大学英语四级翻译典例

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1. 中国城市化(urbanization)将会充分释放潜在内需(domestic demand)。一些经济学家指出,在中国几乎所有的发展中城市都面临 着城市化的进程。这使得许多人的生活水平有所提高,也为人们提 供更多的就业机会。随着越来越多的人向城市迁徙,住房及城市基础设施建设(infrastructure construction),包括水源等能源的供应将会 成为城市发展的焦点问题。商品与服务的自由、快速流通是城市化 社会的一项基本特征。逐渐扩张的城市需要更多的零售店来满足消费者的需求。

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China’s urbanization will release the full potential of domestic demand. Some economists point out that urbanization is a process that is occurring in nearly every developing city in the country. It will lead to a better quality of life for many peopleand provide individuals with more job opportunities. The construction of housing and city infrastructure, in¬cluding water and energy supplies, will be a focal point of urban develop¬ment as more people migrate to cities. Urbanization means better access to educational and medical resources in the city. But it also predicts less use of personal vehicles and more use of public transportation. The fast, free flow of goods and services is a basic trait of an urbanized society. Ex-panding cities require more retail outlets to serve customers.

2. 京剧(Beijing Opera)是中国的国粹。作为一门古老的艺术,京剧的服装(costume)、脸谱(facial mask)更易被人喜爱。不同的服装 类型反映不同的人物身份特征。富贵者的服装缀满精美的刺绣;穷困 者的服装则简单朴素,少有装饰(elemental)。脸谱是京剧中塑造人物 形象的重要手段,它是用不同的颜色在脸上勾画出来的。脸谱的颜 色让人一看便知角色(portray)的善恶。比如白色代表奸诈(treachery) 黑色代表正直不阿,黄色是骁勇,蓝、绿色多用于绿林好汉(rebellious fighters),金、银色多用于神佛(divinity and Buddhism)等。

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  Beijing Opera is the cream of the Chinese culture. As a tradi¬tional art form, its costumes and facial mask are more popular with people. Different styles of costumes are used to reflect the status of different characters. There are more decorations in the costumes of nobleswhile those of the poor tend to be simple and less elemental. Facial masks can reflect qualities of different characters. Facial masks using different colors are important ways to portray a character. People can tell a hero from a villain by the colors of the masks. In generalwhite usually represents treachery, black represents righteousness, yellow represents bravery, blue and green represent rebellious fighterswhile gold and silver represent divinity and Buddhism.

3.月光族 中国经济的高速发展,带来了消费文化的曰益流行,同时也催 生了一批具有高学历,充分享受资本主义消费模式的年轻人,他 们习惯于当月工资当月花。因而被称为月光族”(the moonlight group)月光族一词出现于20世纪90年代后期,是用来讽刺那 些出身富裕、接受高等教育、充分享受快餐文化(fast food culture) 年轻人。

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  China’s economy is developing very quickly, and has brought with it a culture of consumption more prevalent with each passing day. At the same time, it has brought into being an educated group of young people who enjoy capitalist consumption way. They’re used to spending money as soon as they get it every month, and so are called t6the moon¬light group”. This word came into being during the 1990s, to make fun of those bom into wealthwho have received a high education, and who ap¬preciate fast food culture.

4. 目前,全球变暖是一个热门话题,但是有关全球变暖的各项证 据似乎还有些不同的声音。人们现在已经知道,地球的发展经历了 很多周期(cycle),尽管在历史上还未出现过像今天这样的时代,即 高度工业化(industrialization)产生如此多的污染。全球变暖主要是由 于二氧化碳气体(carbon dioxide)的增多。

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  Global warming is the hot topic around the world at this time but, there is also dissention about the evidence being presented to support the argument. The earth is known to go through cycles; although the past has never produced an age of so much industrialization causing the pollution currently being experienced. A major source of the problem is the increase in carbon dioxide levels.

