四级模拟题的翻译练习中英文

1、ModelTest1剪纸是中国最为流行的传统民间艺术形式之一。中国剪纸有一千五百多年的历史，在明朝和清朝时期特别流行。人们常用剪纸美化居家环境，特别是在春节和婚庆期间，剪纸被用来装饰门窗和房间，以增加喜庆的气氛。剪纸最常用的颜色是红色，象征健康和兴旺。中国剪纸在世界各地很受欢送，经常被用作馈赠外国友人的礼物。PapercuttingisoneofChina'smostpopulartraditionalfolkarts.Chinesepapercuttinghasahistoryofmorethan1,500years.Itwaswidespreadparticularlyduring

2、theMingandQingDynasties.Peopleoftenbeautifytheirhomeswithpapercuttings.DuringtheSpringFestivalandweddingcelebrations,inparticular,papercuttingsareusedtodecoratedoors,windowsandroomsinordertoenhancethejoyousatmosphere.Thecolormostfrequentlyusedinpapercuttingisred,whichsymbolizeshealthandprosperity.Ch

3、inesepapercuttingisverypopulararoundtheworldanditisoftengivenasapresenttoforeignfriends.ModelTest2过去的七年，中国的房地产业经历了前所未有的高速增长。对于那些月薪较低却渴望在大城市拥有一套属于自己的体面、舒适的栖身之所的人来说，高昂的房价是他们无法承受的负担。鉴于这一状况，政府近来采取了一系列的措施来防止房价过快增长，包括提高利率及增加房产税等。目前，这些措施在部分城市已经取得了初步的成效。Inthepast7years,China'realestateindustryhasdevelop

4、edinarecordhighspeed.Forthosewhoearnlessbutareeagertoownadecentandcomfortableplaceoftheirowninabigcity,thehighhousingpriceisaheavyburdenthattheycannotafford.Forthisreason/Intermsofthis,thegovernmenthastakenaseriesofmeasurestopreventthehousingpricefromrisingtoofast,includingraisinginterestratesandinc

5、reasingtaxesonrealestate,etc.Presently/Atpresent,thesemeasureshaveachievedinitialeffectsinsomecities.ModelTest3如今，越来越多的大学生抱怨很难找到好工作。造成这一现象的原因如下：首先，大学生把在校的大多数时间都用在了专业学科学习上，只有当他们开始找工作的时候，才意识到自己缺乏必要的职业培训。其次，大学生之间的竞争也越来越激烈，这导致任何一名大学生找到工作的时机都变小了。因此，强烈建议大学生在课余时间做一兼职工作，以积累相关的工作经验。Nowadays,moreandmoreuniver

6、sitystudentscomplainabouthavingdifficultiesinfindingagoodjob.Thereasonsforthisphenomenonareasfollows.Firstly,collegestudentsspendmostoftheirtimeatschoolstudyingacademicsubjectsandonlywhentheystartlookingforajobdotheyrealizetheylacknecessaryjobtraining.Secondly,competitionamonguniversitystudentshasbe

7、comemoreandmorefierce.Andthisresultsinadecreasedchanceforanyindividualgraduatetofindajob.Therefore,itishighlysuggestedthatcollegestudentsshoulddosomepart-timejobsintheirsparetimetoaccumulaterelevantworkingexperience.ModelTest4旅游业是现代发展最快的产业之一。确实，旅游业的增长率通常超过全球经济的增长率。旅游业发展成为一个大规模的产业，依靠的是快速廉价的现代化交通工具。例如

8、，国际旅游业发展最快的时期是航空运输业的发展时期。旅游业不仅有利于航空公司、旅馆、餐饮、出租车等行业，而且还有利于许多商业机构，甚至有利于旅游商品的制造业。旅游业不是一个单一性行业，而是由向游客提供各种服务的许多不同行业所组成的综合性行业。Thetouristindustryhasbeenoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesinmoderntimes.Indeed,thegrowthrateoftourismhasgenerallyexceededthegrowthratefortheworldwideeconomy.Thedevelopmentoftourisma

