英语四级翻译题练习

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　　Suzhou is China s well-known city of gardens，which tops all other cities in both the number and the artistry of gardens. Suzhou's art of gardening has undergone a history of 1,500 years. The Ming and Qing Dynasties between the 14th and 20th century were its prime periods of garden building. At one time there were more than 200 private gardens in the city. A lot of them are still preserved in good condition today. The unique charm of these gardens has led to their entry into the list of World Cultural Heritage in 1997.

　　词句点拨

　　1. 14世纪到20世纪之间的明清时期是其因林建筑的黄金时期:“明清时期”可译为the Ming and Qing Dynasties。

　　2. 它们中的一些今天仍然保存良好:“保存良好”可译为be preserved in good condition。

　　英语四级翻译题练习：龙门石窟

　　龙门石窟(Longmen Grottoes)坐落于洛阳市南。它和云冈石窟(Yungang Caves)、莫髙窟(Mogao Caves)被视为中国最著名的三大石窟。许多关于艺术、音乐、宗教、书法、医药、服装和建筑的历史资料都保存在龙门石窟里。龙门石窟1400个洞穴内有多达10万座雕像，雕像髙度从1英寸到57英尺不等。这些作品完全致力于佛教主题，代表了中国石刻艺术的巅峰。

　　参考译文：

　　Longmen Grottoes are located in the south of Luoyang city. Longmen Grottoes,Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as three most famous grottoes in China.Lots of historical materials concerning art,music,religion,calligraphy,medicine,costume and architecture are kept in Longmen Grottoes.There are as many as 100,000 statues within the 1,400 caves,ranging from 1 inch to 57 feet in height.These works that are entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion,represent the peakedness of Chinese stone carving art.

　　词句点拨

　　1.龙门石窟坐落于洛阳市南:其中“石窟”也就是“洞穴”，可译为grotto,它变复教时要加es。“坐落于”可译为be located in,locate意为“坐落于，确定…的位置”。

　　2.它和云冈石窟、莫高窟被视为中国最著名的三大石窟:其中“被视为”可译为be regarded as,也可用be considered as或be seen as来表示。

　　3.这些作品完全致力于佛教主题，代表了中国石刻艺术的巅峰:其中“致力于”可译为 be devoted to,devote意为“奉献，把...专用于”，devote oneself to 意为“献身于;沉溺于”。“代表”可译为represent,stand for也有“代表”的意思;前者多指实体代表，后者多指抽象物体代表。“巅峰”可译为peakedness。