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2013年12月大学英语四级考试翻译题参考译文

【翻译原文】“你要茶还是咖啡？”是用餐人常被问到的问题。许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶。相传，中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病，在明清（The Qing Dynasties）期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美。如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一，茶是中国的瑰宝，也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。

【参考译文】As for the dinning people, ”Tea or Coffee?”is a question frequently asked. Coffee is usually the Westerns’first choice, while tea is the preferment of Chinese. Tradition has it that tea is found by one Chinese Emperor, who lived in 5000 years ago. At that time, tea is used to heal sickness. During Ming-Qing dynasties, teahouses are across the country. Tea drinking spread into Japanese as early as in the 6th century, yet it did not spread into Europe and America until the 18th century. Nowadays, tea is one of the most popular beverages all over the world. Tea is the treasure of China and the important component of Chinese tradition and culture.

2013年12月大学英语四级考试

翻译题参考译文及点评之二

【原文】

信息技术（Information Technology），正在飞速的发展，中国公民也越来越重视信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。一部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的，中国就应该与时俱进。不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。

【参考译文】

Nowadays, Information Technology is developing rapidly, and Chinese Citizens are putting more emphasis on it. Some schools and universities even make Information Technology one of the compulsory courses. People hold different views on this phenomenon. Some people deem that it is unnecessary to make Information Technology a required course in schools. Students should learn traditional curriculum. While other people think that it should be so, and they hold the attitude that China should keep pace with the times. Anyway, it is a good thing that Information Technology has drawn people’s attention.

2014年6月英语四级真题翻译答案

翻译一：2014年6月英语四级翻译答案 (教育公平)

为了促进教育公平，中国投入360亿元，用于改善农村地区教育设施和加强中西部农村义务教育(compulsory education )。这些基金用于改善教学设施，购买书籍，使116万多所中小学受益。资金还用于购置音乐和绘画器材，现在农村和山区的儿童可以与沿海城市的儿童一样

上音乐和绘画课。一些为接受更好教育而转往城市上学的学生如今又回到本地农村学校就读。

【参考译文】

In order to promote the justice in education, China has already invested 36 billion RMB, which is used to enhance the teaching facilities of the countryside and compulsory education of rural area of mid-west. These funds can be used to improve the teaching aids and to purchase books, benef iting 16,000 middle schools and primary schools. Furthermore, these funds can also be used to p urchase instrument for music and paintings. Nowadays, children from countryside and mountain areas can enjoy music class and painting class like the children in coastal areas do. Some students who were previously transferred to cities for better education now return to local areas to study.

翻译二：2014年6月英语四级翻译答案 (核电站)

中国进一步发展核能，因为核电目前只占其总发电量的2%。该比例在所有核国家中居第30位，几乎是最低的。

2011年3月日本核电站事故后，中国的核能开发停了下来，中止审批新的核电站，并开展全国性的核安全检查。到2012年10月，审批才又谨慎地恢复。

随着技术和安全措施的改进，发生事故的可能性完全可以降低到最低程度。换句话说，核能是可以安全开发和利用的。

【参考译文】

China should develop the energy of nuclear more, for nuclear power only accounts for 2% of the gross electrical power output, which makes China the least, the 30th, in the list of countries whic h own nuclear power.

After the Japan’s accidents in March 2011, the exploration of nuclear power has been suspende d, including halting the examining and approving new nuclear power stations as well as safety ins pection of all the nuclear stations in the country. The approval didn’t recover until October, 2012. With the improvement of technology and safety arrangement, the possibilities of nuclear accide nts could be reduced to the minimum degree. That is to say, nuclear power could be developed a nd utilized without accidents.

