四级翻译培训一.ppt

　　　The Lantern Festival (or Yuanxiao Jie) is a traditional Chinese festival, which is celebrated on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. Chinese started to celebrate the Lantern Festival from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 23 AD). Like most other Chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the Festival. It is also believed that the festival has Taoist origins. 　　　This is a festival for people having fun. On the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing Chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. There is really a lot of fun for the young and the old. Yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or Tangyuan is the special food for the Lantern Festival. Passage 3 　　　今天的重阳节，被赋予了新的含义，在1989年，我国把每年的九月九日定为老人节，传统与现代巧妙地结合，成为尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的老年人的节日。　　　 　　　Today, the Double Nine Festival has got some more meaning. In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Ninth Day of the Ninth lunar month as Seniors Day, which combines the modern meaning with the old tradition, on which day people show their respect, memory, love and care for the elderly. 　　　 全国各机关、团体、街道，往往都在此时组织从工作岗位上退下来的老人们秋游赏景，或临水玩乐，或登山健体，让身心都沐浴在大自然的怀抱里；不少家庭的晚辈也会搀扶着年老的长辈到郊外活动或为老人准备礼物。(169) Since then, all government units, organizations and street communities will organize an autumn trip each year for those who have retired from their posts. At the waterside or on the mountains, the seniors will find themselves merged into nature. Younger generations will bring elder ones to suburban areas or send gifts to them on this day. Passage 4 　　　冬至，是我国农历中一个非常重要的节气，也是一个传统节日，至今仍有不少地方有过冬至节的习俗。冬至是北半球全年中白天最短、黑夜最长的一天，过了冬至，白天就会一天天变长。古人对冬至的说法是：阴极之至，阳气始生，日南至，日短之至，日影长之至，故曰“冬至”。现在，一些地方还把冬至作为一个节日来过。北方地区有冬至宰羊，吃饺子的习俗，南方地区在这一天则有吃冬至米团、冬至长线面的习惯。各个地区在冬至这一天还有祭天祭祖的习俗。(210) 　　　Winter Solstice is one of the most important seasonal points in Chinese lunar calendar, and a tra