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【翻译训练营】来源:游学英文101天

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发表于 2008-11-5 05:51 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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为什么瓷器被称为china,中国被称为China?

古代中国人和其他很多民族一样,相信自己生活在世界的中心。
因此他们在自己的国家称谓中常使用“中”字,如中华、中国等。

公元前221年,秦统一列国,建立了中国历史上第一个统一的国家。
当时秦朝的统治者为了夸耀自己的功劳,自豪地说道:“以后就叫朕皇帝吧!”

因此他被称为秦始皇,此后“皇帝”就成为中国帝王的称号。
秦朝时的中国在国外被称为“Chin”,现在意指中国的“China”一词就是源自于此。

中国是世界上最早生产瓷器的国家。
公元前6000年,中国人开始把土捏成一定的形状,然后将其放到火中烧制出各种陶器。

大约在公元前1世纪的汉代,人们给陶器抹上釉,将其制成瓷器,让器皿更加坚固的技术有了大幅度的提高。
位于江西省东北部的景德镇成为中国最大的瓷器产地,并且名扬世界。

13世纪时,中国人开发出绘有各色花卉的彩绘瓷器。
明清时期,中国的瓷器开始出口至中东、欧洲等地。

因此第一个字母小写的“china” 就成了“瓷器”的意思。
此外,中文中的“人参”一词在自中国传播到国外的过程中,逐渐演变成英文“ginseng”。


P.S. 请童鞋们翻译一句(一段)或几句(几段),最好是多国语言 o(∩_∩)o

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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-6 09:58 | 显示全部楼层

第1课 小结

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偶先,嘎嘎


古代中国人和其他很多民族一样,相信自己生活在世界的中心。

The ancient Chinese like many other nations thought that they lived in the centre of the world.

P.S. 如有错误,敬请指正   大家要迎难而上哦

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发表于 2008-11-6 10:34 | 显示全部楼层
因此他们在自己的国家称谓中常使用“中”字,如中华、中国等。

so they often use  "zhong" like  zhonghua   zhonguo  before their own country 's name.

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发表于 2008-11-6 10:37 | 显示全部楼层
it is so difficult for  me ,i think   able people can be able to translate them.
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-7 04:02 | 显示全部楼层

【翻译训练营】第2期

韩国为什么被称为Korea呢?

一个国家为了得到本国没有的物品,通常会和其他国家进行贸易。
韩国在三国时期经常和周边的国家——中国、日本有密切的交流;
进入高丽时代后则开始和其他偏远的国家开展国际贸易。


高丽人参和中国人参齐名,是传统的出口物资。
它不仅治疗疾病的疗效显著,还可以让虚弱的身体变得强健。
高丽人参出口后得到了相当好的评价:“高丽生产的人参真的好棒啊!”


不仅中国人喜爱高丽人参,而且远方的阿拉伯人也对高丽人参相当感兴趣,纷纷慕名而来;
于是中国的东邻高丽就被越来越多的人所知晓。
然而,“高丽”这样的名称对外国人来说,发音异常困难。


马可.波罗在《东方见闻录》中将高丽记录为近似于中文“高丽”发音的“Gauly”。
阿拉伯和欧洲商人们的发音近似于“Coree“和"Corea"。
自此以后,韩国就被外国人称为“Korea”,并逐渐被世界各国所认可。


目前韩国的正式英文名称为“The Republic of Korea”,
其中“republic”为“共和国”之意,因此直译时应为“高丽共和国”。
但韩国人称自己的国家为“大韩民国”,简称为“韩国”。


P.S. 请童鞋们翻译一句(一段)或几句(几段),最好是多国语言 o(∩_∩)o

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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-8 06:40 | 显示全部楼层

第1课 小结

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以下内容节选自:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_state

Qín or Ch'in (Wade-Giles) (秦), (778 BC-207 BC) was a state during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of China. It eventually grew to dominate the country and unite it for the first time, after which it is referred to as the Qin Dynasty. The surname of its rulers was Ying (嬴).

In 221 BC, one of the most important years in China's long history, King Zheng of Qin declared not only that he was the ruler of China, but that he would take the unprecedented title (apart from in the legends of the Yellow Emperor and other mythical figures) of Emperor of China.

Indeed he changed his name to Shi Huangdi, First Emperor, and dictated that all subsequent rulers of his dynasty should do the same, numbering themselves for as many generations as the Qin ruled.

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以下内容节选自:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Qín Cháo; Wade-Giles: Ch'in Ch'ao) (221 BCE - 206 BCE[1]) was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China.

