唐三彩(Tricolor-glazed Pottery of the Tang Dynasty)是一種著名陶瓷(pottery)。它的誕生可以追溯到唐朝以前。“三彩”是多彩的意思，并不是只有三種顏色。唐三彩吸取了中國國畫和雕塑(sculpture)的技巧，成為 一種風(fēng)格獨犄的藝術(shù)品。它以造型生動、色彩豐寓而著稱。唐代是一個繁榮昌盛的時代，唐三彩就盛行于此時。 在那時唐三彩不僅在國內(nèi)風(fēng)行一時，而且還聞名于海外。

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　　1.第2句中的“追溯到……”用動詞詞組date back to來表達，該詞組用主動語態(tài)，后接名詞或名詞短語。如果用trace back to，則用被動語態(tài)�！疤瞥�以前”應(yīng)理解為“唐朝以前的時期”，故翻譯時要采取“增譯”法，表 達為 the time before the Tang Dynasty。

　　2.第4句中的定語“中國國畫和雕塑的”較長，故將其處理成后置定語，用介詞短語of Chinese painting and sculpture來表達。仔細(xì)分析后發(fā)現(xiàn)，“成為一種風(fēng)格獨特的藝術(shù)品”表結(jié)果，故用不定式to form a unique style of arts來表達，作結(jié)果狀語。

　　3.倒數(shù)第2句“唐代是一個繁榮昌盛的時代，唐三彩就盛行于此時”如果逐字對譯為the Tang Dynasty was a time of prosperity, and the pottery was popular at this time 則顯得生硬、冗長。這里“此時”指的就是唐代，可用when引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，將兩分句結(jié)合起來使句子結(jié)構(gòu)更緊湊。

　　4.最后一句可套用not only... but also句型;“在國內(nèi)”和“于海外”作狀語置句末，分別用at home和abroad來表達。

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　　Tricolor-glazed Pottery of the Tang Dynasty is a kind of famous pottery. Its birth could date back to the time before the Tang Dynasty. "Tricolor" means a lot of colors rather than just three colors. The pottery absorbed the techniques of Chinese painting and sculpture to form a unique style of arts. It is known for its vivid figures and rich colors. The Tang Dynasty was a time of prosperity when the pottery was prevailing. At that time, tricolor-glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty was not only popular at home, but also well-known abroad.