2017年12月英语四级考试翻译训练 : 吉祥图案

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　　吉祥图案(auspicious patterns)几乎在所有节日或婚礼上都扮演着重要角色。 中国的春节、婚礼或其他节日期间，人们喜欢在房间里贴一些吉祥图案，这是表 达对幸福生活期望的一种方式。吉祥图案在中国拥有近三千年的历史，至今仍是 中国人生活中一个重要的部分。吉祥图案有多种类型且内容广泛，主要表达对象 有:福、禄、寿、禧。最流行的图案是双喜(囍)(double happiness)。举行婚礼时人们一般都会用到它。 ^

　　参考答案:

　　Auspicious patterns play an important role in almost all the festivals or wedding ceremonies.During the Spring Festival,weddings or other holidays,people like sticking some auspicious patterns in their rooms.It is a way to express the expectation of happy life.The auspicious patterns in China have a long history of nearly three thousand years and are still an important part of Chinese people's life.Auspicious patterns have a variety of types and a wide range of contents,and they mainly express expectation to bless,emolument,longevity and happiness.The most popular patterns are double happiness (two Chinese characters meaning happiness).People generally use it when they hold a wedding.