CET-4 Translation of China Traditional Culture

China's family concept is related to his cultural tradition. A harmonious big family was once enviable. In the past, it was not uncommon for four generations to live under one roof. Because of this tradition, many young people continue to live with their parents after marriage. Today, this tradition is changing. With the improvement of housing conditions, more and more young couples choose to live separately from their parents. But the connection between them is still very close. Many old people still help to look after their grandchildren. Young couples also take time to visit their parents, especially on important festivals such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

[Solution]

The theme of this translation is China's traditional family concept, which rarely involves long and difficult sentence patterns. The main difficulty lies in the translation of China's unique expressions, focusing on the ability of candidates to flexibly handle the conversion between two languages.

(1) China's family concept is related to his cultural tradition.

[Analysis] What is the subject of the sentence? China's traditional family values? , the core word? Ideas? ,? China? 、? Tradition Make an attribute. Have something to do with ...

[Reference Answer] China? American family concept is related to its cultural tradition.

(2) A harmonious family was once enviable.

[Analysis]: This sentence has an explicit table structure and the tense is past tense.

Envy: enviable, enviable

A harmonious family used to be an enviable granular one.

(3) In the past, it was not uncommon for four generations to live under one roof.

[Resolution]: Main table structure, predicate part? Not unusual? In a short example, it is regarded as a subject-predicate sentence pattern. Four generations under one roof? It is a difficult word, and it needs candidates to understand its meaning. Four generations under one roof? Four generations under one roof.

[Reference Answer] It? In the past, it was not uncommon for four generations to live under one roof.

Because of this tradition, many young people continue to live with their parents after marriage.

[Analysis]: Because: Because of+nouns; Many; Many; A large number; Go on doing sth; Continue; Tense is past tense.

Because of this tradition, many young people continue to live with their parents after marriage.

(5) Today, this tradition is changing.

[Analysis] Subject-predicate structure. Subject (this tradition), predicate (change), tense present continuous tense.

Today, this tradition is changing.

(6) With the improvement of housing conditions, more and more young couples choose to live separately from their parents.

[resolution] use? With the improvement of housing conditions or: with the improvement of housing conditions.

More and more; more and more

With the improvement of housing conditions, more and more young couples choose to live independently from their parents.

(7) But the connection between them is still very close.

[resolution]? Close contact? What is that? Intimate? Meaning. Investigate prepositional phrases as postattributives. Between them? As? Between them? Put it after the noun.

Nevertheless, the relationship between them is quite close.

Many old people still help to look after their grandchildren.

[Analysis] Title: Many elderly people, help to do something? Help do sth./help do sth.

Many old people still help to look after their grandchildren.

(9) Young couples also take time to visit their parents, especially on important festivals such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

[Analysis] What is the predicate verb? Spend time? , as? Take time to do sth. ,? Important festivals such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival? Prepositional phrases are used as postattributives, which are composed of words such as connection. The expression of traditional festivals needs capital letters and the article The.

Spring Festival: Spring Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival: Mid-Autumn Festival

Young couples also take time to visit their parents, especially on important festivals, such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

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