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大学英语六级段落翻译练习参考译文 Passage1:【参考译】 Facial makeup refers to the colorful painting on the face of the actors in Peking Opera, which is atraditional Chinese opera. It has certain format in terms of color,design and type. Red，yellow，white，black，purple，green and silver are the main colors used for facial makeup to represent different characters. The facial designs for the roles are made by painting, powdering and coloring in the basic forms of ZhengLzan ，San Kuai Wa Lian and SuiLian.These types are widely used to represent generals, officials，heroes, gods and ghosts. The Chou actors can be recognized by the patch of white in various shapes painted around the eyes and nose. Sometimes these patches are outlined in black, often called Xiao Hua Lian. 【词汇解析】 1.脸部的彩色化妆:可译为the colorful painting on the face。 2.在色彩、形式和类型上:可用词组in terms of表达，译为in terms of color, design and type。 3.整脸、三块瓦脸和碎脸:“整脸”是最原始的脸谱形式，利用双眉把脸分为额 和面两个部分的脸谱;“三块瓦脸”是在整脸的基础上再利用口鼻把面部分为左右的脸谱;“碎脸”是三块瓦脸的变种，其分界边缘花形极大，破坏了原有的轮廓。这里可先音译成汉语拼音，再在括号内加以解释说明。 4.形状各异的:即“不同形状的”，可译为in various shapes或in different shapes。 5.丑角:翻译为Chou actors，同样地，括号内可以加注解。 6.勾勒:翻译为outline。 Passageing State period. In history, about 20 walls were built, with the wall constructed during the Ming Dynasty being the longest, extending 6700km. China was the most technology advanced nation in the world then, so the wall was also the most sophisticated in structure. It was built to ward off the invasion of nomads from the north. 【点拨】 1. “长城是世界一大奇迹”翻译为“the Great Wall is a wonder of the world”。奇迹在英语中一般用wonder。在最著名的the seven wonders of the world中，长城也是其中之一。 2. 旺季 busy seasons 旺季就是热销的季节，生意也就特别忙活，所以这里用“忙活的季节”来翻译，可以体现出译者的变通能力。淡季可相应翻译为slack seasons。 3. 成群结队 hordes of tourists Horde大群人，还可译成“a huge crowd/throng”。 4. 现在，每年都有几百万人到长城游览。在旺季，几处最著名的景点总是让成群结队的游客挤得水泄不通。Now, millions of people journey to the Great Wall each year, making its

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