对联(couplet)是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的(rhymed)。人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平将它们写在红色竖纸条上。上联(the first line of a couplet)贴在前门的右侧，下联贴在前门的左侧。此外，横批(the horizontalscroll)是横着贴在门框上的。对联是中国独特文化的一部分。它也是一个同时与中国语言和文字相关的艺术。今天,对联常被用作中国传统节日的装饰。

 

参考翻译:

　　The couplet is comprised of a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed,which are written on vertical slips of red paper in the best calligraphic style one can master.The first line of a couplet is posted on the right side of the front door.The second line of a couplet is posted on the left of a couplet side of the front door.In addition,the horizontal scroll is posted across and on top of the doorframe.Couplet is a part of Chinese unique culture and also an art related to both the Chinese,language and Chinese characters.Today,it is often used as a decoration during traditional Chinese festivals.

　　1.对联是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的：“富有诗意的两句话”可翻译为a pair of lines of poetry。“押韵的”可译为 rhymed。

　　2.人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平将它们写在红色竖纸条上：该句可以和第一句话结合，作定语从句。其中“写在红色竖纸条上”可以翻译为written on vertical slips of red paper。“人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平”则用in短语引出，译为in the best calligraphic style one can master。

　　3.上联贴在前门的右侧，下联贴在前门的左侧：本句中的“上联”以及“下联”不能按照汉语意思直接意为upper line和downn line,而要根据意思译为the first line of a couplet和the second line of a couplet。下文中的“横批”可译为the horizontal scroll,因为它是横着贴的，所以要用horizontal翻译。

　　4.它也是一个同时与中国语言和文字相关的艺术：“与…相关”可译为be relate to…或have the relation to...。“同时…和…”可用both and…来表示。1.对联是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的：“富有诗意的两句话”可翻译为a pair of lines of poetry。“押韵的”可译为 rhymed。

 

 

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参考译文：Youth Olympic Games

Youth Olympic Games, a comprehensive sports event, is designed for young people all over the world. The second summer youth Olympic Games was held from August 16, 2014 to 28 in Nanjing. Its slogan is "Share the youth, Build the future”, which means the young people around the world in the Olympic spirit, get together and play each other, encourage each other, enhance friendship and grow up together. Its Mascot comes from rain flower stones, advocating a lifestyle of natural, sports, healthy and happy; Its emblem will outline NANJING Ming city wall gate and folk houses together, with the idea of the gate of youth.

 

 

原文：自上世纪90年代后期起，七夕节(the Double Seventh Festival )开始被称为“中国的情人节”。这个节日可以追溯到汉朝，当时对恋人、女孩都是个特殊的日子。 这天，女孩会举行仪式，向织女(Zhinv)乞求智慧、技艺和美满婚姻，所以七夕节还被称为“乞巧节(the Begging for SkillsFestival)”。如今，一些传统习俗已经弱化。人们现在把七夕节当作浪漫的情人节来庆祝，尤其是在年轻人中间。

 

参考译文： Double Seventh Festival 

 

The Double Seventh Festival has been called Chinese Valentine’s Day since the late 1990s. The festival can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. It was then a special day not only for lovers, but also for girls.Girls would hold a ceremony to beg Zhinv for wisdom, skills and a satisfying marriage. So it is also called “the Begging for Skills Festival”.Today some traditional customs have been weakened. Now the festival is celebrated as a romantic valentine’s day, particularly among young people.