翻译三：2014年6月英语四级翻译答案 (阅读)

中国的教育工作者早就认识到读书对于国家的意义。有些教育工作者2003年就建议设立全民读书日。他们强调，人们应当读好书，尤其是经典著作。通过阅读，人们能更好的学会感恩、有责任心和与人合作，而教育的目的正是要培养这些基本素质。阅读对于中小学生尤为重要，假如他们没有在这个关键时期培养阅读的兴趣，以后要培养成阅读的习惯就跟难了。【参考译文】

Chinese education workers have already realized the significance of reading for a nation. Some workers suggested that we should have a national reading day in 2003. They emphasized that pe ople should read good books especially the classical ones. Through reading, people can learn bett er how to be grateful, responsible and cooperative. The goal of education is to cultivate these bas ic personalities. Reading is especially important for middle and primary school students. Suppose they don't nurture the interest of reading at that key moment, it will be harder to develop a habit to read books.

大熊猫是一种温顺的动物，长着独特的黑白皮毛。因其数量极少，大熊猫已被列为濒危物种。大熊猫对于世界自然基金会有着特殊意义。自1961年该基金会成立以来，大熊猫就

一直是它的徽标。大熊猫是熊科中最稀有的成员，主要生活在中国西南部的森林里。目前，世界上大约有1000只大熊猫。这些以竹为食的动物正面临许多威胁。因此，确保大熊猫的生存比以往更重要。

【参考译文】

Panda is a kind of docile animal, with unique black and white fur. Because of its scarcity,panda has been listed as theendangered species. Panda has been playing a special role in WWF. Panda has been the logo of WWF since it was founded in 1961. It is the rarest member among theursidae animals,living mainly in the forests of the China Southwest. Up to now there are about 1000 pandas all over the world .These animals which live on bamboo face many threats. So it is more important to protect them than before.

【网络综合-2014年12月英语四级翻译真题及答案：旅游】：

2014年12月英语四级翻译真题及答案：旅游

越来越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣，这是近年来的新趋势。年轻游客数量和不断增加，可以归于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。随着旅行多了，年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了，他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引，有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。最近调查显示，很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化，丰富知识，拓宽视野。

More and more Chinese young people are becoming interested in travelling, which is a new trend in recent years. The increasing number of young tourists can be attributed to the rapid rise of their income and curiosity for exploring the outside world. With more travel, young people spend less time in big cities and famous sights. Instead, they are attracted to more remote places. Some people even choose a long backpacking trip. A recent survey shows that many young people want to experience a different culture, enrich their knowledge and broaden their horizons through travelling.

【网络综合- 大学英语四六级考试试题】

<翻译题目>

中国的互联网社区是全世界发展最快的。2010年，中国约有4.2亿网民( netizen )，且人数还在迅速增长。互联网的日渐流行带来了重大的社会变化。中国网民往往不同于美国网民。美国网民更多的是受实际需要的驱使，用互联网为工具发电子邮件、买卖商品、规划旅程或付款。中国网民更多是出于社交原因使用互联网，因而更广泛地使用QQ、聊天室等。

<考点解析>

本次四级翻译要求我们总共翻译三段共6句话，从词法的角度看，相对较容易，没有出现相对偏难的知识点，重点考查了下面这些功能性表达。

1. 互联网社区：Internet community

2. 日渐流行：increasingly popular/prevalent;

Increasing popularity

3. 受实际需要的驱使：be driven by practical needs

4. 重大社会变革：major social change;

significant social change

5. 不同于：be different from; differ from... ; other than;

6. 规划旅程：plan the journey;

付款：pay for the bill; cover the cost

7. 出于：for the purpose of..; out of ...

8. 社交：social contact; social intercourse

<参考译文>

The internet community in China is developing at the fastest speed around the world. China has about 420 million netizens in 2010, and the number is still growing quickly. The increasing popularity of internet has produced the major social change. And netizens in China are often different from that of America.American netizens are more driven by practical needs, using the internet to send e-mails, buy and sell goods, plan the journey or pay for the bill. However, Chinese netizens are using internet for the purpose of social contact. Consequently, they are more widely using the QQ and chat-rooms and so on.

