短平快练习.docx

1、短平快练习Mini-essay Translation from Chinese into English1. 礼貌 礼貌在我们的社交生活中扮演重要的角色，因为它使得许多事情顺利进行。有礼貌的人懂得体谅别人并且尊重别人的隐私。在人们眼中，他既谦虚又有教养，这就是他受到朋友欢迎、同事尊敬和上司称赞的原因。不论他到哪儿，他优雅的风度都会留给人家好印象。由此可知，礼貌是一种值得培养的美德。2. 我的故乡 我的故乡是个坐落于山间的小村落。四周有青绿的山峦和树木环绕，还有一条小溪穿流其间，那是孩子们经常嬉戏的地方。村中的建筑物看来古老，却很祥和。村落中央有个广场，那儿有一棵大树，常有老人聚在树下喝茶、聊

2、天，个个神色满足快乐，这也正是村民的写照。我爱我的故乡，愿它永远美丽。3. 我最喜欢看的书 在我看过的书中，我最喜欢旅游方面的书。不论是最新的旅游指南或像马可波罗游记之类的经典名著，只要写得好，一本游记比任何事物更能发挥我的想象力。当我想要逃离现实环境时，便会随手取来一本，神游于某个遥远的国度。 旅游类图书不象小说只提供消遣。从书中我能得知异国的民情、文化及景观。它们能帮助我了解新闻事件，让我更明了周围的世界。因此，就娱乐和教育而言，旅游类图书胜过其他书籍。4. 旅游的好处 旅游可以拓展心智。在书本里固然可以求得知识，但这种知识是有限的，而且有时还不能适用于实际生活。要弥补这项缺点就应该去旅游

3、。如此就能看到书本中找不到或亲眼目睹才能证实的事物。令人惊讶的是，你游历的地方愈多，就会愈了解这个世界，而且会更珍惜自己的生命。由上述看来，我们怎么可以忽视旅游所带来的裨益呢?5. 星期天 对我而言，星期天是宝贵的时间。说得更精确一点，星期天对我来说是种奢侈的享受，因为我现在是大学四年级的学生，周一到周五都忙于繁重的课业，只有星期天才能改变一下生活步调，做自己喜欢做的事。 我是个内向的人，不像其他人喜欢爬山，游泳等户外活动。我比较喜欢待在家里听听抒情音乐，消除令人心烦的思绪。偶尔手边有本好的小说，我也会翻一翻。我喜欢翻译，如果下好看到一篇很好的文章，就把它译成英文. 我很满意这样安排星期天，它

4、使我精神为之一振，愉快地面对下一个星期的挑战。6花 人们爱花。观其姿，嗅其香。 人们高兴于花的开放，却不会为其开过谢了而遗憾，因为那是生命的进展，自然的法则，“花落自有花开日，蓄芳待来年。” 花有开有谢。此花开，彼花谢；彼花开，此花谢，地上才万紫千红，绚丽多彩。只想自己一花独放，而不让别的花也开一开，行不通，而且也累。 有开有谢是真花，只开不谢是假花。假花固然可能也好看，但不生动，因为没有生命。 做叶比做花也不差，永远青翠。 做土比做叶也许更好，不争不抢，无声无臭，滋润着花。7猫 猫见到陌生的东西，奓起了毛，弓起了背，那是在尽量扩大自己的体积，以显示自己的强大与威严。用现代语言也可以叫“包装”

5、。 同属猫科的虎从不奓起自己的毛，因为它本身就强大，就威严，即便是小老虎。 虎有自信，猫没有自信； 虎在山林，猫依附于人。 虎越来越少，猫越来越多； 虎濒于灭绝，猫却成了宠物。 啊，可爱的猫！8书 书籍有两种特效：一是汲取营养，二是医治愚症。 我读书，让新思想注入体内，以增添活力。于是，美丽的智慧渗透细胞，高尚的人格融进骨髓，纯真的情趣充实肌体。 我读书，既读别人，更读自己。由此，模糊变成了清晰，浅薄化为深刻，软弱被造就刚强 得之刹那，受益永生，实乃“一本万利”。9滑溜和攀登 人的一生，基本上可能有两种行为，一是滑溜，一是攀登。一眼看去，会觉得滑溜容易，攀登困难。但实际上正相反。打滑溜的人很快

