英语四级翻译练习题:微博名人的言论

  当下,名人微博(Weibo)已成为信息发布和舆论制造的重要源头。各种媒体也热衷于对名人微博的言论进行传播,共同推动其成为舆论热点。名人与公众人物,拥有很多的粉丝、更多的话语权,正因为如此,名人必须有比普通人更多的义务,对这个社会多承担一些责任;名人在进行微博发言时需以负责任的态度谨慎使用手中的话语权。

  参考翻译:

  Celebrities'Words on Weibo

  At present, celebrities'Weibo posts have become an important source of releasing informationand creating public opinions. Various media are also keen on disseminating opinions expressedby celebrities on their Weibo posts, collaborating to make them become hot issues. Ascelebrities and public figures have numerous fans and a greater right of say, they should bemore obligated than ordinary people to take more responsibilities for the society. When makingtheir remarks on Weibo, celebrities should take a responsible attitude and exercise theirfreedom of speech with caution.

  1.信息发布和舆论制造:可译为release information and create public opinions,其中“舆论”即公众的观点,可译为public opinions。

  2.传播:翻译为disseminating,也可译为spreading。

  3.话语权:翻译为right of say,为固定表达,也可译为freedom of speech。

  4.以负责任的态度谨慎使用…:翻译为be responsible and careful in using...

英语四级翻译练习题:《论语》

  《论语》(The Analects of Confucius)是儒家的经典著作之一,它是对孔子及其弟子(disciple )的言行和对话的记录。众所周知,孔子是一位伟大的思想家和哲学家,他的思想被发展成了儒家哲学体系。《论语》是儒家思想的代表作,数个世纪以来,《论语》一直极大地影响着中国人的哲学观和道德观,它也影响着其他亚洲国家人民的哲学观和道德观。

  参考翻译:

  The Analects of Confucius

  The Analects of Confucius is one of the Confucius classics and is a record of the words and actsof Confucius and his disciples, as well as the conversations they held. It's well-known thatConfucius is a great ideologist and philosopher, and his thoughts have been developed into asystem of philosophy known as Confucianism. The Analects of Confucius is a representativework of Confucianism. For centuries, it has been heavily influencing the philosophy and moraloutlook of Chinese people and that of the people of other Asian countries as well.

  1.经典著作:翻译为classics即可,简单明了。

  2.儒家哲学体系:可直译为Confucian philosophy system 或者a system of philosophy known asConfucianism,只是需要注意表意完整。

  3.代表作:可译为representative work。representative为形容词,意为“典型的,有代表性的”。

  4.哲学观和道德观:“观”即为“观点、看法”,所以可译为philosophy and moral outlook。

  5.也影响着…道德观:由于前面的分句中已经提到了同样的内容,因而此处可以将其省略而不再重复译出,故可译为..that of the people of other Asian countries as well。

英语四级翻译练习题:庙会

  庙会(the temple fair)是中国民间的一种社会活动,通常在节日或某些特定的 日子里,在寺庙里或寺庙附近的空旷之处举办。有的则只在春节期间举办。尽管 在不同的地方举办的庙会时间不同,但其基本内容是相似的。在庙会期间,来自 四面八方的农民和商人都带着自己的农产品来进行交易。民间艺术家搭起舞台, 表演唱歌、跳舞、讲故事等。老百姓高高兴兴地来观看表演,买小吃或其他有趣 的物品。

  参考答案:

  The temple fair is a social activity in the Chinese folk. It is usually held in a temple or in theopen place near the temple during festivals or some specified days. Some temple feirs are onlyheld during the Spring Festival.Although temple fairs in different places are held in differenttime, their basic contents are similar. During the time of temple fairs, farmers and traders comefrom all directions, with their own agricultural products for transactions. Folk artists set up thestages for performing singing, dancing, stoiy telling, etc. Ordinary people happily come to watchperformances and buy snacks or other interesting goods.

  1.庙会是中国民间的一种社会治动:可翻译为简单句,主语是the temple fair, 谓语是is,表语是a socialactivity,状语是 in the Chinese folk temple意为“庙宇,寺院”,例如:a Buddhist temple (佛庙,佛寺),还可意为“太阳穴”。

  2.来自四面八方的农民和商人都带着自己的农产品来进行交易:“带着自己的农产品”可以译作伴随状语withtheir own agricultural products, “进行交易"可用目的状语来表示,译为for transactions,transaction的意思是“交易,办理”。

  3.老百姓高高兴兴地来观看表演,买小吃或其他有趣的物品:谓语是come, “来观看…买…”可以用to do结构作目的状语。Snack意为“小吃,快餐”,snack bar/counter則意为“小吃店,快餐部”。

茶马古道(Tea-horse Ancient Road)两边,生活着20多个少数 民族。不同的地方有着各自美丽而神奇的自然风景和传统文化,比 如:大理,丽江古城,香格里拉(Shangrila),雅鲁藏布江大峡谷和布 达拉宫(Potala Palace)。古道的两旁有庙宇、岩石壁画、骚站(post ?house),古桥和木板路,还有少数民族舞蹈和民族服装。时至今天,虽然这条古道的踪迹都消失了,但它的文化和历史价值仍然存在。

  参考译文:

  Along the Tea-horse Ancient Road lived more than 20 minori?ties. Concentrations of beautiful and mysterious natural landscapes and traditional cultures developed in various sites,including Dali old city, Lijiang old city, Shangrila, Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon, Potala Palace. The road features temples, rock paintings, post houses, ancient bridges and plank roads. It is also home to many national minorities and their dances and folk customs. Today, although the traces of the ancient road are fading away, its cultural and historic values remain.