英语八级考试翻译题.doc

历年英语八级翻译试题 2006年试题 A. 汉译英（翻译划线部分） 中国民族自古以来从不把人看作高于一切，在哲学文艺方面的表现都反映出人在自然界中与万物占着一个比例较为恰当的地位，而非绝对统治万物的主宰。因此我们的苦闷，基本上比西方人为少为小，因为苦闷的强弱原是随欲望与野心的大小而转移的。农业社会的人比工业社会的人享受差得多，因此欲望也小得多，况中国古代素来以不滞于物、不为物役为最主要的人生哲学。并非我们没有守财奴，但比起莫利哀与巴尔扎克笔下的守财奴与野心家，就小巫见大巫了。中国民族多数是性情中正平和、淡泊、朴实，比西方人容易满足。 讨论稿1. (仅供参考!)： From the ancient times (Since time immemorial) the Chinese people have never viewed the human beings as superior in the world, which is completely reflected in what they’ve done in their philosophy and art, showing that a human being has the status quite appropriately in proportion to other things on earth, rather than an absolute ruler in the world. Therefore, what we’ve suffered is much less and smaller compared with the westerners, for the depressions vary with the different desires and the ambitions the people have. People in the agricultural society have much less enjoyment than those in the industrial society, thus their desire much less. What’s more, in ancient China, Chinese people always took the concept//notion of “Never addict oneself as a slave to material wealth” mainly as their philosophy in life. [语言通俗、结构连贯] 讨论稿2. The Chinese nation has never believed in human supremacy. And the nation finds full expression in the philosophy, literature and art that human coexist with other species in nature with a proportionally proper rather than an absolutely dominant position. Therefore we generally suffer less depression than Westerners, as the degree of the suffering varies with that of our desire and ambition. People in the agricultural society have much less enjoyment than those in the industrial society, and hence less desire. Moreover, the main Chinese ancient philosophy of life is always to be free from the encumbrance or enslavement of the outside world. Certainly there are among us misers（守财奴） and careerists（野心家）depicted（描述） by Moliere and Balzac. In comparison with Westerners, the Chinese people, easier to be satisfied, are mostly unbiased（无偏见）, peaceful, unworldly and gui