研究生英语翻译-短文翻译(中国传统文化)教学文案

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NO.1

孔子（

Confucius

）是春秋时期（

the Spring and Autumn Period

）的大思想家、大

教育家和儒家学派（

）的创始人，是古代中国人心目中的圣人。

孔子的言论和生平活动记录在由他的弟子或再传弟子编成的《论语》（

The

Analects

）一书中。《论语》是中国古代文 化的经典著作。在孔子之后几千年的

中国历史上，没有哪一位思想家、文学家和政治家不 受《论语》的影响。不研

究《论语》，就不能真正把握中国几千年的传统文化。

As a great thinker,educator and founder of Confucianism during the Spring and

Autumn Period,Confucius is a sage to the ancient Chinese people. His words and life

storywere recorded by his disciples and their students in The Analects. As an enduring

classic of Chinese culture, The Analects has influenced allthinkers, writers and

politicians in the thousand years’ Chinese history after Confucius. No scholar could

trulyunderstand this long-standing culture or the inner world of the ancient

Chinesewithout this book.

NO.2

大约在两千多年前，中国就出现了蜡染（

wax printi ng

）。在中国服饰中，蜡染

是一种流传时间长、流行范围大、 使用领域广的服装工艺。蜡染是在布匹着色

的过程中，以蜂蜡（

beeswax

）作为防止染色的材料。蜂蜡干了之后，会产生一

些裂纹，这些裂纹在染色过程中渗透进靛蓝色，于是形成了如冰花式样的美妙

纹理。这 样自然天成的纹理可以说是蜡染的灵魂所在。

Wax printingappeared in China about 2,000 years ago. Wax printing has long been

awidespread technique used in the history of Chinese fashion. During the

dyeingprocess, beeswax is applied to prevent some parts of the cloth form being

the beeswax dries, it develops cracks, which absorb indigo in the

processof dyeing, thus forming the beautiful natural lines resembling breaking

naturally formed lines represent the beauty and soul of wax printing.

NO.3

景泰蓝（

cloisonn

é）是驰名中外的传统工艺，它集青铜艺术、瓷器和雕刻诸种

工 艺制作技巧于一身，是一门地道的北京绝活。它是收藏家收藏的佳品，也是

人们居家使用 的精美物品。这项工艺始创于明代景泰年间，初创时的颜色主要

是蓝色，故得名“景泰蓝 ”。到了成化年间，景泰蓝技术进一步成熟，这个时

期的作品沉稳凝重又透明灵动，而且 铜胎也极为讲究。

Cloisonné

is a traditional art widely known in and outsideChina. It is a kind of superb

local expertise form of Beijing, which combinesthe skills of bronze art, porcelain,

carving and other types of folk arts. Itis deemed valuable in the eyes of collectors, as

well as refined ornaments fordaily use. The making of cloisonné

first appearedduring

the Jingtai reign of the Ming Dynasty, with the main colour used beingblue, hence the

name “Jingtai Blue” as it became known later on. By the time of the Chenghua reign,

thetechniques for making cloisonné

were further developed,with products of this

period looking heavy and dignified yet not lacking ineloquence or vividness.

Moreover, its cast was always made of choice copper.