2018年大学英语四级翻译试题库及答案:龙门石窟
请将下面这段话翻译成英文:
龙门石窟
龙门石窟位于龙门峡谷东西两崖的峭壁间,开凿于北魏孝文帝年间,之后历经连续大规模营造达400余年之久,南北长达1公里,今存有窟龛2345个,造像10万余尊,碑刻题记2800余品。龙门石窟是中国石刻艺术宝库之一,是国家5A级景区。2000年被联合国科教文组织列为世界文化遗产。
参考译文
The Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes, between the cliffs of the east and west of Longmen Canyon, began being built during the period of Emperor Xiaowen in the northern Wei Dynasty and underwent continuous, large-scale construction for 400 years. The distance between the north and the south amounts to one kilometer, and it embodies the collection of 2,345 pieces of niches, more than 100 thousand statues, as well as 2,800 inscriptions. The Longmen Grottoes, one of the treasure houses of stone carving art in China, and a national 5A-class scenic spot, was listed as a world heritage cultural site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2000.
请将下面这段话翻译成英文:
龙门石窟(Longmen Grottoes)坐落于洛阳市南。它和云冈石窟(Yungang Caves)、莫髙窟(Mogao Caves)被视为中国最著名的三大石窟。许多关于艺术、音乐、宗教、书法、医药、服装和建筑的历史资料都保存在龙门石窟里。龙门石窟1400个洞穴内有多达10万座雕像,雕像髙度从1英寸到57英尺不等。这些作品完全致力于佛教主题,代表了中国石刻艺术的巅峰。
参考译文:
Longmen Grottoes are located in the south of Luoyang city.Longmen Grottoes,Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as three most famous grottoes in China.Lots of historical materials concerning art,music,religion,calligraphy,medicine,costume and architecture are kept in Longmen Grottoes.There are as many as 100,000 statues within the 1,400 caves,ranging from 1 inch to 57 feet in height.These works that are entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion,represent the peakedness of Chinese stone carving art.
翻译解析
1.龙门石窟坐落于洛阳市南:其中“石窟”也就是“洞穴”,可译为grotto,它变复教时要加es。“坐落于”可译为be located in,locate意为“坐落于,确定…的位置”。
2.它和云冈石窟、莫高窟被视为中国最著名的三大石窟:其中“被视为”可译为be regarded as,也可用be considered as或be seen as来表示。
3.这些作品完全致力于佛教主题,代表了中国石刻艺术的巅峰:其中“致力于”可译为 be devoted to,devote意为“奉献,把...专用于”,devote oneself to 意为“献身于;沉溺于”。“代表”可译为represent,stand for也有“代表”的意思;前者多指实体代表,后者多指抽象物体代表。“巅峰”可译为peakedness。