To do a good job in translation is to practice hard, practice makes perfect, and constantly improve the translation level through hard practice. Here are some strategies for answering CET-6 translation questions, hoping to help everyone!
In terms of vocabulary, pay attention to special vocabulary.
For example, China's traditional medicine and Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine = Chinese medicine, qigong = breathing control, internal factors (happiness, anger, worry, sadness, panic and fear) and external factors (six evils, wind, cold, heat, humidity and fire). Other words of China traditional culture, such as porcelain, pottery, embroidery, sculpture, palace lantern, Chinese painting, paper cutting, ink painting, etc. You should pay attention to accumulation when you see it at ordinary times, so that you can't write it when you understand it in the exam. There will also be jokes about turning the four great inventions into "Star Wars", the compass into "GPS" and the gunpowder into "TNT". In addition, you can buy a book "Interpretation Template for Intermediate and Senior Interpreters", which lists common translation scenes, such as China festivals, historical events, economic culture, tourism activities, social development and other related vocabulary, and pay attention to the switching rules between Chinese and English. At the same time, you can pay attention to some English magazines and newspapers that mainly reflect China society. Look at the headlines of the website every day, and you can learn a lot of expressions based on the news of New China [Weibo].
In terms of sentences, writing long and difficult sentences can increase scores.
Another difficulty in paragraph translation is to overcome long and difficult sentences. Usually, we should increase the analysis of long and difficult sentences, so that we can write sentence patterns with wonderful scores in the exam. Let's take the traditional culture of China as an example.
Beijing opera has also won the love of many foreign opera fans. Another feature of Beijing Opera is the so-called Lian Po. This fascinates many foreigners. Peking Opera masks are different from masks worn by westerners at masquerade parties. They are patterns painted on the actors' faces. Peking Opera masks symbolize the characters' personalities, and different colors represent different personalities. For example, black stands for honest and frank, white stands for betrayal and cunning, and red stands for loyalty.
Pecking drama is also deeply loved by many overseas fans. Another feature of Beijing Opera is the so-called Lian Po, which many foreigners find very interesting. Unlike masks worn by westerners at masquerade parties, Peking Opera masks are colorful patterns painted on performers' faces. Lian Po is a symbol of Chinese characters, and different colors represent different characteristics. For example, black means integrity, white means betrayal or deception, and red usually means loyalty.
For example, diet:
The food in the Spring Festival is more particular. In addition to common seafood, poultry and meat, people also cook some traditional dishes according to local habits.
During the Spring Festival, people are usually very picky about food. In addition to popular seafood, poultry and meat, people also prepare some traditional dishes according to local customs.
Take Chinese medicine as an example:
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated in the Shennong era 6,000 years ago, and the era in which the famous China ancient drug king lived was considered as the embryonic stage in the history of TCM.
Traditional Chinese medicine originated in the Shennong era 6000 years ago. Shennong, a famous ancient herb master in China, lived in this era, which is considered as the embryonic stage of the development of traditional Chinese medicine.
Or translated into:
Traditional Chinese medicine originated from Shennong, a famous ancient herb master in China. He lived about 6,000 years ago, which was considered as the embryonic period of the development of traditional Chinese medicine.
When analyzing long and difficult sentences with many clauses, there are two main ways to find the starting point of the sentence. One is directly seen, that is, that, which, who, when and other conjunctions; The other is potential, that is, various verb forms, including do, to do (used alone), done and so on.
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