2015年6月英语四级翻译模拟题（5）
一、重阳节
【翻译原文】
每年农历九月初九，人们会庆祝重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)。《易经》 (The Book of Changes)认为数字“九”是阳数，故重九也叫重阳。登高是最受欢迎的重阳节传统之一。九月天空高远，空气新鲜，在这样的日子登高有助于保 持身体健康。吃重阳糕(double-ninth cake)跟登高有关。重阳糕作为节日食品最初 用来庆祝秋收，后来发展成登高、吃重阳糕的习俗，寓意是我们的生活将越来越好。由于“九九”谐音“久久”，重阳节如今已被赋予薪的涵义—老人节。
【参考译文】
On the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chineselunar calendar, people celebrate the Double NinthFestival. Nine is a yang number (a traditionalChinese spiritual concept) in The Book of Changes,so Double Ninth is called Chongyang.Climbing themountains is one of the most popular traditions on that day. In September the sky is high andthe air is fresh, and climbing the mountains is helpful to keep physical fitness. The tradition ofeating double-ninth cakes is associated with climbing the mountains. As a kind of festival foods,the double-ninth cake was first used to celebrate the autumn harvest. Later, it developed intothe custom of climbing the mountains and eating double-ninth cakes, which means that our lifewill become better and better. Because double ninth sounds like longevity (jiujiu in Chinese),the Double Ninth Festival nowadays has been given a new meaning-Seniors' Day.
二、城镇化
【翻译原文】
当前，城镇化(urbanization)的全球趋势以及世界人口稳步增长的趋势已经持续了很长时间。对于发达国家来说，没有迹象能表明城镇化会导致人口增长 (populationgrowth)。但在发展中国家，城镇化和人口增长则紧密相关。城镇化对中国有某种积极的影响。随着越来越多的人集中在城市寻找工作或商业机会，工业也随着大量劳动力而繁荣起来。
【参考译文】
Currently,a global trend of urbanization and thestable increasing trend of the world's populationhave lasted for a long time.For developed countriesthere is no evidence that urbanization causespopulation growth.However,in developingnations,the relationship between urbanization and population growth is close.Urbanization hashad certain positive effects on China.As more people congregate in urban areas to seek jobsor look for business opportunities,industry flourishes with the huge supply of labor.
三、中秋节
【翻译原文】
中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)对中国汉族和少数民族来说都是个传统的节日。拜月的.习俗可以追溯到古代夏商时期(the Xia and Shang Dynasties)。按照中国的农历，八月为秋季的第二个月，古时称为中秋。农历八月十五这天，月亮满圆，于是中国人将这天定为中秋节。圆形对中国人来说意味着家庭团聚，因此中秋节也是个家庭团聚的节日。这天，儿女们会带着自己的家人到父母家团聚。已 经定居海外的人有时会回来探望父母。
【参考译文】
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a conventional festival for both the Han and minority nationalities in China. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back to the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties. According to Chinese lunar calendar,the 8th month is the second month in autumn and ancient people called it Mid-Autumn (Zhongqiu in Chinese). On the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the moon is extremely round and the Chinese people mark it Mid-Autumn Festival. The round shape to Chinese means family reunion, therefore the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a holiday for members of a family to get together. On that day, sons and daughters will bring their family members back to their parents'home for a reunion, and people who have already settled overseas sometimes will come back to visit their parents.
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