四六级翻译

英语四六级翻译实例及练习

大纲要求及评分标准

1.题型描述

翻译部分测试学生把汉语所承载的信息用英语表达出来的能力，所占分值比例为15%，考试时间30 分钟。翻译题型为段落汉译英。翻译内容涉及中国的历史、文化、经

济、社会发展等。四级长度为140-160 个汉字，六级长度为180-200 个汉字。

评卷实例

许多人喜欢中餐，在中国，烹饪不仅被视为一种技能，而且也被视为一种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看。烹饪技艺和配料在中国各地差别很大。但好的烹饪都有一个共同点，总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养（nutrition）。由于食物对健康至关重要，好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡，所以中餐既美味又健康。

翻译方法与策略——“拆分组合+结构优化”

信息技术（Information Technology），正在飞速的发展，中国公民也越来越重

视信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。一部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的，中国就应该与时俱进。不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。

第一步：拆分组合

1. 读懂句意、切分断句

2. 抓住主干、再翻支干

3. 注意时态、巧用语态

4. 检查语法、确保通顺

第二步：优化结构

1. 并列句

2. 状语从句

3. 定语从句

4. 名词性从句

5. 插入语及逻辑连接

【参考译文】

Nowadays, with the rapid development of information technology, Chinese Citizens areputting more emphasis on it. Some schools and universities even make Information Technologyone of the compulsory courses. People hold different views on this phenomenon. Some peopledeem that it is unnecessary to make Information Technology a required course in schools.Students should learn traditional curriculum. However, other people think that it should be so,and they hold the attitude that China should keep pace with the times. Anyway, it is a goodthing that Information Technology has drawn people’s attention.

段落翻译话题演练

【练习一】

目前，人类的生存环境正在遭到破坏，美丽的大自然已经不那么美丽了。保护野生动物，也就是保护人类自己。我强烈呼吁：不要再捕杀黑猩猩，不要再捕杀野生动物了，让我们人类多一些地球上的朋友，多给我们下一代保留一些野生动物吧! 否则，地球将毁灭在人类手中，人类将毁灭在自己手中。

【参考译文】

At present, man’s living environment is being ruined, and beautiful nature is no longer sobeautiful. Protection of wild life is protection of man himself. Therefore, I appeal strongly tostop killing the chimpanzee or any other wild animals. Only in this way can our human beingshave more friends on the earth, and leave more wild life for future generations. Otherwise, theearth would be destroyed by man, and man by man himself.

【练习二】

到中国来旅游观光的人很少不会注意到中国人学习英语的劲头。公园里有专门的英语角，人们会定期聚在一起操练。马路上外国游客常常被学习英语的人围住交谈，从天气到政治，无所不谈。各种英语班如雨后春笋在到处出现。

【参考译文】

Few visitors to China will fail to notice the eagerness of the Chinese to learn English. In publicparks there are special English corners where learners gather at regular time to practise theirspoken English. Foreign visitors are often besieged on streets by English learners who want totalk with them in English about anything from weather to politics. English classes aremushrooming across the land.

【练习三】

过去50 年其实并不是发明创新的黄金时期。从1900 年到1950 年，改变人类生活的发明有汽车、飞机、电话、收音机、电视机——当然还有核武器和计算机。而近50 年来，只有为数不多的发明。难道发明的源泉已经枯竭了吗？答案并非如此。事实上，发明的新时代刚刚开始。

【参考译文】

Actually the past fifty years was not the golden age of invention and innovation. From 1900 to1950, human life was transformed by such invention as cars, airplanes, telephones, radios andtelevision sets, not to mention nuclear weapons and the computer. However, during the recent50 years only a few inventions have been made. Was the wellspring of invention drying up?Not likely. Indeed, a new age of invention is just beginning.

【练习四】

有些人担心电脑技术的广泛使用会进一步恶化就业形势。但另一种观点认为尽管这对个人来说会丢掉饭碗，对整个社会来说由于提高了生产率，因而有利于经济的发展。不管对社会影响如何，有一点是肯定的：有技术的人变得越来越吃香，没技术的人工作越来越难找。

【参考译文】

Some people are worrying that the wide use of computer technology will cause furtherunemployment. Another argument, however, holds that although some individuals will losetheir jobs, society as a whole will benefit economically through increases in productivity.

Whatever effects it will bring on the society, one thing is certain: the technically trained willbecome ever more valuable while the jobs for the blue-collar population will become lessavailable.

