英语四级翻译练习题：赛龙舟

　　赛龙舟(Dragon boat racing)是端午节的一项重要活动，在中国南方尤为流行。关于这项运动的由来，有一种说法是为了纪念中国古代的著名爱国诗人屈原。龙舟的大小和样式多种多样，但一般都带有装饰性的龙头和龙尾。赛龙舟不仅是一种体育和娱乐活动，它更能体现人们心中的集体主义和爱国主义精神。赛龙舟现已被列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录(National Intangible Cultural Heritage List)。 

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　　Dragon Boat Racing

　　Dragon boat racing is an important activity of Duanwu Festival (also known as Dragon Boat Festival), and is particularly popular in the south of China. As for its origin, one version is that it is held in memory of Qu Yuan, a famous patriotic poet in ancient China. The dragon boats vary in sizes and styles, but they are generally rigged with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails. Dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports and recreational activities, but also reflects the spirit of people’s collectivism and patriotism. Dragon boat racing is now among the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

　　1.关于这项运动的由来:可译为as for its origin, as for意为“关于，至于”。

　　2.纪念:可译为in memory of或in honour of;注意本句中屈原前面的定语较长，在翻译时最好能用同位语来补充说明。

　　3.带有装饰性的:在表达“给(船只)装…”时，可用词组rigged with。“装 饰性的”译为decorative即可。

　　4.娱乐活动:可译为 recreational activity、amusement 或 entertainment。注意其所在句可用not only...but also结构。

　　5.被列入:这个表达很常用，可译为be among the... list, be among the list of...或者 be listed。

英语四级翻译练习题：秋千

　　秋千(swing)的起源可以追溯到上古时代。爬树或跨越溪流的工具就是秋千的雏形(embryonic form)。从汉朝开始，荡秋千逐渐成为一种在清明节(the Tomb-sweeping Day)和其他一些节日时进行的民间活动。秋千是一种游戏用具， 而荡秋千是一种运动。荡秋千的人可以坐在或站在由一个架子上的两条长绳子 吊起来的、类似一块踏板之类的东西上来回摆动。荡秋千有很多形式，比如说单人荡、双人荡等。

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　　The Swing

　　The origin of swing can be traced back to the antiquity. Those tools for climbing trees or crossing streams are the embryonic forms of swing. Since the Han Dynasty, swinging has gradually become a folk activity performed on the Tomb-sweeping Day and some other festivals. Swing is a kind of game utensil while swinging is a sport. The player may sit or stand on something like a pedal which is hung by two long ropes on a frame and swing back and forth. Swinging can be categorized into many forms, such as the single swing, double swing and so on.

　　1.可以追溯到:应译为...can be traced back to,此处采用的是被动语态。

　　2.荡秋千:应译为swinging。swing既可以作名词也可以作动词。

　　3.一种游戏用具:可译为a kind of game utensils。utensil为名词，意为“用 具，器皿”。

　　4.民间活动:可译为folk activity。folk为形容词，意为“民间的”。

　　5.荡秋千有很多形式:可译为swinging can be categorized into many forms。categorize为动词，意为“把…分类”。

英语四级翻译练习题：梦文化

　　梦文化是中国古代文化的重要组成部分。除了家喻户晓的“庄周梦蝶”，关于梦的古老传说，中国有很多。解梦在中国十分流行，其中最知名的解梦书籍当属《周公解梦》(Duke ofZhou Interprets Dreams )。梦的意义各不相同，古人把梦当作是神的意旨。人们认为梦预示着吉兆和厄运，所以常常参照《周公解梦》一书来解读梦境，通过解梦来得知吉凶祸福的预兆。

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　　Dream Culture

　　Dream culture is an important part of ancientChinese culture. Besides the household “ZhuangZhou's Dreaming of Becoming a Butterfly”，there aremany old tales about dreams in China. Dreaminterpreting is also popular in China, and the most famous book for dream interpreting iscalled Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams. Different dreams have different meanings, and ancientpeople considered dreams as the implication from God. People believe that dreams can implyauspicious and inauspicious things, so they often interpret their dreams according to Dukeof Zhou Interprets Dreams to get implications of auspiciousness or inauspiciousness.

　　1.庄周梦蝶:可译为Zhuang Zhou's Dreaming of Becoming a Butterfly。庄 周梦蝶是庄子通过对梦中变化为蝴蝶和梦醒后蝴蝶复化为己的事件的描述与探讨，提出了人不可能确切地区分真实与虚幻和生死物化的观点。

　　2.家喻户晓的:可译为household, famous或者well-known。

　　3.解梦:可译为dream interpreting。

　　4.意旨:可译为implication,此处含有暗示的意味，所以不要翻译成order。

　　5.吉兆和厄运:吉、厄翻译为auspicious和inauspicious比较精确，如果考试时不确定单词拼写，也可以翻译为较为简单的good和bad。

英语四级翻译练习题：春节

　　春节是中国最重要，也是最热闹的古老节日之一。春节象征着团结、兴旺以及对未来寄予新的希望。据记载，中国人过春节已有四千多年的历史。中同是个多民族的国家，各民族(nationality)过春节的形式各有不同。但是无论在中国的哪个地方，人们都会在春节期间全家团圆，吃年糕(New Year cake)，饺子以及各种丰盛的饭菜。人们张灯结彩，燃放鞭炮，并互相祝福。

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　　The Spring Festival

　　In China, the Spring Festival is one of the mostsignificant and lively ancient festivals, whichsymbolizes unity, prosperity and new hopes for thefuture. It is recorded that the custom of celebratingthe Spring Festival has lasted for more than 4,000 years. As a multi-ethnic country, differentnationalities in China have various ways of celebrating the Spring Festival. However, wherever inChina, people will have a family reunion during the festival, eating New Year cakes, dumplingsand various hearty meals, decorating the houses with lanterns and festoons, setting offfirecrackers and blessing each others.

　　1.春节:翻译为the Spring Festival,注意前面一定要加上定冠词the。—般说来，因际惯例假日前面通常不加the，但是中国的大多数传统节日前面都需要加 the。

　　2.据记载:对于这祌没有明确指出记载来源的句子，一般翻译为it is recorded that...如果后面给出了记载的来源，则可以译为according to...。

　　3.过春节:过春节实际就是“庆祝春节这个节日”，所以可译为celebrate the Spring Festival,用 celebrate 来表达“过…的含义”。

　　4.全家团圆:翻译为family reunion,"—家人从四面八方赶回来重聚在一起"， 就是“全家团圆”，familyreunion可以简洁、准确地表达出这一意思。

　　5.张灯结彩:意思就是用灯饰和花彩装饰房屋，因此可译为decorate the houses with lanterns andfestoons。