的心目中，龙具有开拓变化和团结凝聚的寓意。
To the Chinese, the dragon signifies innovation and cohesion.二、秧歌舞是中国汉族的一种民间传统舞蹈，通常在北方省份表演。
秧歌舞者通常穿上明亮多彩的表演服装，他们的表演动作有力迅速。
在农历春节、元宵节等节日期间，人们一旦听到锣鼓声，不管外面天气有多冷，他们都会蜂拥到街上看秧歌舞表演。
近年来，中国东北某些城市的老年人自发组织了了秧歌队，队员常年通过跳秧歌舞来保持健康，同时他们也乐在其中。
大学英语四六级翻译练习题库一、舞狮(lion dance)据说，中国的舞狮(lion dance)起源于南北朝(the Southern and Northern Dynasties)时期，至今已有一千多年的历史了。
狮子代表欢乐和幸福。
在中国古代，从新年的第四天到第十五天，舞狮团会从一个村子舞到另一个村子。
狮子本身包含一个头和一个身体。
两个功夫武术家(Kung Fu martial artists)可以组成一头狮子。
两名参与者必须都要有扎实的功夫才能表演。
舞狮的过程中还配有音乐。
狮子的每种情绪和动作都有自己的节奏。
考点：段落翻译；正确答案：It is said that Chinese lion dance originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which were more than a thousand years ago. The lion stands for joy and happiness.In ancient China, lion dance groups would dance from one village to another from the fourth day to the fifteenth day of the new year. The lion is composed of a head and a body. Each lion is performed by two Kung Fu martial artists who can only be allowed to perform if they have solid skills. The lion dance is accompanied by music and every expression and move of such a lion has its own rhythm.文字解析：据说：固定句型，it is said that类似的还有: it is reported that ，表示据报道。
1.Historically, city life has always been among the elements which form a civilization.2.Many of his ideas are especially interesting to modern youth.3.Federally funded training and free back-to-school programs for laid-off workers are under way, but few experts believe theywill be able to keep up with the pace of the new technology.4.From agreement on this general goal, we have, unfortunately, in the past proceeded to disagreement on specific goals, and fromthere to total inaction.5.This will be particularly true since energy pinch will make it difficult to continue agriculture in the high energy Americanfashion that makes it possible to combine few farmers with high yield6.But one basic difference of opinion concerns the question of whether or not the city as such is to be preserved.7.Behaviorists, in contrast, say that differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often deprived of many of theeducational and environmental advantages that whites enjoy.8.In spite of the fact that his initial experiments had failed, Prof. White persisted in his research.9.Nobody knows for sure, but most experts think it will soon be difficult to obtain sufficient electricity from these source.10.It is the uses to which television is put that determine its value to society.11.Moreover, inaccurate or indefinite words may make it difficult for the listeners to understand the message which is beingtransmitted to him.12.But we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before the censor are very far frombeing “works of art”.13.Such teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which denies them the rights and privileges of adults, althoughphysically they are mature.14.There is more agreement on the kinds of behavior referred to by the term (intelligence) than there is on how to interpret orclassify them.15.In the long run, there is not doubt that everybody would be much better off if smoking were banned altogether, but people arenot ready for such drastic action.16.Y oung scientist cannot realize too soon that existing scientific knowledge is not nearly so complete, certain and unalterable asmany textbooks seem to imply.17.Some people argue that now that women claim, they no longer need to be treated differently from men.18.He (TV viewer) is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.19.Most people think neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior.20.In our travels, we did not find the power of women as pervasive in the communes as in the cities.1.We hope the measures to control prices, as they have been taken by the government will succeed.2.The method of scientific investigation is nothing but the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind; it issimply the mode