英語四級(jí)翻譯訓(xùn)練:麻將

【翻譯原文】

打麻將(mahjong)有時(shí)被描述成現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的翻版，既需要策略，也需要運(yùn)氣。 在中國玩麻將通常還需要下或大或小的賭注(bet)。一個(gè)世紀(jì)前，麻將主要是富人 的消遣(pastime),但如今已被認(rèn)為是大眾游戲。麻將在20世紀(jì)20年代引人美國，一股麻將熱潮隨之而來。學(xué)習(xí)打麻將最好的方式是與朋友坐在一起，讓他們示范 玩一次，把麻將牌面向上，看大家怎么玩。

【參考譯文】

Playing mahjong, which is sometimes described as a metaphor of real life， needs a mix of strategies and luck. Typically in China，it also involves placing large or small bets.A century ago，it was mainly a pastime for wealthy people，but today it is considered a game of the people. When it was first introduced to the U.S.A. in the 1920s，a craze of mahjong ensued The best way to learn playing mahjong is to sit with friends and ask them to play a demonstration game: ask them to turn their pieces upwards and watch what everybody is doing.

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