6、就活得累了，所以一般都过早地退出了人生舞台。难以设想， 一个人会滑溜到80岁。 可是一个人可以攀登到90岁，而且看上去，他依旧精神饱满，神采奕奕。10乞丐和富人 我把钱放在一个乞丐的钵子里的时候，有个好心人走过来对我说：“台北有百分之九十九的乞丐都是假的，你当心他拿你的钱去花天酒地。” 我说：“只要做了乞丐就没有假的，因为他伸手要钱的时候，心情就是乞丐了。心情是乞丐的人，即使他四肢完好，孔武有力，家财万贯，也仍然是个乞丐，更值得同情值得施舍。”同样的，一个穷人只要有富有的心情，他就是一个富人了。11出走 一对夫妻是我的好朋友，他们两口子总吵架。吵了好几十年，不光是他们吵烦了，连我都听烦了。 有

7、一天，正好我去他们家说点事，一进门又赶上他们两个在吵架，这时，我就听见我的老大哥冲着他的太太喊：“你真把我吵烦了，我真想找个深山老林，躲起来得个清静。”“你想找个深山老林躲起来？”我的这位老大嫂自然也不甘示弱，冲着我的这位老大哥也喊了起来，“我还想找个地方躲起来呢！”“是吗？”听着太太一喊，我的这位老大哥立即就消了火，他心平气和地对他太太说：“如果你真想找个地方躲起来，那我就留下来看家好了。”12文化 文化是指一个民族的整体生活方式。这一简单定义的含义使文化包括了这样一些内容，即一个民族的风俗、传统、社会习惯、价值观、信仰、语言、思维方式以及日常活动。文化还包含了文明史。从广义上说，有两种文化

8、，即物质文化和精神文化。物质文化是具体的、可见的，而精神文化则比较蕴蓄、比较抽象。13信息时代 在这个信息时代，世界已缩小为一个地球村。这个地球村里，不再有什么泾渭分明的东方世界和西方世界，我们是生活在同一个社区里的邻里。因此，我们彼此之间无需相互冲突。我们之间的关系是一种友好合作、平等互补的素养。我们应该相互理解、相互学习，和睦共处。14入世 加入世贸组织，是中国对外开放的新起点。我们将在更大范围和更深程度上参与国际经济合作与竞争。中国将进一步向亚洲和世界开放，向各国的企业家、投资者开放。我们恪守入世承诺，有步骤地扩大开放领域，降低关税水平，取消非关税壁垒。我们也将不断完善法治，创造更加公平

9、、透明和可预见的市场环境。同时，我们还将大力实施“走出去”战略，鼓励中国各种所有制企业走向世界。 中国人民热爱和平，中国的发展需要和平。亚洲人民勤劳智慧，自强不息。中国人民愿与亚洲各国人民一道，携手共创美好未来。15小康社会 进入了全面建设小康社会的中国与时俱进，加快社会主义现代化建设。中国将以更加积极的姿态参与区域及全球范围的经济技术合作。中国将严格遵循国际通行的市场规则，实行公开、透明、平等的贸易和投资政策，进一步推动全方位、多层次、宽领域的对外开放。一个稳定、发展、进步的中国，将为促进世界和地区的和平与发展做出更大的贡献。16中国书法 中国有句古话是这样说的：“山不在高，有仙则名；水不在

10、深，有龙则灵。”中国书法好似山上之仙、水中之龙。 中国书法同其他书写形式有很大区别。汉字在其漫长的发展史中演化成许多不同的艺术形式，其中包括甲骨铭文、青铜器铭文、篆书、隶书、楷书、行书和草书。 许多汉字属旬形文字，常可从字的形状揣知其义。无论是刀刻书法还是笔墨书法都可以通过字形的夸张取得艺术效果。 因此书法一直是一门研究艺术。17三个代表 代表中国先进生产力的发展要求，代表中国先进文化的前进方向，代表中国最广大人民的根本利益，是统一的整体，相互联系，相互促进。发展先进的生产力，是发展先进文化，实现最广大人民根本利益的基础条件。人民群众是先进生产力和先进文化的创造主体，也是实现自身利益的根本力量

11、。不断发展先进生产力和先进文化，归根到底都是为了满足人民群众日益增长的物质文化生活需要，不断实现最广大人民的根本利益。18教育方针 教育是发展科学技术和培养人才的基础，必须摆在优先发展的战略地位。全面贯彻党的教育方针，坚持教育为社会主义现代化服务，为人民服务，与生产劳动与社会实践相结合，培养德智体美全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人。 全面推进素质教育，造就数以亿计的高素质劳动者、数以万计的专门人才和一大批拔尖创新人才。19 杭州景区 在杭州市辖区内，有两大国家级风景名胜区：西湖风景名胜区和“两江一湖”（富春江新安江千岛湖）风景名胜区。“天下西湖三十六，其中最好是杭州。”西湖是位于城市内的观光型