by which all phenomena are reasoned about and given precise and exact explanation.3.Moreover, technology includes techniques, or ways to do things, as well as the machines that may or may not be necessary toapply them.4.They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema or the opera, only to discover, perhaps, that the show isdisappointing.5.The food supply will not increase nearly enough to match this, which means that we are heading into a crisis in the matter ofproducing and marketing food.6.Science moves forward, they say, not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary thingthings like improved techniques as tools7.He knows little of mathematics, and still less of chemistry.8.All they have to do is press a button, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind, not to mention politicaldiscussion and the latest exciting football match.9.There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, any more than they can limit how much water you drink.10.It seems, then, that these two branches of science are mutually dependent and interacting, and that the so-called divisionbetween the pure scientist and the applied scientist is more apparent than real.11.It is no less than blackmail to ask such a high price.12.Y our success was due to nothing else than your own diligence.13.It is not that the scales in the one case, and the balance in the other, differ in the principles of their construction or manner ofworking; but that the latter is much finer apparatus and of course much more accurate in its measurement than the former.14.Plants which refine crude ores are often located in countries other than those in which the crude ores are mined.15.She would be the last person to go along with scheme.16.We cannot be too faithful to our duties.17.It is asserted / It is reported / It is supposed / It is told / It is believed / It is considered。
大学英语四六级翻译练习范例九篇第一篇文房四宝（the Four Treasures of the Study）是中国古代书画用具的总称，指纸、墨、毛笔与砚台（ink stone）。
文房四宝的质量对绘画和书法起着决定性的作用。
因此进行中国传统绘画和书法的文人都很注重这些用具的选择。
唐宋时期（the Tang and Song Dynasties）的文房四宝因其质量优良与制作精美，为后世学者高度称颂。
在某种程度上来说，“文房四宝”是促进中国传统文化发展的一个重要因素。
—词汇难点：①书画用具 tools for painting and writing②是…的总称 a general term for…③毛笔 brush pen④书法 calligraphy⑤起着决定性的作用play a decisive/vital role in…⑥文人 scholar⑦很注重 attach great/much importance to⑧为…高度称颂 b e highly praised by…⑨在某种程度上 to some extent⑩促进…发展promote the development of…The Four Treasures of the Study is a general term for a set of tools for painting and writing in ancient China, namely paper, ink, brush pen and ink stone. The quality of the Four Treasures of the Study plays a vital role in one’s painting and calligraphy. Therefore, scholars engaging in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy attached much importance to the choice of the tools. The products of “the Four Treasu res of the Study” elaborately made during the Tang and Song Dynasties are highly praised by later scholars for their superior quality. To some extent, the Four Treasures of the Study is an important factor which has promoted the development of traditional Chinese culture.第二篇眼下，“土豪”当属中国最热门词汇（buzzword）之一，用来指称那些受教育不多且品味差的富人们。
一、京剧被誉为“东方歌剧”，是地道的中国国粹。
它起源于中国多种古老的地方戏剧，特别是南方的“徽班”。
到了19 世纪末，京剧形成并成为中国最大的戏曲剧种。
京剧是综合性表演艺术，集唱（歌唱）、念（念白）、做（表演）、打（武）、舞（舞蹈）为一体，通过程式化的表演手段，叙述故事，刻画人物。
角色主要分生（男性）、旦（女性）、净（男性）、丑（男性女性皆有）四大行当。
(1) 京剧被誉为“东方歌剧”，是地道的中国国粹。
Praised as“Oriental Opera”, Beijing Opera is a genuine national quintessence of China.(2) 它起源于中国多种古老的地方戏剧，特别是南方的“徽班”。
It originated from many kinds of ancient local operas, especially huiban in southern China.(3) 到了19 世纪末，京剧形成并成为中国最大的戏曲剧种。
At the end of the 19th Century, Beijing Opera evolved and took shape, becoming the greatest kind of opera in China.(4) 京剧是综合性表演艺术，集唱（歌唱）、念（念白）、做（表演）、打（武）、舞（舞蹈）为一体，通过程式化的表演手段，叙述故事，刻画人物。
Beijing Opera is a blend of performing arts---song, speech, performance, acrobatic fighting and dance. Beijing Opera portrays and narrates the plot and characters through stylized acting.(5) 角色主要分生（男性）、旦（女性）、净（男性）、丑（男性女性皆有）四大行当。
