2016年6月英語四級翻譯預(yù)測五則

　　英語四級翻譯預(yù)測一：空巢老人

　　原文：通常情況下，“空巢老人(emptynester)”是指子女離家后的中老年人。如今，隨著社會老齡化程度的加深，空巢老人越來越多，已經(jīng)成為～個不容忽視的社會問題(social issue)。同時它也導(dǎo)致了另一個問題——家庭空巢綜合征(syndrome)的產(chǎn)生，是指當(dāng)子女由于工作、學(xué)習(xí)、結(jié)婚等原因而離家后，獨守空巢的中老年人因此而產(chǎn)生的心理失調(diào)癥狀。

　　參考譯文：The Emptynester

　　Typically, "empty nester" refers to the middle-aged and elderly people whose children have left home.Nowadays, along with the advance of aging of the society, there are more and more empty nesters, which have become a social issue that cannot be ignored.At the same time, it also leads another problem--empty nest syndrome--a psychological disorder the middle-aged and elderly people suffered, which is caused by the absence of their children who move out of home due to work, study, marriage and so on.

　　英語四級翻譯預(yù)測二：論語

　　原文：《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)展成了的儒家哲學(xué)體系?！墩撜Z》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。

　　參考譯文：The Analects of Confucius

　　The Analects of Confucius is one of the Confucius classics and is a record of the words and acts of Confucius and his disciples, as well as the conversations they held.It’s well-known that Confucius is agreat ideologist and philosopher, and his thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism.The Analects of Confucius is a representative work of Confucianism.For centuries, it has been heavily influencing the philosophy and moral outlook of Chinese people and that of the people of other Asian countries as well.

　　英語四級翻譯預(yù)測三：八大菜系

　　原文：中國一個幅員遼闊、資源豐富、歷史悠久的多民族國家，每個民族都有其獨特的豐富菜肴。地域菜系在地理環(huán)境、氣候、文化傳統(tǒng)、民族風(fēng)俗和其他因素的影響下經(jīng)過悠久歷史的發(fā)展已經(jīng)成形。最有影響力、最具代表性的是魯、川、粵、閩、蘇、浙、湘、徽菜系，這八種被人們稱為“八大菜系”。中國的“八大菜系”是以多種多樣的烹飪方法區(qū)分的，各有其長處。

　　參考譯文：Eight Major Cuisines

　　China is a time-honored multi-ethnics nation with a vast territory and abundant resources, and every ethnic group has its unique abundant dishes. Regional cuisines have taken shape after long-history evolution under the influence of geographical environment, climate, cultural tradition, folk customs and other factors. The most influential and representative ones are Lu, Chuan，Yue, Min, Su，Zhe, Xiang and Hui Cuisines, which are commonly known as “Eight Major Cuisines”. Dishes in the “Eight Major Cuisines”in China are characterized by diversified cooking skills, with each having its strong points.

　　英語四級翻譯預(yù)測四：中國茶文化

　　原文：中國是一個文化歷史悠久的(time-honored)國度，也是一個禮儀(ceremony anddecorum)之邦。每當(dāng)客人來訪，都需要泡茶給客人喝。在給客人奉茶之前，你應(yīng)該問問他們都喜歡喝什么類型的茶，并采用最合適的茶具奉上。奉茶期間，主人需要仔細(xì)留意客人的茶杯里的茶量。通常，若是用茶杯泡的茶，在茶喝完一半之后就應(yīng)該加開水，這樣，茶杯就一直都是滿的，茶的芳香(bouquet)也得以保留。

　　參考譯文：Chinese Tea Culture

　　China is a country with a time-honored civilization and also a land of ceremony and decorum.Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to make and serve tea to them.Before serving tea, you may ask them for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy, and serve them the tea in the most appropriate teacups.In the course of serving tea, the host should take careful note of how much water remains in the guests’cups.Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup,boiling water should be added into the cup when half of the tea in it has been consumed; and thus the cup is kept filled and the tea retains the same bouquet.

　　英語四級翻譯預(yù)測五：功夫茶

　　原文：功夫茶(Gongfu tea)不是一種茶葉或茶的名字，而是一種沖泡的手藝。人們叫它功夫茶，足因為這種泡茶方式十分講究：它的操作過程需要一定的技術(shù)，以及泡茶和品茶的知識和技能。功夫茶起源于宋朝，在廣東的潮州府(今潮汕地區(qū))一帶最為盛行，后來在全國各地流行。功夫茶以濃度(concentration)高著稱。制作功夫茶主要使用的茶葉足烏龍茶(Oolongtea),因為它能滿足功夫茶色、香、味的要求。

　　參考譯文：Gongfu tea

　　Gongfu tea is not one kind of tea or the name of tea,but a skill of making tea.People call it Gongfu tea for the reason of its exquisite process. The operational procedures require certain techniques, knowledge and skill of brewing and tasting tea. Gongfu tea originated in the Song Dynasty and prevailed mostly in Chaozhou Guangdong Province(Now: Chaoshan Area). It later became popular around the nation. Gongfu tea is famous for its high concentration. Oolong tea is mainly used in making the Gongfu tea because it can meet the requirements of color, flavor and taste of the Gongfu tea.