12月大学英语四级翻译高效试题

2017年12月大学英语四级翻译高效试题

　　试题一、请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　端午节

　　端午节(Dragon Boat Festival)是中国的传统节日之一，为每年农历五月初五。它与春节、清明节和中秋节并称为中国汉族的四大传统节日。端午节的来源有多种说法，但最被人们接受的是为了纪念著名爱国诗人屈原。这一天的习俗有吃粽子、赛龙舟、喝雄黄酒(realgar wine)等。从2008年起，端午节正式列入国家法定节日，这既有助于弘扬传统文化，又能适应人们的需要。

　　参考翻译:

　　Dragon Boat Festival

　　Dragon Boat Festival is one of Chinese traditionalfestivals. It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunarmonth. It is known as one of the four majortraditional festivals of Han Chinese together withthe Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. A number of theoriesexist about its origins, but the best accepted one is that it's for memorizing the famouspatriotic poet Qu Yuan. On this day, people have the customs of eating zongzi(rice dumpling),racing dragon boats and drinking realgar wine, etc. In 2008, it was recognized as a publicholiday in mainland China for the first time which cannot only help spread this traditionalculture but also meet the need of people.

　　解析

　　1.农历:即阴历，“农历五月初五”即可翻译为on the fifthday of the fifth lunar month。

　　2.与…并称为:可以翻译为 known as...together with...。

　　3.端午节的来源有多种说法:不要一看见“有”字，就仅想到there are... “有” 也可以指“存在”，翻译时要注意合理的选词及句式的多变。“说法”也可翻译为theories。

　　4.粽子:可译为rice dumpling,也可直接添加拼音标注。

　　5.法定节假日:应译为public holiday。为了精确起见，中国的法定节日可加上地域限制in mainlandChina。

　　试题二、请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　中秋节

　　每年的农历八月十五为中秋节，是月亮在一年中最圆、最亮的一天。中秋节的历史非常悠久。自古以来，历代皇帝都遵循着春季祭日、秋季祭月的传统。到唐代，中秋节开始作为固定节日;宋朝时，这一节日更为盛行。至明清，中秋节已成为一个与春节、清明节和端午节并列的重大节日。在中秋节这天，人们会在月下观赏祭拜，寄托个人情怀。

　　参考翻译:

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the8th lunar month, when the moon is the fullest andbrightest of the whole year. This festival has a verylong history. In ancient China, emperors followed thetradition of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn. By the TangDynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival had been fixed as a holiday, which became even grander inthe Song Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of Chinatogether with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. On this day,people enjoy the full, bright moon, worship it and express their thoughts and feelings in themoonlight.

　　解析

　　1.最圆:可直译为roundest,但译为fullest为最佳，月亮最圆的时候，即为满月。

　　2.遵循着…传统:常用follow the tradition来表达。

　　3.祭:指祭祀，sacrifice不仅有牺牲的意思，还可以表示祭品，因此祭日、 祭月、祭祖都可以用 offer sacrifices tothe sun/moon/ancestor 表达。

　　4.到唐代，中秋节…这一节日更为盛行:这两句话主语都为“中秋节”， 故可以用连接词which将两句话连接起来，从而避免重复。

　　5.寄托个人情怀:按照汉语的语义，“寄托”表达的意境比较深刻，翻译时， 可理解为“表达”，即express; “情怀”可译为thoughts and feelings。

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