大学英语四级考试翻译题目

许多人喜欢中餐，在，烹饪不仅被视为一种技能，而且也被视为一种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看，烹饪技艺和配料在各地差别很大。但好的烹饪都有一个共同点，总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养(nutrition)。由于食物对健康至关重要，好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡，所以中餐既味美又健康。

MostpeoplelikeChinesefood.InChina,cookingisconsideredasnotonlyaskillbutalsoanart.Thewell-preparedChinesefoodisbothdeliciousandgood-looking.AlthoughcookingmethodsandfoodingredientvarywildlyindifferentplacesofChina,itiscommonforgoodcuisinetotakecolor,flavor,tasteandnutritionintoaccount.Sincefoodiscrucialtohealth,agoodchefisinsistentlytryingtoseekbalancebetweencereal,meatandvegetable,andaccordinglyChinesefoodisdeliciousaswellashealthy.

信息技术(InformationTechnology)，正在飞速发展，公民也越来越信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。一部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的，就应该与时俱进。不管怎样信息技术引起广大人民的是一件好事。

AsChinacitizensattachinggreatimportancetotherapidlydevelopmentofInformationTechnology,somecollegeevensetitasacompulsorycourse.Regardingtothisphenomenon,peopleholdingdifferentviews.Somepeoplethinkitisnotnecessary,forstudentsshouldlearnthetraditionalcurriculum.Anotherpartofpeoplethinkitisaneed,becauseChinashouldkeeppacewiththetimes.Anyway,itisagoodthingthatInformationTechnologyarousedpublicconcern.

"你要茶还是咖啡?"是用餐人常被问到的问题，许多西方人会选咖啡，而人则会选茶，相传，的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病，在明清(theqingdynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美，如今，茶是世界上流行的饮料(beverage)之一，茶是的瑰宝。也是传统和文化的重要组成部分。

"Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?"Thatsaquestionpeopleoftenaskedwhenhavingmeal.Mostwesternerswillchoosecoffee,whiletheChinesewouldliketochoosetea.Accordingtolegend,teawasdiscoveredbyaChineseemperorfivethousandyearsago,andthenwasusedtocuredisease.DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,teahouseswerealloverthecountry.TeadrinkingspreadtoJapaninthe6thcentury,butitwasnotuntilthe18thcenturydoesitspreadtoEuropeandAmerica.Nowadays,teaisoneofthemostpopularbeverageintheworld,anditisnotonlythetreasureofChinabutalsoanimportantpartofChinesetraditionandculture.

结是由手工艺人发明的，经过数百年不断的改进，已经成为一种优雅多彩的艺术和工艺。在古代人们用它来记录事件，但现在主要是用于装饰的目的。结在中文里意味着爱情，婚姻和团聚,结常常作为礼物交换或作为饰品祈求好运和辟邪。这种形式的手工艺代代相传，现在已经在和世界各地越来越受欢迎。

TheChineseknotwasoriginallyinventedbythecraftsmen.Afterhundredsof yearsofcontinuousimprovement，ithasbecomeakindofelegantandcolorfulartsandcrafts.Intheancienttimes，peopleusedittorecordtheevents，butnowitwasusedmainlyfordecorativepurposes.InChinese,theknotmeanslove,marriageandreunion,andisoftenajewelryusedforgiftexchangeorprayingforgoodluckandwardingoffevilspirits.Thisformofhandicraftspassdownfromgenerationtogeneration,andthenithasbecomeincreasinglypopularinChinaandaroundtheworld.