2018年6月大学英语四级翻译试题库：说文解字

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　　《说文解字》

　　《说文解字》是中国第一部分析字形、说解字义、辨识音读的字典，也是中国文字学的奠基作品，在世界语言学史上也占有相当重要的地位。它由东汉许慎撰，是古文经学派的代表作之一。书成于和帝永元十二年(100年)。安帝建光元年(121年)，作者许慎遣其子许冲上献于朝。全书共14卷，另有序目1卷。

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　　Shuowen

　　Shuowen is China’s first dictionary to analyze the fonts and interpret the meaning of the characters and identify the pronunciation as well as the groundbreaking works in the Chinese science of characters. It enjoys important status in the world linguistic history. Compiled by Xu Zhen in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is one of the representative works of the classic school of the classic Chinese writing. The book was finished in the12th year of Emperor Yongyuan (100). In the first year of Jianguang, Emperor Andi (121), Xu Zhen sent his son to submit it to the royal court. The book consists of 14 volumes in total and another 1 volume of prefaces and contents.

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