9、samassindustrydependsonmodernmeansofrapidandinexpensivetransportation.Forexample,thegreatestgrowthininternationaltourismhasparalleledthegrowthofairtransportation.Tourismbenefitsnotonlyairlines,hotels,restaurantsandtaxidrivers,amongothers,butalsomanycommercialestablishmentsandeventhemanufacturersofto

10、uristcommodities.Thetouristindustryisnotasingleentity,butonethatconsistsofmanydifferentkindsofenterprisesthatofferdifferentservicestothetravelers.ModelTest5Chinesegardenscanbedividedintotwomajorcategories,namely,imperialandprivategardens.TheformerareseenmostlyinnorthernChina,whilethelatterareeasilyf

11、oundinthesouth,especiallyinSuzhou,WuxiandNanjing.Thestreams,bridges,hillsandpavilionsofaprivateChinesegardenaresmallanddelicate,cleverlylaidoutandpleasingtotheeye,exhibitinganaturalbeautyoftheirown.Streamsinthesegardensusuallycoverlimitedspace,butareinperfectmatchwithbridgesandstonestoyieldauniforme

12、deffect.RocksandartificialhillsarespecialfeaturesofsouthernChinesegardens.Largestonesformsceneriesoftheirown,whilesmalleronesaregatheredtocreateartificialhills,contributingtothecharmofthegardens.ModelTest6上海是中国重要的经济、金融、贸易、科技、信息和文化中心。作为一座历史文化名城，上海以她独特的风韵吸引了数以百万计的海内外游客。上海同时也是美食家的乐园，尤其是上海的本帮菜，特别受到海外人士的

13、青睐。最引人入胜的建筑当属黄浦江畔的东方明珠塔。登上观光层，或俯视浦江对岸的外滩万国建筑博览群，或举目鸟瞰全市，无限风光，尽收眼底，令人心旷神怡，流连忘返。ShanghaiisChina'importantcenterofeconomy,finance,trade,scienceandtechnology,informationandculture.Asanotedhistoricandculturalcity,Shanghaiattractsmillionsoftouristsfromhomeandabroadwithitsuniquecharm.Shanghaiisalsoache

14、rishedparadiseforgourmets;itslocalcuisineenjoysparticularparticularpopularityamongoverseasvisitors.ThemostattractiveworkofarchitectureisnootherthantheOrientalPearlTowerstandingbythebankoftheHuangpuRiver.Mountingtheobservationfloorandoverlooking,you'lladmiretheviewofthefamousBundlinedupwithadazzl

15、ingexhibitionofinternationalarchitectureacrosstheHuangpuRiverandcharmingskylineofthecityinthedistance,takingdelightintheendlesssoothingvistasthatyou'llfinddifficulttoturnawayfrom.ModelTest7最近在高校毕业生择业问题上出现一种倾向，这就是毕业生越来越青睐在公司工作。很少人愿意到研究单位。在崇尚物质的社会里，这是一个不可防止的问题。因为在那里工作要比研究领域里好找，工资往往也高。这些情况不仅严重影响青年人

16、的择业观，而且还影响了教育。许多教师哀叹，现在纯为了学知识而学习的人越来越少了。Arecentphenomenoninthechoiceofcareersonthepartofcollegegraduatesistheincreasingtrendtowardsbigcompanies.fewareinterestedinresearchfields.Thisisanunavoidableprobleminamaterialisticsocietywheretemptingsalariesandfringebenefitsareofferedbybigcompanies.Allthishasn

17、otonlyinfluencedyoungpeople'sviewonthechoiceofcareersbutoneducationaswell.Manycollegeteachersdeplorethatfewerandfewerstudentsthesedaysacquireknowledgeonlyforitsownsake.ModelTest8中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。例如，我国的端午节theDragonBoatFestival是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。那一天，人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子zongzi。中秋节是欣赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征着圆满，象征着家庭团聚。因

