2017年翻译考试英语初级笔译材料（21）

　　翻译练习

　　1.Sports are perhaps the most popular form of relaxation that almost all can enjoy, whether boys or girls, men or women, young or old.

　　2.Sports and games build our bodies, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy.

　　3.Mixing strength and agility with style and grace, the gymnastics have provided many of the most breathtaking Olympic spectacles.

　　4.The exact sequence of events in ancient Olympics is uncertain, but events included man's gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events, though there were fewer sports involved than in the modem Olympic Games.

　　5.In his prose Ode to Sport, Pierre de Coubertin passionately described sport as the embodiment of beauty, justice, courage, health, progress and peace.

　　6.The Olympic Creed reads: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. "

　　7.In ancient Greece, athletes who were discovered cheating were fined, and the money was used to make bronze statues of Zeus, which were erected on the road to the stadium.

　　8.Boxing brings into play the various groups of muscles almost as harmoniously as rowing, and like rowing has the advantage of ruling out one source of nervous fatigue holding back.

　　9.Long-distance rally driving dates back to an event that took place in 1907 when vehicles set out on a two-month trek from China to France. Four years later in 1911, the famous Monte Carlo Rally was inaugurated as the world's leading annual international rallying event.

　　10.Total well-being means applying healthy lifestyle habits such as not smoking, managing stress, and eating a smart diet, as well as exercising regularly.

　　参考答案

　　1.体育运动大概是几乎所有人都喜爱的最普遍的令人松弛的娱乐形式，男孩女孩，男女老少都很喜欢体育运动。

　　2.体育运动增强体质，防止我们发胖，使我们保持身体健康。

　　3.融力量、敏捷、风格和优雅与一体，体操成为当今奥运会上最紧张刺激的项目。

　　4.古代奥林匹克运动会的赛事没有固定次序，比赛项目也无法与现代同日而语，不过男子体操、拳击、摔跤、赛马和各种田赛项目都是必备项目。

　　5.顾拜旦在他的散文诗《体育颂》中充满激情地歌颂体育，将体育比作美丽、正义、勇气、健康、进步与和平的化身。

　　6.奥林匹克运动的信条是：“重要的是参与，而不是取胜。正如在生活中，最重要的事情不是胜利，而是斗争;不是征服，而是奋力拼搏。”

　　7.在古希腊，运动员一经发现在比赛中欺诈违规，就会被处以罚款，所得款项即用来铸造宙斯青铜像，矗立在通往体育场的路上。

　　8.拳击调动全身肌肉群，像划船一样也要全身协调，参与者要抛掉胆怯之心。

　　9.远距离的汽车拉力赛可追溯到1907年。那一年举行丁一次从中国到法国的长途汽车拉力赛，长达两个月。四年后的1911年，著名的蒙特卡罗汽车拉力大赛成为世界上最隆重的年度赛事。

　　10.真正的健康意味着有健康的生活习惯，诸如定期锻炼，不吸烟，缓解压力，注意饮食等。