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1、翻译参考译文1. Instead of harassing the monks, the tigers voluntarily stood guard at the gate of the temple. As a reward for it, the monks would place some edibles in front of the gate for the tigers to eat. Towards evening, when the setting sun had dyed half of the sky red, the tigers would come up to th

2、e gate in groups to eat their fill and then left slipping and jumping. The monks usually left the gate wide open while peacefully engaged in their daily routine of chanting Buddhist scripture inside the temple. Normally none of their came out to watch the tigers eat. Sometimes, however, one or two m

3、onks did appear standing at the gate, but the tigers would remain unalarmed and, taking the monks for their friends, did nothing to harm them. They just kept on eating unhurriedly until they finished and left. Sometimes, when they found,monks at the gate, they would whisk away like the wind after ut

4、tering several thunderous roars.2. In the following year, a formal peace pact was signed. About a month later, Cixi left Xian at last. She was utterly fearful of foreigners just as she was extremelyarro-gant toward her own countrymen. She stopped far a long time in Henan and halted in Baoding for qu

5、ite a few days before finally arriving in Beijing. According to unofficial accounts,an amusing episode took place during this long and drawn out journey. When a local official offered a monkey to her as a gift,she was so pleased that she ordered a yellow mandarin jacket to be conferred upon the monk

6、ey.later, a eunuch heard some officials complaining that people were considered less worthy than a monkey and went to inform Cixi,who realized that her order had been indeed a little too whimsical. So she issued another edict granting each of the escorting officials a yellow mandarin jacket. Upon th

7、e receipt of such an unusual favor the officials did not know whether they should thank Cixi or rather the monkey for it.3.The Chinese governments policy towards Hong Kong is “one country, twosys-terms”. This principle is not only conductive to the economic development in Hong Kong but also in accor

8、d with China's own interests. We have no intention to make the Hong Kong government unable to perform its normal functions during the transition period. On the contrary, we hope that it will effectively administer Hong Kong's affair. The best guarantee is the Sino-British Joint Declaration a

9、nd the memorandum of understand-ing on the construction of the new airport. As for the years after 1997,the National People's Congress has passed the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. That basic law is the most powerful guarantee.4. While I had not completely recovered fr

10、om my fright and was still at a loss what to say or do, the man had already walked slowly away with the old and the young. I blankly watched them disappearing, deeply touched by the scene of the three recedingfigures. I was so excited that I wanted very much to put aside my bike and go over to help.

11、But I didn't.For I know the little boy and the elderly man are like the two loads of a carrying pole weighing down on the shoulder of that middle-aged gentleman. No matter how heavy the burdens may be, neither of them will be put down.5. Nevertheless, scholars and historical commentators in each

12、 dynasty often singled out a few occurrences which they considered to be chiefly responsible for the collapse of the old regime. Sometimes they went so far as to announce that except for a certain in-cident,the dynastic change would never have occurred. Thus, quite a few Qing schol-ars attributed th

13、e fall of the Ming dynasty to Emperor Chongzhen's execution of his ablest general,Yuan Chonghuan. On the other hand, popular writers often blamed the Manchu occupation of China on a beautiful woman named Chen Yuanyuan-a mere singing girl bought for a thousand taels of silver to become the concub

14、ine of Wu Sangui,garrison commander of the strategic Shanhai Pass.6. In extended families, older member's opinion was respected, and the youngest members are loved and taken good cane of by all. China's constitution stipulates that grown-up children are duty-bound to support their parents. I

15、n the cities, couples who do not live with their aged parents give the latter living allowances and help them with the house chores. In the countryside, though quite a number of extended families have dissolved, many marred sons and their families continue to live in the same courtyard with their pa

16、rents. To them, breaking up the extended family means cooking their meals separately. Married sons most often have their houses built near their parentsHome, making it convenient for parents and children to help and visit each other as be-fore.7. No task seems too large for the people of China. They

17、 are building their future on a scale that matches the needs for their people, who could fault this effort if they truly understood what it takes to provide for the people of China. In the history of everyin-dustrialized nation, there has been a great period of building infrastructure for the bene-f

18、it of its people. China is in this period now and the task is much greater than the ones that any other country has ever faced. There should be no question that the Chinese people have the ability to successfully complete the Three Gorges Project.8. We consume our eggs sparingly. My wife has to go t

19、o a lot more trouble when a hen is sitting. As the brooding hen will fly out of its roost to seek food once every other day, she has to get the feed ready for it beforehand.And she has to be careful not to let the hen heave its droppings in the roost for fear that it should cause the eggs to rot. Sh

20、e puts all the eggs that a hen is sitting on in lukewarm salty water to test them. Those that float are rotten and must be thrown away; those that sink are kept for the hen to continue brood. She will thus busy herself with all that for as long as three weeks un-til the chirring sound comes out of t

