2017年12月大學(xué)英語四級翻譯練習(xí)：龍圖騰

　　對龍圖騰他的崇拜在中國大約已綿延了八千多年。中國龍是古人將魚、蛇、馬、牛等動物與云霧、雷電等自然天象集合而成的一種神物。 中國龍的形成與民族的多元融合過程同步。在中國人的心目中，龍具有振奮騰飛、開拓變化的寓意和團結(jié)凝聚的精神。

　　譯文

　　Chinese Dragon Dragon totem worship in China has been around for the last 8,000 years. The ancients in China considered the dragon (or loong) a fetish that combines animals including the fish, snake, horse and ox with cloud, thunder, lightning and other natural celestial phenomena. The Chinese dragon was formed in accordance with the multicultural fusion process of the Chinese nation. To the Chinese, the dragon signifies innovation and cohesion.

　　英語四級翻譯練習(xí)二：

　　《論語》

　　《論語》(The Analects of Confucius)是儒家的經(jīng)典著作之一，它是對孔子及其弟子(disciple )的言行和對話的記錄。眾所周知，孔子是一位偉大的思想家和哲學(xué)家，他的思想被發(fā)展成了儒家哲學(xué)體系。《論語》是儒家思想的代表作，數(shù)個世紀(jì)以來，《論語》一直極大地影響著中國人的哲學(xué)觀和道德觀，它也影響著其他亞洲國家人民的哲學(xué)觀和道德觀。

　　參考翻譯:

　　The Analects of Confucius

　　The Analects of Confucius is one of the Confucius classics and is a record of the words and actsof Confucius and his disciples, as well as the conversations they held. It's well-known thatConfucius is a great ideologist and philosopher, and his thoughts have been developed into asystem of philosophy known as Confucianism. The Analects of Confucius is a representativework of Confucianism. For centuries, it has been heavily influencing the philosophy and moraloutlook of Chinese people and that of the people of other Asian countries as well.

　　1.經(jīng)典著作:翻譯為classics即可，簡單明了。

　　2.儒家哲學(xué)體系:可直譯為Confucian philosophy system 或者a system of philosophy known asConfucianism,只是需要注意表意完整。

　　3.代表作:可譯為representative work。representative為形容詞，意為“典型的，有代表性的”。

　　4.哲學(xué)觀和道德觀:“觀”即為“觀點、看法”，所以可譯為philosophy and moral outlook。

　　5.也影響著…道德觀:由于前面的分句中已經(jīng)提到了同樣的內(nèi)容，因而此處可以將其省略而不再重復(fù)譯出，故可譯為..that of the people of other Asian countries as well。