大学英语六级翻译练习与解析

　　Patriotism,which refers to the love of one's countryand the willingness to sacrifice for it,is a necessarycriterion for us to evaluate one's virtue andconduct.Although Chinese people's patriotism hasdifferent contents and features in different historicalperiods,it's always associated with the love for the country,hometown,and people. Patriotism isa great cohesive force.When the country is invaded or split,people can always defend nationalunity and unification from the overall interests of the state and thejusticial cause of theChinese nation under the influence of patriotism. Meanwhile,patriotism is a strong andinspiring mental power that encourages people to render remarkable services and establisha distinguished career for the people and the country.

　　1.是指:即…refer to。而refer to…as…意为“把…称作…”。

　　2.在不同的历史时期:即in different historical periods。其中historical periods 意为“历史时期”。

　　3.凝聚力:即cohesive force。cohesive意为“紧密结合的”。

　　4.在…的影响下:可译为under the influence of...

　　5.和…联系在一起:可译为be associated with...或beconnected with...

　　助人为乐，是中华民族优良传统之一。通过“助人”，既向别人提供了帮助，又体现了一种自尊。帮助他人要摈弃私心杂念，不能处处为个人利益着想。遇事要多替别人考虑，主动伸手帮助那些需要帮助的人。做到助人为乐，要偷快面对生活，不能自寻烦恼。在帮助别人的同时，自己收获快乐，享受生活的乐趣。做到助人为乐，要积极行动起来，不能只说不做。要脚踏实地(be down-to-earth),热情周到地为他人服务，哪怕是简单的小事，也要从一点一滴做起。

　　Being ready to help others is one of the fine traditions of Chinese nation.By helping others，one not only offered help to others,but also expressed one kind of self-respect.To help others,one should give up selfishness and shouldn't consider his own interest all the time.Think more of others and initiatively give a hand to those that need help.To be ready to help others,one should live happily and avoid asking for trouble.When helping others, one can get happiness at the same time and enjoy the pleasure of life.To be ready to help others,one should take action actively instead of just saying it.Be down-to-earth, and offer service to others with passion.Even for the simple things,just start doing them bit by bit.

　　1.体现了一种自尊:可译为express one kind of self-respect。

　　2.摈弃私心杂念:“摈弃”可译为give up，也可用abandon或get rid of表达。“私心杂念”可理解为“自私”，因此可简单译为selfishness。

　　3.主动伸手帮助那些需要帮助的人:可译为initiatively givea hand to those that need help。

　　4.自寻烦恼:可译为ask for trouble。ask for有“自找”的意思。

　　选秀(draft),指选拔在某方面表现优秀的人。中国自古就有，古代选秀一般是宫廷选秀。从2004年《超级女声》开始，大众选秀节目开始进入我们的视线，这类几乎“零门槛(zero ofthreshold)”的选秀活动让所有人都有机会成为明星。之后的《好男儿》、《快乐男声》、《我型我秀》还有《中国好声音》等等选秀活动一一登场，几乎一刻都没有让中国的电视观众闲着。通过这些选秀活动，很多有才能的 “平民百姓”实现了自己的梦想，走上了星光大道(avenue of stars)。

　　A draft refers to a procedure during which people who perform well in a certain aspect are picked out.In ancient China,there were also drafts which generally referred to court drafts.From the year 2004 when Super Girl was on,talent show programs began to come into our sight.Such kind of nearly“zero threshold”talent show offers everyone an opportunity to become popular.Later,there came My Hero,Super Boy,My Show and The Voice of China.As these talent show programs appeared one by one,Chinese TV audience hardly had time to rest.Through these talent show programs,many talented “ordinary people”realized their dreams and stepped on the avenue of stars.

　　1.选秀，指选拔在某方面表现优秀的人：可译为A draftrefers to a procedure during which people whoperform well in a certain aspect are picked out.refer to 意为“指的是”，译文中用增词法，增译出aprocedure“程序”，使得结构更加清晰。

　　2.进入我们的视线：可译为come into our sight。

　　3.一一登场：可译为appear one by one。

　　4.有才能的“平民百姓”：可译为talented“ordinary people”。