目录1.家庭暴力2.留守儿童3.毕业后就结婚4.青奥会5.毛笔6.睡眠7.乒乓8.中国式送礼9.平遥古城10.剩女11.中餐12.控制情绪13.三手烟14.七夕15.吃火锅16.赠送礼物17.下午茶18.功夫茶19.筷子历史20.八大菜系21.京剧22.风水23.十二生肖24.李白25.胡同26.丝绸之路27.中国假期28.中国扇子29.洛阳30.中国经济1.【翻译原文】家庭暴力(domesticviolence)指的是在亲密关系(intimaterelationship)中一方对另一方的虐待。通常来说,受害者是儿童和妇女。在中国古代,人们认为男人有权利惩罚他的孩子和妻子。广义上讲,家庭暴力不局限于明显的身体暴力,它也有许多其他的形式。关于家庭暴力产生的原因,出现了许多不同的理论,比如犯罪者的性格和心理特征。外部因素也有影响,比如犯罪者所处的环境。然而,没有一种理论能涵盖所有情况。参考译文:Domesticviolencereferstotheabusebyonepartneragainstanotherinanintimaterelationship.Commonlythevictimsarechildrenandwomen.InancientChina,peoplebelievethatamanhastherighttopunishhischildrenandwife.Inabroadsense,domesticviolenceisnotlimitedtoobviousphysicalviolence.Therearemanyotherformsofviolence.Manydifferenttheoriesarebroughtupastothecausesofdomesticviolence,suchastheperpetrators'personalityandmentalcharacteristics.Externalfactorsalsoplayapart,suchastheperpetrators'surroundings.However,notheoryseemstocoverallcases.2.【翻译原文】大多数时候,留守儿童(leftoverchildren)的问题很大程度上源于缺乏父母的情感关怀。通常,孩子由祖父母或父母的朋友、亲戚照顾。在大多数情况下,他们的监护人(guardian)没有受过很好的教育。对他们来说,确保孩子健康、吃得好是极重要的任务。只要孩子平安无事,他们就被认为做得很好了。监护人很少关心孩子的学习、心理需求或精神需求。他们也不花时间教孩子如何养成良好的习惯。【参考译文】Mostofthetime,problemsoftheleftoverchildrenlargelyarisefromalackofemotionalcarefromtheirparents.Usually,thechildren'sgrandparentsortheirparent'sfriendsorrelativeslookafterthesechildren.Inmostcases,theirguardiansarenotwelleducated.Tothem,makingsurethatthechildrenarehealthyandfedwellisthemostimportanttask.Aslongasthechildrenaresafeandsound,theyareconsideredtohavedoneagoodjob.Guardiansseldomcareaboutchildren'sstudy,psychologicalneeds,ormentaldemands.Neitherdotheyspendsometimetoteachkidshowtodevelopgoodhabits.3.【翻译原文】越来越多来自北京、上海、广州、沈阳和其他一些大城市的大学生选择毕业后就结婚。这与20世纪80年代和90年代的情况形成了鲜明的对比,那时候很多城市的年轻人都推迟结婚,直到他们的年龄“足够大”—在30多岁甚至40多岁的时候。许多人花时间寻找有着良好的经济背景或好看的相貌的配偶,而不是寻找爱情。然而,这些选择毕业后就结婚的学生的父母必须照顾这些小夫妻的日常起居,因为这些年轻人仍然在探索如何作为一家人来生活。【参考译文】UniversitystudentsinBeijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Shenyangandsomeotherbigcitiesareincreasinglychoosingtogetmarriedrightaftergraduating.Thisisinsharpcontrasttothesituationinthe1980sand1990swhenmanyurbanyoungstersputoffmarriageuntiltheywere“oldenough”一intheir30soreven40s.Manyspenttheirtimelookingforspouseswithgoodeconomicbackgroundsorattractivefaces,insteadoflookingforlove.However,parentsofthesestudentschoosingtogetmarriedrightaftergraduatinghavetotakecareofthecouples'dailyaffairs,astheyoungpeoplearestillfiguringouthowtoliveasafamily.4.【翻译原文】青年奥林匹克运动会是专为全世界青年人设立的综合体育赛事。第二届夏季青年奥林匹克运动会于2014年8月16日至28日在南京举行。