段落翻译实战练习及答案详解Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
练习一（新四级样题）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。
练习二（2013年12月）信息技术(Information Technology)，正在飞速发展，中国公民也越来越重视信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。
一部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。
另一部分人认为这是应该的，中国就应该与时俱进。
不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。
练习三（2013年12月）“你要茶还是咖啡?”是用餐人常被问到的问题。
许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶。
相传，中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病，在明清(The Qing Dynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美。
如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一，茶是中国的瑰宝，也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。
练习四（2013年12月）中国结(the Chinese knot) 最初是由手工艺人发明的。
1.—个标准的四合院通常由一个位于中心的院子和四侧房屋构成。
门通常漆成红色，并有大的铜门环。
通常情况下，全家人住在大院。
北端的正房由长辈居住,年轻_代生活在两侧的房子,朝南的房子里, 通常是家庭客厅或书房。
A standard siheyuan usually consists of houses on its four sides with a yard in the center. The gates are usually painted red and have large copper door rings. Usually，a whole family lives in compound. The elder generation lives in the main house standing at the north end, the younger generations live in the side houses, and the south house is usually the family sitting room or study.3.秦始皇陵墓(the Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shihuang)坐落在陕西省西安市临潼区以东5公里的骊山北部，是中国历史上第一个皇帝的最终休眠之地。
它于公元前246年开始建造,工程持续了38年。
它占地面积56.25平方公里，是中国历史上最大的陵墓。
The Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shihuang, located at the northern foot of the Lishan Mountain five kilometers east of Lintong District, Xi’an City, Shanxi Province, is the final resting place of the first emperor in the history of China. Its construction lasted for 38 years, commencing in 246BC. With an area of 56.25 square kilometers, it’s the largest mausoleum in China’s history.4.景德镇，中国瓷都(ceramic metropolis)，是世界瓷器艺术花园的耀眼明珠。
大学英语四六级翻译练习题库（传统文化31篇）第一篇太极拳太极拳(T (T (Tai ai Chi)是一系列缓慢的动作，旨在修炼身心。
它就像是一种舞蹈，却不需要你随音乐起舞，而是需要你向内看，聆听内心的节奏。
它创自数千年前，原本是一种武术节奏。
它创自数千年前，原本是一种武术(martial (martial art)—一种自卫的技艺。
然而，它的武术方面如今不太流行了。
目前全世界成千上万人练习它，主要是由于它对于人类健康的神奇作用。
主要是由于它对于人类健康的神奇作用。
它将身体动作与平它将身体动作与平静、冥想的静、冥想的(meditative)(meditative)(meditative)心理状态结合起来，所以也被称作“冥想运心理状态结合起来，所以也被称作“冥想运动(meditation in motion) ”。
考点：段落翻译；正确答案：Tai Chi is a series of slow motion, aiming to train our body and mind. It is a dance which requires you to look inside and to listen to internal rhythms rather than to dance to the music. Created thousands of years ago, Tai Chi was originally a martial art, a defensive skill. However, nowadays its martial aspect is not that popular. Thousands of people are practicing Tai Chi mainly for its miraculous effect on human health. It s also called meditation in motion because it combines body movements with peaceful, meditative mental state. 文字解析：旨在修炼身心：表示目的可以使用aim at 或者aim to do ；锻炼 身 心 可 以 翻 译 为 train body and mind 或 者 train us physically andmentally ，由于这句话前半句结构完整，可以把这半句处理为非谓语结构。
大学英语四六级翻译练习题库（文学艺术十篇）第一篇中国的四大名著(the Four Great Classical Novels)指创作于明清时期的四部最伟大、最有影响力的小说。
阅读四大名著，可以了解中国传统的社会、历史、地理、民俗和处世哲学。
大多数的中国人对这四部小说中的人物、情节和场景都很熟悉。
它们已经深深地影响了中国人的思想(mentality)、观念和价值观。
现在，四部小说都已被改编成电影或电视剧(TV series)，受到很多观众的喜爱。
四大名著都具有很高的艺术水平，是中华民族的宝贵遗产，在中国文学史上也是一大创举。
考点：段落翻译；正确答案：The Four Great Classical Novels refer to the four greatest and most influential novels written in Ming and Qing periods. Through the Four Great Classical Novels, one can know about Chinese traditional society, history, geography, customs and philosophy of life. Most Chinese are familiar with the characters, plots and scenes in these four novels, which have greatly influenced the mentality, ideology and values of Chinese people. Now, the four novels has been adapted into films or TV series, which received affection of many audience. With high artistic value, the Four Great Classical Novels are aprecious heritage of Chinese people, as well as a great creation in Chinese literature history.文字解析：1.指：refer to，这个词组也可以表示参考（书籍）2.创作于……时间：这里处理为分词作后置定语written in，同样的用法还有由……创作，written by。