【练习五】

文化是不同国家的人们互相理解的最佳媒体。通过举办文化节，许多中国城市在世界上的知名度提高了。已经证明，对促进中国人民和世界其他地方人民之间的交流来说，这是最好的途径之一。这种交流不仅仅限于文化方面，还扩大到了经济和其他领域。

【参考译文】

Culture is the best medium for people of different countries to understand each other. Throughculture festivals, many cities in China have raised their prestige in the world. As has beenproven that, this is one of the best ways to promote the communication between Chinese peopleand the people from different parts of the world. This kind of communication is not onlyconfined to culture, but extends to economy and other fields.

【练习六】

在过去20 年中，世界上没有任何一个国家的外贸发展速度像中国那么快。日本用了20多年时间才将其外贸总额翻了一番而中国却翻了两番。中国现在已是全球第三大电器生产国，并且正在成为全球电器市场上的主角。中国还是世界上劳动密集型(labor-intensive)产品的主要生产国。

【参考译文】

Over the last two decades, no country in the world has expanded its foreign trade as fast asChina. Japan took more than 20 years to double its foreign trade, while China, for the samelength of time, has quadrupled its foreign trade. Already the world’s third largest producer ofelectric appliances, China is now playing a major role in the global market of the electric wares.China has also become a major producer of labor-intensive manufactured goods in the world.

【练习七】

长城是人类创造的世界奇迹之一。如果你到了中国却没去过长城，就想到了巴黎没有去看看菲尔铁塔，或者就像到了埃及没有去看金字塔一样。人们常说：“不到长城非好汉。”实际上，长城最初只是一些断断续续的城墙，直到秦朝统一中国后才将其连城长城。然而，今天我们看到的长城——东起山海关，西至嘉峪关——大部分都是在明代修建的。

【参考译文】

The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world that was created by human beings! If youcome to China without climbing the Great Wall, it's just like going to Paris without visiting theEiffel Tower; or going to Egypt without visiting the Pyramids! Men often say, "He who doesnot reach the Great Wall is not a true man."In fact, it began as independent walls for differentstates when it was first built, and did not become the "Great Wall" until the Qin Dynasty.However, the wall we see today, starting from Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayunguan Passin the west, was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty.

【练习八】

京剧是一种传统的中国戏剧形式。它结合了音乐，声乐演唱，哑剧（mime），舞蹈和杂技（acrobatics）等表现形式。京剧兴起于18 世纪晚期，并在19 世纪中期前得到充分发展与认可。这种艺术形式在清朝时的宫廷极度流行，并且逐渐被

视为中国的文化瑰宝之一。这种艺术形式在台湾也得以保存，称作国剧。并且也流传到诸如美国和日本等其他国家。

【参考译文】

Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese drama. It combines music, vocal performance,mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed andrecognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty

court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. The art form is alsopreserved in Taiwan, where it is known as Guoju. It has also spread to other countries such asthe United States and Japan.

【练习九】

中国是风筝的故乡。放风筝有益于身体健康，所以，许多国家十分流行放风筝。中国人不仅把放风筝当作有趣的游戏和有益于身体健康的体育活动，也常常把风筝作为装饰挂在墙上。目前，中国的风筝已经远销到日本以及东南亚和欧美的许多国家，受到了世界各国人民的欢迎。近年来，山东潍坊每年都要举行国际风筝节。

【参考译文】

China is the birthplace of kites. Because flying kites is beneficial to one’s health, it is gainingpopularity in many countries. The Chinese not only regard it as an interesting game as well as a

sport helping keep fit, but also hang kites on the wall for decoration. Chinese kites, which arepopular all over the world, are now available for sale in Japan, Southeast Asia and manycountries in Europe and America. In recent years, the annual International Kite Festival hasbeen held in Weifang of Shandong Province.

【练习十】

如果某人说“我喜欢中国菜”，这种说法似乎过于简单了。其实并不存在所谓的“中国菜”这一简单的概念。确切地说法应该是喜欢某一种菜系，或者喜欢某一地区的中国菜。像中国这样幅员辽阔、历史悠久而又复杂的国家，千百年来必然会形成具有鲜明地方烹饪特色的区域性菜系或帮菜。不可避免的差异是由地理位置、气候条件、交通状况、人口迁移、海外文化影响等因素所决定的。

【参考译文】

If you hear someone say “I love Chinese food”, he is taking too much for granted. As a matterof fact, there is no such simple thing as the so-called “Chinese food”. A more accuratestatement in this instance should be such that expresses one’s preference for a particularChinese cuisine or a particular regional way of cooking. With a territory as large and history aslong and complex as China’s, it is inevitable that distinct regional differences in cuisine haveevolved over the course of centuries. Numerous factors are involved in this inevitabledistinction: geography, climate, transportation, migration, influence from overseas cultures, etc.