本届青奥会的口号是“分享青春共筑未来”;寓意全世界青年人在奥林匹克精神感召下,欢聚一堂,相互切磋,相互鼓励,增进友谊,共同成长。吉祥物创意来自雨花石,意为提倡自然、运动、健康、快乐的生活方式;会徽将南京明城墙城门和江南民居轮廓组合在一起,勾勒出“NANJING”字样,寓意青春之门。【参考译文】YouthOlympicGames,acomprehensivesportsevent,isdesignedforyoungpeopleallovertheworld.ThesecondsummeryouthOlympicGameswasheldfromAugust16,2014to28inNanjing.ItssloganisSharetheyouth,Buildthefuture”,whichmeanstheyoungpeoplearoundtheworldintheOlympicspirit,gettogetherandplayeachother,encourageeachother,enhancefriendshipandgrowuptogether.ItsMascotcomesfromrainflowerstones,advocatingalifestyleofnatural,sports,healthyandhappy;ItsemblemwilloutlineNANJINGMingcitywallgateandfolkhousestogether,withtheideaofthegateofyouth.5.【翻译原文】毛笔,是一种源于中国的传统书写工具,也逐渐成为传统绘画工具。毛笔是汉族人民在生产实践中发明的。随着人类社会的不断发展,勤劳智慧的汉民族又不断地总结经验,存其精华,弃其糟粕,勇于探索,敢于创新。几千年以来,它为创造汉族民族光辉灿烂的文化,为促进汉民族与世界各族的文化交流,做出了卓越的贡献。毛笔是汉民族对世界艺术宝库提供的一件珍宝。【参考译文】Writingbrush,atraditionalwritingtooloriginatedfromChina,hasalsograduallybecomeatraditionalpaintingtool.WritingbrushwasinventedbytheHanpeopleduringtheirproductionpractice.Withtheconstantdevelopmentofhumansociety,thediligentandintelligentHanpeoplekeptsumminguptheexperience.Discardingthedrosswhileassimilatingtheessence,theystrivetoexploreandblazenewtrails.Overthousandsofyears,writingbrushhasmadegreatcontributiontocreatingthesplendidcultureoftheHanpeopleandtopromotingtheculturalexchangebetweenpeopleofallnationalitiesandtheHanpeople.WritingbrushisatreasurethattheHanpeoplehaveprovidedtheworld’sartstreasurehouse.【重点表达】存其精华,弃其糟粕Discardingthedrosswhileassimilatingtheessence勇于探索,敢于创新strivetoexploreandblazenewtrails光辉灿烂的文化splendidculture6.【翻译原文】我们的身体夜晚需要休息,白天需要清醒。大多数人每晚需要8到8.5个小时的睡眠才能正常运转。找到更多的时间、更好的睡眠方法可能是个挑战。科学家已经确认了80多种不同的睡眠紊乱症(sleepdisorders)。有些睡眠紊乱症是遗传的。但是,许多睡眠紊乱症是由于熬夜,经常跨时区旅行以及上夜班而引起的。【参考译文】Ourbodieswanttosleepatnightandbeawakeduringtheday.Mostwomenandmenneedbetweeneightandeightandahalfhoursofsleepanighttofunctionproperlythroughouttheirlives.Findingwaystogetmoreandbettersleepcanbeachallenge.Scientistshaveidentifiedmorethan80differentsleepdisorders.Somesleepingdisordersaregenetic.Butmanyproblemsarecausedbystayinguplateandbytravelingfrequentlybetweentimezoneorbyworkingnights.【重点表达】正常运转functionproperly找到更多的时间、更好的睡眠方法findwaystogetmoreandbettersleep熬夜stayuplate经常跨时区旅行travelfrequentlybetweentimezone上夜班worknights7.【翻译原文】乒乓球在中国是一项颇受欢迎和推崇的运动。长期以来,它的确是中国唯一的运动,似乎集足球、篮球和棒球于一身,但却更受欢迎。任何人都可以打乒乓球,所需的只是一副拍子(paddle)、一个球、一张桌子和一张网而已,这些都易于临时拼凑。人们可以在休息间隙或消磨时间时打兵兵球。在中国的学校、工厂甚至某些公司里,都能找到乒兵球桌。【参考译文】TabletennisisasportwhichgainsmuchpopularityandpraiseinChina.Foralongtime,ithasreallybeentheonlysportinC