2018年大学英语四级考试翻译试题：中国结

2018年大学英语四级考试翻译试题：中国结

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　　中国结：中国结是一种古老的艺术形式。人们发现，绳结可以追朔到10万年前。中国人不仅用绳结来固定、包裹、狩猎、捕鱼，还用来记录事件，而且有些绳结纯粹起装饰作用。中国结具有文化内涵。由于结在汉语中的发音与“吉”相近。吉的意思是“福、禄、寿、喜、财、安、康”，这是中国人永恒的追求，因此有些中国结表达出人们的各种愿望。例如：新婚夫妇的房间通常用一个盘长结来装饰，象征着永恒的爱情。

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　　The Chinese Knot is an ancient art form and artifacts could be found as far back as 100 000years ago. Chinese people used knots for more than justfastening , wraping, hunting, fishing .Knots were also to record events ,and someknots had purely ornamentak functions.The Chinese Knot has cultural connotations .Since knot is pronounce d as"jie" in Chinese similar with that of "ji",which means blessing,goodsalary,longevity,happpiness,fortune,safety and health and is the everl astingpursuit of Chinese people ,some Chinese Knots espress people's various hopes. Forexample ,the room of newlyweds is usually decorated with a Pan-Chang Knot to symbolizeeternal love.

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