2014年12月英语六级翻译冲刺练习2

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　　对于大部分同学来说，改革后的英语四六级考试中，翻译题型是大家的一根软肋，那么，在考前仅剩一个多月的时间里，怎样提高自己的英语翻译能力呢?下面，我们一起来练习一下英语六级考试翻译题型。

【翻译原文】
　　石狮(stone lion)由石头刻成，是中国传统建筑中常见的装饰物。一般来说，石狮是指大门外的一对狮子;然而，他们的外表却不是我们所熟悉的狮子。也许中国古代的大多数中原人从未见过真正的狮子。据说，狮子是在汉朝时由西域(the Western Region)引入中国的。在中国文化中，狮子是神话中的形象，而非真正的动物。狮子被视为神兽(divine beast)。中国人认为它可以驱除邪灵。一般情况下，根据中国传统文化，石狮应该是一对。通常雌狮子的两爪之间会刻一只幼狮，而雄狮则是用一只爪子玩球。

【参考译文】
　　Stone lions are carved out of stone, which is thecommon ornament in Chinese traditionalarchitecture.Generally, stone lions refer to the pairedlions out side the gate;however, their appearancesare not the lions we are familiar with. Maybe mostpeople in the central plains of ancient China hadnever seen a real lion. It is said lions were introduced into China in the Han Dynasty from theWestern Region.In Chinese culture, lion is a mythical figure rather than a real animal. Lion isregarded as the divine beast. Chinese people think that lions can drive away the evilspirits.Generally，it should be a pair of lions according to Chinese traditional culture.The femalelion is usually carved to have a child lion between her paws，while the male lion is playing a ballwith one paw.