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1、大学英语四级考试冲刺试题翻译中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。例如,我国的端午节(theDragonBoatFestival)是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。那一天,人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子(zongzi)。中秋节是观赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征着圆满,象征着家庭团聚。因此,中秋节(TheMid-autumnFestival)的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。春节时中国的农历新年(theChineselunarNewyear`sholiday),除了常见的家禽和肉类之外,人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统食物,如饺子和年糕。TraditionalChineseh
2、olidaymealsareindispensableonsomefestivals.Forexample,theDragonBoatFestivalisadayestablishedinmemoryoftheancientpoetQuYuanandpeopleusuallyholddragonboatracesandeatzongzi,orricedumplingonthatday.TheMid-autumnFestivalisanoccasionforviewingthefullmoon.Theroundmoonisasymbolforcomplet
3、enessandfamilyreunion.Thespecialfoodofthedayisyuebing,aroundcakeknownasthemooncake.TheSpringFestivalistheChineselunarNewYear`sholiday.Besidesthepopularpoultryandmeat,peoplecooktraditionalfoodaccordingtoregionalcustoms,forexample,jiaozi,orboileddumplings,andniangao,orthe“newyearca
4、ke”.北京有无数的胡同(hutong)。平民百姓在胡同里的生活给古都北京带来了无穷的魅力。北京的胡同不仅仅是平民百姓的生活环境,而且还是一门建筑艺术。通常,胡同内有一个大杂院,房间够4到10个家庭的差不多20口人住。所以,胡同里的生活充满了友善和人情味。如今,随着社会和经济的飞速发展,很多胡同被新的高楼大厦所取代。但愿胡同可以保留下来。InBeijing,therearenumeroushutongs.Thelifeofcommonpeopleinhutongsbringsendlesscharmtotheancientcapital,Beijing.
5、ThehutonginBejingisnotonlythelivingenvironmentofcommonpeoplebutalsoakindofarchitecture.Usually,thereisacourtyardcomplexinsidehutong,withroomssharedby4to10familiesofabout20people.Therefore,lifeinhutongsisfulloffriendlinessandgenuinehumanity.Nowadays,withrapidsocialandeconomicdevel
6、opment,manyhutongsarereplacedbynewtallbuildings.Ihopehutongscanbepreserved.过去的七年,中国的房地产(realestate)业经历了前所未有的高速增长。对于那些月薪较低但却渴望在大城市拥有一套属于自己的体面的、舒适的栖身之所的人来说,高昂的房价是他们无法承受的负担。鉴于这一状况,政府近来采取了一系列的措施来防止房价过快增长,包括提高利率及增加房产税等。目前,这些措施在部分城市已经取得了初步的成效。Inthepastsevenyears,China’srealestateindust
7、ryhasdevelopedinarecordhighspeed.Forthosewhoearnlessbuteagertoownadecentandcomfortableplaceoftheirowninabigcity,thehighhousingpriceisaheavyburdenthattheycannotafford.Forthisreason,thegovernmenthastakenaseriesofmeasurestopreventthehousingpricefromrisingtoofast,includingraisinginte
8、restratesandincreasingtaxesonrealestatee