大学英语六级翻译练习和解析

　　Jingdezhen，located in the northeast of JiangxiProvince，is famous for porcelain and is honored as“home of porcelain for thousands of years” inChina. Among different types of porcelain producedin Jingdezhen，blue and white porcelain is the mostrenowned. Blue and white porcelain reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty.Blue and whiteporcelain from Jingdezhen ranked first for its fine production. After new China was founded,People's Porcelain Factory was set up in Jingdezhen to produce blue and white porcelainspecially. Blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen is elegantly shaped，rich in color anddelicately decorated. It is one of the four famous traditional types of porcelain in Jingdezhen,and enjoys the reputation of “ever-green blue and white porcelain”.Blue and white porcelainhas been sold to countries all over the world and is liked by people around the world.

　　1.位于:可译为be located in,也可用lie in或be situated in等来表达。

　　2.被誉为:可译为be honored as，也可译为be praisedas。

　　3.清代是青花瓷的鼎盛时期:本句可以理解为“青花瓷在清代达到顶峰”，其中 “达到顶峰”可以用reach its peak表达。

　　4.专门生产:其中“专门”可译为specially。

　　5.色彩約丽:即“色彩丰富”，可译为rich in color，也可以用形容词colorful表达。

　　6.永不凋谢的:可以理解为“常青的”，即ever-green。

　　中国菜举世闻名，而菜名更是诙谐有趣，妙趣横生，充满中国人的智慧。很多菜名用字典雅瑰丽，充满吉祥喜庆之气，诸如把豆苗(bean seedling)比作“龙须”，鸡蛋美名“芙蓉(Confederate rose)”或“凤凰”，鸡爪称“凤爪”，豆腐(tofu)叫成“白玉”，等。不少菜名豪华气派，美不可言，有种汤叫“珍珠玛瑙(agate)翡翠汤”，只是豆腐、番茄加青菜。一些含有祝贺或象征吉祥的菜名，如竹笋炒排骨是 “步步高升”。有些菜名采用的是成语，萝卜丝上放根红辣椒表示“踏雪寻梅”。

　　Chinese dishes are world-famous, and the dishnames are humorous, interesting and full of wits,fully embodying the wisdom of Chinese people. Manydishes are named with elegant and magnificentcharacters and are full of auspicious and festiveatmosphere. For example, the bean seedling is called “dragon beard”， egg is called“Confederate rose” or “phoenix”，chicken claw is called “phoenix talon”，tofu is called“whitejade” and so on.Many dish names are in luxurious style and their beauty is beyond words. Forexample，there is a soup called “soup of pearl, agate and jade”，but its ingredients are onlytofu, tomatoes and vegetables. Some dish names express congratulation or symbolizeauspiciousness, such as pork ribs fried with bamboo shoots is called “higher and higher' Somedish names are idioms，such as turnip strips with a red pepper is called “looking for plumflowers while treading on the snow”.

　　1.中国菜举世闻名…智慧:首句中，“举世闻名”可译为world-famous，“诙谐有趣，妙趣横生”可译为humorous，interesting and full of wits，充满中国人的智慧”可译为embodying the wisdom of Chinesepeople，是非谓语形式作状语。

　　2.充满吉祥喜庆之气:可译为foil of auspicious andfestive atmosphere。

　　3.美不可言:按照英语表达习惯译成their beauty is beyond words。beyond—姆 汉英翻译中十分常见，比如“无法控制”表达为beyond control。

　　4.珍珠玛瑙翡翠汤:可译为soup of pearl，agate and jade。其中pearl意为“珍珠”，agate意为“玛竭”，jade意为“玉，翡翠”。

　　5.踏雪寻梅:可译为lookingfor plum flowers while treading on the snow。其 tread on表示“踩着，踏着”的意思。

　　同一种动物在东西方不同的文化背景下所表达的含义不尽相同。在西方人眼里，蝙蝠就是一个邪恶、丑陋的吸血鬼(bloodsucker)。但是在我国南方，旧式住 宅的门上常常雕刻着蝙蝠，因为蝙蝠是好运、健康、财富、幸福的象征。西方人认 为孔雀走起路来总是趾高气扬，目中无人，头冠(crown)频频摆动，还不时开屏炫耀其美丽，这是“骄傲”、“虚荣”的表现。而中国人认为孔雀开屏是喜庆吉祥的象征，所以人们常用孔雀比喻美丽的人或事物。

　　The same animal in different culture backgroundsbetween the East and the West respectivelyexpresses different meanings. To the West, bats areevil, ugly bloodsucker; but in southern China, batsare often carved on the doors of the old houses,because they are symbols of fortune, health, wealth and happiness. Westerners generallybelieve that the peacock always walks around with her nose in the air, swinging its crownrepeatedly, and shows off its beautiful tail frequently.These are signs of pride and vanity. Incontrast,Chinese think it symbolizes joy and luck that the peacock spreads its tail. So peopleoften compare the peacock to beautiful persons or things.

　　1.东西方不同的文化背景:可译为different culturebackgrounds between the East and the West。

　　2.上雕刻着:可译为被动形式be carved on…

　　3.走起路来总是趾高气扬，目中无人:可简译为alwayswalks around with her nose in the air。with one'snose in the air即有“目中无人地”意思。

　　4.孔雀开屏:可译为 the peacock spreads its tail。

　　5.用...比喻:可译为compare…to…