21、he eggs.Then she will be left in a state of great ex-citement for two or three day.9. We must revive and carry forward the practice of seeking truth from facts, the fine tradition and style which Chairman Mao fostered in our Party. The minimum require-ment for a Communist is to be an honest person,

22、honest in word and honest in deed. Deed and word must match and theory and practice must be closely integrated. We must reject flashiness without substance and every sort of boasting. There must be less empty talk and more hard work. We must be steadfast and dedicated.We must revive and carry forwar

23、d the practice of criticism and self-criticism, the fine tradition and style which Chairman Mao fostered in our Party. Within the Party and within the ranks of the people,we should conscientiously apply the principle. “Say all you know and say it without reserve” and “Blame not the speaker but be wa

24、rned by his words”,as well as the principle of unity-criticismunity.10. Talking of my childhood, Im forever grateful to my good parents. To them I owe my habit of living a quiet and simple life and my “back to nature” propensity. They gave me a happy and clean environment so that I am now able to fe

25、el content under any circumstances.I have a deep respect and love for life. I have no grievances against humanity. I think many human failings can be remedied so long as people strive with firm determination.Not only do I always remember my parents with gratitude, I also always bear in mind how we s

26、hould behave ourselves as parents.11. I couldn't read his countenance without seeing his face.However, judging from what he had said, he was evidently living in a world of his own-bereft of home, love or warmth, and flogged by the scourge of life. But he acted unyieldingly and was filled with bi

27、tter hatred. He was using both hands to bear the burden of life. He was never scared or discouraged. He could achieve what children from well-to-do families could “achieve, and he had ideas that they didn't dare to have.Life is a melting pot which hardens the will of children like him so that th

28、ey are able to withstand the bitterest blows of life ever.12. To begin with, she is the incarnation of the legendary king of ancient Sichuan named Wang Di.She has come to be known sometimes as a beauty with misfortune and sometimes as a patriot concerned over the fate of the nation. Her call is full

29、 of longings for home; she loiters about the mountains crying and spitting up blood.She is pathetic,sad, pure and sincereShe is in the eyes of all a symbol of love, which seems to have become a national feeling. And this feeling has gone beyond the national boundary to affect most of the eastern cou

30、ntries. Nevertheless, all that is a typical instance of un- deserved reputation.13. All things under heaven and earth are made up of different parts, but the slogan "women are as good as men" makes demands on women without making a correspond-ing demand on men to be “just as good as women”

31、:to raise children just as patiently, to do household chores just as uncomplainingly, to care for the old just as dutifully. Come to think of it, the slogan "women are as good as men” has spurred women on to achievements to challenge mens. But at the same time,women must still do what men do no

32、t stoop to. The fact is, “women are as good as men” means that women after doing what women do, must take up another burden. Let's face it, basically women are not as the same as men.14. After making perennial efforts to measure my exact height, I reached the inescap-able conclusion that I was p

33、ermanently handicapped. Back in those days, I was a cal-low young chap vastly capable of daring and foolhardiness, and determined to wrestle with this prejudice against men's lack of height. So by hook or by crook, I married a girl who was 1.74 meters in height. Such an astonishing tour de force

34、 thus achieved greatly bolstered the morale and esteem of those of us who were "handicapped".But only after the girl was enticed into matrimony did I begin to feel myself-in-flicted anguish. This over-reaction of mine not only failed to put an end to my "perma-nent handicap",but

35、also gave me lifetime regret. I was deprived of the earthy pleasure of walling with my wife in the street with my strong art around her delicate neck.15. The boy watched her at her side silently, as if he was expecting something. His old clothes, though wet with sweat, were still clean. On the right

36、 shoulder was a square-shaped patch, which reminded me of the life 30 years ago. Meek and mild, the boy was waiting quietly. Yet the corpulent woman turned her fat head to look around, totally ignoring him. In despair, the boy went away sullenly. Staring at his skinny figure receding unsteadily n th

37、e wind, I was suddenly stricken by a surge of bitterness and pain.16. She is always likely to know prosperity comfort, and security. She will grow up and lead her whole life in a proud and successful nation that is respected by the entire world and which is attempting to be a friend and partner to a

38、ll nations. Since this is all she will ever knowit will all seem very, very ordinary to her. There is something extraordinarily beautiful about that is there not? When the extraordinary becomes the ordinarythat is the final stage of all progress and successright?17. Starting at Shanhai Pass in the e

39、ast and ending up at Jiayu Pass in the west, the Great Wall traverses up and down over numerous mountains and valleys in five of Chinas northern provinces and two autonomous regions. As it extends over a distance of more than 6000 kms, it is called in Chinese the Wanmlichangcheng which means “Ten Th

40、ousand Li Long Wall”. It is a symbol of intelligence of the working people of old days, and also one of the great architectural miracles in the world.Construction of the wall first began in the 7th century B.C. after Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221206BC achieved the unificat

