12月英语四级新题型翻译冲刺模拟练习精选试题（4）

　　1.李白是中国唐代著名的诗人之一。他因杰出的写诗才能，被赋予诗仙的称号。他的大部分诗写于唐朝兴盛和衰败时期。他是中国历史上最伟大的诗人之一。李白一生都过着流浪的生活。他有才华，但没有机会施 展。他很失望，心里愤愤不平。他必须通过喝酒和写诗来获得乐趣。然而我们可 能不得不感谢他悲惨的政治生活，否则我们将会失去一笔诗歌上的巨大财富。

　　翻译：Li Bai was one of the celebrated poets in the Tang Dynasty of China. He was endowed with the title of Poetic Genius for his brilliant talent in writing poems. Most of his poems were produced in the rise and fall period of the Tang Dynasty. He is one of the greatest poets in the history of China. Li Bai lived a wandering life all his life. He had talent but no opportunity to use it. He was very disappointed and resentful. He had to attain fun by drinking wine and writing poems. However, maybe we have to thank his miserable political life, or we will lose a great fortune in poetry.

　　2.太极拳是一种中国武术内家拳。它基于以柔克刚的原理，发端于中国古代，最开始是一种武术和自卫方式。随着时间的推移，人们开始通过练太极拳来改善健康状况、增加福祉。练习者用意念慢慢地、轻轻地移动身体, 同时深呼吸，因此有时被称为移动冥想。中国人通常会在清晨到附近的公园练习太极拳。

　　翻译：Taijiquan is one of the internal styles of Chinesemartial art. It is based on the principle of the softovercoming the hard and originated in ancient Chinaas a martial art and a means of self-defense. Overtime, people began to exercise it to improve theirhealth and well-being. Practicers move their bodies slowly，gently and with thought whilebreathing deeply，so it is sometimes referred to as moving meditation.Chinese commonlypractice Taijiquan in nearby parks in early morning.

　　3.中国人的姓名通常姓在前，名在后。中国有10多亿个名字，所以人们即便在随意场合也可能会连名带姓地介绍自己，这是很寻常的。历史上，人名的受欢迎稈度会随着时事而变化。例如，文化大革命期间，红颇受欢迎，因其代表革命。20世纪80年代改革开放时期，致富成为一个名字，因其意为变得富有。

　　翻译：In China the family name is usually in front of thegiven name. It isnt unusual for a man to introducehimself by his family name with given name even incasual situations because there are more than abillion given names. The Chinese given name has ahistory of changing with popularity depending on what events were going on. For instance,during the Cultural Revolution Hong was very popular as it presentsrevolution. During the reform and opening up in the 1980s, Zhifu became one given name asit means getting rich.