清明前必看!这道四级翻译真题今年可能再考

清明节的习俗是丰富有趣的，除了讲究禁火、扫墓，还有踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、打马球、插柳等一系列风俗体育活动。相传这是因为清明节要寒食禁火，为了防止寒食冷餐伤身，所以大家来参加一些体育活动，以锻炼身体。因此，这个节日既有祭扫新坟生别死离的悲伤泪水，又有踏青游玩的欢笑声，是一个富有特色的节日。

参考译文： The customs of the Qingming Festival are rich and interesting. In addition to the practices of forbidding fire and tomb-sweeping, there are also a series of traditional sports and activities such as spring outings, swinging, cuju (ancient football), polo, and inserting willow branches. It is said that this is because the festival involves a cold food diet and fire is forbidden, and to prevent harm to the body from eating cold food, people take part in these sports to keep fit. Therefore, this festival features both the sorrowful tears of life-and-death separation at tomb-sweeping and the cheerful laughter of spring outings—a truly distinctive occasion. 注：考试中“蹴鞠”可译为 cuju (ancient football)，“寒食”重点译出 cold food 和禁火即可。

下面这篇虽然未被确认为官方真题，但结构与近年命题趋势高度吻合，是极佳的练习素材：  清明是我国二十四节气之一，一般是在每年的4月4日至6日前后。人们庆祝清明节大约始于东周时代，距今已有两千五百多年的历史。清明过后，气温逐渐上升，雨水增多，正是农民安排农耕的关键时期。清明节既是纪念祖先和已故亲人的日子，也是郊游踏青、开展体育活动的时节。 

参考译文： Qingming is one of China's twenty-four solar terms, typically occurring around April 4th to 6th each year. People began celebrating Qingming around the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, with a history of over 2,500 years. After Qingming, temperatures gradually rise and rainfall increases, making it a critical period for farmers to arrange their farming activities. Qingming is not only a day to honor ancestors and deceased loved ones, but also a season for outings and engaging in sports activities.

第一步：背熟这组万能句型“XX是……之一” → XX is one of the ... “始于……，距今已有……年历史” → It originated in ..., with a history of ... years  “既是……，也是……” → It is not only ..., but also ...  “在这一天，人们……” → On this day, people ... 

第二步：掌握“专有名词处理法”  遇到“蹴鞠”“打马球”等生僻词，不要空着：拼音 + 括号简短解释（例：cuju (ancient football)） 阅卷老师会给你分数！第三步：积累一个“现代元素词库”网络祭扫 → online tribute环保祭扫 → eco-friendly tomb sweeping鲜花代替纸钱 → flowers instead of paper money……清明假期放松之余，花10分钟把这篇里的核心词和句型过一遍。6月考场遇到清明、端午、中秋……你都能笑着写完。