英语四级翻译精练题附译文

　　The Chinese hot pot has a history of more than1,000 years. Hot pot seems to have originated inMongolia where the main ingredient was meat,usually beef,mutton or horseflesh.It then spread tosouthern China and was further established.Chinese hot pot consists of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center of the diningtable.While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are placed into the pot.Typical hot potdishes include thinly sliced meat, leaf vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, eggs, dumplings, andseafood. The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce. In many areas, hot pot mealsare often eaten in winter.

　　汤圆(sweet soup ball)是中国的一种传统食物。它最初在隋朝被称为元宵 (Yuanxiao)，曾被用来指代元宵节(the Lantern Festival)，元宵节是一个以吃汤圆或元宵的形式来庆祝的节日。汤圆至今已经有700多年的历史了。这种深受人们喜爱的食物最早出现在宁波。随着不断的发展和完善，逐渐形成了这种有着特殊味道，由糯米(glutinous rice)做皮、猪油(lard)做馅儿的宁波汤圆。

　　Sweet soup ball is a kind of traditional food inChina. Originally named Yuanxiao in the SuiDynasty，it was ever used to refer to the LanternFestival，a day celebrated by eating sweet soupballs and rice glue balls. Sweet soup ball now has ahistory of over 700 years.This food，much favored by people，first appeared in Ningbo.Through its continuous development and improvement, the unique flavor of Ningbo sweetsoup balls made of glutinous rice with lard stuffing has gradually come into being.

　　房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。春联通常是成对张贴，因为双数在中国文化中是好运气和吉祥的象征。在中国北方，人们习惯于在窗户上贴剪纸。人们既在窗户上贴剪纸，又在大门上贴上大大的红色汉字“福”字，一个红色“福”字意味着好运和财富，因此习惯上在婚礼，节日之类的吉祥场合中，人们都会在门或墙上贴“福”字。

　　One of the house decorations is to post couplets ondoors. On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishesare expressed. New Year couplets are usuallyposted in pairs as even numbers are associated withgood luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows. When sticking thewindow decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red"fu"means good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post "fu"on doors or walls onauspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.