2013年12月大学英语四级真题及答案解析

2013年12月份全国大学英语四级考试
试卷一：中餐
【真题原文】许多人喜欢中餐，在中国，烹饪不仅被视为一种技能，而且也被视为一 种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看，烹饪技艺和配料在中国各地差别很大。但好的烹 饪都有一个共同点，总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养(nutrition)。由于食物对健康至 关重要，好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡，所以中餐既味美又健康。 【翻译答案】Most people like Chinese food. In China, cooking is considered as not only a skill but also an art. The well-prepared Chinese food is both delicious and good-looking. Although cooking methods and food ingredient vary wildly in different places of China, it is common for good cuisine to take color, flavor, taste and nutrition into account. Since food is crucial to health, a good chef is insistently trying to seek balance between cereal, meat and vegetable, and accordingly Chinese food is delicious as well as healthy.
试卷二：信息技术
【真题原文】信息技术(Information Technology)，正在飞速发展，中国公民也越来越 重视信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。一 部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的， 中国就应该与时俱进。不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。 【翻译答案】As China citizens attaching great importance to the rapidly development of Information Technology, some college even set it as a compulsory course. Regarding to this phenomenon, people holding different views. Some people think it is not necessary, for students should learn the traditional curriculum. Another part of people think it is a need, because China should keep pace with the times. Anyway, it is a good thing that Information Technology aroused public concern.
试卷三：茶文化
【真题原文】"你要茶还是咖啡?"是用餐人常被问到的问题，许多西方人会选咖啡，而 中国人则会选茶， 相传， 中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶， 并用来治病， 在明清(the qing dynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美，如今， 茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一，茶是中国的瑰宝。也是中国传统和文化的重要组 成部分。 【翻译答案】"Would you like tea or coffee?" That’s a question people often asked when having meal. Most westerners will choose coffee, while the Chinese would like to choose tea. According to legend, tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor five thousand years ago, and then was used to cure disease. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, tea houses were all over the country. Tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not until the 18th century does it spread to Europe and America. Nowadays, tea is one of the most popular beverage in the world, and it is not only the treasure of China but also an important part of Chinese tradition and culture.
试卷四：中国结
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2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题(附原文及答案解析)

2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题 PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) The woman is now working in a kindergarten. B) The man will soon start a business of his own. C) The man would like to be a high school teacher. D) The woman is going to major in child education. 2. A) The furniture has to be rearranged. B) The sound equipment has to be set up. C) The conference room has to be cleaned. D) The video machine has to be checked. 3. A) She is exhausted. B) She is near-sighted. C) She cannot finish work in time. D) She cannot go straight home. 4. A) The woman is too particular about food. B) He would rather have a meal an hour later. C) The woman should order her food quickly. D) He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches. 5. A) He is not a good mechanic. B) He doesn't keep his promises. C) He spends his spare time doing repairs. D) He is always ready to offer help to others. 6. A) Sam has a big family to support. B) Sam is not interested in traveling. C) The pay offered by the travel agency is too low. D) The work hours in the travel agency arc too long 7. A) International trade.

2013年12月---2016年6月大学英语四级段落翻译真题及参考答案

2013年12月大学英语四级考试翻译题参考译文 【翻译原文】“你要茶还是咖啡?”是用餐人常被问到的问题。许多西方人会选咖啡,而中国人则会选茶。相传,中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶,并用来治病,在明清(The Qing Dynasties)期间,茶馆遍布全国,饮茶在六世纪传到日本,但直到18世纪才传到欧美。如今,茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一,茶是中国的瑰宝,也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。 【参考译文】As for the dinning people,”Tea or Coffee?”is a question frequently asked.Coffee is usually the Westerns’first choice,while tea is the preferment of Chinese.Tradition has it that tea is found by one Chinese Emperor,who lived in5000years ago.At that time,tea is used to heal sickness.During Ming-Qing dynasties, teahouses are across the country.Tea drinking spread into Japanese as early as in the6th century,yet it did not spread into Europe and America until the18th century. Nowadays,tea is one of the most popular beverages all over the world.Tea is the treasure of China and the important component of Chinese tradition and culture. 2013年12月大学英语四级考试 翻译题参考译文及点评之二 【原文】

