2017大学英语四级翻译模拟题带答案

　　2017大学英语四级翻译模拟题(一)：舞狮

　　据说，中国的舞狮(lion dance)起源于南北朝(theSouthern and Northern Dynasties)时期，至今已有一千多年的历史了。狮子代表欢乐和幸福。在中国古代，从新年的第四天到第十五天，舞狮团会从一个村子舞到另一个村子。狮子本身包含一个头和一个身体。两个功夫武术家(Kung Fumartial artists)可以组成一头狮子。两名参与者必须都要有扎实的功夫才能表演。舞狮的过程中还配有音乐。狮子的每种情绪和动作都有自己的节奏。

　　参考翻译:

　　It is said that the lion dance in China originated inthe Southern and Northern Dynasties with a historyof more than one thousand years. The lions representjoy and happiness.From the fourth day to thefifteenth of the New Year, lion dance groups wouldtour from village to village in ancient China.The lion itself consists of a head and a body. Everylion was made up of two Kung Fu martial artists qualified with a solid skill in Kung Fu.Duringthe lion dance, music is played and each of the lion's moods and moves has its own rhythm.

　　1.据说，中国的舞狮起源于南北朝时期:“据说”可译为it issaid that, “it is+v.-ed+that”为英语中常见的一个表达方式，意思是“据…”，如,it is reported that(据报道)、it isheard that(据听说)、it is believed that(人们认为，据信)。“起源于”可译为originate in。

　　2.在中国古代，从新年的第四天到第十五天，舞獅团会从一个村子舞到另一个村子:时间状语“在中国古代”和“从新年的第四天到第十五天”分别译为“in ancient China”和from the fourth day to the fifteenth of the New Year,前者较短， 可以放在句子末尾，后者较长，可以放在句子前面并用逗号隔开。

　　2017大学英语四级翻译模拟题(二)：印章篆刻

　　中国的印章篆刻(seal carving)始于古代，贯穿于整个秦朝。篆刻的印帝最初是作为皇帝的玉玺(imperial seal)来使用的。皇家的印章被称为玺(Xi)并且只能由皇室成员使用。秦朝之后，更多不同种类的印章出现了。它们作为个性化的印戳用于私人用途。这些非官方定制的印戳被称为印(Yin)。在唐朝，由于迷信(superstition),印章的名称被改称为宝，理由是玺的发音与另一个表示“死亡”意思的汉字类似。

　　参考翻译:

　　Chinese seal carving first appeared in ancient times and was used throughout the Qin Dynasty. It was initially employed as an imperial seal named Xi. These imperial seal carvings were used only by the royalty. Following this dynasty, more different kinds of seals appeared and were used by private folks as personalized stamps. These non-official stamps were called Yin. During the Tang Dynasty, the seals was renamed Bao as a result of superstition since the pronunciation of Xi is similar to that of another Chinese charactcr which means death.

　　1.篆刻的印幸最初是作为皇帝的玉玺(imperial seal)来使用的:该句可译为被动句，谓语是"最初是作为…使用”，其中“使用”可用employ来表示，属于正式用语，故可翻译为was initially employed as。

　　2.由于迷信，印章的名称被改称为宝:“由于”可译为becauseof或as a rcsult of, 这两个短语后面都接名句或动名词。

　　2017大学英语四级翻译模拟题(三)：对联

　　对联(couplet)是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的(rhymed)。人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平将它们写在红色竖纸条上。上联(the first line of a couplet)贴在前门的右侧，下联贴在前门的左侧。此外，横批(the horizontalscroll)是横着贴在门框上的。对联是中国独特文化的一部分。它也是一个同时与中国语言和文字相关的艺术。今天,对联常被用作中国传统节日的装饰。

　　参考翻译:

　　The couplet is comprised of a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed,which are written on vertical slips of red paper in the best calligraphic style one can master.The first line of a couplet is posted on the right side of the front door.The second line of a couplet is posted on the left of a couplet side of the front door.In addition,the horizontal scroll is posted across and on top of the doorframe.Couplet is a part of Chinese unique culture and also an art related to both the Chinese,language and Chinese characters.Today,it is often used as a decoration during traditional Chinese festivals.

　　1.对联是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的：“富有诗意的两句话”可翻译为a pair of lines of poetry。“押韵的”可译为 rhymed。

　　2.人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平将它们写在红色竖纸条上：该句可以和第一句话结合，作定语从句。其中“写在红色竖纸条上”可以翻译为written on vertical slips of red paper。“人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平”则用in短语引出，译为in the best calligraphic style one can master。

　　3.上联贴在前门的右侧，下联贴在前门的左侧：本句中的“上联”以及“下联”不能按照汉语意思直接意为upper line和downn line,而要根据意思译为the first line of a couplet和the second line of a couplet。下文中的“横批”可译为the horizontal scroll,因为它是横着贴的，所以要用horizontal翻译。

　　4.它也是一个同时与中国语言和文字相关的艺术：“与…相关”可译为be relate to…或have the relation to...。“同时…和…”可用both and…来表示。1.对联是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的：“富有诗意的两句话”可翻译为a pair of lines of poetry。“押韵的”可译为 rhymed。

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