12、风景湖泊。西湖景色，四时兼宜，韵味无穷。环湖群山挺秀，历史文物遍布，园林美景迭现，为人们探胜寻幽之地。西湖又连接钱塘江，使山、湖、江、城连成一体。数千年来，历代文人名士为湖光山色所倾倒，留下了千古传诵的诗文墨迹。自然美、人文美、伦理美有机结合，吸引着数不胜数的中外游客。20大自然的恩赐 大自然对人的恩赐。无论贫富，一律平等。所以人们对于大自然，全都一致并深深地依赖着。尤其在乡间，上千年来人们一直以不变的方式生活着。种植庄稼和葡萄，酿酒和饮酒，喂牛和挤奶，锄草和栽花；在周末去教堂祈祷和做礼拜，在节日到广场拉琴、跳舞和唱歌；往日的田园依旧是今日的温馨家园。这样，每个地方都有自己的传说，风俗也就衍传

13、了下来。Mini-essay Translation from English into Chinese 1.Vaticanthe Smallest Country Size is not a criterion in our definition of what constitutes a country. A country need only be an independent state, with distinct territorial boundaries, and its own government. This is a true blessing for Vatican C

14、ity, as, weighing in at a mere 0.17 square miles, it holds the title of being the smallest country in the world. Prior to 1870, however, political control by papal governments in central Italy spanned approximately 16,000 square miles. In 1870, the Kingdom of Italy, in a shift of political power, es

15、tablished Rome as the national capital of Italy, wrested political power from the papal governments, and absorbed the so-called Papal States into its territory. A 1929 Agreement hammered out by the Italian government and the Pope, established Vatican City as a country.all 0.17 square miles of it! Gr

16、adually the country has gained recognition as such, by establishing diplomatic ties with other countries, and by receiving dignitaries from other nations. Vatican City is the official seat of the Catholic Church, and its head, the Pope, rules through a civil governor. As with any other country, this

17、 miniature country sports its own flag, coins its own coins, runs its own postal, transportation, telephone systems, and radio broadcasting station. Vatican City is all grown up. This pint-size powerhouse of a country primarily supports itself through contributions from Catholics around the world, a

18、nd through tourism. Safely ensconced within Vatican City lie some of the worlds most precious of treasures; the Gardens, St. Peters Basilica, and the Vatican Palace, which houses the Vatican Library, and. the Pope himself. 2.Malls in the USA Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people

19、spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations of private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is al

20、ways fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees. The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750

21、cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week. The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built around the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things, they

22、shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend

23、 church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping center. 3. Venice At first glance，it all seems an alchemists illusion. Take l18 flat little islands，stitch them together with nearly 400 humpbacked bridges，crisscross the

24、 landscape with 28 miles of serpentine canals. Cram this improbable space with 120 Gothic，Renaissance and Baroque churches，as many belltowers 64 convents and monasteries, a patchwork of flag-stoned piazzas. Line the canals with more than 400 pearly palaces. Add pigeons and cats, lots of them. But Ve

25、nice is, above all，a metropolis of waterways，a city whose Main Street is the extravagant，200-foot wide Grand Canal，whose people either walk or float, but never drive. I glimpse a sleek，shiny gondola，regal as a black swan，skimming expertly between high，dark walls，Behind wrought-iron gates, a small，co

26、bble-stoned courtyard，polished with age，almost suffocates in its lush jungle of ferns and foliage. The smell of roasting coffee wafts from a tiny cafe. I hear the distant call of the gondoliers：Gondola！Gondola! And as I watch head-scarfed housewives fastidiously picking produce from a bobbing fruit-

27、and-vegetable boat，a laundry barge chugs imperiously past with stacks of freshly ironed hotel linen. These are the simple things. 4. The Perfect Exercise Weight and fitness. Obesity is associated with disability and premature death from a variety of diseases, especially hypertension, heart disease a

28、nd respiratory disorders. Alone，extra kilos do not necessarily constitute a serious health hazard. But when accompanied by diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking or an inactive lifestyle，weight reduction is a must. The best way to change your figure permanently is to adopt sensible eating and exerci

29、se habits. A successful plan might Combine a healthful modification of the “in” calories with a walking programme to increase “out” calories. 5. Get Involved The moral imperative to“got involved is applicable in the tiniest and the largest of our daily considerations, in everything from helping a ne

30、ighbour all the way to caring about the state of the world. In little daily deeds that add impressively，each of us can contribute to the world we live in and to our own life, Every little act of genuine involvement, in fact, encourages the growth of the identity beyond the Me to the We，intertwining

31、us with other selves until the thread of each life is no longer a single strand but a part of the fabric of humankind.， A friend was on a bus when a gang of noisy youths starting taunting an elderly woman who had asked them to stop shoving. “Everyone else in the bus looked out the windows, or straight ahead, as though they couldnt hear the kids saying cheeky thing