2015年6月英语六级翻译新题型练习

      【汉语】

　　从某种意义上说，汉语是一种很古老的语言，其最早的汉字已有近四千年的历史了。汉字在其漫长的发展史中演化成许多不同的书写形式，例如篆书、隶 书、楷书和行书。中国书法家往往使汉字的字形夸张以取得艺术效果，例如旅游胜地的一些石刻碑文。中国书法是一门研究艺术，随着各位学习兴趣的提高，我们将 适时介绍中国书法的流派，以及如何欣赏中国书法的艺术性。

　　【翻译译文】

　　In a sense, Chinese is a very old language, and its earliest characters date back nearly four thousand years ago.

　　During their long history of development, Chinese characters have evolved into many different script forms,such as the Seal script, Clerical script, Regular script and Running script. Chinese calligraphers usually render their Chinese characters in ways that exaggerate the form to yield artistic beauty, such as those in stone inscriptions seen in tourist resorts. Chinese calligraphy is a subject of artistic study. As your interest in Chinese character system increases in the days to come, we will introduce in due time the different schools of Chinese calligraphy, and how to appreciate the artistic beauty of Chinese calligraphy.

　　【重点词汇】

　　从某种意义上说 in a sense

　　汉字 Chinese character

　　演化 evolve

　　书写形式 script form

　　篆书 Seal script

　　隶书 Clerical script

　　楷书 Regular script

　　行书 Running script

　　书法家 calligrapher

　　致使 render

　　取得 yield

　　旅游胜地 tourist resort

　　石刻碑文 stone inscription

　　适时 in due time

　　欣赏 appreciate