2016年12月大学英语六级翻译练习题

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Western festivals have been celebrated by more and more Chinese people of different ages,especially young people.Globalization is the trend of modern world.In addition to economic globalization,cultural globalization is also a significant part of it and it is inevitable.Chinese festivals emphasize cultural implication and collective awareness,while Western festivals stress everyone’s inner experience when staying alone or being together with others.For example,Thanksgiving Day is a festival which arouses smooth social relations among people and evokes national awareness of continuous self-improvement.Such festivals are good supplement of Chinese festivals.This is just cultural difference between Chinese festivals and Western festivals,and neither can be judged as good or bad.

1.中国过西方节日…以年轻人居多:第一句在翻译时候使用被动语态更为恰当，即Western festivals have been celebrated by...

2.良好的社会关系:可译为smooth social relations。smooth也可以fine来表达。

3.唤起:文中出现了两次，翻译时为了避免重复，体现用词的丰富性，分别译为arouse和evoke。

4.很好地补充了…:可译为be good complement of...

5.文化差异:可译为cultural difference。

6.没有好坏之分:即“不能判断好与坏”，译为neither can be judged as good or bad,其中neither意为“两者都不…”。

当我们提到“过年”的时候，你脑子里首先想到的是什么?有红灯笼、红对联(couplets)、红爆竹和红色的中国结。的确，红色对于中国人是不可或缺的一种颜色。中国红意味着平安、喜庆、和谐、团圆，意味着事事顺利、祛病除灾。有人这么形容中国红:中国红吸纳了朝阳最富生命力的元素，采撷了晚霞最绚丽迷人的光芒，凝聚着血液最浓稠活跃的成分，融人了相思豆(jequirity)最细腻的情感，浸染了枫叶最成熟的晚秋意象。

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When we talk about “Chinese New Year’ what occurs to your mind first? They are red lanterns, red couplets, red firecrackers and red Chinese knots. Indeed,red is an indispensable color for Chinese people.Chinese red means peace, joy, harmony，and reunion; it also means everything goes well and it can drive away illness and disaster. Someone describes Chinese red in this way: Chinese red absorbs the most dynamic

element of the rising sun; it picks the most beautiful and charming light of sunset glow;it embodies the thickest and most active ingredient of blood;it contains the most delicate emotions of jequirity;and it shapes the most :mature imagery of maple leaves in late autumn.

1.脑子里首先想到的是什么：可译为what occurs to one’s mind first?或what comes to one’s mind first?

2.的确：可译为indeed，表示强调。

3.事事顺利：可译为everything goes well。

4.祛病除灾：这里面的“驱”和“除”表达同样的含义，可用drive away表达，故此处可译为drive away illness and disaster。

5.吸纳了朝阳最富生命力的元素:“吸纳”即absorb,“朝阳”即“升起的太阳”，

译为the rising sun，“富有生命力的元素”可译为dynamic element。

6.采撷了晚霞最绚丽迷人的光芒:“采撷”可译为pick，“绚丽迷人的光芒”可译为beautiful and charming light，“晚霞”可译为sunset glow。

7.凝聚：可译为gather，但此处的“凝聚”有“包含，使集于一体”的意味，译为embody更合适。

8.融入:此处有“包含”的意味，可译为contain。

9.最细腻的情感:可译为the most delicate emotions。

10.浸染了枫叶最成熟的晚秋意象：可以理解为“(中国红)塑造了晚秋时节枫叶最成熟的意象”，故可译为it shapes the most mature imagery of maple leaves in late autumn。其中，shape意为“塑造”，imagery意为“意象”。

在中国，会见亲朋好友或在春节期间拜访某人时，除了握手之外，拱手礼

(fist-and-palm salute)也是常见的礼仪。拱手礼是中国古代重要的礼仪，有着2000 多年的历史。它形成于西周时期，后来成为同辈人见面时的礼仪。中国人以距离表示对他人的尊重，不像西方人常以身体的亲近表示尊重。拱手礼保持一定的距离，比较符合现代卫生(hygiene)要求。因此很多礼学专家(etiquette expert)都认为，拱手礼是一种最恰当的交往礼仪。

参考译文:

In China，besides handshaking，when meeting friends and relatives, or paying a visit to someone during the Spring Festival，the fist-and-palm salute is also common etiquette. It is an important etiquette in ancient China with a history of more than

2,000 years. The fist-and-palm salute was formed in the West Zhou Dynasty, and later it became the etiquette when meeting peers. Chinese people show their respect to others through distance，which is different from Western people who usually show respect through physical closeness. Fist-and-palm salute is done from certain distance, which is in line with modem hygiene requirements. So many etiquette experts believe that fist-and-palm salute is the most appropriate communication etiquette.

1.拜访某人：其中“拜访”可译为pay a visit to, call on或drop in。

2.除了握手之外：“除了…之外”可译为besides或apart from。

3.同辈人见面时的礼仪：可译为the etiquette when meeting peers。

4.中国人以距离表示对他人的尊重：“表示对他人的尊重，”可译为show their respect to others; “以距离”也就是“通过距离”，可译为through distance。

5.身体的亲近：可译为名词结构physical closeness。

6.符合现代卫生要求：“符合”即“与…一致”，可译为be in line with。

每种文化都有自己的行为准则，中国也不例外。在中国，跟别人打招呼时，你或者点个头，或者微微鞠个躬。握手也很常见，但你要等到中国朋友先伸手才可以。另外，与西方社会的做法截然相反，中国人不太喜欢被陌生人触碰。所以不要轻易地触碰别人，除非你完全有这样的必要。最后一点，根据儒家思想(Confiicianism)的观点，老人在任何情况下都应该受到年轻人的尊敬。你应该总是以老人为先，并对他们表本最大的敬意。

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Every culture has its rules on how to act，and China is no different. In China,to greet someone, you nod your head，or you bow slightly. Handshakes are also common, but you should wait for your Chinese partner to initiate the motion. In addition，as opposed to those found in Western society，Chinese people do not enjoy being touched by strangers. Don’t touch someone unless yo u absolutely have to.Finally, from the perspective of Confucianism, the elders are to be respected in every situation by those who are younger. You should always acknowledge the elders first,and show the most respect to them.

1.行为准则：有多种译法，如rules on how to act, rules of conduct或standard of behavior。

2.中国也不例外：可译为China is no different或China is no exception。

3.打招呼:即greet。

4.截然相反：可译为as opposed to。

5.在任何情况下：可使用短语in every situation表达。

6.以老人为先：可译为acknowledge the elders first。