
中国新年是中国最重要的传统节日,在中国也被称为春节。新年的庆祝活动从除夕开始一直延续到元宵节,即从农历最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。各地欢度春节的习俗和传统有很大差异,但通常每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚,一起吃年夜饭。为驱厄运、迎好运,家家户户都会进行大扫除。人们还会在门上粘贴红色的对联,对联的主题为健康、发财和好运。其他的活动还有放鞭炮、发红包和探访亲友等。
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中国新年 Chinese New Year
春节 the Spring Festival
除夕 Chinese New Year’s Eve
元宵节 the Lantern Festival
农历 lunar calendar
有差异 vary
年夜饭 annual reunion dinner驱厄运 sweep away ill fortune
迎好运 bring in good luck
大扫除 thoroughly clean the house
对联 couplets
放鞭炮 light firecrackers
发红包 give money in red envelopes
【精彩译文】
Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese festival. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival. New Year celebrations run from Chinese New Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. Customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely from place to place. However, New Year’s Eve is usually an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away ill fortune and to bring in good luck. And doors will be decorated with red couplets with themes of health, wealth and good luck. Other activities include lighting firecrackers, giving money in red envelopes, and visiting relatives and friends.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:中华民族传统文化
中华民族的传统文化博大精深、源远流长。早在2 000多年前,就产生了儒家学说和道家学说,以及其他很多在中国思想史上有地位的学说流派,这就是有名的“诸子百家”。从孔夫子到孙中山,中华民族传统文化有它的很多珍贵品质。比如“天下兴亡,匹夫有责”的爱国情操,“民为邦本”、“民贵君轻”的民本思想和“己所不欲,勿施于人”的行为准则。
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博大精深 both extensive and profound
儒家学说 Confucianism
道家学说 Taoism
诸子百家 Hundred Schools of Thought
孔夫子 Confucius
孙中山 Dr. Sun Yat-sen
天下兴亡,匹夫有责 Everybody is responsible for the rise or fall of the country.
爱国情操 patriotism
民为邦本 People are the foundation of the country.
民贵君轻 The people are more important than the monarch.
己所不欲,勿施于人 Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.
行为准侧 code of conduct
【精彩译文】
The traditional Chinese culture, both extensive and profound, starts far back and runs a long, long course. More than 2 000 years ago, there emerged in China Confucianism and Taoism, and many other theories and doctrines that figured prominently in the history of Chinese thought, all being covered by the famous term “the Hundred Schools of Thought”. From Confucius to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the traditional Chinese culture presents many precious ideas. For example, they lay stress on. patriotism as embodied in the saying “Everybody is responsible for the rise or fall of the country.”, the populist ideas that “People are the foundation of the country.” and that “The people are more important than the monarch” and the code of conduct of “Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you”.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:中国书法
从某种意义上说,汉语是一种很古老的语言,其最早的汉字已有近四千年的历史了。汉字在其漫长的发展史中演化成许多不同的书写形式,例如篆书、隶书、楷书和行书。中国书法家往往使汉字的字形夸张以取得艺术效果,例如旅游胜地的一些石刻碑文。中国书法是一门研究艺术,随着各位学习兴趣的提高,我们将适时介绍中国书法的流派,以及如何欣赏中国书法的艺术性。
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从某种意义上说 in a sense
汉字 Chinese character
演化 evolve
书写形式 script form
篆书 Seal script
隶书 Clerical script
楷书 Regular script
行书 Running script
书法家 calligrapher
致使 render
取得 yield
旅游胜地 tourist resort
石刻碑文 stone inscription
适时 in due time
欣赏 appreciate
【精彩译文】
In a sense, Chinese is a very old language, and its earliest characters date back nearly four thousand years ago. During their long history of development, Chinese characters have evolved into many different script forms, such as the Seal script, Clerical script, Regular script and Running script. Chinese calligraphers usually render their Chinese characters in ways that exaggerate the form to yield artistic beauty, such as those in stone inscriptions seen in tourist resorts. Chinese calligraphy is a subject of artistic study. As your interest in Chinese character system increases in the days to come, we will introduce in due time the different schools of Chinese calligraphy, and how to appreciate the artistic beauty of Chinese calligraphy.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:汉语教学
中国的官方语言普通话在美国的学校中突然热起来。由于中国经济在21世纪的快速发展,美国的公立和私立学校纷纷在外语课程中加入汉语这一科目,或将已有的汉语教学项目进行扩展。据统计,在美国的学校中,有5万名孩子在学习汉语。但推动汉语项目的发展不是没有遇到困难。由于缺乏受过专业训练、持有证书的教师,一些学校很难加入汉语教学的竞争。当学校聘用教师时,它们通常直接从中国招聘,这种方式为文化冲突埋下了隐患。
