2019 College English Level 4 Translation Test Questions: Festivals and Ceremonies

2019 College English Level 4 Translation Test Questions: Youth Olympic Games

Original text: The Youth Olympic Games is a comprehensive sports event specially set up for young people around the world. The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games was held in Nanjing from August 16 to 28, 2014. The slogan of this Youth Olympic Games is "Share Youth, Build the Future"; it means that young people from all over the world, inspired by the Olympic spirit, gather together to learn from each other, encourage each other, enhance friendship, and grow together. The mascot idea comes from the Yuhua Stone, which means to promote a natural, sports, healthy and happy lifestyle; the emblem combines the gates of the Nanjing Ming City Wall and the outline of Jiangnan folk houses, and outlines the word "NANJING", which means the gate of youth.

Reference translation: Youth Olympic Games

Youth Olympic Games, a comprehensive sports event, is designed for young people all over the world. The second summer youth Olympic Games was held from August 16 , 2014 to 28 in Nanjing. Its slogan is "Share the youth, Build the future", which means the young people around the world in the Olympic spirit, get together and play each other, encourage each other, enhance friendship and grow up together . Its Mascot comes from rain flower stones, advocating a lifestyle of natural, sports, healthy and happy; Its emblem will outline NANJING Ming city wall gate and folk houses together, with the idea of ??the gate of youth. 2019 College English Level 4 Translation question: Double Seventh Festival

Original text: Since the late 1990s, the Double Seventh Festival has been known as "Chinese Valentine's Day". This festival can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, when it was a special day for lovers and girls. On this day, girls will hold a ceremony to beg for wisdom, skills and a happy marriage from the Weaver Girl (Zhinv), so the Qixi Festival is also called "the Begging for Skills Festival". Today, some traditional customs have weakened. People now celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day as a romantic Valentine's Day, especially among young people.

Reference translation: Double Seventh Festival

The Double Seventh Festival has been called Chinese Valentine's Day since the late 1990s. The festival can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. It was then a special day not only for lovers, but also for girls. Girls would hold a ceremony to beg Zhinv for wisdom, skills and a satisfying marriage. So it is also called “the Begging for Skills Festival”. Today some traditional customs have been weakened. Now the festival is celebrated as a romantic valentine's day, particularly among young people. 2019 College English Level 4 Translation Test Question: Dragon Boat Festival

Original text: Dragon Boat Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) is one of China's traditional festivals , is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. Together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, it is known as the four traditional festivals of Han Chinese. There are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, but the most accepted one is to commemorate the famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Customs on this day include eating rice dumplings, racing dragon boats, drinking realgar wine, etc. Since 2008, the Dragon Boat Festival has been officially listed as a national statutory holiday, which not only helps promote traditional culture but also adapts to people's needs.

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Dragon Boat Festival is one of Chinese traditional festivals. It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunarmonth. It is known as one of the four major traditional festivals of Han Chinese together with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. A number of theories exist about its origins, but the best accepted one is that it's for memorizing the famouspatriotic poet Qu Yuan. On this day, people have the customs of eating zongzi( rice dumpling), racing dragon boats and drinking realgar wine, etc. In 2008, it was recognized as a public holiday in mainland China for the first time which cannot only help spread this traditional culture but also meet the need of people. 2019 College English IV Level 1 translation test question: Mid-Autumn Festival

Original text: The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Chinese festival - the Mid-Autumn Festival. On this day, every family gathers together to watch the full moon, which symbolizes abundance, harmony and good luck. At this time, the adults ate delicious mooncakes and sipped hot tea, while the children played with bright rabbit lanterns. The mythical story of Chang'e, the beautiful fairy in the moon palace, gives this festival a mythical character. Legend has it that in ancient times, there were 10 suns revolving around the earth in the sky. Hou Yi shot down 9 of the suns, saving all life on earth. He stole the elixir of life, but his wife Chang'e secretly drank it, which led to the story of Chang'e flying to the moon.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar month. It is a time for family members to congregate and enjoy the full moon , which is a symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of various kinds with a good cup of hot Chinese tea, while the children run around with their brightly-lit rabbit lanterns. The festival was endowed a mythological flavor with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. Hou Yi, shot down 9 of the suns to save all the lives on carth. He stole the elixir of life, which can make people immortal. However, his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus the legend of Chang-E flying into the moon came into being. 2019 College English Level 4 Translation Test Questions: Spring Festival

Original text: The Spring Festival is the most grand traditional festival in China, also called "New Year". On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathers together to have a sumptuous reunion dinner, make dumplings, set off firecrackers, post Spring Festival couplets, watch the Spring Festival Gala... to welcome the new year. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the children wore new clothes and followed their parents to pay New Year greetings. Elders often give some lucky money to children to wish them another year older. The Spring Festival is a day for family reunions, and children who are away from home have to go home. A family of old and young gathers together happily to enjoy family happiness.

Reference translation

Spring Festival, also called “Celebrating Lunar New Year”, is the grandest traditional festival in China. On the eve of Spring Festival, the whole family gather together to have a wonderful family reunion dinner, making dumplings, setting off firecrackers, putting up Spring Festival couplets and watching Spring Festival Gala to celebrate the coming of the new year. On the first morning of Spring Festival, children, in their new clothes, follow their parents to pay New Year's visits. Elders often give children some “gift money”, blessing them as they are a year older. Spring Festival is a period for family members to reunite when grown children away from home all return home. All family members, old and young, gather together to enjoy the happiness of the family reunion.