英语六级寒假翻译练习
Chopsticks originated in ancient China and have beenan important part of Chinese food culture. Ourancestors liked to have steamed or boiled food，butit was difficult for them to spoon out vegetablesfrom the soup, so they invented chopsticks. Thuschopsticks have become the most convenient tableware in their life and marked the coming offood civilization. Nowadays，chopsticks are added many new functions besides being used asone kind of tableware. Skillful craftsmen paint beautiful sceneries on them to make them looklike fine artworks. Many people are keen to gather them as their collections.
中国民间艺术与中国哲学统一于“阴阳(yin-yang)生万物”这一理念。这一理念源于中国原始社会，是对人类的人生感悟的哲学注解。中国人祖先的哲学论断是“近看自己，远观他人”。要理解中华民族民间艺术的原始艺术，这一结论必不 可少。人类的本能欲望是生存并通过繁衍(propagation)继续存在。人生来的首要 本能是求生，然后是长寿。从原始社会到今天，阴阳和永生的观念始终贯穿中国的社会生活和民族文化。中国民间艺术反映了社会的所有基本哲学理念。
Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unifiedin the belief that yin-yang produces all living things inthe world. Originated in Chinese primitive society,this was the philosophical explanation of human'sperception of life. Chinese ancestors philosophicalconclusion was to “look at oneself up close and other creatures from afar”，which is essentialto the understanding of the primitive art to the folk art of the nation. To live and to continuelife through propagation are the two instinctive desires of human. From birth, a person's firstinstinct is to survive, and then to live a long life. From primitive society to the present day,the view of yin-yang and perpetual life has permeated in all aspects of social life and thenational culture of Chinese society.Chinese folk art reflects all of the basic philosophicalconcepts.
围棋是两位对弈者之间战略性的棋盘游戏(board game)。围棋已有 3000多年的历史，可以说是所有古代棋类游戏的起源。围棋的规则很简单，但是有数不尽的策略。这就是围棋的魅力所在。下一盘围棋的时间短至15分钟，长至数天。但是多数情况下，下一盘围棋需要一或两个小时。围棋是综合科学、艺术和竞赛的游戏。围棋对于智力发展、性格培养和灵活的策略学习非常有益。难怪围棋已经流行了几千年，并逐渐成为一项国际文化游戏。
Weiqi is a strategic board game between twoplayers. With a history of over 3,000 years, thegame can be regarded as the originator of all ancientchess games.The rules of Weiqi are very simple butthere are countless variations of strategies.This iswhere the beauty of the game lies. The time for one round of weiqi can be as short as 15minutes or as long as a few days. In most cases, though, it takes one or two hours to finishone round. Weiqi is a game that combines science, art and competition. It's beneficial forintelligence development, personality cultivation and flexible strategy learning. It's nowonder the game having been popular for thousands of years and is gradually becoming aninternational cultural game.