英语四级翻译练习题：茶

　　中国是茶的故乡。据说早在五六千年前，中国就有了茶树(tea- shrub),而且有关茶树的人类文明可以追溯到两千年前。来自中国的 茶和丝绸、瓷器(porcelain)—样，在1000年前为世界所知，而且一 直是中国重要的出口产品。目前世界上40多个国家种植茶，其中亚 洲国家的产量占世界总产量的90%。其他国家的茶树都直接或间接 地起源于中国。

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　　China is the homeland of tea. It is believed that China has tea- shrubs as early as five to six thousand years ago，and human cultivation of teaplants can date back two thousand years. Tea from China，along with her silk and porcelain, began to be known the world over more than a thousand years ago and has since always been an important Chinese export. At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries producing 90% of the world’s total output. All tea trees in other countries have their origin directly or indirectly in China.

英语四级翻译练习题：中国肥胖问题

　　国家体育总局(the General Administration of Sport)在一项调查中 发现，自2010年以来，20-39岁的中国人体重增加更多——1.9千克。 这个年龄段中超过11%的人属于肥胖，这在三年的时间里就上涨了 两个百分点。

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　　China’s young adults are gaining more weight and exercising less than their elders. Chinese from ages 20 to 39 have put on more kilograms — 1.9 kg ——than other adults since 2010，the General Administration of Sport found in a survey. More than 11% from the age group were obese, up two percentage points in only three years.

英语四级翻译练习题：台风“潭美”

　　星期四这天，围观者们聚集在一起观看暴风的时候，台风“潭美”(Typhoon Trami)引发的60英尺高的海水，在海宁市附近的海岸 突然落下。当时并没有立刻弄清楚人们伤势有多严重，也没有任何 死亡的报告。这场台风是由于浙江省东部的暴雨和时速80英里的风 引起的，它迫使40万人离开家园，造成了数百万美元的损失。

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　　The 60-foot wall of water — triggered by Typhoon Trami — crashed on the shore near the city of Haining，where onlookers gathered to watch the storm on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how bad the people were injured. There were no reports of any deaths. The typhoon — which caused heavy rain and 80-mph winds along the eastern Zhejiang Province — forced over 400,000 people to be evacuated from their homes and caused millions of dollars of damage.

英语四级翻译练习题：泼水节

　　泼水节(Water-Spri nk|ing Festi va|)是傣族最隆重的节日，也可以称之为傣族的“新年”。泼水节已有700多年的历史，一般在每年的4月13日举行，持续3至7天。大家用纯净的清水相互泼洒，祈求洗去过去一年的不顺，新的一年带着美好的愿望再次出发。人们把第三天视为最美好最吉祥的日子。在这天，人们观看龙舟竞赛，跳孔雀舞。活动内容丰富，场面极为热闹。除了我国傣族，亚洲其他国家，如泰国，也有庆祝泼水节的习俗。

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　　Water-Sprinkling Festival(Songkran)is the most important festival of the Dai Ethnic People，which can be also called‘'New Year”of Dai People. Songkran has over 700 years of history.It’s generally held on April 13 each year and lasts about 3-7 days.People splash each other with pure water,to wash away the bad luck in the past year,so as to start again with good wishes for the new year.The third day is taken as the most wonderful and auspicious day.On this day，people watch dragon boat races，and perform Peacock dances，with abundant activities of festival happiness.In addition to the Dai people in China，Songkran Festival is also observed by other Asian countries including Thailand.