2018下半年catti三级笔译考前模拟题：新年
汉译英
对于中国人来说，农历新年无疑是全年最重要的喜庆节日。它代表着旧的一年平安过去了，人们准备迎接新的一年。
人们通常如何庆祝新年?首先，多代同堂的家庭成员，齐聚家中享受一顿丰盛的团圆饭。除夕夜的团圆饭是整个年头里最具意义的一餐。
团圆饭显示了家庭的重要地位。其次，亲戚朋友之间也会兴高采烈互访。这样的欢庆方式，有助于加强亲情和友情。
新年价值观，是对家庭和亲属关系的重视，包括对父母和长者的尊敬。没有了这些观念，新年将沦为一个毫无意义的商业化节日。
参考译文
To the Chinese, the Lunar New Year is undoubtedly the most important festival of the year. It celebrates the passing of a peaceful year and indicates the welcome of a new one.
How do we celebrate the New Year? First, the elaborate multi-generation reunion dinner eaten leisurely and luxuriously at home is the norm. The reunion dinner, eaten on New Year’s Eve, is the most significant meal of the year.
It underscores the supreme importance of the family in Chinese culture. Visiting relatives and close friends is another time-honored custom that is undertaken cheerfully, and reciprocated enthusiastically too, as a thoughtful way of affirming the ties of kinship and friendship.
What would be retained in our New Year’s celebration is the family and kinship ties and attendant values like respect for one’s parents and elders. Without these, the New Year’s celebration will become a soulless commercial happening and devoid of meaning.