The unification of China in 221 BCE under the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang (or Shi Huang Di) marked the beginning of Imperial China, a period which lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 CE.

The Qin Dynasty left a legacy of a centralized and bureaucratic state that would be carried onto successive dynasties. At the height of its power, the Qin Dynasty had a population of about 40 million people.

Also, the massive Terracotta Army at Xi'an was built during the Qin as a royal retinue to guard the First Emperor in the afterlife.

Qin_empire_210_BCE.JPG

                  Qin Empire 210 BCE

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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-9 06:05 | 显示全部楼层

【翻译训练营】第3期

为什么日本被称为Japan,漆器被称为japan呢?

日本是由4个主要岛屿组成,位于亚洲东部的岛国。
由于古代中国将日本称为“倭”,所以7世纪中期日本自称“大倭国”,日本人后来也被称为“倭人”。

因为位于相当遥远的地方,所以日本对西方人来说具有强烈的神秘感。
英国作家乔纳森. 斯威夫在他的讽刺小说《格列佛游记》当中,将日本称为“Zipangu”,并将其描述成一个神秘的国度。

7世纪后半期,日本人以“日本”为国号。
14世纪时,马可.波罗在《东方见闻录》中将日本记录为“Zipangu”,这是因为中国人将日本称为“日本”的缘故。

日本人称自己的国家为“Nippon”,所以日本足球啦啦队叫做“Ultra Nippon”。
然而世界上流传的英文日本国名“Japan”起源于中文的发音。

此外,第一个英文字母小写的单词“japan”则表示“漆器”的意思。
漆器是指用漆涂在多种器物表面所制成、散发出美丽光泽的日常器物和工艺品。

漆器是中国古代的重要发明,后来经由朝鲜半岛流传至日本。
日本人发现涂上漆树的汁液可以使木器长久地保存和使用,并且感受到漆器所特有的庄严之美,所以在漆器工艺上下了许多功夫。后来,日本的漆器大量地外销至西方,欧洲人误认为漆器是日本的特产,因此将漆器称为“japan”。


P.S. 请童鞋们翻译一句(一段)或几句(几段),最好是多国语言 o(∩_∩)o

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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-10 02:14 | 显示全部楼层

【通知】第3课小结 周二晚上发

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9. 你愿不愿意接受一百万美元,从此离开祖国,再也不踏上故土一步?

Would you accept $1,000,000 to leave the country and never set foot in it again?

From《The Books of Questions》by Gregory Stock
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发表于 2008-11-11 20:29 | 显示全部楼层
$1,000,000?Too little,it was not worthy to do that only  if USA will be the dominant of China.
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发表于 2008-11-12 15:24 | 显示全部楼层
日本是由4个主要岛屿组成,位于亚洲东部的岛国。
Japan , made up of four major island, is an island nation located in the eastern part of Asia.

Have a try, long time far away from English.

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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-12 19:31 | 显示全部楼层

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谢谢您的参与

如果可以的话,请各位童鞋从第1课开始
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-12 20:01 | 显示全部楼层

第1课 小结

以下内容节选自:http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E7%93%B7%E5%99%A8&variant=zh-cn

瓷器是一种由瓷石、高岭土等组成,外表施有或彩绘的物器。瓷器的成形要通过在窑内经过高温(约1280℃-1400℃)烧制,瓷器表面的釉色会因为温度的不同从而发生各种化学变化。

烧结的瓷器胎一般仅含3%不到的元素,且不透,因其较为低廉的成本和耐磨不透水的特性广为世界各地的民众所使用。原料纯净度高的瓷器在相互碰撞时会发出类似金属相撞的清脆声音。

高级瓷器拥有远高于一般瓷器的制作工艺难度,因此在古代皇室中也不乏精美瓷器的收藏。作为古代中国的特产奢侈品之一,瓷器通过各种贸易渠道传到各个国家,

精美的古代瓷器作为具有收藏价值的古董被大量收藏家所收藏。中国古代瓷器有曾拍出天价的精品,但部分国宝级瓷器并不在中国国内。欧美人士在结婚时,便特别喜欢送赠高级瓷器茶具。

制作瓷器的完整流程,一般要经过如下几道工序:练泥 -- 制坯 -- 上釉(釉下彩/ 釉上彩)
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在中国的历史上,明代以前中国的瓷器以素瓷(没有装饰花纹,以色彩纯净度的高低为优劣标准的瓷器)为主。
明代以后以彩绘瓷为主要流行的瓷器。

