2017年6月大学英语四级翻译练习：酒文化

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　　酒文化

　　1、中国人在7000年以前就开始用谷物酿酒。

　　2、总的来说，不管是古代还是现代，酒都和中国文化息息相关。

　　3、长久以来，中国的酒文化在人们生活中扮演着重要的角色。

　　4、我们的祖先在写诗时以酒助兴，在宴会中和亲朋好友敬酒。

　　5、作为一种文化，酒文化也是普通百姓生活中不可分割的部分，比如生日宴会、送别晚宴、婚礼庆典等很多场合中，随处可见酒的身影。

　　参考译文：

　　Chinese people began to make spirits with grains seven thousand years ago.

　　Generally speaking，wine has a close connection with culture in China in both ancient and modern times.

　　Chinese wine culture has been playing a quite important role in Chinese people's life for a long time.

　　Our Chinese ancestors used wine to enjoy themselves while writing poetry, or to make a toast to their relatives and friends during a feast.

　　Wine culture, as a kind of culture form, is also an inseparable part in the life of ordinary Chinese people through numerous events such as birthday party, farewell dinner, wedding, etc.

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