大学英语四级翻译练习题：元宵节.doc

2019

年

6

月大学英 语四级翻译练习题：元宵节

英语四级翻译练习题：元宵节

每年农历的正月十五是元宵节。早 在两千多年前的西汉时期

(the

Western

Han

Dynasty),

元宵节就 已经成为一个具有重要意义

的节日。在这天，人们制作各种漂亮的灯笼、设计有趣的灯谜

;

同时多种表演，如舞龙灯、舞狮子、踩高跷

< br>(walking

on

stilts)

等

也会上演。和其他中国传统节日一样，元宵节也有特定的食品，

(gluepudding)

。

汉语中，

汤圆和团圆发音相似，

代表着家

庭团圆、和谐和快乐。

参考翻译

:

The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1stlunar month.

As early as more than 2,000 years ago,in the Western Han Dynasty,

it

had

become

a

festivalwith

great

significance.

On

the

Lantern

Festival,Chinese

people

craft

many

types

of

beautiful

lanterns

and

create

many

interesting

lanternriddles.

At

the

same

time,

performances

such

as

dragon

lantern

dance,

lion

dance

and

walkingon

stilts

will

be

staged.

Just

like

Chinas

other

traditional

festivals, the Lantern Festival alsohas its own special dish Tangyuan,

a glue pudding. Tangyuan has a similar pronunciationwith tuanyuan

(reunion) in Chinese, representing reunion, harmony and happiness

for thefamily.