2014年12月英语四级新题型翻译冲刺模拟练习(5)

2015-06-06 17:13:41来源:网络

  1.腊八节(the Laba Festival)在农历最后一个月的第八天庆祝,标志着春节庆祝 活动的开始。“腊”指“腊月(the 12th lunar month)”,是农历第十二个月,“八”指的 是数字8。腊八节通常在1月中旬。大多数汉族人遵循腊八节喝腊八粥(Laba rice porridge)的习俗。腊八粥最早在宋朝传入中国。据史料记载,一些大型寺庙会为穷人提供腊八粥来表达对佛祖(Buddha)的虔诚。明朝时,腊八粥成为皇帝在此节日赏赐群臣的神圣食物。

  翻译:Laba Festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the last lunar month, marking the beginning of celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival. La means the 12th lunar month and ba means the number eight. The date usually falls in mid-January. The majority of people from Han nationality has followed the tradition of eating Laba rice porridge on the Laba Festival. Laba rice porridge was first introduced to China in the Song Dynasty. According to historical records, some large temples would offer the poor Laba rice porridge to show their faith to Buddha. In the Ming Dynasty, it became a holy food that emperors would use to award their officials on the festival.

  2.筷子(chopstick)起源于中国古代,一直是中国饮食文化重要的一部分。我们的祖先喜欢吃蒸煮食物,但用勺子很难舀(spoon out)到汤里的蔬菜,所以发明了筷子。从此,筷子成为他们生活中最为方便的餐具(tableware),标志着饮食文明的到来。如今,筷子除了具有餐具功能外,增添了很多新功能。熟练手艺人在筷子 上描绘美丽的风景,使之变成精美的艺术品。许多人热衷于收集筷子作为藏品。

  翻译:Chopsticks originated in ancient China and have been an important part of Chinese food culture. Our ancestors liked to have steamed or boiled food,but it was difficult for them to spoon out vegetables from the soup, so they invented chopsticks. Thus chopsticks have become the most convenient tableware in their life and marked the coming of food civilization. Nowadays,chopsticks are added many new functions besides being used as one kind of tableware. Skillful craftsmen paint beautiful sceneries on them to make them look like fine artworks. Many people are keen to gather them as their collections.

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