2017年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)翻譯試題庫(kù)：泥人張

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　　泥人張

　　“泥人張”是中國(guó)北方流傳的一種民間彩塑，深得當(dāng)?shù)匕傩障矏?ài)。它創(chuàng)始于清代(the Qing Dynasty)末年，至今已有180多年的歷史�！澳嗳藦垺钡膭�(chuàng)始人叫張明山，生于天津，家境貧寒，從小跟父親以捏泥人(clayfigure)為業(yè)。張明山的泥人，有民間故事中的人物，也有小說(shuō)、戲曲中的角色，有現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的勞動(dòng)人民，有正面人物，還有反面人物。因此，他的作品具有濃厚的趣味性。

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　　The “Clay Figure Zhang”

　　The “Clay Figure Zhang” is a kind of folk painted sculpture which is popular in NorthernChina, and deeply appreciated by local people. Its appearance can be dated back to late QingDynasty, having a history of more than 180 years until now. The “Clay Figure Zhang” wasfounded by Zhang Mingshan, who was born in Tianjin. He had been living his life by makingclay figures with his father since childhood because of the poverty of his family. Zhang's clayfigures are based on the figures in folk stories together with characters in novels andtraditional Chinese operas and working people in real life. Those figures can be positive ornegative. Therefore, his works are of great interestingness.