四六级

　　17号上午九点英语四级就要开考了，同学们复习的怎样了?千万不要抱着侥幸心理进行裸考哟!以下是小编为大家准备的2017年6月英语四级翻译考前预测题，希望大家在考前抓紧时间练一练。

　　中国的印章篆刻(seal carving)始于古代，贯穿于整个秦朝。篆刻的印帝最初是作为皇帝的玉玺(imperial seal)来使用的。皇家的印章被称为玺(Xi)并且只能由皇室成员使用。秦朝之后，更多不同种类的印章出现了。它们作为个性化的印戳用于私人用途。这些非官方定制的印戳被称为印(Yin)。在唐朝，由于迷信(superstition),印章的名称被改称为宝，理由是玺的发音与另一个表示“死亡”意思的汉字类似。

　　翻译点拨：

　　1.篆刻的印幸最初是作为皇帝的玉玺(imperial seal)来使用的:该句可译为被动句，谓语是"最初是作为…使用”，其中“使用”可用employ来表示，属于正式用语，故可翻译为was initially employed as。

　　2.由于迷信，印章的名称被改称为宝:“由于”可译为because of或as a rcsult of, 这两个短语后面都接名句或动名词。

　　参考译文:

　　Chinese seal carving first appeared in ancient times and was used throughout the Qin Dynasty. It was initially employed as an imperial seal named Xi. These imperial seal carvings were used only by the royalty. Following this dynasty, more different kinds of seals appeared and were used by private folks as personalized stamps. These non-official stamps were called Yin. During the Tang Dynasty, the seals was renamed Bao as a result of superstition since the pronunciation of Xi is similar to that of another Chinese charactcr which means death.

　　中国木雕(wood carving)有着悠久的历史，是中国传统艺术之一。人们认为现存最早的木雕大约是在三千年前的战国时期雕刻完成的。在中国，木雕主要分成三个类别：建筑雕刻、家具雕刻和艺术品雕刻。中国的木雕以其令人印象深刻的细致构造和主题之美受到了全世界的欣赏。今天，我们可以在私人画廊里看到传统木雕，也可以在长江两岸整个区域的宅邸装饰上看到它。

　　翻译点拨：

　　1.中国的木雕有着悠久的历史：“悠久的历史”可译为a long history，也可译为a time-honored history, time-honored意为“悠久的，老的”，如，“中华老字号”则为time-honored brand of China。

　　2.人们认为现存最早的木雕大约是在三千年前的战国时期雕刻完成的：本句可以将“人们”一词省去不译，用the earliest existing wood carving作主语。谓语则是“被认为是”，可译为be believed to，这里的to是动词不定式的标志。“雕刻完成”即“被做好”，可译为be made。“在三千年前的战国时期”则译作状语， 即during the Warring States Period about three thousand years ago。

　　参考译文:

　　Chinese wood carving is one of Chinese traditional arts with a time-honored history.The earliest existing wood carving is believed to be made during the Warring States Period about three thousand years ago.Wood carving in China constitutes three major categories: architecture carving, furniture carving and artworks carving.Chinese wood carving is appreciated worldwide for its impressively detailed structures and the beauty of its themes.Today,traditional wood carvings can be seen in private galleries and also on the decorations over residential areas on both sides of the Yangtze River.