英語四級考試翻譯練習之風箏
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風箏是中國的一個發明，被讚譽為現代飛機的先驅。它為科學的發展和飛機的生產做出了貢獻。第一架飛機的形狀便是根據風箏造出來的。中國最早的風箏都是用木頭做的，最早可追溯到至少兩千年前的戰國時期(the Warring StatesPeriod)。紙被髮明後，人們開始使用這種新材料製作風箏。早期的風箏被用於軍事目的。據歷史文獻記載，那時風箏的尺寸很大，有些大到足以能夠把人帶到空中來觀察敵人的行動。
參考翻譯: The kite, a Chinese invention, has been praised asthe forerunner of modern aeroplane. It hascontributed to the development of science andproduction of aeroplanes.The first plane was shapedafter the kite.The earliest Chinese kites were made ofwood which can date back as far as the Warring States Period,at least two millennia ago. Afterthe invention of paper, kites began to be made of this new material.Early kites were used formilitary purposes.Historical records say they were large in size;some were large enough tocarry men up in the air to observe enemy movements.
1.風箏是中國的一個發明，被讚譽為現代飛機的先驅:“發明”可譯為invention, “中國四大發明”則可譯為the fourancient Chinese 。
2.它為科學的.發展和飛機的生產做出了貢獻：“做出貢獻”可譯為contribute to, 也可譯為make contributions to,要注意這裡的to是介詞。英語中to是介詞的短語還有be usedto(習慣於)，be addicted to(沉溺於),be devotedto(獻身於)， be adjusted to(適應)等。
3.最早可追溯到至少兩千年前的戰國時期：“最早可追溯到”可譯為date as far back as,也可譯為date backas early/far as。