1、大学英语四级-20 及答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Translation(总题数:5,分数:100.00)1.对联对联 (Chinese couplet)也叫“对子”,由两句形式相通、内容相连的语句组成。第一部分称作“上联”,贴在右侧,第二部分,即“下联”则贴在左侧。两行字不仅字数要一致,而且相同位置上的字必须 对仗工整 (antithetic in form), 平仄协调 (harmonious in tone)。按用途不同,对联可以分为很多种,在新年贴的对联也叫“春联”,表达了人们的美好祝福与愿望,也为新年增添了节日气氛。 (分数:20.00)_2.七夕每年农历
2、七月初七是中国的 情人节 (Valentine“s Day)。关于这个节日有一个美丽的传说: 王母娘娘 (the Queen of Heaven)最年幼的女儿“织女”爱上了人间的男子“牛郎”,王母反对仙女与凡人相爱,就用 银河 (Milky Way)将他们隔开。但牛郎和织女的爱情感动了人间的 喜鹊 (magpie),每年七月初七这一天,喜鹊会搭起一座鹊桥让这对情侣相见。而如今在这一天,年轻的女子常在月下向织女祈祷,期望得到美满的姻缘。 (分数:20.00)_3.旅游是一项集观光、娱乐、健身为一体的愉快而美好的活动。旅游业随着时代进步而不断发展。 古往今来,旅游一直是人们增长知识、丰富阅历、强健
3、体魄的美好追求。在古代,中国先哲们就提出了“观国之光”的思想,倡导“读万卷书,行万里路”,游历名山大川,承天地之灵气,接山水之精华。 20 世纪中叶以来,现代旅游在世界范围内迅速兴起,旅游人数不断增加,旅游产业规模持续扩大,旅游经济地位提升,旅游活动日益成为各国人民交流文化、增进友谊、扩大交往的重要渠道,对人类活动和社会进步产生着越来越广泛的影响。 (分数:20.00)_4.茶文化中国是一个文化 历史悠久的 (time-honored)国度,也是一个 礼仪 (ceremony and decorum)之邦。每当客人来访,都需要泡茶给客人喝。在给客人奉茶之前,你应该问问他们都喜欢喝什么类型的茶,
4、并采用最合适的茶具奉上。奉茶期间,主人需要仔细留意客人的茶杯里的茶量。通常,若是用茶杯泡的茶,在茶喝完一半之后就应该加开水,这样,茶杯就一直都是满的,茶的 芳香 (bouquet)也得以保留。 (分数:20.00)_5.筷子筷子 (chopsticks)是中国古人发明的一种具有鲜明民族特色的 进食工具 (tableware),是反映中国饮食文化特色的重要组成部分。中国人使用筷子的历史可追溯到商代,距今已有三千多年。筷子可谓是中国国粹,既轻巧又灵活,在世界各国餐具中独树一帜,被西方人誉为“东方的文明”。凡是使用过筷子的人,不论中国人或是外国人,都因其使用方便、物美价廉而赞叹不绝。 (分数:20.
5、00)_大学英语四级-20 答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Translation(总题数:5,分数:100.00)1.对联对联 (Chinese couplet)也叫“对子”,由两句形式相通、内容相连的语句组成。第一部分称作“上联”,贴在右侧,第二部分,即“下联”则贴在左侧。两行字不仅字数要一致,而且相同位置上的字必须 对仗工整 (antithetic in form), 平仄协调 (harmonious in tone)。按用途不同,对联可以分为很多种,在新年贴的对联也叫“春联”,表达了人们的美好祝福与愿望,也为新年增添了节日气氛。 (分数:20.00)_正确答案:
6、()解析:The Chinese CoupletThe Chinese couplet is also called “Duizi“. It consists of two sentences which are identical in form and interrelated in meaning. The first line is called “upper couplet“, which is put up or hung on the right side, and the other is called “lower couplet“, which is placed on t
7、he left side. Not only are the two lines required to have an equal number of characters, the words stand in the same position in each of the two sentences must be antithetic in form and harmonious in tone. For different purposes, there are different couplets. The couplet for the Spring Festival is c
8、alled “Chunlian“, which conveys the blessing and good wishes of the people and enhances the festive atmosphere of the New Year, too.2.七夕每年农历七月初七是中国的 情人节 (Valentine“s Day)。关于这个节日有一个美丽的传说: 王母娘娘 (the Queen of Heaven)最年幼的女儿“织女”爱上了人间的男子“牛郎”,王母反对仙女与凡人相爱,就用 银河 (Milky Way)将他们隔开。但牛郎和织女的爱情感动了人间的 喜鹊 (magpie),每
9、年七月初七这一天,喜鹊会搭起一座鹊桥让这对情侣相见。而如今在这一天,年轻的女子常在月下向织女祈祷,期望得到美满的姻缘。 (分数:20.00)_正确答案:()解析:Chinese Valentine“s DayThe seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is Chinese Valentine“s Day. There is a beautiful legend about this festival: Zhi N, the youngest daughter of the Queen of Heaven, fell in
10、 love with Niu Lang, a cowherd on earth. Zhi N“s mother was opposed to the love between a fairy and a human, so she separated the two lovers with the Milky Way. However, their love story moved the magpies on earth. Those magpies gather together annually on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month
11、to form a “magpie bridge“, so that the couple can meet each other once in a year. Today, on this day, young girls often pray to Zhi N in the moonlight, wishing for a happy marriage.3.旅游是一项集观光、娱乐、健身为一体的愉快而美好的活动。旅游业随着时代进步而不断发展。 古往今来,旅游一直是人们增长知识、丰富阅历、强健体魄的美好追求。在古代,中国先哲们就提出了“观国之光”的思想,倡导“读万卷书,行万里路”,游历名山大
