几篇翻译范例

亚欧合作

中国有句古话：“相知无远近，万里尚为邻”。中国与亚洲各国山水相连，共同铸就了灿烂的亚洲文明；古老而美丽的丝绸之路，谱写了中欧千年往来的美好篇章。中国与亚欧各国的互利合作正在步入一个全新的阶段。中国将致力于同亚欧各国发展有活力和长期稳定的全面合作关系，与亚欧各国互相支持，携手前进，共创美好的未来。

Euro-Asian Cooperation

In China, there is an old saying, “Long distances never separate close friends.”Linked and intertwined by mountains and rivers, China and other Asian countries have helped to build a splendid Asian civilization. The ancient Silk Road recorded great chapters in the history of exchange between China and Europe in previous millennia. Now, China and other Asian counties as well as European countries have marched into a brand-new era of cooperation and mutual benefit. China will devote itself to building dynamic, stable, and long-term cooperation in various fields across Asia and Europe and marching forward, with other counties on the two continents, in a concerted effort to attain a brighter future.

四合院

中国旧事家庭重视家庭成员间的长幼有序和伦理观念，其住宅为了适应这种需要建成了四合院。在高高的地基上，中间是正房，两边是厢房。房屋的分配按辈分的大小来决定，长辈住正房，晚辈住厢房。富贵人家的房屋也是四合院，只是院落较多而已。宫廷和寺庙，院落更大，一道道地进去，更使人有种庄严高贵的感觉。随着时代的演变，现在中国都市里的房屋很多已经西化了，虽然住进了一排排的公寓，但是他们生活的方式仍然保持着过去的优良传统。

Quadrangle Courtyard

Quadrangle Courtyards were designed by the Chinese to meet the needs both of ancient family hierarchy and of concepts of civil ethics. The principal room in the courtyard is located in the middle, on a high foundation with wing-rooms on both sides. These rooms were distributed according to seniority in the family, with elders living in the principal rooms and the juniors in the wing-rooms. The rich family used the same style of home with more rooms, which corresponded with the wealth of the family. Even Chinese palaces and temples boast huge courtyards, to be entered one by one, and designed to fill the entrants with a sense of solemnity and nobleness. With the change of the times, many houses in Chinese cities have become westernized. Though living in the apartments, the Chinese still preserve their good traditional ways of living.

琴棋书画

中国人最懂得消遣，中国从前的读书人，闲暇时间以琴棋书画作为消遣。在中国人看来，艺术品的好坏，意味着作者人格的高低，所以弹琴，下棋、写作和绘画，都代表着一个人的修养。弹琴不是要做音乐家，而是随着美妙的琴声，进入一个辽阔的世界，净化自己的心灵，下棋不是为了胜负，而是磨练耐性和使人眼光远大。写字不仅是把字写漂亮，同时也是为了陶冶情操。绘画则是借着画面上的简单线条，表现自己想象的世界。

Music, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting

Chinese people have the best idea about recreation. Scholars of ancient times enjoyed themselves through music, chess, calligraphy and painting in their leisure time. In the eyes of the Chinese people, the quality of the artifacts is a reflection of the character of the creator. Thus, playing musical instruments, playing chess, writing calligraphy or painting show one’s culture. By playing music, one does not aim to be a musician but to enter a broader world, purifying one’s

soul in the beautiful music. By playing chess, one does not aim to be the winner but to cultivate patience and foresight. By calligraphy, one aims not only to write beautifully but also to improve his mind. Through painting, one expresses an imaginary world with simple lines.

庙会

在中国各地，过去不论乡村、城市，到处都有庙。每年到了佛祖或神灵的祭日，都在庙会前广场上搭台演戏。这时候，大家都来看戏，小贩也前来摆地摊，做生意。逛庙会的人们，既可以进香，又可以看戏，还可以买东西。因此在庙会期间，天天都是非常热闹的。人们坐车子走几十里路，除了烧香还愿之外，还达到了交际、娱乐、旅行和购物的目的。这种庙会通常都是一年一次，为期最多不过半个月，日期一过，马上就冷落下来了。

Temple Fair

Temples abounded across China, both in the countryside and in the cities. Every year on the fete-days of Buddha or other gods, stages were set up for performances on the square before the temples. Many people came for the play, and the vendors put up stalls to do business. Those who came for the temple fair offered incense to Buddha, watched the play and did some shopping at the same time. Hence the temple fairs were full of hustle and bustle every day. People took wagons or walked for miles to the temple fair, fulfilling the purpose of communication, entertainment, travel and shopping apart from offering incense. Such temple fairs were often held once a year for at most half a month; after which the temple became desolate with far fewer visitors.

中国菜

中国菜闻名全世界，中国人研究吃的艺术，已经有近三千年的历史。中国人的食物种类多的数不清，不论是天上飞的，地上跑的，水里游的，都被烧成了菜，端到饭桌上。烧菜是一种艺术：把菜烧熟，人人都能做到；把菜烧的味道鲜美，就不那么容易了。中国人自己的生活虽然清苦，但在招待客人的时候，总要把最好的食物拿出来，而且数量特别丰富，使客人感到宾至如归。中国人虽然讲究吃，但是他们非常看不起那种只追求衣食享受的人。这种观念是受了传统的儒家和道家思想的影响。

Chinese food is well-known across the world. The art of preparing food in China goes back nearly 3,000 years. There are numerous varieties of food for Chinese people: the creatures flying in the air, walking on the ground and swimming in the water can all be made into dishes to be served on dinner tables. Cooking can be considered an art, since it is easy for everybody to simply cook dishes but hard to make them tasty and delicious. However difficult their life is, they always present their best food to guests in such abundance that the guests will feel at home. Though fond of eating, Chinese people despise those who indulge themselves in physical pleasures. This ideology derives from the influence of traditional Confucianism and Taoism.