2018上半年翻譯考試catti三級(jí)筆譯試題：賀蘭山巖畫

　　漢譯英

　　作為遠(yuǎn)古人類留給我們的寶貴的文化遺產(chǎn)，巖畫堪稱是記載人類早期社會(huì)生活的百科全書，它不僅傳承著源遠(yuǎn)流長的古代文明，也是史前人類文化、宗教、民俗以及原始藝術(shù)史的見證。

　　在世界上，中國巖畫是誕生最早、分布最廣、內(nèi)容最豐富的國家之一，而賀蘭山又是華夏土地上遺存最集中、題材最廣泛、保存最完好的巖畫地區(qū)之一。在賀蘭山腹地，共發(fā)現(xiàn) 20 余處遺存巖畫，其中最具代表性的是賀蘭山賀蘭口巖畫。

　　賀蘭山巖畫在山口內(nèi)外分布著近 6000 幅巖畫，其中罕為人見的人面像巖畫就有 70幅之多。據(jù)考證，賀蘭山口巖畫是不同時(shí)期先后刻制的，大多為北方游牧民族創(chuàng)作.巖畫造型粗獷稚拙、構(gòu)圖樸實(shí)自然，牛、馬、驢、鹿、鳥、虎等動(dòng)物栩栩如生，各種人頭的造型同樣是千奇百態(tài)。憑著自己對(duì)社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的理解與感悟，對(duì)美好生活的追求與向往，把自己的親身感受與體驗(yàn)，忠實(shí)地記錄在巖石之上，同時(shí)也為后人留下了神秘瑰麗的賀蘭山巖畫。

　　有學(xué)者說賀蘭口是史前人類憑借自然魅力打造的祭祀圣地，又有專家認(rèn)為，賀蘭口巖畫是象形文字前的圖畫文字，在文字沒有發(fā)明前，這里的人們艱難地把他們的理想、愿望、歡樂、悲傷，通過巖畫的形式表現(xiàn)出來。于是，在亙古不變的賀蘭山上，寫就了一部史前人類的“天書”。

　　參考譯文：

　　As an invaluable cultural legacy left over from ancient times, rock paintings can be collectively billed as an encyclopedia that documents how humankind ever lived in early days of human society. These time-honored paintings are convenient carriers of ancient civilizations and bear witness to pre-historic cultures, religions, folkways and primitive arts.

　　China is home to some of the earliest rock paintings of humankind, with its rock painting collection being one of the extensive in geographical distribution and the richest in subject matter worldwide. Helan Mountain is blessed with one of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in China. Rock paintings here are some of the best preserved in China covering the most extensive subject matters. Of 20-odd rock painting heritage sites discovered here so far, the most representative are Helankou paintings. Of nearly 6,000 rock paintings inside and outside of Helanshankou or the Helan Mountain pass, up to 70 are rare paintings of human faces. Archeological findings suggest that Helankou paintings were carved at different periods of time and that most of them were creations of nomadic tribes in north China. These rock paintings are plain and simple in shape and style, featuring lifelike images of cows, horses, donkeys, deer, birds and tigers and diversified shapes of human heads. Ancient rock painters literally recorded in their works their perceptions of social realities and aspirations for a better life as well as their hands-on experience. This artistic documentation has translated into mysterious, magnificent rock painting legacy as we see today.

　　Some scholars argue that Helankou represents a pre-historic, naturally crafted shrine, while some others contend that Helankou rock paintings stand for pictograph which preceded hieroglyph. With the absence of written language back then, they say, local people resorted to these pictographic signs as a way of expressing their ideals, wishes, happiness and sadness.Thankfully, their painstaking efforts have resulted in an impressive pre-historic “book from heaven” carved on the eternally immutable Helan Mountain.