大学英语四级翻译练习

　　在中国，酒(white spirit)作为一种特殊的文化形式，有着5000多年的历史。确 超所著的《杯里春秋》(The Spring and Autumn in the Cup)—书认为，喝酒有点像学问，而不是大吃大喝。中国历史上有很多关于酒的故事。唐代伟大诗人李白可以“斗酒诗百篇”，喝得越多，他的诗就作得越好。在中国民俗中，酒有着极其重要的地位。不论是君王还是平民，都用烈酒(spirit)庆祝各个节日、婚礼、生日聚会， 纪念逝者，为亲友接风或送行，庆贺好消息，摆脱焦虑和治疗疾病以求长寿。

　　White spirit，as a special form of Chinese culture,has a history of more than 5,000 years. According tothe book The Spring and Autumn in the Cup by LinChao，white spirit drinking is something of learningrather than eating and drinking. There are manystories about white spirit in Chinese history. The great poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty could“write 100 poems after drinking white spirit”，and the more white spirit he drank, the better hispoem would be. White spirit plays an extremely important role in Chinese folk custom. Spiritsare used to celebrate different festivals，wedding ceremonies and birthday parties，tomemorize the departed，to welcome and send off relatives and friends, to congratulate thegood news and to get rid of anxiety，to cure diseases and prolong life，both for emperorsand ordinary people.

　　景德镇(Jingdezhen)位于江西省东北部，以瓷器而闻名，历来被誉为中国的 “千年瓷都”。在景德镇出产的各类瓷器中，尤以青花瓷(blue and white porcelain)最为突出。清代是青花瓷的鼎盛时期，景德镇青花瓷以其烧造精致而独占鳌头。新中国成立后，在景德镇设立了人民瓷厂(People's Porcelain Factory)专门生产青花瓷。景德镇青花瓷造型优美，色彩绚丽，装饰精美，是景德镇四大传统名瓷之一，素有“永不凋谢的青花”之称。青花瓷远销世界各地，受到世界人民的喜爱。

　　Jingdezhen，located in the northeast of JiangxiProvince，is famous for porcelain and is honored as“home of porcelain for thousands of years” inChina. Among different types of porcelain producedin Jingdezhen，blue and white porcelain is the mostrenowned. Blue and white porcelain reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty.Blue and whiteporcelain from Jingdezhen ranked first for its fine production. After new China was founded,People's Porcelain Factory was set up in Jingdezhen to produce blue and white porcelainspecially. Blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen is elegantly shaped，rich in color anddelicately decorated. It is one of the four famous traditional types of porcelain in Jingdezhen,and enjoys the reputation of “ever-green blue and white porcelain”.Blue and white porcelainhas been sold to countries all over the world and is liked by people around the world.