5现代人类约公元前50000年第一次从中亚或印度来到中国。这 些石器时代(Stone Age)的人,居住在洞穴中,穿着毛皮。公元前 4000年左右,这些人开始种植水稻,并饲养羊和鸡。约公元前3000年, 他们开始使用陶器(pottery)并住在房子里。到公元前2000年,中国 人已进入青铜时代(Bronze Age),并开始用于写字。约公元前700年, 中国的金属工人学会制作铁器工具和武器。

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  Modem humans first came to China from Central Asia or India about 50,000 BC. These were Stone Age people, who lived in caves and wore fur and leather. By around 4,000 BC, these people were starting to farm rice and keep sheep and chickens. By about 3,000 BC, they were using pottery and living in houses. By 2,000 BCChinese people had entered the Bronze Age and had begun to use writing. By about 700 BC Chinese metal-workers learned to make iron to

6. 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 :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。

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  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 sitesincluding 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.

7. 中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。例如,我国的端午节(the Dragon Boat Festival)是纪念古代 诗人屈原的日子。那一天,人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子(zongzi)。中秋节是观赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征 着圆满,象征着家庭团聚。因此,中秋节(The Mid-autumn Festival)的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。春节是中国 的农历新年(the Chinese lunar New Year’s holiday),除了常见的家禽和肉类之外,人们还要按各自的地方习俗 烹制传统食物,如铰子和年糕。

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  Traditional Chinese holiday meals are indispensable on some festivals. For example, the Dragon Boat Festival is a day established in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan and people usually hold dragon boat races and eat zongzi, or rice dumpling on that day. The Mid-autumn Festival is an occasion for viewing the full moon. The round moon is a symbol for completeness and family reunion. The special food of the day is yuebing, a round cake known as the mooncake. The Spring Festival is the Chinese lunar New Year’s holiday. Besides the popular poultry and meat, people

  cook traditional food according to regional customs, for example, jiaozi, or boiled dumplings, and niangao, or the “ 1 ” new year cake .

  难点精析

  ■ 1.中国的传统节庆膳食:翻译为Traditional Chinese holiday meals,其中节庆膳食直接译为holiday meals , 即可,翻译时注意中国的传统的顺序。

  2.纪念:翻译为介词短语in memory of,修饰前面的a day

  ■ 3.赛龙舟:翻译为hold dragon boat races,其中hold意为举行举行龙舟比赛赛龙舟

  4.观赏满月:满月fMlmoon,此处的观赏可以译为viewing,也可以用enjoyingwatching表示。

  5.象征着家庭团聚:象征翻译为系表结构is a symbol for,也可以用动词symbolize表示,家庭团聚翻译: family reunion 即可。

8. 北京有无数的胡同(hutong)。平民百姓在胡同里的生活给古都北京带来了无穷的魅力。北京的胡同不仅仅 是平民百姓的生活环境,而且还是一门建筑艺术。通常,胡同内有一个大杂院,房间够410个家庭的差不多20 口人住。所以,胡同里的生活充满了友善和人情味。如今,随着社会和经济的飞速发展,很多胡同被新的高楼大 厦所取代。但愿胡同可以保留下来。

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  In Beijing, there are numerous hutongs. The life of common people in hutongs brings endless charm to the ancient capital, Beijing. The hutong in Beijing is not only the living environment of common people but also a kind of architecture. Usually, there is a courtyard complex inside hutong, with rooms shared by 4 to 10 families of about 20 people. Therefore, life in hutongs is full of friendliness and genuine humanity. Nowadays, with rapid social and economic development, many hutongs are replaced by new tall buildings. I hope hutongs can be preserved.

  难点精析

  1.带来了无穷的魅力:翻译为bring endless charm to

  2.汉语习惯于用并列的散句或短语来表达一个语境,而英文习惯上用整句表述,句内不太重要的信息会用 | 介词短语或从句来补充说明,如本段中胡同内有一个大杂院,房间够410个家庭的差不多20口人住 两个并列关系的汉语短句,翻译成英文时可将第二句用with介词结构表达出来,起补充说明的作用。

  3.充满友善和人情味:翻译为full of friendliness and genuine humanity

  4.随着社会和经济的飞速发展:翻译为with rapid social and economic development,也是with介词短语的应用,在句中作伴随状语。

9. 过去的七年,中国的房地产(real estate)业经历了前所未有的高速增长。对于那些月薪较低却渴望在大城市 拥有一套属于自己的体面、舒适的栖身之所的人来说,高昂的房价是他们无法承受的负担。鉴于这一状况,政府近来采取了一系列的措施来防止房价过快增长,包括提高利率及增加房产税等。目前,这些措施在部分城市已经 取得了初步的成效。

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  In the past seven years, China’s real estate industry has developed in a record high speed. For those who earn less but are eager to own a decent and comfortable place of their own in a big city, the high housing price is a heavy burden that they cannot afford. For this reason, the government has taken a series of measures to prevent the housing price from rising too fast, including raising interest rates and increasing taxes on real estate etc. Presently, these measures have achieved initial effects in some cities.

