英语六级翻译练习题及范文

　　Since the Sui Dynasty,the feudal government startedto select officials from the qualified candidates inthe imperial examinations.There were two kinds ofpeople taking the imperial examination.One wascomprised of students chosen by academies, whowere called shengtu; the other kind,called xianggong, was made up of those who had passedthe examinations held by counties.The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was usuallyheld by the Ministry of Rites.Those who passed the examination would be re-examined by theMinistry of Personnel and be conferred with relevant official positions according to theirexamination results.The imperial examination system was used throughout many dynastiesuntil China's last imperial dynasty,the Qing Dynasty.However, during the Ming and QingDynasties,the imperial examination system became a strict and rigid institution whichstopped China from adopting modern and scientific methods.

　　1.选拔官员:可译为select officials。

　　2.学馆:即古代的学校,此处的“学校”可以推荐当官,可见译为school不合适, 能够推荐当官的应该是高等学府,故译为academy。

　　3.由…构成:可用词组be comprised of来表达,还可以用词组consist of, be made up of。

　　4.生徒:中国古代特有名词,英语中没有对应的词,故可用汉语拼音译为shengtu。后面的“乡贡”也同理,译为xianggong。

　　5.县试:即由县里组织的考试,故可译为examinations held by counties。

　　6.复试:可以用re-examine表达。

　　7.呆板的:可译为rigid。

　　8.阻碍了中国考试制度的现代化和科学化发展:可理解为“阻碍了中国采用现代化和科学的方法”,故可译为定语从句which stopped China from adopting modern and scientific methods。

　　明朝(the Ming Dynasty)初期,中国是世界上最发达的国家之一。为了弘扬国力、加强与其他各国的联系,明成祖多次派遣郑和出使西洋。1405年,郑和开始了第一次航行。他的舰队由200多艘船构成,所载人数超过2万人,包括水手、军人、技术人员、译员等,还有大量黄金和丝绸,用于交易和作为礼品。往返用了两年时间。郑和出使的一些国家随船派遣使者(envoy),并带来向明朝进贡的贡品(tribute)。郑和下西洋是世界航海史上的一大壮举(feat)。今天,东南亚仍有很多纪念郑和的建筑。

　　In the early Ming Dynasty, China was one of themost developed countries in the world.In order totransmit its national power and strengthencontacts with other countries,Emperor Chengzu sentZheng He to the Western Ocean many times.In1405,Zheng He embarked on his first voyage.His fleet was composed of more than 200 shipsand carried over 20,000 men,including sailors,soldiers,technical personnel,interpretersetc.,and large amounts of gold and silk to be used for trade and as gifts.The round trip tooktwo years.Some of the countries Zheng He visited dispatched envoys bearing tributes to theMing court on his ships.Zheng He's voyages were a great feat in the world's navigationhistory.Today,there are still many buildings in Southeast Asia dedicated to his memory.

　　《清明上河图》(Riverside Scene on Tomb-SweepingDay)为北宋末年，南宋初年的画家张择端所绘，展现了清明时分北宋都城东京汴河(Bianhe River)两岸的景象。全画分为三部分:第一部分描绘晨光下的景象，郊外岸边缓缓行进的驮队;第二部分描绘汴河桥一片繁忙的景象;第三部分描绘市区街道上的景象，商人来来往往。整幅画卷宽24.8厘米，长528.7厘米，描绘的人物约500多个，动物50多个，树木约170多棵。这幅出色的绘画作品使我们更好地了解当时北宋都城的生活。

　　Riverside Scene on Tomb-Sweeping Day was paintedby Zhang Zeduan，a painter lived in the lateNorthern Song Dynasty and early Southern SongDynasty.It depicts scenes along the Bianhe River inDongjing，the capital city of the Northern SongDynasty on the Tomb-Swecping Day.The painting is divided into three parts.The first partdcpicts a team of pack animals walking slowly along the river bank in the suburbs in the morninglight; the second part portrays the bustling scene around the Bianhe bridge over the river; thethird part shows the downtown streets, crowded with people doing business.The whole scroll is24.8 centimeters wide and 528.7 centimeters long, and has approximately more than 500people, over 50 animals, and 170 trees depicted on it.This wonderful painting makes us studybetter the life of people at that time in the Northern Song capital city.