2016年12月英语四级翻译真题及答案（卷一）

2016年12月英语四级翻译真题及答案（卷一）

Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese to English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

在中国文化中，黄颜色是一种很重要的颜色，因为它具有独特的象征意义。在封建(feudal)社会中，它象征统治者的权力和权威。那时，黄色是专为皇帝使用的颜色，皇家宫殿全都漆成黄色，皇袍总是黄色的，而普通老百姓是禁止穿黄色衣服的。在中国，黄色也是收获的象征。秋天庄稼成熟时，田野变得一片金黄。人们兴高采烈，庆祝丰收

参考译文

In Chinese culture, yellow is a very important color because of /due to/ on account of its unique symbolic meaning. In feudal society, it symbolizes rulers’ power and authority. At that time, yellow was exclusivelyused byemperors: the royal palace was entirely painted yellow and the imperial robe always yellow; while common people were forbidden to wear yellow clothes. In China, yellow also symbolizes harvest/ is the symbol of harvest. When crops are ripe in autumn, the fields take on a golden look, and people celebrates the good harvest cheerfully.

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