2014年12月大学英语六级翻译新题型预测：古老的文化

　　近十年来出现了一个值得深思的现象，人们越来越关注中国的传统文化，书架上摆满了诠释中国古老智慧、讲述灿烂历史和传奇人物的书籍。有些人甚至建议，将国学典籍列为学校必修课程。人们兴趣高涨的原因主要有两方面。首先，那些百年甚至千年未决的历史悬案勾起了人们极大的好奇心。再者，人们逐渐意识到，古老的文化是一座取之不尽的金矿，从中可以发掘很多经验教训以应用到实践中来解决现在的问题。

　　【翻译词汇】

　　值得深思的 intriguing

　　摆满 be packed with

　　诠释 interpret

　　讲述 depict

　　灿烂历史 brilliant history

　　传奇人物 fascinating historic figure

　　国学典籍 Chinese classics

　　必修课程 compulsory course

　　历史悬案 pending history mystery

　　再者 furthermore

　　金矿 gold mine

　　将…应用到实践中 put...into practice

　　【精彩译文】

　　The last decade has witnessed an intriguing phenomenon that people are paying more and more attention to traditional Chinese culture. Their bookshelves are packed with books interpreting ancient Chinese wisdom, depicting its brilliant history and fascinating historic figures. What’s more, suggestions that Chinese classics be made a compulsory course have been made. Two factors may account for people’s up-surging interest. To begin with, tremendous curiosity is aroused by those pending history mysteries of hundreds or even thousands of years. Furthermore, people come to realise that ancient Chinese culture serves as a gold mine from which inexhaustible lessons can be learned and put into practice to solve the current problems.