3.对……熟悉：be familiar with4.被改编为影视作品：be adapted into films and TV series, 这个表达可以积累记忆。
5.受到观众喜爱：可以翻译为从句which receive affection of many audience 或者非谓语结构favored/loved byaudience 。
6.最后一句中，具有很高的艺术水平可以处理为伴随状语with highartistic value.第二篇尽管中国古代神话(mythology)没有十分完整的情节，神话人物也没有系统的家谱(genealogy)，但它们却有着鲜明的东方文化特色，其中尤为显著的是它的尚德精神(the spirit of esteeming virtue)。
这种尚德精神在与西方神话特别是希腊神话比较时，显得更加突出。
在西方神话尤其是希腊神话中，对神的褒贬标准多以智慧、力量为准则，而中国古代神话对神的褒贬则多以道德为准绳。
这种思维方式深植于中国的文化之中。
几千年来，这种尚德精神影响着人们对历史人物的品评与现实人物的期望。
考点：段落翻译；正确答案：Although Chinese mythology doesn’t have complete plots and mythological figures don’t have systematic genealogy, they do have distinct oriental cultural features, especially the spirit of esteeming virtue. When compared with western mythology, especially Greek mythology, this spirit of esteeming virtue is more outstanding. In western mythology, especially Greek mythology, the criteria for judging a god are wisdom and strength while in Chinese mythology, the criterion is moral qualities. This way of thinking is deeply rooted in Chinese culture. Over thousands of years, this spirit of esteeming virtue has been influencing people ’ s comment on historical figures and expectations of real people. 文字解析：1.这种尚德精神在与西方神话特别是希腊神话比较时显得更加突出：主干是：这种尚德精神显得更加突出，在与西方神话特别是希腊神话比较时可以翻译为时间状语从句，由于主谓与主句相同，从句中主谓可以省略，因而译为When comparedwith western mythology, especially Greekmythology。
2.标准：criteria，注意其原形是criterion；或者可以使用standard表示在西方神话中……而在中国文化中……：...while...可以表示前后两句的对比，在考试中经常用到。
3.深深植根于：be deeply rooted in，固定表达，需要背诵记忆。
第三篇《史记》（Records of the Grand Historian）是一部伟大的史学著作，为西汉时期司马迁所著。
《史记》记载了我国从黄帝(Yellow Emperor)到西汉时期长达3000 年左右的历史。
《史记》全书共52 万字，取材广泛，内容丰富。
特别值得一提的是，司马迁不仅参考皇家的历史记录，还走遍中国求证信息的真伪。
《史记》也是一部优秀的文学著作，对中国后世文学有着深远的影响。
考点：段落翻译；正确答案：Records of the Grand Historian is a great historical work written by Si maqian in the Western Han Dynasty. It records a Chinese history of about 3000 years from the time of Yellow Emperor to the Western Han Dynasty. With 520,000 characters, the book has a wide range of materials and is rich in content. One thing particularly worth mentioning is that Si maqian not only referred to the royal historical records but also travelled across China to prove the authenticity or fallacy of theinformation. Records of the Grand Historian is an excellent literary work as well, which has a far-reaching influence on later literature.文字解析：这篇翻译难度并不大，需要注意的几个特别的地方如下：文中所说黄帝其实是指黄帝时期，因而需要相应增译为the time of Yellow Emperor。
特别值得一提的是也可以处理为主语从句：What is particularly worth mentioning is that ，或者使用形式主语结构：It is particularly worth mentioning that；最后的对……有着深远的影响，也可以处理为动词：which influences....deeply，或者处理为分词结构：exerting a far-reaching influence第四篇明清两朝(the Ming and Qing Dynasties)是中国小说的繁荣时期。
从思想和主題方面来说，这个时代的小说包含了传统文化的精神，充分显示出其文学价值和社会作用。
在文学史上，明清小说具有与唐诗、宋词、元曲（Tang Shi, SongCi and Yuan Qu）一样重要的地位。
中国文学四大名著(Four Great Works ofliterature）都是明清时期的代表作品。
这些享有世界声誉的作品都已经被改编成影视剧，受到中外观众的喜爱。
考点：段落翻译；正确答案：The Ming and Qing Dynasties are boom periods of Chinese novels. From aspects of thoughts and themes, novels in this period contains spirits of traditional culture, which fully reflects its literature values and social effects. Novels in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is of the same importance as Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu in the history of literature. The Chinese Four Great Works of literature are representative works of this period. These world-famous works have been adapted into films and TV series favored by the audience both home and abroad.文字解析：本篇翻译比较简单，需要特别注意的是：1.繁荣时期：boom period 或者time of prosperity；同样重要可以使用同级比较结构：be as important as 或者be ofthe same importance as；2.改编：be adapted into；受到中外观众的喜爱，可以翻译为定语从句，which are popular with the audience 或者过去分词结构favored by the audience。