41、ion of China in 221 B.C. He had the fortification walls of the three kingdoms Qin, Zhao and Yan linked up to be a continuous wall extending more than ten thousand li (a li = 1/2 kms, which formed the essential size of the present-day Great Wall. Since then the later dynasties continued to repair and

42、 build the wall. The great wall as it stands today was restored and reinforced during the Ming Dynasty.The great Wall winds like a giant serpent along the lofty myriad mountains. It is one of the most famous attractions to visitors.18. First, a decision was made to deepen the reform and strengthen m

43、acro control of the national economy. This was done so as to solve conspicuous contradictions and problems which have surfaced in economic development, mainly through economic means. Now the initial achievements have been made in implementing the decision. Second, systematic and comprehensive resear

44、ch has been done on how to accelerate the building of a socialist market economy. These have centered on reforms inbanking, finance, taxation, and management of State assets, the investment system and foreign trade system.Important reforms in these sectors will be implemented in the near future.Thir

45、d, the anti-corruption drive has been launched so as to foster an honest style of work.19. The leaves were shooting high above the water like the skirts of slim dancing girls. They were dotted in between the layers with white flowers, some blooming gracefully; others, as if bashfully, still in bud.

46、They were like bright pearls and stars in an azure sky. Their subtle fragrance was wafted by the passing breeze, in whiffs airy as the notes of a song coming faintly from some distant tower. There was a tremor on leaf and flow-er, which, with the suddenness of lightening, some drifted to the far end

47、 of the pond. The leaves, jostling and overlapping, produced,as it were, a wave of deep green. Un-der the leaves, softly hidden from view, water was rippling even its color was not dis-cernible so that the leaves looked more enchanting.20. The vermillion button on its cap was dazzling, the blue sati

48、n cap itself was dazzling, the giant pearl on the brim of the cap was dazzling, the long gown of light blue satin embroidered with intertwined dragons and lined with squirrel fur was dazzling, the cream-colored satin sleeveless jacket was dazzling, the lilac cummerbund was dazzling. and its official

49、s boots with their painted white soles were dazzling, too. Only after everyone crowded around this rainbow, offered it their greetings and enquired its health, could it be observed that its handsome,clean-cut round white face and its coal-black eyes full of mirth were also dazzling. One couldn't

50、 make out what this rainbow was saying even though its voice was very clear. Since it was constantly interrupting its. speech with a" hahaha" or an" ahahah",one could see that its snow-white teeth were dazzling too.21. Since the change takes place by slow degrees-year by year, mo

51、nth by month, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, second by second, you feel as if you were permanently your same old self always seeing much fun and meaning in life, like one, walking a long, long way down an extremely gentle mountain slope, hardly per-ceives its degree of incline or notice

52、s the altered scenes as he moves along. You thus take a positive view of life and find it endurable. Suppose a kid suddenly became a young man overnight, or a young man suddenly became an old man in a matter of hours from dawn till dusk, you would definitely feel astonished, emotionally stirred and

53、sad, or lose any interest in life due to its transience. Hence it is evident that life is sustained by “gradualness”.22. The woman was very good at commending: her orders were all couched insoft-toned imperative sentences. However, it simply wasn't right, I thought, for her to ask her husband to

54、 do everything. But to these orders of hers, he never said a word of “No”, nor did he reveal any sign of impatience. On the contrary, his response showed that he was as meek as a lamb, seeming to regard it as a great pleasure to busy his head of for his slave master. Therefore,I came to the conclusi

55、on that his wife must be a great beauty, for beautiful women without exception. stuck up, imaginingthem-selves noble princesses.23. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor Taizu of Ming, was a man of the most humble origin,with nothing but his natural ability at his disposal. His parents were poor peasants. Forc

56、ed to leave their homeland because of famine, they sold their son into a Buddhist monastery to save both his life and their own. After a few years as a novice monk, Zhu ran away and became a bandit.This was a logical step for him to take, considering the great confusion of the age, with revolts brea

57、king out everywhere. Some years later, he ascended the throne in Nanjing and proclaimed the founding of the Ming dynasty, which was to last nearly three hundred yeas.24. The rapidly increasing population presents a great challenge to the country's social And economic development, the utilization

58、 of resources and environmental protection, and delays the improvement of living standards and the quality of the people. In order to guarantee its peoples minimum living conditions and enable citizens to become better of, the only correct choice that China can make is to strive for economic growth

59、and adjust its population growth to the country's social and economic development.In view of the present situation, the Chinese government has formulated a population of controlling the size and raising the quality of the population and a family planning policy of late marriage and childbirth, h

60、aving fewer but healthier babies, and one child per family. Shorthanded rural families with financial difficulties may have a second child after an interval of 3 or more years.25. Human beings are extremely interested in the study of ants. The more we study them, the more they seem to be like ourselves. Our d