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1、四级翻译练习一、中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。例如,我国的端午节(theDragonBoatFestival)是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。那一天,人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子(zongzi)。中秋节是观赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征着圆满,象征着家庭团聚。因此,中秋节(TheMid-autumnFestival)的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。春节是中国的农历新年(theChineselunarNewYear’sholiday),除了常见的家禽和肉类之外,人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统食物,如饺子和年糕。TraditionalChines
2、eholidaymealsareindispensableonsomefestivals.Forexample,theDragonBoatFestivalisadayestablishedinmemoryoftheancientpoetQuYuanandpeopleusuallyholddragonboatracesandeatzongzi,orricedumplingonthatday.TheMid-autumnFestivalisanoccasionforviewingthefullmoon.Theroundmoonisasymbol
3、forcompletenessandfamilyreunion.Thespecialfoodofthedayisyuebing,aroundcakeknownasthemooncake.TheSpringFestivalistheChineselunarNewYear’sholiday.Besidesthepopularpoultryandmeat,peoplecooktraditionalfoodaccordingtoregionalcustoms,forexample,jiaozi,orboileddumplings,andniang
4、ao.二、北京有无数的胡同(hutong)。平民百姓在胡同里的生活给古都北京带来了无穷的魅力。北京的胡同不仅仅是平民百姓的生活环境,而且还是一门建筑艺术。通常,胡同内有一个大杂院,房间够4到10个家庭的差不多20口人住。所以,胡同里的生活充满了友善和人情味。如今,随着社会和经济的飞速发展,很多胡同被新的高楼大厦所取代。但愿胡同可以保留下来。InBeijing,therearenumeroushutongs.Thelifeofcommonpeopleinhutongsbringsendlesscharmtotheancientcapital
5、,Beijing.ThehutonginBeijingisnotonlythelivingenvironmentofcommonpeoplebutalsoakindofarchitecture.Usually,thereisacourtyardcomplexinsidehutong,withroomssharedby4to10familiesofabout20people.Therefore,lifeinhutongsisfulloffriendlinessandgenuinehumanity.Nowadays,withrapidsoci
6、alandeconomicdevelopment,manyhutongsarereplacedbynewtallbuildings.Ihopehutongscanbepreserved.三、过去的七年,中国的房地产(realestate)业经历了前所未有的高速增长。对于那些月薪较低却渴望在大城市拥有一套属于自己的体面、舒适的栖身之所的人来说,高昂的房价是他们无法承受的负担。鉴于这一状况,政府近来采取了一系列的措施来防止房价过快增长,包括提高利率及增加房产税等。目前,这些措施在部分城市已经取得了初步的成效。Inthepastsevenyea
7、rs,China’srealestateindustryhasdevelopedinarecordhighspeed.Forthosewhoearnlessbutareeagertoownadecentandcomfortableplaceoftheirowninabigcity,thehighhousingpriceisaheavyburdenthattheycannotafford.Forthisreason,thegovernmenthastakenaseriesofmeasurestopreventthehousingpricef
8、romrisingtoofast,includingraisinginterestratesandincreasingtaxesonrealestateetc.Presently,thesem