2019年6月四级真题(第一套)翻译解析
参考译文

The lion dance has been a traditional Chinese folk art for more than 2,000 years. In the lion dance, two performers share a lion costume, one moving the head and the other moving the body and tail. They skillfully cooperate to imitate the various movements of a lion. As the king of beasts, the lion symbolizes happiness and good luck, so people usually perform lion dances during the Spring Festival and other festivals. Lion dances can also be seen on other important occasions, such as store openings and wedding ceremonies, which often attract many people to watch.

难点注释

1. 翻译第一句时，“作为中国传统民间表演”可以用be a traditional Chinese folk art来表达，也可以用“as+名词短语”来表达；“已有2,000多年历史”可译为has been...for more than 2,000 years。

2. 第二句中，“狮子舞”指具体的舞狮表演，可用the lion dance来表达；“一个舞动头部，另一个舞动身体和尾巴”可处理为现在分词短语作状语。

3. 第三句可以有两种处理方式：一是像译文那样将“模仿狮子的各种动作”处理为目的状语，二是将“模仿狮子的各种动作”作为谓语，把“熟练配合”处理为方式状语by cooperating skillfully。

4. 第四句前半句中“兽中之王”和“象征幸福和好运”是因果关系，可处理成“状语+主干”结构，译为“As/Being the king of beasts, the lion symbolizes/is symbolic of/a symbol of...”或“The lion is the king of beasts, symbolizing...”。

5. 第五句相对较长，“出现在其他重要场合”可处理为主干，还可译为is also likely to occur on other important occasions；“往往……”是结果，可处理为非限制性定语从句；“许多人”在此处指很多观众，故后面部分还可译为which tend to attract/more often than not attract a large audience。