大学英语四级翻译训练

　　China is worldwide famous for its national treasure, the pandas.The panda's food, bamboo, isalso favored by Chinese people.It is known as the Kingdom of Bamboo possessing morebamboos than any other country in the world. Bamboo culture has been rooted in Chinesepeople's minds for a long time.To the Chinese people, bamboo is a symbol of virtue, whichreflects people's souls and emotions.Ancient Chinese scholars looked up with great respect tobamboo.This explains why there are so many writings and paintings dedicated to the plantthroughout history.

　　1.中国因其国宝—熊猫—而闻名于世:“因...而闻名于世”可译为be worldwide famous for,也可用beworldwide known for来表示。类似的表达方式还有be known/famous as(作为...而出名),befamous/known to(对...来说很出名)。

　　2.中国是世界上拥有竹子最多的国家，被称为竹子的王国:前半句可以理解为“中国有比世界上任何国家都多的竹子”。后半句的“被称为”可译为be known as。“竹子的王国”可译为the Kingdom of Bamboo。

　　3.对中国人民来说，竹子是美德的象征:“象征”可译为symbol, a symbol of意为 “某物的象征”。

　　4.中国古代的学者对竹子非常敬重:“中国古代的学者”可译为ancient Chinese scholars。“对...非常敬重”可译为look up with great respect to.", look up to表示“尊敬”，with great respect表示“满怀敬意”。

　　大学英语四级翻译训练2：

　　武术(Wushu)是中国典型的传统文化之一。它的理论基于中国古典哲学，而技巧则包括各种形式的较量:拳的较量、武器的较量以及徒手较量(unarmed combats)。武术不仅是一种体育锻炼，也是一种艺术形式。它可以用来治疗疾病，也可以用来自卫。它是一种人体文化的综合表现形式。武术在中国有着悠久的历史，大受人们的欢迎。今天，武术受到了其他国家越来越多的人的关注。

　　Wushu is one of the typical Chinese traditional cultures.The theory of Wushu is based on theclassical Chinese philosophy while the skills of Wushu consist of various forms of fighting: fistfights, weapon fights and unarmed combats.Wushu is not only a sporting exercise but also anartistic form.It can be used to cure illness as well as for self-defense.It is a comprehensiveform of human body culture.Wushu enjoys a long history and great popularity inChina.Today,Wushu is drawing the attention of more and more people in other nations.

　　1.它的理论基于中国古典哲学，而技巧则包括各种形式的较量:拳的较量、武器的较量以及徒手较量:“基于”可译为is based on,该句的翻译难点是“较量”这个词，在句中出现了多次，可译为fight或combat,所以“各种形式的较量”可译为various forms of fighting，“拳的较量”译为fist fights,“武器的较量” 译为weaponfights, “徒手较量”可译为unarmed combats。

　　2.它可以用来治疗疾病，也可以用来自卫:“治疗疾病”可译为cure illness，cure意为“治愈”;“自卫”可译为self-defense。“cure illness”和“self-defense”可用词组as well as连接，as well as意为“也”，这个词组可给句子增色不少。

　　3.它是一种人体文化的综合表现形式:“人体文化”可译为human body culture。综合表现形式根据上下文可理解为“全面的形式”，故可译为comprehensive form。

　　4.今天，武术受到了其他国家越来越多的人的关注:“受到关注”可译为draw the attention,也可用drawone's attention来表示，意为“吸引某人的目光”。“越来越多的”译为more and more,即“比较级+比较级”的形式，这个形式在英语中也很常用。

　　大学英语四级翻译训练3：

　　皮影戏(shadow play)是中国的一种民间艺术，拥有悠久的历史。皮影戏所需要的演员是用牛皮做的皮影人形，由一个或几个人控制着，并用光将它们反射到幕布上。皮影戏在陕西和甘肃地区最为流行，经常在庙会、婚礼和葬礼等场合演出。皮影戏是用来驱邪的，人们希望皮影戏的演出能给他们带来好运。精致生动的皮影人形已经成为一种收藏品，深受外国人的喜爱。

　　1.第1句可用并列结构译出(Shadow play is a... and has ...)，但不如把后半句“拥有......”处理成后置定语，用介词短语with a long history表达来得简洁。

　　2.第2句较长，可将其拆译成两个句子。在“皮影戏所需要的演员”中，定语“所需要”可以省略不译，译成Theactors or actresses in a shadow play...即可将意思表达清楚。“用牛皮做的”可译为过去分词短语madeof...，作figures的后置定语，使句子结构清晰简洁。在翻译“由……，并……”时，需补充主语“皮影人形”。其中前半句可处理成方式状语，用现在分词短语的被动语态来表达，译作Being controlled by...;“用光”表方式，可译为via light。

　　3.在第3句中，“陕西”和“甘肃”宜补译性质Province(省);“经常在……等场合演出”为无被动标识词的被动句，应译为is performed in...,并可承前省略is。

　　4.第4句中的“皮影戏是用来驱邪的”可处理为原因状语，译作With the purpose of driving out evilspirits;“皮影戏的演出能给他们带来好运”作“希望"(wish)的宾语，可用that引导的宾语从句来表达，译为 (that) the performance of shadow play will...。

　　Shadow play is a form of Chinese folk art with a long history. The actors or actresses in ashadow play are figures made of cow leather. Being controlled by one or several persons,these figures are reflected via light on the screen. Shadow play is most popular in the area ofShanxi and Gansu Provinces and often performed in the temple fairs, wedding ceremonies andfuneral ceremonies, etc. With the purpose of driving out evil spirits, people wish that theperformance of shadow play will bring them good fortune. Delicate and vivid shadowfigures have become a kind of collection and are greatly loved by foreigners.