Guidelines for answering CET-6 translation questions

College English CET-6 Translation Answer Guide

To do a good job in translation, you must practice diligently, practice makes perfect, and you must continuously improve your translation level through hard practice. Here are some strategies for answering CET-6 translation questions, I hope they will be helpful to you!

In terms of vocabulary, pay attention to special vocabulary.

For example, in traditional Chinese medicine, TCM =traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong =controlled breathing exercises, Internal causes (Seven emotions of internal injury: Joy, Anger, Worry, Thought: Joy, Anger, Worry, Thought , Sadness, Panic, Fear ), External causes (six external factors, wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness and fire: Wind, Cold, Heat, Wetness, Dryness, Fire). Some other Chinese traditional culture vocabulary, such as Porcelain, Pottery, Embroidery, Carving, Palace lantern, Chinese painting, Paper-cut, Chinese brush drawing/ink and wash painting, etc., I usually see them. Pay attention to accumulation, so that during the exam, you will not understand it in your mind but be unable to write it out. When you appear, you will translate the four great inventions as "starfarming" (the correct interpretation of The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China), and the compass as "GPS" (the correct interpretation of compass). A joke like turning gunpowder into "TNT" (the correct meaning of gunpowder). In addition, you can buy a book "Intermediate and Advanced Interpretation Oral Exam Template" which lists common translation scenarios, such as Chinese festivals, historical events, economic and culture, tourism activities, social development and other related vocabulary. At the same time, pay attention to Chinese English `switching rules. At the same time, you can pay attention to some English magazines and newspapers that mainly reflect Chinese society. You can learn a lot of expressions by reading the headlines on the website every day and matching them with the background of Chinese news [Weibo].

In terms of sentences, writing long and difficult sentences can increase points.

Another difficulty in paragraph translation is to overcome long and difficult sentences. Only by increasing the analysis of long and difficult sentences in ordinary times can you write sentence patterns that score well in exams. Let’s take traditional Chinese culture as an example.

Peking Opera has also won the favor of many foreign fans. Another feature of Peking Opera is the so-called Lian Pus. This fascinates many foreigners. Peking Opera masks are different from the masks worn by Westerners at masquerade parties. They are patterns painted on the actors' faces. Peking Opera facial makeup symbolizes the character of the characters, and different colors represent different personalities.

For example, black represents uprightness, white represents betrayal and cunning, and red is used to represent loyalty

Pecking Opera is also well received by a lot of overseas fans. Another feature of Peking Opera is what is known as Lian Pus , which many foreigners find most fascinating. Different from that kind of masks Westerners wear at masquerades, Peking Opera Lian Pus are colorful patterns painted on the faces of the performers. Lian Pu is symbolic of the character, with different colors denoting different characteristics. For instance, black stands for uprightness, white means treachery or deception, and red often signifies loyalty.

For example, in terms of diet:

The food during the Spring Festival is more particular, except for the common seafood and poultry. In addition to meat and meat, people also cook some traditional dishes according to their local habits

People are usually particular about their food during the Spring Festival. In addition to/besides/apart from the popular seafood, poultry and meat, people also prepare some traditional cuisine in accordance with/according to their own local customs.

Take traditional Chinese medicine as an example:

Traditional Chinese medicine originated in the Shennong era 6,000 years ago ( Shennong era), the era in which this famous ancient Chinese medicine king lived is considered to be the embryonic stage in the history of traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine originated from/dated back to Shennong ear 6,000 years ago. Shennong, the celebrated herbal medicine master of ancient China lived in this era, which is believed to be the embryo stage in the development of TCM.

Or translated as:

Traditional Chinese medicine originated with Shennong, the celebrated herbal medicine master of ancient China who lived about 6,000 years ago,

a time which is believed to be the embryo stage in the development of TCM.

When analyzing long and difficult sentences with many clauses, you need to find the segmentation points of the sentences. There are two main types of segmentation points. One is The direct ones are the connectives that, which, who, when, etc.; the other is potential, that is, various verb forms, including doing, to do (used alone), done, etc. ;