2014年6月英語四級翻譯練習：扇子的歷史

　　新的英語四級翻譯題型備考并沒有什么竅門，大家平時要注意詞匯的積累并多做些練習。下面小編就為大家準備了一篇英語四級翻譯練習，一起來試試吧。

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　　中國扇子的歷史可以追溯到3000多年前的商朝(the Shang Dynasty)。第一種扇子叫作“扇汗”(Shanhan),是拴在馬車上用來 擋住強烈的陽光，給乘客遮雨的。“扇汗”有點像現(xiàn)在的雨傘。后來 “扇汗”變成了由薄但是結(jié)實的絲綢或者鳥的羽毛做成的長柄扇，稱 為中山扇(Zhangshan fan),它主要用于皇帝的儀仗(honour guard)裝飾。

　　參考答案:

　　The history of Chinese fan can be dated to over 3,000 years ago，around the Shang Dynasty. The first type of fan, known as Shanhan, was tied to a horse-drawn carriage to shut out the strong sunshine and shelter the passengers from the rainfall. The Shanhan was a bit like today’s umbrella. Later this Shanhan became a long-handled fan made of thin and tough silk or birds5 feathers, called a Zhangshan fan, which was mainly used by the emperor’s honour guard as decoration.