2017年英语六级考前翻译训练素材
春联上的文字简洁、精巧，象征着人们对未来的巨大期盼，表达人们对新年的美好愿望。下面有小编整理的关于春联的英语六级翻译素材，欢迎阅读!
春联
春联(Spring Festival couplets)，是中国特有的一种文学形式，有着悠久的历史。春联上的`文字简洁、精巧，象征着人们对未来的巨大期盼，表达人们对新年的美好愿望。贴春联是春节的一大传统习俗，也是中国人欢度新年春节的重要方式。每逢春节，无论在城市还是农村，家家户户都要精心挑选一副大红春联贴在门上为节日增加喜庆(festive)气氛。各家各户会根据自家的情况选择不同内容的春联，比如商人的家庭会张贴与发财有关的春联，农民家庭则选择表达丰收愿望的春联。
参考翻译:
The Spring Festival couplet is a unique Chineseliterary form with a long history. The text ofcouplets is concise and delicate, which symbolizesthe Chinese great expectation for the future andconveys people's good wishes of the New Year. As atraditional custom during the Spring Festival, pasting couplets is also an important way for theChinese to celebrate the Spring Festival. During Spring Festivals, in both urban and ruralareas, each household will select a pair of red couplets carefully and paste them on the door toenhance the festive atmosphere. Each household would choose couplets with differentcontents according to their own circumstances. For instance, merchant families would paste thecouplets related to making a fortune, while farmer families would choose couplets expressingthe desire for a good harvest.
1.第一句中的“有着悠久的历史”通常可以译为with a longhistory作后置定语。再将其他部分译为主句，使句子更加紧凑。
2.第二句中的“用来描绘时代背景，表达新年人们的美好愿望”，可使用which引导的非限制性定语从句来表达，补充说明主语“春联上的文字(the text of couplets)”。
3.第三句中的“贴春联是春节的一大传统习俗”可采用“as+名词短语”的结构来表达，译作as a traditional custom during the Spring Festival，置于句首。“也是中国人欢度春节的重要方式”则作为主句来翻译。
4.最后一句较长，为了避免出错，可拆译为两个句子。前一句说明各家各户会选择不同内容的春联，后一句进行举例。
春节
春节是中国最重要，也是最热闹的古老节日之一。春节象征着团结、兴旺以及对未来寄予新的希望。据记载，中国人过春节已有四千多年的历史。中同是个多民族的国家，各民族(nationality)过春节的形式各有不同。但是无论在中国的哪个地方，人们都会在春节期间全家团圆，吃年糕(New Year cake)，饺子以及各种丰盛的饭菜。人们张灯结彩，燃放鞭炮，并互相祝福。
翻译范文：
In China, the Spring Festival is one of the most significant and lively ancient festivals, which symbolizes unity, prosperity and new hopes for the future. It is recorded that the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival has lasted for more than 4,000 years. As a multi-ethnic country, different nationalities in China have various ways of celebrating the Spring Festival. However, wherever in China, people will have a family reunion during the festival, eating New Year cakes, dumplings and various hearty meals, decorating the houses with lanterns and festoons, setting off firecrackers and blessing each others.
翻译详解：
1.春节:翻译为the Spring Festival,注意前面一定要加上定冠词the。—般说来，因际惯例假日前面通常不加the，但是中国的大多数传统节日前面都需要加the。
2.据记载:对于这祌没有明确指出记载来源的句子，一般翻译为it is recorded that...如果后面给出了记载的来源，则可以译为according to...。
3.过春节:过春节实际就是“庆祝春节这个节日”，所以可译为celebrate the Spring Festival,用celebrate 来表达“过…的含义”。
4.全家团圆:翻译为family reunion,"—家人从四面八方赶回来重聚在一起"， 就是“全家团圆”，family reunion可以简洁、准确地表达出这一意思。
5.张灯结彩:意思就是用灯饰和花彩装饰房屋，因此可译为decorate the houses with lanterns and festoons。
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