翻译题材

刺绣（

embroidery

）是中国最为流行 的传统民间艺术之一，在中国艺术和手工艺

品史上占有重要地位。刺绣离不开养蚕（

silkworm- raising

）与纺丝（

silk-reeling

）

的发展。

中国是世界上最早发现与使用蚕丝的 国家，

人们在五千年前就已经开始

了养蚕、纺丝了。随着丝织品 的产生与发展，刺绣工艺逐渐兴起。如今，中国刺

绣工艺流行于世界各地，并且广泛应用 于时装设计中。

Embroidery,

which

is

of

great

significance

in

both

Chinese

Art

and

the

history

of

handcraft,

is

one

of

the

most

popular

traditional

folk

arts

in

China.

Its

industry

is

driven by the development of silkworm raising and silk-reeling. In the world, China is

the first country to discover and use silk. It was 5,000 years ago that Chinese people

began to raise silkworm and to spin silk. With the emergence and development of the

silk,

embroidery

is

gradually

rising/ys,

Chinese

embroidery

is

very

popular around the world and is widely applied to the modern fashion design

中国传统节日

【中国传统文化之书法】

汉字从图画和符号演变而来，中国书法艺术自然而然

衍生于这一特殊的书 写体系（绝大多数汉字由表音和表形成分构成）

，因此中国

书法 也被称作线条艺术。

Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy

developed naturally from this special writing system (most Chinese characters consist

of several phonetic and symbolic components), so Chinese calligraphy is also called

the art of lines.

人们认为，

书写中运用的力度表露人的性情，

而书写 的文字则能彰显书法家对生

活和艺术的理解。

It is believed that the force used in writing betrays one’s disposition and the written

charac

ters reveals the calligrapher’s understanding of life and arts.

书法作为一门中国传统艺术，很早便为邻国所青睐。

Being

a

Chinese

traditional

art,

Chinese

calligraphy

also

found

favor

in

the

neighboring countries

Chinese

opera,

together

with

Greek

tragedy

and

comedy,

and

the

Indian

Sanskrit

drama are the three most ancient forms of drama in the world.

三个戏剧形式中，中国戏曲是唯一的现存剧种。

Of these three, Chinese opera is the only remaining living form.

在中国，讲故事的同时，可以伴有大量不同的曲调、动作和乐器，这取决于表演

的场 所。这一点与西方戏剧不同。

Different from the Western dramas, in China, a story can be told accompanied by a

wide range of different tunes, actions, and musical instruments, depending on where it

is being presented.

中国戏曲是包含了 文学、

音乐、舞蹈、武术和杂技的传统戏剧

形式。

Chinese operas are traditional dramas embracing literature, music, dance, martial arts,

and acrobatics.

18

世纪末，在北京演出的安徽和湖 北的民间歌手，借鉴了某些戏剧、曲调和表

演技巧，吸收了昆曲和秦腔中的民间乐曲和曲 调，创造了京剧。

Towards the end of the 18th century, folk singers of Anhui and Hubei provinces, who

were performing in Beijing at the time, created Beijing Opera by borrowing some of

the plays, tunes, and acting skills and by absorbing some of their folk music and tunes

from Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera.

经过 一段时间，

京剧形成了自己的艺术风格和完整的表演体系。

Over the time, it

developed its own artistic style and a complete repertoire.

现在，京剧被誉为中国戏

曲的瑰宝。

Peking Opera is now regarded as the crown of Chinese opera.

唱、念、做、打是京

剧的四种艺术手段和四项基本功。

Singing, recitation, acting, and acrobatic fighting are the four artistic means and the

four basic skills of Beijing Opera.

中国 有种类繁多的民间表演艺术，其中以杂技、曲艺、木偶戏、皮影戏和傩舞为

代表。

China

has

a

wide

variety

of

folk

performing

arts

featuring,

among

others,

acrobatics, quyi, puppet show, shadow shows and the ghost-exorcising opera.

杂技是中国传统表演艺术宝库中一颗璀璨的明珠。

Acrobatics is a pearl in the treasure chest of traditional Chinese performing arts.

中国杂技已经在中国存在

2000

多年，是一笔历史悠久、 内容丰富的宝贵遗产。

Chinese acrobatics has a long and rich heritage, having been in existence in China for

more than 2,000 years.

这些成就都应该归功于数百年来中国杂技演员的独特的创造性。

These

achievements

owe

greatly

to

the

unique

creativity

of

Chinese

acrobats

throughout the past centuries.

曲艺是中 国一种古老的表演艺术，

这个词是一个涵义广泛的术语，

包括了 多种利

用对话、唱歌或两者兼而有之的表演形式。

An ancient Chinese performing art, quyi is a general term covering several different

types of performances in which speech, singing, or both are used.

Test1

在中国，喝茶是一种仪式

(ritual)

，一种精致品味

(refined

taste)

的展 示。人们在饮

茶的同时，也领略着

(take delight in)

品茶的情趣之意。喝茶聊天是中国人中最流

行的打发时间 的方式。过去，他们是以进有名的茶馆

(teahouse)

而 开始一天的生

活的。中国的茶馆相当于法国的咖啡馆和英国的酒馆。到这里不仅是为了喝 茶，

也是为了议论当地的新闻或就政治话题进行激烈的

(fur ious)

争论。

Tea

drinking

in

China

is

a

ritual

and

a

demonstration

of

the

refined

taste.

While

drinking tea

，

people also take delight in the essence Of tea itself. Chatting over a pot

of tea is a very popular way Of pastime among Chinese

．

In the past

，

they would start

the

day

with

a

visit

to

a

well

—

known

teahouse.

Chinese

teahouses

would

be

the

equivalent of French cafes and English pubs. People come here not just for tea

，

but

also to discuss local news or to have furious political debates .

Test 12