18、此，中秋节的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。春节是中国的农历新年theChineseLunarNewYearsholiday，除了常见的家禽和肉类之外，人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统食物，如饺子和年糕。TraditionalChineseholidaymealsareindispensableonsomefestivals.Forexample，theDragonBoatFestivalisadayestablishedinmemoryoftheancientpoetQuYuanandpeopleusuallyholddragonboatracesandeatzongzi，orricedumpli

19、ngonthatday.TheMid-autumnFestivalisanoccasionforviewingthefullmoon.Theroundmoonisasymbolforcompletenessandfamilyreunion.Thespecialfoodofthedayisyuebing,aroundcakeknownasthemooncake.TheSpringFestivalistheChineselunarNewYear'sholiday.Besidesthepopularpoultryandmeat,peoplecooktraditionalfoodaccordi

20、ngtoregionalcustoms,forexample,jiaozi,orboileddumplings,andniaogao,orthenewyea产cake".ModelTest9北京有无数的胡同hutong。平民百姓在胡同里的生活给古都北京带来了无穷的魅力。北京的胡同不仅仅是平民百姓的生活环境，而且还是一门建筑艺术。通常，胡同内有一个大杂院，房间够4到10个家庭的差不多20口人住。所以，胡同里的生活充满了友善和人情味。如今，随着社会和经济的飞速发展，很多胡同被新的高楼大厦所取代。但愿胡同可以保留下来。InBeijing,therearenumeroushutongs.Th

21、elifeofcommonpeopleinhutongsbringsendlesscharmtotheancientcapital,Beijing.ThehutonginBeijingisnotonlythelivingenvironmentofcommonpeoplebutalsoakindofarchitecture.Usually,thereisacourtyardcomplexinsidehutong,withroomssharedby4to10familiesofabout20people.Therefore,lifeinhutongsisfulloffriendlinessandg

22、enuinehumanity.Nowadays,withrapidsocialandeconomicdevelopment,manyhutongsarereplacedbynewtallbuildings.Ihopehutongscanbepreserved.ModelTest10现在大学生的学习压力相当重。除了大四他们开始找工作，其余的学生总是忙于学习，而不愿参加校园团体和俱乐部，不愿参加体育锻炼和其他课外活动，不愿与他们的朋友玩玩，不愿关心和学习没有关系的事。他们学习太紧张，几乎没有时间好好品尝生活，干些其他事，成为一个全面发展的人。读大学使他们失去太多的个人幸福和健康。Collegest

23、udentsnowbearheavyacademicpressure.Youwillfindthem-exceptseniorswhoarebeginningtolookforajob-alwaystoobusyinstudiestojoincampusorganizations,toobusytotakepartinsportsandotherextracurricularactivities,toobusytosharetheinterestsoftheirfriendsandtoobusytopayattentiontoanythingthatisnotconnectedwiththei

24、rstudies.Theystudysohardthattheyhavehardlyhadtimetosavorlifeandtopursueotherintereststogrowaswell-roundedpeople.Thepursuitofcollegeeducationcoststhemtoomuchpersonalhappinessandhealth.201306真题春节贴年画pastingNewYearPrints的风俗源于往大门上贴门神DoorGods的传统。随着木质雕刻品woodcarvings的出现，年画包含了更广泛的主题。最出名的就是门神和三大神福神、薪神和寿神Three

25、GodsofBlessing,SalaryandLongevity，寄托着庄稼丰收、家畜兴旺和庆祝春节的美好愿望。年画的四大产地分别是苏州桃花坞、天津杨柳青、河北武强和山东潍坊。现在中国农村仍然保持着贴年画的传统，而在城市里很少有人贴年画。ThecustomofpastingNewYearPrintsinSpringFestivaloriginatedfromthetraditionofpastingDoorGodsontheentrancedoorsofthehouse.Withtheemergenceofwoodcarvings,NewYearPrintscoverawiderrangeofsubjects.ThemostfamousonesareDoorGodsandThreeGodsofBlessing,SalaryandLongevity,signifyingthebestwishesoftheabundantharvestofcrops,theprosperityofdomesticanimalsandthec