最早素瓷依照颜色分类,有青瓷黑瓷白瓷三种常见颜色的瓷器
彩绘瓷和其他彩色瓷器中较为著名的有:唐三彩(唐三彩不是瓷,是低温铅陶)、信乐烧青花瓷

依照瓷器出产地点也有不同的分类。 如中国浙江越窑秘色瓷)、江西昌南河北定瓷
以及日本在10世纪后转肩发展的特色瓷器:近江、甲贺的信乐烧(shigarakiyaki)、长崎有田烧(aritayaki)、冈山县备前烧(bizenyaki)等。
另外欧洲自18世纪起亦开始制造瓷器,今天英国法国俄罗斯德国等地,特别是英国已建立起多个高级瓷器品牌。
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考古验证瓷器最早的产地是在中国,但究竟出于哪个年代尚没有准确的定论。
目前人们将发掘自河南郑州商代(约前15世纪前9世纪)的高岭土彩釉器皿作为世界上已知最早的瓷器。
中国在其东汉时期发展出较为成熟的青瓷制法。

中国在历史上很长的一段时间中,是世界上最大的瓷器生产国及出口国。
宋以前高档瓷器主要用于皇室的生活,在中国陕西省法门寺出土的越窑青瓷名品——秘色瓷是很长一段时间以来中国瓷器制艺的颠峰。
北宋后中国瓷器制作工艺不断上升,通过海上丝绸之路将大量瓷器出口至东南亚、南亚乃至欧洲、北非。
成为中国出口的主要代表工艺品之一。

与之相对的日本,也在平安时代开始出现陶瓷艺术制造,结合日本发扬的茶道文化,不断地出现瓷器的著名产地,
先后有六古窑远州七窑等瓷器名产地。
而在安土桃山时代一段繁荣的茶道文化中,很多茶人如利休七哲中的牧村兵部、瀬田扫部、古田织部、芝山监物同时也就是著名茶道瓷器的制作者。

现在英语国家通常将陶瓷器统称为“porcelain”,而“china”主要指精瓷,如“fine china”、“bone china”。
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以下内容节选自:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 °C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F).

The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass and the mineral mullite within the fired body at these high temperatures.

Porcelain is occasionally referred to as "china" in some English speaking countries because until the 17th century, China was the sole producer of porcelain.

Porcelain derives its present name from old Italian porcellana (cowrie shell) because of its resemblance to the translucent surface of the shell.[1]

Properties associated with porcelain include low permeability and elasticity; considerable strength, hardness, glassiness, brittleness, whiteness, translucence, and resonance; and a high resistance to chemical attack and thermal shock.

For the purposes of trade, the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities defines porcelain as being "completely vitrified, hard, impermeable (even before glazing), white or artificially coloured, translucent (except when of considerable thickness) and resonant."

However, the term porcelain lacks a universal definition and has "been applied in a very unsystematic fashion to substances of diverse kinds which have only certain surface-qualities in common" (Burton 1906).

Porcelain is used to make table, kitchen, sanitary, and decorative wares; objects of fine art; and tiles. Its high resistance to the passage of electricity makes porcelain an excellent insulator. Dental porcelain is used to make false teeth, caps and crowns.
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The most common uses of porcelain are the creation of artistic objects and the production of more utilitarian wares.
It is difficult to distinguish between stoneware and porcelain because this depends upon how the terms are defined.

A useful working definition of porcelain might include a broad range of ceramic wares, including some that could be classified as stoneware.

The following section provides background information on the methods used to form, decorate, finish, glaze, and fire ceramic wares.
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Western porcelain is generally divided into the three main categories: hard-paste, soft-paste, and bone, depending on the composition of the paste, the material used to form the body of a porcelain object.

Hard paste

Some of the earliest European porcelains were produced at the Meissen factory in the early 18th century; they were formed from a paste composed of kaolinite, quartz, and alabaster and fired at temperatures in excess of 1,350 °C (2,462 °F), producing a porcelain of great hardness and strength.

Later, the composition of the Meissen hard paste was changed and the alabaster was replaced by feldspar, allowing the pieces to be fired at lower temperatures.

Kaolinite, feldspar and quartz (or other forms of silica) continue to provide the basic ingredients for most continental European hard-paste porcelains.

Soft paste
Its history dates from the early attempts by European potters to replicate Chinese porcelain by using mixtures of china clay and ground-up glass or frit; soapstone and lime were known to have also been included in some compositions.

As these early formulations suffered from high pyroplastic deformation, or slumping in the kiln at raised temperature, they were uneconomic to produce.

Formulations were later developed based on kaolin, quartz, feldspars, nepheline syenite and other feldspathic rocks. These were technically superior and continue in production.