2013年12月英语四级听力文本及答案解析

Question 1 M: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business administration. W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? Question 2 W: Is everything ready for the conference? M: The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers. They'll be here in a few minutes. Q: What preparations have yet to be made? Question 3 W: Is it almost time to go home now? I'm so tired. I can hardly see straight. M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go. Q: What is the woman’s problem? Question 4 W: I'm not sure what I’m in a mood for. Ice-cream or sandwiches? They are both really good here. M: The movie starts in an hour. And we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision. Q: What does the man mean? Question 5 W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time. M: He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time. Q: What does the man imply about Tom? Question 6 W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency.

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第三套)

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套） Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the increasing use of the mobile phone in people’s life and then explain the consequences of overusing it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listenin g Compre hension （30 minutes ） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A）He has proved to be a better reader than the woman. B）He has difficulty understanding the book. C）He cannot get access to the assigned book. D）He cannot finish his assignment before the deadline. 2. A）She will drive the man to the supermarket. B）The man should buy a car of his own. C）The man needn’t go shopping every week. D）She can pick the man up at the grocery store. 3. A）Get more food and drinks. C）Tidy up the place. B）Ask his friend to come over. D）Hold a party. 4. A）The talks can be held any day except this Friday. B）He could change his schedule to meet John Smith. C）The first-round talks should start as soon as possible. D）The woman should contact John Smith first. 5. A）He understands the woman’s feelings. B）He has gone through a similar experience. C）The woman should have gone on the field trip.

真题精讲之英语四级翻译满分冲刺策略

真题精讲之英语四级翻译满分冲刺策略 2015年12月英语四级已经进入最后倒计时的紧张阶段，文都网校的广大童鞋们，临时抱佛脚也是需要技巧的哦，大学英语四级满分冲刺策略，赶快get！ 1. 增译法 在使用增译法时，需要注意以下原则：符合上下文的需要;符合英语的语言习惯和英美等国的文化习俗;符合英美人的思维方式。具体请看下面的例子： 例1.【试题原句】中国给数百万在线零售商以极具竞争力的价格销售商品的机会。(2015年6月四级真题) 【思路分析】SVO=中国+给(在线零售商)+机会;“以极具竞争力的价格”为方式状语，可译为“at a highly competitive price”，“销售商品的”为定语，修饰“机会”。 【参考译文】China provides millions of online retailers with an opportunity to sell their goods at a very competitive price. 【技巧探秘】本句的主干部分为“中国给……零售商……机会”，为了便于理解，可以进一步将原句理解为“中国给数百万在线零售商(提供了)以极具竞争力的价格销售商品的机会”，这种情况下，主干为“中国给……零售商(提供)……机会”，此时就可以考虑使用“provide sb with sth…”的结构译出。此外，该句还根据语义将“销售商品”补充为“销售(他们的)商品”，译为“their products”，再次强调“商品”的所有者为前面提到的“在线零售商”。 例2.【试题原句】随着旅行多了，年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了，他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引，有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。(2014年12月四级真题) 【思路分析】“随着旅行多了”作伴随状语，将其译作“with more travel”，置于句首。因其余分句的内容均独立完整，故可将其分译成三句。“年轻人……的时间少了，他们反而更为……所吸引”，两句间表对比，可用 instead连接。另外，也可以将这两句简化为“年轻人更加喜欢偏远的地方，而不是大城市和著名景点”，将其处理为“…do …, rather tha n …更喜欢……而不是……”。处理最后一个分句时，注意“甚至”表示递进，可将其译作“furthermore”，或者“even”均可。若将主语“有些人”逐字译作“some people”，则稍显笼统，可依上文，具体译作“some young tourists”。 【参考译文】With more travel experience, youngsters tend to spend more time in remote areas，rather than big cities and famous resorts. Furthermore, some young tourists would choose backpacking.

2013年12月英语四级真题及答案详解kj140224170236

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2014年12月大学英语四级翻译真题及范文(全)

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