四级英语翻译练习题

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2016 1 / 31 四级英语翻译练习题 参考译文 Since the 1990's, climate problems have become a global concern as a topic on the world political agenda. Climate negotiations in the past0 years have ended in a complicated situation of political game on climate, and the differentiation of the interest subjects and the extension of the theme of the game have become a global dilemma in the political cooperation on climate. Under such circumstances, China should respond with the following strategic choices: 1. taking the initiative in our own hands and sticking to low-carbon emission development;. making active responses and striving for a bigger say; and. taking an extensive participation, and trying to reform the game rule 2、徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。他在考察的过程中，从不盲目迷信书本上的结论。他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多很不可靠的地方。为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭，长途跋涉；为了弄清大自然的真相，他总是挑选道路艰险的山区，人迹稀少的森林进行考察，发现了许多奇山秀景。 Xu Xiake toured and investigated 1provinces in his 精品文档

2016 2 / 31 lifetime, covering almost the whole country. When he was carrying out his investigations, he never took blind belief in the conclusions in the books. Instead he found a lot of ueliable points in the geographic records taken by his predecessors. In order to make his investigations reliable and thorough, he seldom traveled by carriage or boat. Instead, he took long, arduous trips on foot almost all the time, climbing mountains and hills. In order to learn the truth of nature, he always chose to conduct investigations in mountainous roads and lonely woods, where he discovered a lot of magnificent peaks and beautiful sights. 3、一档在国内异常火爆的电视比赛节目，引发了不少人的焦虑——大家书写汉字的能力正在不断衰退。 电脑和智能手机的迅速发展和普及，致使很多年轻人都拿起了笔却写不来字。若不借助电子产品的提醒，不少人连常用的那一万多个汉字都会想不起该怎么写。 复杂的汉字书写体系是中国古代文化遗留下来的瑰宝，而这一体系正不可避免地面临着退化的命运。 参考译文： A televised contest that has become hugely popular in China has led to nationwide hand-wringing over the 精品文档

2016 3 / 31 population’s increasing inability to write Chinese characters. The rapid rise of computers and smartphones has left most young people barely able to write by hand, with many unable to recall the estimated 10,000 characters used in daily life without an electronic prompt. The country’s complex writing system, a highly prized treasure of its ancient culture, is entering an inexorable decline. 4、从10月1日起，中国“草根英雄”第三季度网络人物评选正式启动。 评选活动由新华社发起并主办。网友可以通过网站、微博和手机应用三种方式为心中最爱的“草根英雄”投票。 评选将从20位候选人中选出10位主要事迹在道德和社会领域引起过广泛关注的网络人物。 陕西省28年治沙73000公顷“逐梦大漠”的牛玉琴，即是候选人之一。 参考译文： Online voting kicked off on October 1st to select China’s grassroots heroes or “Good Samaritans” for the third quarter of013. 精品文档

2016 4 / 31 Initiated and sponsored by Xinhua News Agency, netizens can vote for their favorites online or via microblogs and mobile applications. A total of 10 individuals will be selected from0 candidates known for actions that have drawn attention to moral and societal issues. Shaanxi Province’s Niu Yuqin, who over the lastyears has planted over3,000 hectares of trees to control desertification, is among the candidates. 5、在中国，喝茶是一种仪式，一种精致的品味的展示。人们在饮茶的同时，也领略品茶的情趣之意。喝茶聊天是中国人最流行的打发时间的方式。过去，他们是以进有名的茶馆而开始一天的生活。中国的茶馆相当于法国的咖啡馆和英国的酒馆。人们到这里不仅是为了喝茶，也是为了议论当地的新闻货就政治话题进行激烈的辩论。 参考译文： Tea drinking in China is a ritual and a demonstration of the refined taste. While drinking tea, people also take delight in the essence of tea itself. Chatting over a pot of tea is a very popular way of pastime among Chinese. In the past, they would start the day with a visit to a well-known teahouse. Chinese 精品文档

2016 5 / 31 teahouses would be the equivalent of French cafes and English pubs. People come here not just for tea, but also to discuss local news or to have intensive debates on political matters. 四级翻译练习 一、中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。例如，我国的端午节是纪念古代 诗人屈原的日子。那一天，人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子。中秋节是观赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征 着圆满，象征着家庭团聚。因此，中秋节的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。春节是中国 的农历新年，除了常见的家禽和肉类之外，人们还要按各自的地方习俗 烹制传统食物，如饺子和年糕。 Traditional Chinese holiday meals are indispensable on some festivals. For example, the Dragon Boat Festival is a day established in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan and people usually hold dragon boat races and eat zongzi, or rice dumpling on that day. The Mid-autumn Festival is an occasion for viewing the full moon. The round moon is a symbol for completeness and family reunion. The special food of the day is yuebing, a round cake known as the mooncake. The Spring Festival is the Chinese lunar New Year’s holiday. 精品文档

2016 6 / 31 Besides the popular poultry and meat, people cook traditional food according to regional customs, for example, jiaozi, or boiled dumplings, and niangao . 二、北京有无数的胡同。平民百姓在胡同里的生活给古都北京带来了无穷的魅力。北京的胡同不仅仅 是平民百姓的生活环境，而且还是一门建筑艺术。通常，胡同内有一个大杂院，房间够4到10个家庭的差不多20 口人住。所以，胡同里的生活充满了友善和人情味。如今，随着社会和经济的飞速发展，很多胡同被新的高楼大 厦所取代。但愿胡同可以保留下来。 In Beijing, there are numerous hutongs. The life of common people in hutongs brings endless charm to the ancient capital, Beijing. The hutong in Beijing is not only the living environment of common people but also a kind of architecture. Usually, there is a courtyard complex inside hutong, with rooms shared by to 10 families of about0 people. Therefore, life in hutongs is full of friendliness and genuine humanity. Nowadays, with rapid social and economic development, many hutongs are replaced by new tall buildings. I hope hutongs can be preserved. 三、过去的七年，中国的房地产业经历了前所未有的