2019年12月英语六级真题翻译答案及解析
【翻译原文】
梅花(plum blossom)位居中国十大名花之首，源于中国南方，已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。隆冬时节，五颜六的梅花不畏严寒，迎着风雪傲然绽放。在中国传统文化中，梅花象征着坚强、纯洁、高雅，激励人们不畏艰难、砥砺前行。自古以来，许多诗人和画家从梅花中获取灵感，创作了无数不朽的作品。普通大众也都喜爱梅花，春节期间常用于家庭装饰。南京市已将梅花定为市花，每年举办梅花节，成千上万的人冒着严寒到梅花山踏雪赏梅。
【参考译文】
Plum blossom, which originated in south China, tops the ten most famous flowers of China and has a planting history of more than 3000 years. In mid-winter, colorful plum flowers blossom boldly against the cold. In traditional Chinese culture, plum blossom, which symbolizes toughness, purity and grace, motivates a large body of individuals to move on regardless of the hardship. Many poets and painters gained inspiration from the flower and created countless immortal works ever since
ancient times. Ordinary people also love plum blossom, and often use them to decorate their home durin
g the Spring Festival. Nanjing City has designated plum blossom as the city flower and holds the flower festival every year. Thousands of people will visit Meihua Mountain to admire the plum blossom in snow despite of the coldness.
【考点解析】
①第一句：“梅花(plum blossom)位居中国十大名花之首，源于中国南方，已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。”主要包括三个小分句，在翻译时不要都译成简单句，需要适当组织语言变成英文中的复合句，这句话可以将“源于中国南方”处理为定语从句置于插入语位置，“位居中国十大名花之首”和“已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。”可以处理成并列句的形式。
翻译例句：Plum blossom, which originated in south China, tops the ten most famous flowers of China and has a planting history of more than 3000 years.
②词汇的翻译力求精准，在本篇翻译中，“隆冬时节”“不
畏严寒”“傲然绽放”“坚强、纯洁、高雅”“不畏艰难、砥砺前行”“灵感”，这些词汇的难度对大家来说相对有些大，希望大家结合文都四六级老师所给的参考译文，将此类词汇进行积累记忆。
【翻译原文】
荷花是中国的名花之一，深受人们喜爱。中国许多地方的湖泊和池塘都适宜荷花生长。荷花彩鲜艳，夏日清晨绽放，夜晚闭合，花期长达两三个月，吸引来自各地的游客前往观赏。荷花具有多种功能，既能绿化水面，又能美化庭园，还可净化水质、减少污染、改善环境。荷花迎骄阳而不惧，出污泥而不染，象征纯洁、高雅，常来比喻人的高尚品德，历来是诗人画家创作的重要题材。荷花盛开的地方也是许多摄影爱好者经常光顾之地。
【翻译译文】
Lotus is one of the most famous flowers in China and is loved deeply by people. The lakes and ponds in many places of China are fit for lotus to grow. Lotus, which features bright color, blossoms in the summer morning and closes in the
evening with a long flowering phase of two to three months, attracts tourists all over the country to appreciate it. Moreover, lotus has multiple functions. It can not only make water surface green and beautify courtyards but also purify water, reduce pollution and improve environment. Due to its characters of not fearing the blazing sun and keeping clean in the dirty soil, lotus symbolizes purity and elegance. It is often used to represent people’s noble virtues so that it has become significant themes for poets and painters throughout the Chinese history. Meanwhile, the places where lotus blooms always attracts many photographers to take photos.
【翻译解析】
一.段落整体
其一，整个段落都在介绍荷花的特征，功能，品质以及象征意义，所以总体采用一般现在时。但是段落末尾提到了荷花“历来”是诗人画家创作的重要题材，“历来”一词决定，广大考生需要考虑时态的变化，所以该句应使用现在完成时来翻译比较妥当。其二，全段“荷花”重复较多，但依据英汉两种语言的差异，汉译英时需要考虑英文的简洁性，采用
代词代替荷花。
二.词句翻译
plum blossom该段落中有很多词语，面对这些词语的翻译，广大考生翻译时切忌生搬硬套，中英文两种语言在翻译过程中不可能做到完全的对等，只需尽可能做到忠实和通顺即可。所以在翻译成语时可采用意译的方式。
①彩鲜艳bright color
②绿化水面make water surface green
③美化庭园beautify courtyards
④净化水质、减少污染、改善环境(动宾形式呈现)
purify water, reduce pollution and improve environment
⑤迎骄阳而不惧，出污泥而不染
该句意为“不害怕炽烈的阳光，从污泥中长出却保持洁净。”