大学英语四六级短文汉英翻译实训12篇

Here

are

some

of

the

sample

passages

for

C-E

translation.

Please

have a close study of the sentence structures and word choices.

Passage 1

刺绣

（

embroidery

）

是中国的民间传统手艺 之一

，

有超过两千年

的历史。

刺绣就是用针线在织物上绣上（

embroider

）各种装饰的图

案。

中国刺绣与养蚕业（

< br>sericulture

）紧密相连，中国是世界上最早

使用蚕丝的国家。

刺绣的用途主要包括生活和艺术装饰，

如服装 、

床

上用品

（

bedclothes

）

、

台布和舞台 装饰。

刺绣在国外也享有很高的声

誉，是中国文化的杰出代表之 一。

参考译文：

Embroidery, one of the traditional folk arts and crafts in China,

has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is made by embroidering

various

decorating

patterns

on

fabrics

with

needle

and

thread.

Chinese embroidery is closely connected with sericulture, as China is

the first country in the world to use silk. Embroidery is mainly used

in life and art decoration, such as clothes, bedclothes, table cloth and

stage

decoration.

As

one

of

the

outstanding

representatives

of

Chinese

culture

and

art,

embroidery

enjoys

a

high

reputation

overseas.

Passage 2

七夕节

(Qixi Festival)

在农历七月初七庆祝，

起源于汉代

(the Han

Dynasty)

，是一个传统节日。在中国古代传说中，牛郎和织女 会

(cowherd and weaver girl)

在每 年的这一天相会。七夕节是中国传统

节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，

< br>现在一般被称为

“

中国情人节

”

。

对

于年轻的姑娘们，

七夕节是个重要的日子，

他们会在这一天晚上想聪

明的 织女祈求智慧、女红

(needle work)

技巧和美满姻缘。

参考译文：

Celebrated on July 7 on Chinese lunar calendar, Qixi Festival is

a traditional festival originated from the Han Dynasty. According to

a

Chinese

ancient

legend,

the

cowherd

and

the

weaver

girl

were

allowed

to

meet

on

this

day

each

year.

Being

the

most

romantic

traditional

Chinese

festival,

Qixi

festival

is

called

“Chinese

Valentine’s Day”.

It is an important day for young girls, who would

pray

to

the

smart

and

beautiful

weaver

girl

for

wisdom,

skills

of

needle work and happy marriage.

Passage 3

网上购物是中国近几年日益流行的新型购 物方式。

人们在购物网

站搜索自己想要的物品，

在网上发出电子订单并付款。

卖家通过快递

公司送货上 门。

网上购物的主要人群最初是大学生和白领，现在大

多数网民都有过网购的经历。

过去十年来，

购 物网站的数量也有大幅

增加，

所售商品日益丰富。

有人认为方便和低价是网上购物迅速发展

的重要因素。

参考译文：

Online shopping is a new shopping mode increasingly popular in

China in recent years. People search for goods they want on shopping

websites,

then

make/place

electronic

orders

and

pay

online.

The

sellers

deliver

commodities

to

customers’

homes

via

the

express

company.

The

major

groups

who

shopped

online

were

primarily

university students and white collars. At present, the great

majority

of netizens have the experience of shopping online. In the past/For a

decade, the number of shopping websites has increased tremendously

and the

commodities

sold online become more

colorful/diversified

by

the

day.

Some

people

hold

that

convenience

and

low

price

are

important

reasons for

the rapid development of online shopping.

Passage 4

故宫

(the Forbidden City)

雄伟、壮丽，是中国古建筑艺术的巅峰

之作，其规模和独具特色的风格享誉世界。故宫内保存着大量珍贵、

稀有的古物 ，

它们对研究名、

清两代历史和历史艺术具有十分重要的

意义。

1925

年故宫更名为故宫博物院，并 成为世界上最大的博物馆

之一。

新中国成立后，

人民政府投入了大量资金对故宫进行保护和维

修。它现在是北京最受欢迎的旅游 景点之一。

参考译文：

The

Forbidden

City,

grand

and

magnificent,

represents

the

highest

peak

of

ancient

Chinese

architecture

and

enjoys

worldwide

fame

for

its

scale

and

unique

style.

Preserved

here

are

a

large

number of rare and precious antiques, which are of great

significance

to

the

study

of

the

Ming

and

Qing

history

and

the

arts

of

the

past

dynasties. In 1925, the Forbidden City was renamed Palace Museum

and

became

one

of

the

largest

museums

in

the

world.

Since

the

founding

of People’s Republic of China, the

（

national

）

government

has spent/

poured

large sums on/

into

the protection and

maintenance

of

the

Forbidden

City.

At

present

,

it

is

one

of

the

most

popular

tourism

sites/spots/attracti ons/destinations

in Beijing.

Passage 5

大熊猫被称为

“

中国国宝

(China’s

national

treas

ure

）

”

，

是中国

特有

的动物。

大熊猫外表黑白相间，< /p>

体型肥胖，

是一种温驯可爱的动

物。

它们主要生活在中国西南地区

，

80%

以上分布于四川境内。

它们

习惯居住在温暖 潮湿的环境中

，

喜欢吃竹类。

由于生育 率低，

对生活

环境的要求有相当高，

它 们的数量越来越少。

中国政府早已意识到这

一问题的严重性

，

所以做出了很多努力来保护这一濒危物种。

参考译文：

Referred to as

“China’s national treasure”,

a

panda is an animal

unique to

China.

With

a black and white

coat

as well as a fat body,

it

is

a

gentle

and

lovely

animal.

Pandas

live

mainly

in

the

southwest

part of

China

,

over

80%

of

them/which

living

in

Sichuan Province.

They

are

accustomed

to

living

in

warm

and

wet

environment.

Bamboo

is

their

favorite

food.

Because

of

low

birth

rate

and

high

requirement

for

living

environment,

the

number

of

pandas

is

declining.

Having

realized

the

seriousness

of

the

problem,

the

Chinese

government

has

made

great

efforts

to

protect

the

endangered species.

Passage 6

中国长城是中国古代为抵御敌人的而二修 筑的伟大工程。

它位于

中国北部，全长约

8851.8

公里。它始建于

2000

年前的春秋时期

(the

Spring and Autumn Period)

，

秦始皇统一中国之后联成万里 长城。

汉、

明两代

(the Han and Ming Dynasties)

又增大规模修筑，

因 此它是世界

上修建时间最长的一项古代工程。

长城是人类文明史 上最伟大的建筑

工程之一，被列为世界八大奇迹之一和世界文化遗产

(heritage)

。