2019年6月英语四级翻译答案试卷一：灯笼

灯笼起源于东汉，最初主要用于照明。在唐代，人们用红灯笼来庆祝安定的生活，从那时起，灯笼在中国的许多地方流行起来。灯笼通常用色彩鲜艳的薄纸制作，形状和尺寸各异。在中国传统文化中，红灯签象征生活美满和生意兴隆，通常在春节、元宵节和国庆等节日期间悬挂。如今，世界上许多其他地方也能看到红灯笼。

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Lanterns, which originated from the East Han Dynasty,was first used for lighting. In the Tang Dynasty, they were used to celebrate the peaceful life. From then on,lanterns have  become popular in various parts of China. A lantern is usually made of thin papers of O various  colours,  shapes  and  sizes.Red lanterns symbolize  happy  life  and  prosperous business in traditional Chinese culture and thus are hung up during holidays and festivals such as the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival and National Day. Today, red lanterns0 can be seen in many places of the world.