Lantern originated from CET-4 translation in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Lanterns originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were mainly used for lighting at first. In the Tang Dynasty, people celebrated a stable life with red lanterns. Since then, lanterns have become popular in many places in China. Lanterns are usually made of brightly colored tissue paper and have different shapes and sizes. In the traditional culture of China, red lanterns symbolize a happy life and prosperous business, and are usually hung during festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and National Day. Nowadays, red lanterns can also be seen in many other parts of the world.

Key points of translation:

1, lanterns: lanterns.

2. Eastern Han Dynasty: Eastern Han Dynasty. ?

3. from: from. ?

4. Tang Dynasty: Tang Dynasty.

5. A stable life: a peacefullife.

6. use? Material: bemadeof.

7.happylife: happy life. ?

8. Prosperous business.

9. Spring Festival: a spring festival.

10, Lantern Festival: Lantern Festival.

1 1, National Day: National Day.

Skills training:

China culture. As we all know, since February 20 13, 13, the National College English Test Committee for Band 4 and Band 6 has made some adjustments to the examination paper structure and examination items, among which the translation part has been adjusted greatly, from the original Chinese-English translation of single sentences to Chinese-English translation of paragraphs. Translation involves the historical, cultural, economic and social development of China. The paragraph length is 140~ 160 Chinese characters. And this test is done according to the requirements of the test questions.