Bone china
Although originally developed in England to compete with imported porcelain, Bone china is now made worldwide.
It has been suggested[by whom?]that a misunderstanding of an account of porcelain manufacture in China given by a Jesuit missionary was responsible for the first attempts to use bone-ash as an ingredient of Western porcelain (in China, china clay was sometimes described as forming the bones of the paste, while the flesh was provided by refined porcelain stone)[citation needed].

For whatever reason, when it was first tried it was found that adding bone-ash to the paste produced a white, strong, translucent porcelain.

Traditionally English bone china was made from two parts of bone-ash, one part of china clay kaolin and one part china stone (a feldspathic rock), although this has largely been replaced by feldspars from non-UK sources
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Porcelain is generally believed to have originated in China.
Although proto-porcelain wares exist dating from the Shang Dynasty, by the Eastern Han Dynasty (100-200 CE) high firing glazed ceramic wares had developed into porcelain, and porcelain manufactured during the Tang Dynasty period (618–906) was exported to the Islamic world where it was highly prized.[2]

Early porcelain of this type includes the tri-color glazed porcelain, or sancai wares.
Historian S.A.M. Adshead writes that true porcelain items in the restrictive sense that we know them today could be found in dynasties after the Tang,[3] during the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty.

By the Sui and Tang dynasties, porcelain had become widely produced. Eventually, porcelain and the expertise required to create it began to spread into other areas; by the seventeenth century, it was being exported to Europe.


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发表于 2008-11-15 19:28 | 显示全部楼层
老师您辛苦了,好多单元每天更新!
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-19 01:00 | 显示全部楼层

【通知】第4课 周三后发

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19. 如果你有缘遇到一个至爱之人,TA让你充满爱的喜悦。令人伤心的是,六个月内TA就会死去。想想日后的痛苦,你还愿不愿意遇见,爱上TA吗?万一你爱的人不会死,却背叛了你,你会怎样?

You have the chance to meet someone with whom you can have the most satisfying love imaginable-the stuff of dreams. Sadly, you know that in six months the person will die. Knowing the pain that would follow, would you still want to meet the person and fall in love? What if you knew your lover would not die, but instead would betray you?

From《The Books of Questions》by Gregory Stock
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-29 20:41 | 显示全部楼层

【翻译训练营】第4期

希腊为什么被称为Greece呢?

古代希腊人认为自己和其他民族不同,他们更善于理性地思考、判断和行动。
希腊人很早就强调知识和理性的重要性,也感受到艺术的美好。
因此希腊的文学、艺术、哲学、政治、建筑等文化相当发达,这样的文化对后来的欧洲文化产生了很大的影响。

罗马人对希腊文化有很高的评价,称希腊文化为“Graecia”。
Graecia 表示“古典”、“优雅”、“美丽”之意,这个词后来演变为英文中的Greece (希腊)。

然而希腊人认为自己是希伦(Hellen,也有译为“赫楞”,意为“天神之子”) 的后代,
因此自称“希伦人”(Hellenes), 并将自己所居住的土地称为“Hellas”或“Ellas”。

希伦是古代希腊神话中窃取火种的普罗米修斯的后裔,
希腊人认为自己最先发现火,从而使人类文明发达起来。

然而让这个国家的文化广为流传的却是罗马帝国。
罗马人将希腊神话改编为罗马神话,各种希腊文化也逐渐地变换为罗马式的文化。

后来,“Greece” 逐渐闻名世界;中国人在将其翻译成中文时,译为“希腊”。
在中国文化的影响下,韩国人也将“Greece” 称为“希腊”。


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发表于 2008-12-2 21:04 | 显示全部楼层
希腊人认为自己最先发现火,从而使人类文明发达起来。
The greek think they were the first people to  find the fire and thus let human civilization start  developing.

貌似错误很多~~~请指教!

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发表于 2008-12-8 12:44 | 显示全部楼层
古代希腊人认为自己和其他民族不同,他们更善于理性地思考、判断和行动。
The ancient Greeks feeled that they were distinct from other people,in comparison,they thinked,judged and acted more rational.


罗马人对希腊文化有很高的评价,称希腊文化为“Graecia”。
The Romans gives the Greek culture high prise,and called it as "Graecia"


后来,“Greece” 逐渐闻名世界;中国人在将其翻译成中文时,译为“希腊”。
Lately,"Greece"gradually becamed world-famous,consequently,Chinese translate it as希腊

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发表于 2009-2-13 13:32 | 显示全部楼层
本帖最后由 I'm_zhcn 于 2009-2-13 23:13 编辑

中翻英,偶的死穴。
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