12、川,承天地之灵气,接山水之精华。 20 世纪中叶以来,现代旅游在世界范围内迅速兴起,旅游人数不断增加,旅游产业规模持续扩大,旅游经济地位提升,旅游活动日益成为各国人民交流文化、增进友谊、扩大交往的重要渠道,对人类活动和社会进步产生着越来越广泛的影响。 (分数:20.00)_正确答案:()解析:Tourism represents a kind of popular and pleasant activity that combines sightseeing, recreation and outdoor exercise, and it has been developing with th
13、e progress of the times. From ancient times till now, tourism has demonstrated people“s happy wish for more knowledge, varied experience and good health. In ancient times, ancient Chinese thinkers raised the idea of “appreciating the landscape through sightseeing“. Ancient people also proposed to “t
14、ravel ten thousand li and read ten thousand books“, which shows they found pleasure in enriching themselves mentally and physically through traveling over famous mountains and rivers. Since the middle of the 20th century, modem tourism has been growing at a fast pace around the world. The number of
15、tourists has ever been on the rise, the scale of the tourism industry has been on constant expansion, and the position of tourism in the economy has been obviously raised. Tourism serves gradually as an important bridge of cultural exchange, friendship and further exchanges and is exerting more and
16、more extensive influence on the human life and social progress among various countries.4.茶文化中国是一个文化 历史悠久的 (time-honored)国度,也是一个 礼仪 (ceremony and decorum)之邦。每当客人来访,都需要泡茶给客人喝。在给客人奉茶之前,你应该问问他们都喜欢喝什么类型的茶,并采用最合适的茶具奉上。奉茶期间,主人需要仔细留意客人的茶杯里的茶量。通常,若是用茶杯泡的茶,在茶喝完一半之后就应该加开水,这样,茶杯就一直都是满的,茶的 芳香 (bouquet)也得以保留。 (分数
17、:20.00)_正确答案:()解析:Chinese Tea CultureChina is a country with a time-honored civilization and also a land of ceremony and decorum. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to make and serve tea to them. Before serving tea, you may ask them for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy, and se
18、rve them the tea in the most appropriate teacups. In the course of serving tea, the host should take careful note of how much water remains in the guests“ cups. Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup, boiling water should be added into the cup when half of the tea in it has been consumed; and thus
19、the cup is kept filled and the tea retains the same bouquet.5.筷子筷子 (chopsticks)是中国古人发明的一种具有鲜明民族特色的 进食工具 (tableware),是反映中国饮食文化特色的重要组成部分。中国人使用筷子的历史可追溯到商代,距今已有三千多年。筷子可谓是中国国粹,既轻巧又灵活,在世界各国餐具中独树一帜,被西方人誉为“东方的文明”。凡是使用过筷子的人,不论中国人或是外国人,都因其使用方便、物美价廉而赞叹不绝。 (分数:20.00)_正确答案:()解析:The ChopsticksChopsticks, invented
20、 by ancient Chinese people, are a kind of tableware with distinct national features, being an important component that reflects the characteristics of Chinese diet culture. The history of using chopsticks in China dates back to the Shang Dynasty, more than 3,000 years ago. Chopsticks, the quintessen
21、ce of Chinese culture, whose lightness and flexibility develop a school of its own among various tableware all over the world, are praised as “Eastern Civilization“ by the westerners. All those people who have ever used chopsticks, no matter Chinese or foreigners, marvel at their convenience, excellent quality and reasonable price.