大学英语六级翻译强化练习题

　　It is one of Chinese customs to eat New Year cakeduring the Spring Festival.New Year cake is anessential food prepared for the Chinese New Year.Ithas a history of over 2,000 years in China and is stillpopular nowadays.It is steamed food made of riceflour.There are two kinds of New Year cake:the southern style and the northern style.Thosemade in Guangdong and Suzhou provinces are the best among southern style New Yearcakes，because they are pure in fragrance, delicate in taste and neither hard nor soft.They donot melt when cooked and fried, so they are warmly welcomed by people.Fried New Year cake isan unique method of eating New Year cakes.It can be cooked in many ways，and differentmethods require different ingredients, each of which is delicious and nutritious.

　　当今社会，客来敬茶已经成为人们日常社交和家庭生活中普遍的往来礼仪。俗话说:酒满茶半。上茶时应以右手端茶，从客人的右方奉上，并时带微笑。当然，喝茶的客人也要以礼还礼，双手接过，点头致谢。品茶时，讲究小口品饮，其妙趣在于意会而不可言传。另外，可适当称赞主人茶好。总之，敬茶是国人礼仪中 待客的一种日常礼节，也是社会交往的一项内容，不仅是对客人、朋友的尊重, 也能体现自己的修养(self-cultivation)。

　　Nowadays, offering tea to guests has becomecommon etiquette in daily social interaction andfamily life. As the saying goes, white spirit, full cup;tea, half cup. Tea cup should be held on the righthand and offered to guests with a smile from theirright side. Of course,the guests should pay respect as well, taking over the cup with bothhands and nodding to express his thanks. When tasting tea,you should drink it in small sips,the beauty and fun of which is beyond words. In addition, you could praise the tea of theowner appropriately. In short, offering tea is a daily ritual of Chinese people when receivingguests and it is also part of social interaction. It can not only show respect to guests andfriends, but also reflect your self-cultivation.

　　京剧(Peking Opera)被视为中国的国剧，有着悠久的历史和完整的舞台表演体系。它最初是安徽省的一种地方剧。京剧吸收了其前身的各种元素，如唱歌、跳舞和杂技，并在语言和演唱风格上为北京观众做了调整。随着时间的推移，京剧在全国各地广受欢迎，成为中国舞台上最流行、影响力最大的戏剧形式。表演者使用肢体语言表示动作，如开门关门、爬上或走下一座建筑物或一座山。凭借这种技巧，京剧可以把一个小舞台变成整个世界。

　　Peking Opera is regarded as the national opera inChina. It has a long history and a complete systemof stage performance. It was originally a localdrama in Anhui Province.Peking Opera absorbedvarious elements of its forerunner, such assinging，dancing and acrobatics，and adapted itself in language and style of singing for Beijingaudiences. As time went by，it gained popularity all over the country and became the mostpopular and influential dramatic form on Chinese stage.Performers use body language torepresent actions such as opening or closing the door,going up or down a building or amountain.By such techniques, Peking Opera has made it possible to turn a small stage into thewhole world.