六級段落翻譯_舞獅

舞獅

中國是舞獅運(yùn)動的發(fā)源地。舞獅自問世以來，深受歷代各族人民的喜愛。舞獅歷史悠久，可以追溯到2000多年以前。有記錄表明，早在唐朝的時候，舞獅就已經(jīng)在皇室上演。舞獅表演可分為文獅 （Wenshi）和武獅 （Wushi）。前者表現(xiàn)的獅子溫順、有趣，而與友好的文獅相反，武獅則表現(xiàn)獅子的力量。由于中國人相信獅子是祥瑞 （auspicious）之獸，舞獅能夠帶來好運(yùn)，所以每逢春節(jié)或其他一些慶典活動，都會通過舞獅來祈求吉利。

翻譯點(diǎn)撥

1. 是……的發(fā)源地：即“起源于”，可以用be home to或者originate from來表達(dá)。

2. 舞獅歷史悠久，可以追溯到2000多年以前：翻譯為It has a long history stretching back over 2,000 years。stretch back意為“回溯到”。

3. 有記錄表明：此處可以簡潔地翻譯為Records show，而不用譯為There are records which show。

4. 早在唐朝的時候：翻譯為as early as the Tang Dynasty。

5. 祈求：翻譯為pray for。pray意為“祈禱，懇求”，常與介詞for搭配。

參考譯文

Lion Dance

China is home to the lion dance. The dance has been popular among people from various ethnic groups for generations since its inception. It has a long history stretching back more than 2,000 years. Records show that the lion dance had been performed for the royal family as early as the Tang Dynasty. The performance can be classified into Wenshi (civil lion) and Wushi (martial lion). The former depicts a docile and amusing lion. Contrary to its friendly cousin, Wushi portrays the power of the lion. As Chinese people believe that the lion is an auspicious animal and the lion dance would bring them good luck, so that the lion dance is often performed to pray for good luck at the Spring Festival and other ceremonies.

知識小貼士

舞獅起源眾說不一。較為可靠的說法是“獅”本來是和“龍”、“麒麟（Chinese unicorn）”一樣都只是神話中的動物。后來，隨著中國與西域（the Western Regions）之間的文化交流，波斯使者把獅子等動物運(yùn)到中國。獅子體型威武，被譽(yù)為百獸之王，而當(dāng)時我國中原（Central Plains）地帶不產(chǎn)獅子，因此一般也不受獅患所害，民間便對獅子有了親切感，把它當(dāng)成威武（might）與吉祥的象征，并希望用獅子威猛的形象驅(qū)魔趕邪，便造成獅形以示威武。隨著人們對獅子的喜愛增加，人們不再滿足于屋檐、石欄、印章、年畫上靜止的獅子藝術(shù)形象，他們要讓獅子活起來，于是便創(chuàng)造了模擬獅子行為的舞蹈，再加以改進(jìn)和發(fā)展成了舞獅。至唐朝，舞獅已然成為一種大型的宮廷舞蹈表演。白居易曾在詩中這樣描述獅子舞：“假面胡人假面獅，刻木為頭絲作尾，金鍍眼睛銀貼齒，奮迅毛衣擺雙耳……”。