2022年上半年英语四级翻译练习题

1、2022年上半年英语四级翻译练习题1.2022年上半年英语四级翻译练习题原文：自上世纪90年代后期起，七夕节(the Double Seventh Festival )开始被称为“中国的情人节”。这个节日可以追溯到汉朝，当时对恋人、女孩都是个特殊的日子。 这天，女孩会举行仪式，向织女(Zhinv)乞求智慧、技艺和美满婚姻，所以七夕节还被称为“乞巧节(the Begging for SkillsFestival)”。如今，一些传统习俗已经弱化。人们现在把七夕节当作浪漫的情人节来庆祝，尤其是在年轻人中间。参考译文：Double Seventh FestivalThe Double Seventh

2、Festival has been called Chinese Valentines Day since the late 1990s. The festival can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. It was then a special day not only for lovers, but also for girls.Girls would hold a ceremony to beg Zhinv for wisdom, skills and a satisfying marriage. So it is also called “the

3、 Begging for Skills Festival”.Today some traditional customs have been weakened. Now the festival is celebrated as a romantic valentines day, particularly among young people.2.2022年上半年英语四级翻译练习题中国正面临着人口老龄化和低出生率这些发达国家拥有的问题。在商业领域这些问题则显得更加紧迫。创业的一代人正在老去，但他们很难说服自己的孩子来继承遗产，继续经营他们的企业。对家族企业来说，落实一个清晰有效的继任计划(s

4、uccession plan)是一个令人头痛的问题。虽然有很多原因可以解释这种不情愿继任的情况，但商业环境的恶化(deterioration)已被证明是主要因素之一。参考译文:China is facing the developed worlds problems of an ageing population and low birth rate.These problems have taken on even more urgency in the business community.The founding generation is getting older but havin

5、g great difficulty persuading their children to carry on their legacy and keep their business running.Putting in place a clear and effective succession plan is a headache for family-run businesses.While there are many reasons to explain such reluctance,the deterioration in the business environment h

6、as been proven to be one of the main factors.1.中国正面临着人口老龄化和低出生率这些发达国家拥有的问题:“面临着”可用face表示,“面临着的问题”可译为facethe problem of;“人口老龄化既可译为populationageing,也可译为an ageing population。“发达国家拥有的问题”可用the developed worlds problem of表示。2.创业的一代人正在老去，但他们很难说服自己的孩子来继承遗产,继续经营他们的企业:“老去”即“变老”，可译getolder。“难以做某事”可用固定表达方式have

7、difficulty (in) doing sth来表示，“很难说服自己的孩子”，可译为have great difficulty persuading their children。“继续经营他们的企业也就是使他们的企业可以继续经营下去”，故可译keep their business running。3.对家族业来说，落实一个清晰有效的继任计划是一个令人头痛的问题:“家族企业”可译为family-runbusiness,“国有企业”则为state-run business。3.2022年上半年英语四级翻译练习题现代人类约公元前50000年第一次从中亚或印度来到中国。这些石器时代(Stone

8、Age)的人，居住在洞穴中，穿着毛皮。公元前4000年左右，这些人开始种植水稻，并饲养羊和鸡。约公元前3000年，他们开始使用陶器(pottery)并住在房子里。到公元前2000年，中国人已进入青铜时代(Bronze Age)，并开始用于写字。约公元前700年，中国的金属工人学会制作铁器工具和武器。参考译文Modem humans first came to China from Central Asia or India about 50,000 BC. These were Stone Age people, who lived in caves and wore fur and leather. By around 4,000 BC, these people were starting to farm rice and keep sheep and chickens. By about 3,000 BC, they were using pottery and living in houses. By 2,000 BC，Chinese people