国画作为一种中国的传统艺术,它的悠久历史可以追溯到战国时期(the warring States Period),那时就出现了画在丝织品上的绘画。国画的工具和材料有毛笔(brush pen)、墨、纸和丝绸等。画的内容以山水、花鸟和人物为主。画面旁常有诗词,诗词往往代表画家的思想,也能突出整幅画的意象和主题。每位国画画家都有自己独特的特点,齐白石善于画虾,徐悲鸿善于画正在奔跑的马。国画体现了国人对自然、社会、哲学、宗教和道德等方面的认识,是中华文化的重要组成部分。
参考答案:As a traditional art of China, the history of Chinese painting can date back to the Warring States Period, when paintings on silk fabrics appeared. The tool and material of Chinese painting include the brush pen, ink, paper and silk, etc. and the content of Chinese painting mainly involves landscapes, birds, flowers and human figures. Usually there is one poem alongside the painting, which often expresses the painter's thought and highlights the image and theme of the whole painting. Every painter of Chinese painting has his/her own peculiar traits. Qi Baishi is good at painting shrimps, while Xu Beihong is adept at painting running horses. As an important part of Chinese culture, Chinese painting embodies Chinese people's understanding of nature, society, philosophy, religion, morality, etc.
参考答案:Tea is a special drink of Chinese people and plays an important role in their daily life. As one of the world's main tea producing countries, China has various types of tea, the representatives of which are green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, etc. Different types of tea have different functions and drinking tea on a regular basis is of great benefit to health. Tea culture has a long history in China, and drinking tea has been a pastime of Chinese people. In addition, Chinese people also enjoy treating guests with tea. Chinese tea culture has permeated into every aspect of Chinese culture, including the fields of poetry, painting, religion, medicine and so on.
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1.第二句较长,可将“中国的茶叶种类繁多”处理成主句,“具有代表性的有绿茶、红茶……”用非限制性定语从句the representatives of which...来表达,使译文更地道。
2.第三句“不同的茶叶……很大益处”中的“长期饮用”不宜翻译成drinking for a long time,而是翻译成 drinking tea on a regular basis,更贴近英文的表达习惯。“对身体有很大益处”译成了is of great benefit to health(对健康有很大益处),这里不宜将“身体”直译为body,因为此处的“身体”是指“身体的健康状况”,因而用health来表达。
3.第四句“茶文化在中国历史悠久……”中的“一直是”表达的是从过去到现在以及将来可能持续下去的状态,故须用现在完成时态 drinking tea has been a pastime of...。
4.最后一句中的“……的各个方面”的英文表达为every aspect of...,这个短语在英文中应用频率较高;后半句的“包括诗词、绘画、宗教、医学等领域”使用现在分词短语including the fields of...来表达。