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官方语言 official language
普通话 Mandarin
快速的 rapid
课程 curriculum (pl.curricula)
已有的 in place
缺乏 shortage
受过专业训练 professionally trained
证书 certificate
招聘 recruit
文化冲突 culture clash
【精彩译文】
Mandarin, the official language of China, is suddenly hot in American schools. With the rapid development of China’s economy in the 21th century, both public and private schools in America are scrambling to add Mandarin to their curricula of foreign languages or expanding Chinese language programs already in place. By some estimates, as many as 50 000 children nationwide are taking Mandarin in American schools. To develop Chinese-language programs has met some difficulties. A shortage of professionally trained teachers with certificates has made it difficult for some schools to join the competition. When schools need to employ teachers, they often recruit them from China directly, which is a hidden trouble for culture clash.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:老龄化社会
如今,中国正步入老龄化社会,因此独生子女一代面临着巨大的工作和生活压力。中国开始适当调整计划生育,允许一些家庭在特殊情况下生育二胎。但调查显示,很多夫妻迫于不断加重的经济压力,放弃生育二胎。因此,要从根本上解决老龄化的问题不能依靠出生率的上升,最有效的办法是建立有效的社会保障制度。
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步入 step into
老龄化社会 aging society
独生子女一代 the only-child generation
巨大的 enormous
调整 adjust
计划生育 the family planning policy
在特殊情况下 under certain circumstances
由于,迫于 due to
放弃 abandon
依靠 rely on
出生率 birth rate
有效的 effective
社会保障制度 social security system
【精彩译文】
Nowadays, China is stepping into the aging society. Therefore, the only-child generation is facing enormous pressure both from work and life. The Chinese government has begun to adjust the family planning policy and allows some families to have a second child under certain circumstances. However, the survey shows that some couples abandon to have a second child due to the increasing financial burden. Thus, in order to solve the aging problem, the basic thing is not relying on the increase of birth rate. The best solution is to establish an effective social security system.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:中国物权法
中国通过了第一部物权法,下令对北京的几百座四合院进行保护。然而,批评家们指出,所谓“保存”常常只是拆掉老房子,然后依照传统样式盖一座新的来代替。马岩松曾经说过:“现在的做法就是在假造古董,这不好。胡同吸引了很多旅游者,但这里贫困的老住户要么就像主题公园里的演员,要么就被踢出去,以便富人们可以购买这些房子。老北京的精神正在消亡。”
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物权法 property law
四合院 courtyard
拆掉 knock down
代替 replace
假古董 fake antique
胡同 hutong
主题公园 theme park
踢出去 kick out
消亡 die away
【精彩译文】
China has passed the first property law, ordering to protect Beijing’s hundreds of courtyards. But critics say, so-called “conservation” just means knocking down an old building and replacing it with a structure in a traditional style. For this, Ma Yansong’s opinion is “The way is just to build fake antiques, it is not nice. These hutongs attract many tourists. The poor, old residents are either like actors in a theme park or they are kicked out so that the rich can buy these houses. The spirits of old Beijing are now dying away.”
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:民生问题
同志曾说:“社会主义财富属于人民,社会主义的致富是全民共同致富。”构建和谐社会,就是要把民生问题作为重中之重,让广大人民群众有活干,有学上,有饭吃,有衣穿,有屋住,病有医,老有养,生活幸福,都过上好日子。自此,在就业、教育、收入分配、医疗、养老、住房等领域,一大批关注民生的实事工程接连开工,一件件事关百姓冷暖的民生大事让各族群众喜笑颜开。
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同志 comrade Deng Xiaoping
社会主义的致富 socialist prosperity
全民共同致富 universal common prosperity
构建和谐社会 build a harmonious society
民生问题 livelihood
就业 employment
收入分配 income distribution
医疗 health care
养老 pension
关注 focus on
实事工程 practical project
让…喜笑颜开 light...up with pleasure
各族群众 people of all nationalities
【精彩译文】
Comrade Deng Xiaoping once said, “Socialist wealth belongs to the people, the socialist prosperity is the universal common prosperity.” Building a harmonious society is to regard people’s livelihood as the priority among priorities, to help the masses live a happy life of having jobs, going to school, having food to eat, having clothes to wear, having houses to live in, and can be cured when in disease, and can be cared when they are old. From then on, in the fields of employment, education, income distribution, health care, pension, and housing, etc., a large number of practical projects focusing on livelihood have been started one by one; every activity about people’s livelihood has lighted people of all nationalities up with pleasure.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:
