泥塑(clay figurine)是中國(guó)古老的民間藝術(shù)之一。它的歷史可以追溯到新石器時(shí)代(the Neolithic Period)。泥塑以粘土為原料，用手工塑制成人、花、鳥(niǎo)、蟲(chóng)、魚(yú)等各種形象，其中以“泥人張”(Clay Figurine Zhang) 的泥塑最為出名。“泥人張”制作的塑像精美而生動(dòng)，富有濃郁的地域風(fēng)情。隨著中國(guó)旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展，泥塑已經(jīng)成為廣受歡迎的旅游紀(jì)念品，得到世界各地游客的青睞。

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　　1.第1句中的“……是中國(guó)古老的民間藝術(shù)之一”可逐字對(duì)譯為...is one of Chinese old folk arts，但不如譯為...is one of the old folk arts in China 順口地道。

　　2.第3句中的“以粘土為原料”為方式狀語(yǔ)，用介詞短語(yǔ)with the clay as raw material來(lái)表達(dá)，“用手工塑制成的主語(yǔ)為“泥塑”，實(shí)則表被動(dòng)，故譯為clay figurines are made manually into�！捌渲幸浴�泥人張’的泥 塑最為出名”是解釋說(shuō)明“泥塑”的，故可用among which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句來(lái)譯出，表達(dá)為among which the most CEunous are those by Clay Figurine Zhang,用 those 來(lái)代替 clay figurines，以避免重復(fù)。

　　3.第4句中的“精美而生動(dòng)”是“泥人張”制作的塑像的特點(diǎn)，為該句所強(qiáng)調(diào)的重點(diǎn)，因此應(yīng)將delicate and vivid 置于句首表強(qiáng)調(diào)。“‘泥人張’制作的塑像”則移至后半句作主語(yǔ)，可承上一句簡(jiǎn)略表達(dá)為his clay figurines。

　　4.最后一句中的“隨著中國(guó)旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展”表伴隨，作狀語(yǔ)，因此用介詞短語(yǔ)with the development of Chlna's tourism industry來(lái)表達(dá)。因該句已有謂語(yǔ)，故將“得到世界各地游客的青睞”處理為狀語(yǔ)，用過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ) fevored by tourists from all over the world 來(lái)表達(dá)。

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　　Clay figurine is one of the old folk arts in China. Its history can date back to the Neolithic Period. With the clay as raw material, clay figurines are made manually into various images of humane, flowers, birds, insects and fish, among which the most famous are those by Clay Figurine Zhang. Delicate and vivid, his clay figurines are rich in regional customs. With the development of China's tourism industry, clay figurines have become popular travel souvenirs, favored by tourists from all over the world.