  难点精析

  1.房地产业:翻译为real estate industry

  2.前所未有的高速增长:翻译为a record high speed

  3.鉴于这一状况:可以根据上下文的语境转译为for this reason

  4.采取一系列的措施:翻译为take a series of measures

  5.取得初步成效:翻译为achieve initial effects

10. 剪纸(paper cutting)是中国最为流行的传统民间艺术形式之一。中国剪纸有一千五百多年的历史,在明朝 和清朝时期(the Ming and Qing Dynasties)特别流行。人们常用剪纸美化居家环境,特别是在春节和婚庆期间, 剪纸被用来装饰门窗和房间,以增加喜庆的气氛。剪纸最常用的颜色是红色,象征健康和兴旺。中国剪纸在世 界各地很受欢迎,经常被用作馈赠外国友人的礼物。

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  Paper cutting is one of China’s most popular traditional folk arts. Chinese paper cutting has a history of more than 1,500 years. It was widespread particularly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. People often beautify their homes with paper cuttings. During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, in particular, paper cuttings are used to decorate doors, windows and rooms in order to enhance the joyous atmosphere. The color most frequently used in paper cutting is red, which symbolizes health and prosperity. Chinese paper cutting is very popular around the world and it is often given as a present to foreign friends.

  难点精析

  1.传统民间艺术形式:翻译为traditional folk art,其中folk意为民间的,民俗的art既可以表示艺术这一抽象概念,也可以表示具体的艺术形式,所以直接翻译为art即可,不必加form—词。

  2.美化居家环境:美化beautify居家环境翻译成their homes即可,不要逐字生硬地翻译为home environment

  3.增加喜庆的气氛:翻译为enhance the joyous atmosphere

  4.象征健康和兴旺:翻译为which symbolizes health and prosperity,此处既可以用非限制性定语从句,也可以用分词形式symbolizing health and prosperity

11. 大学生就业问题 如今,越来越多的大学生抱怨很难找到好工作。造成这一现象的原因如下:首先,大学生把在校的大多数 时间都用在了专业学科学习上,只有当他们开始找工作的时候,才意识到自己缺乏必要的职业培训。其次,大 学生之间的竞争也越来越激烈,这导致任何一名大学生找到工作的机会都变小了。因此,强烈建议大学生在 课余时间做一些兼职工作,以积累相关的工作经验。

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  Nowadays, more and more university students complain about having great difficulties in finding a good job. The reasons for this phenomenon are as follows: First, college students spend most of their time at school studying academic subjects and it is only when they start looking for a job that they realize they lack necessary job training. Second, competition among graduates has become more and more fierce. And this results in a decreased chance for any individual graduate to find a job. Therefore, it is highly suggested that college students should do some part-time jobs in their spare time to accumulate relevant working experience.

  难点精析

  1.抱怨很难找到好工作:翻译为complain about having great difficulties in finding a good job。其中抱怨做某事用句型complain about doing sth.表示,having great difficulties in finding a good job表示找工作有困难,用到了句型have difficulties in doing sth.

  2.只有当他们开始找工作的时候,才意识到自己缺乏必要的职业培训:翻译为it is only when they start looking for a job that they realize they lack necessary job training‘‘只有当 ’’用强调句型it is only when…that…表示。

  3.导致:翻译为results in,同义短语有lead tobring about,但是表示不好的结果时一般用短语result in

  4.强烈建议:翻译为it is highly suggested that...,其中highly suggested也可以用 strongly recommended 替换,都表示强烈建议做某事

  5.积累相关的工作经验:翻译为accumulate relevant working experience.

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