英语六级中翻英真题练习：吹唐人和茶文化翻译两篇

在做英语六级翻译，不难发现翻译题大部分是中国传统文化之类。所以，考生词汇方面在备考的时候关注特殊词汇，特别是有关中国传统文化方面的词汇。
例题一：
作为中国传统的民间艺术，吹糖人(Sugar Figure Blowing Art)历史悠久，然而 随着中国经济的发展，这一艺术正渐渐消失。据说这一民间艺术始于宋朝，当时被称为戏剧糖果(operacandy)。吹糖人以糖作为基本材料，糖人艺人用自己的方法熬糖,然后吹成各种人物。艺人先把糖加热到适当的温度，然后拉一些糖稀(syrup)捏成一团，再用各种技巧做出不同的形状,并涂上鲜艳的颜色。这种艺术是手、眼、心、 呼吸和一定温度所需时间控制的真正结合。一项技术不过关，整个过程都会失败。
参考译文:
As a truditional Chinese folk art, the Sugar Figure Blowing Art have a long history. But it is gradually disappearing in the process of economic development in China. It is said that this folk drt was formed in the Song Dynasty; at that time it wan called opera candy. The Sugar Figure Blowing Art uses sugar as its basic material, and the artists have their own ways to boil sugar and blow it into various figures. Artists heat up sugar to proper temperature, then pull some syrup and knead it to a ball. Then they make different shapes by using different skills and paint bright colors on the figures. This art is really a combination of hand, eye, heart, breath, and the timing of temperature skill.If there is one skill you couldn’t perform well, the whole procedure will be a failure.
例题二：
茶文化是中国传统文化的重要组成部分，有着悠久的历史。一代代的种植者和生产者使中国制茶工艺变得日臻完善。茶和中国文化有着极其紧密的联系。茶研究涉及的范围很广，有着丰富的内容。中国茶可以分为五类。每一种都有不同于其他种类的味道和外观。绿茶是办公室职员的最佳选择，它有助于防止电脑辐射(computer radiation)，补充人体水分(moisture content)。
参考答案：
With a long history, tea culture is an important partof Chinese traditional culture. Generations ofgrowers and producers have perfected the Chineseway of manufacturing tea. Tea has an extremelyclose relationship with Chinese culture. The study oftea covers a wide field and has a very rich content. Chinese tea can be classified into fivecategories. Each kind is different from others in flavor and appearance. Green tea is the bestoption for office workers since it can help prevent computer radiation and supplementmoisture content of the human body.