大学英语六级翻译练习及参考译文

　　Zhuge Liang was a brilliant politician and strategist in ancient China.Being a recluse, Zhuge Liang devoted himself to acquiring knowledge, and his reputation of wisdom spread widely.Liu Bei once visited Zhuge Liang three times to ask for his assistance.Zhuge Liang analyzed the situation in detail for Liu Bei, and recommended that he and Sun Quan should fight against Cao Cao hand in hand.Liu Bei adopted his suggestion and defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of the Red Cliff.Not long after being the emperor of Shu, Liu Bei passed away.Before Liu Bei died, he entrusted the state power of Shu to Zhuge Liang on behalf of his son,Liu Shan.Zhuge Liang carried out widespread domestic reforms, employing people with ability, improving agricultural production and construction of irrigation works, and stressing discipline in the army，which helped Shu overcome a series of crises soon.

　　秦始皇(Emperor Qin Shi Huang)统一各国后，修复、连接并扩展了先前各国修建的城墙，将其建成巨大的军事防御工程，东起辽东半岛(Liaodong Peninsula),西至临洮。这就是举世闻名的万里长城。长城是世界一大奇迹，由数百关隘(pass)、堡垒(fortress)、塔楼和城墙构成。每隔一定距离，就建一个烽火台，敌人接近时，发出警报。位于北京的八达岭长城、慕田峪长城和司马台长城都建于明朝时期。如今，长城每年都吸引着众多国内外游客前来参观。它不仅是艺术非凡的文物古迹，同时也是中华人民伟大力量与智慧的结晶。

　　After Emperor Qin Shi Huang united the separatestates, he restored, linked up and extended thecity walls built by the former states into hugemilitary defensive works which started from theLiaodong Peninsula in the east and ended at Lintao inthe west. This is the world-famous Great Wall. It is one of the important wonders of the world,consisting of hundreds of passes，fortresses, towers and walls. Beacon towers are built atcertain intervals to give the alarm if enemies approach. The parts of the Great Wall situated atBadaling, Mutianyu and Simatai in Beijing were all constructed during the Ming Dynasty.Nowadays, the Great Wall attracts a great many tourists from home and abroad each year. It isan artistically extraordinary cultural relic and historic site as well as the crystalisation ofChinese people's great strength and wisdom.

　　复杂的汉字(Chinese characters)书写体系是中国古代文化遗留下来的瑰宝。而这一体系正面临着退化的命运。随着电脑和智能手机的迅速发展和普及，年轻人拿起笔却写不出字来的现象越来越常见。若不借助电子产品的帮助，很多人难以写出10万个日常用字。为此，中央电视台开播了一档汉字听写比赛(Chinese Character Dictation Competition)节目，以引起人们对汉字的重视，帮助观众提高汉字书写能力。

　　1.第1句中的“是中国古代文化遗留下来的瑰宝”如果逐字对译为isa treasure left over by Chinese ancient culture，则出现英文表达逻辑错误，left over by应后接施动者，而Chinese ancient culture 显然不合适，故“遗留下来”应省译，而用介词of表达“汉字简体系”和“中国古代文化”之间的所属关系。

　　2.第3句“随着......，......的现象越来越常见”可套用句型with... comes a commonly seen phenomenonthat。年轻人拿起笔却写不出字来的“现象”的同位语，由that引出，译为young people are barely able towrite with pen In hand, “拿起笔”可译为时间状语从句when they take up the pen，但不如介词短语withpen in hand来得简单、地道。

　　3.第4句中的“很多人难以写出10万个日常用字”可套用句型sb. find it hard/difficult to do sth.，译为many people find it hard to write 10,000 characters frequently used in daily life。

　　4.最后一句中的“以引起……，帮助……”，两个并列结构均表目的，故将其译作状语to arouse... andimprove...。

　　The complex writing system of Chinese characters is a treasure of Chinese ancient culture. But this system is facing a decline. With the rapid development and popularity of computers and smart phones comes a more commonly seen phenomenon that young people are barely able to write with pen in hand. Without the help of an electronic product, many people find it hard to write 10,000 characters frequently used in daily life. Thus, the CCTV launched a program, "Chinese Character Dictation Competition", to arouse people's attention to Chinese characters and improve the audience's handwriting ability.