几千年的中国文化充实着,同时,过去三十几年的改革开放也激励着。最显著的特征是包容性和双赢合作。这些也是使扩大它的全球影响范围和被其他国家的人民认可的基本特征。是民族复兴的梦。它是建设一个强大繁荣的国家,给中国人民带来幸福生活的梦。需要维持稳定健康的经济发展,科学管理社会,以及有效应对外部发展的风险和挑战。
【翻译词汇】
the Chinese dream
改革开放 reform and opening-up
激励 inspire
包容性 inclusiveness
双赢合作 win-win cooperation
扩大 expand
民族复兴 national rejuvenation
强大(的) powerful
繁荣的 prosperous
需要 entail
稳定健康的 steady and healthy
应对 respond to
外部发展 external development
风险 risk
挑战 challenge
【精彩译文】
The Chinese dream has been enriched by thousands of years of Chinese culture and inspired among other things by the past three decades of reform and opening-up. The most noticeable features of the Chinese dream include inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. These are the very features that will enable the Chinese dream to expand its global reach and be recognized by people of other nations. The Chinese dream is the dream of national rejuvenation. It is the dream of building a powerful and prosperous state, a dream of bringing happiness in the lives of the Chinese people. It entails sustaining steady and healthy economic growth, scientifically managing the Chinese society, and effectively responding to the risks and challenges of external development.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:公园免费开放
长久以来,人们一直对市区公园是否应该收门票的话题争论不休。一些人认为市区公园是用纳税人的钱建立起来的,是供人们休闲、娱乐的公共场所,因此应该是免费的。另一方面,还有一些人称,考虑到中国人口众多,公民责任意识淡薄的情况,一旦免费开放市区公园,这些公园会管理不善,将不可避免地受到损坏。综合考虑两种观点,我较认同后者。可以确定的是市区公园免费开放要与经济发展情况相适应,因为这需要财政的支持。因此,以中国现有的经济水平,免费开放市区公园的目标要逐步实现。
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市区公园 urban park
门票 entrance fee
纳税人 taxpayer
休闲 leisure
娱乐 entertainment
公共场所 public establishment
考虑到 considering
公民责任意识淡薄 lack of a sense of civic duty
较认同 be inclined to
与…相适应 proceed with
财政的 financial
逐步 step by step
【精彩译文】
The question whether urban parks should charge an entrance fee or not has been a source of controversy for a long time. On the one hand, some people claim that urban parks, supposed to be places where people have leisure and entertainment, are public establishments that have been created with taxpayers’ money and thus should be free. On the other hand, some others maintain that, considering China’s large population and lack of a sense of civic duty, once the parks are free of charge, they will not be properly managed and will inevitably be damaged. When considering opinions of both sides, I am inclined to the latter view. It’s certain that free entry to urban parks should proceed with economic development, as it needs financial support. Hence, the current economic level in China reflects that free entry to parks can only be realized step by step.
2016年12月英语六级翻译新题型预测:方言
最近,一些地方大学开始将方言列为某些学生的必修课程,学生们要学习当地方言,然后被评分以作为毕业的依据之一。一方面,支持此种做法的人认为,将方言列为必修课可防止其消失,从而使当地传统文化和文化多样性得以弘扬,同时城市独特的个性得以保留。另一方面,反对此种做法的人争论说,当地学生与外地学生相比有很多绝对优势,因此将方言列为必修课会引起教育不公平的问题。而且,将方言列为必修课程还会引起一些其他问题,如教材使用、师资问题和考试标准等。在我看来,方言作为传统文化不可缺少的一部分和一种交流工具,可以让学生自愿学习和使用,而不是强制完成。
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方言 dialect
必修课程 compulsory course
依据 judging factor
支持 approve
消失 extinguish
文化多样性 cultural diversity
弘扬 enhance
个性 identity
争论说 contend
绝对的 absolute
引起 give rise to/bring forth
考试标准 examination standard
不可缺少的 indispensable
自愿地 voluntarily
学习 acquire
【精彩译文】
Recently, it has been practiced by some local universities that dialect is made a compulsory course for some students, under which students are subject to learning the local dialect and then graded as one of the judging factors for them to graduate. On the one hand, people approving the practice maintain that it will help to prevent the dialect from extinguishing so that the local traditional culture and the cultural diversity can be enhanced, and the unique urban identity can be preserved simultaneously. On the other hand, people in opposition to the practice contend that it will give rise to the appearance of educational inequality, for the local students will enjoy absolute advantages over those from other places. Moreover, the inclusion of dialect in compulsory courses will bring forth other problems like teaching material, teachers and examination standards. As far as I am concerned, dialects, as an indispensable part of local traditional culture as well as a tool for communication, can be acquired and used voluntarily, not compulsorily.
