2018年大學英語四級翻譯試題庫及答案:龍門石窟
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龍門石窟
龍門石窟位于龍門峽谷東西兩崖的峭壁間,開鑿于北魏孝文帝年間,之后歷經(jīng)連續(xù)大規(guī)模營造達400余年之久,南北長達1公里,今存有窟龕2345個,造像10萬余尊,碑刻題記2800余品。龍門石窟是中國石刻藝術(shù)寶庫之一,是國家5A級景區(qū)。2000年被聯(lián)合國科教文組織列為世界文化遺產(chǎn)。
參考譯文
The Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes, between the cliffs of the east and west of Longmen Canyon, began being built during the period of Emperor Xiaowen in the northern Wei Dynasty and underwent continuous, large-scale construction for 400 years. The distance between the north and the south amounts to one kilometer, and it embodies the collection of 2,345 pieces of niches, more than 100 thousand statues, as well as 2,800 inscriptions. The Longmen Grottoes, one of the treasure houses of stone carving art in China, and a national 5A-class scenic spot, was listed as a world heritage cultural site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2000.
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龍門石窟(Longmen Grottoes)坐落于洛陽市南。它和云岡石窟(Yungang Caves)、莫髙窟(Mogao Caves)被視為中國最著名的三大石窟。許多關(guān)于藝術(shù)、音樂、宗教、書法、醫(yī)藥、服裝和建筑的歷史資料都保存在龍門石窟里。龍門石窟1400個洞穴內(nèi)有多達10萬座雕像,雕像髙度從1英寸到57英尺不等。這些作品完全致力于佛教主題,代表了中國石刻藝術(shù)的巔峰。
參考譯文:
Longmen Grottoes are located in the south of Luoyang city.Longmen Grottoes,Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as three most famous grottoes in China.Lots of historical materials concerning art,music,religion,calligraphy,medicine,costume and architecture are kept in Longmen Grottoes.There are as many as 100,000 statues within the 1,400 caves,ranging from 1 inch to 57 feet in height.These works that are entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion,represent the peakedness of Chinese stone carving art.
翻譯解析
1.龍門石窟坐落于洛陽市南:其中“石窟”也就是“洞穴”,可譯為grotto,它變復教時要加es!白溆凇笨勺g為be located in,locate意為“坐落于,確定…的位置”。
2.它和云岡石窟、莫高窟被視為中國最著名的三大石窟:其中“被視為”可譯為be regarded as,也可用be considered as或be seen as來表示。
3.這些作品完全致力于佛教主題,代表了中國石刻藝術(shù)的巔峰:其中“致力于”可譯為 be devoted to,devote意為“奉獻,把...專用于”,devote oneself to 意為“獻身于;沉溺于”!按怼笨勺g為represent,stand for也有“代表”的意思;前者多指實體代表,后者多指抽象物體代表!皫p峰”可譯為peakedness。