英语六级翻译强化训练与译文

　　光棍节(Singles'Day)是每年的11月11日，它是单身人群专属节日。事实上，单身人群拥有特殊的节日来庆祝自己生活的国家，中国是世界上唯一一个。20世纪90年代，全国各高校首次庆祝光棍节。光棍节之所以得名是因为11月11日包含四个“1”。庆祝光棍节的流行方式是和单身朋友共进晚餐。很多人希望在这一天告别单身生活。很多人去参加相亲会，也有很多人选择在这一天结婚。除了“单身”的意思，日期里的四个“1”也代表“我的唯一”里的“唯一”。

　　Singles'Day falls on November 11th each year，andthis new holiday is one exclusively for people whoare still single. In fact, China is the only country inthe world that has a special day for singles tocelebrate their life. Singles’Day was first celebratedat various universities in China in the 1990s. It got the name Singles'Day because the dateconsists of four “ones”. The popular way to celebrate Singles' Day is to have dinner with yoursingle friends. Many singles also hope to say goodbye to their single life on this day. Many go toblind date parties and many choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning “single”，thefour “ones”of the date can also refer to “only one” as in “the only one for me”.

　　中国菜举世闻名，而菜名更是诙谐有趣，妙趣横生，充满中国人的智慧。很多菜名用字典雅瑰丽，充满吉祥喜庆之气，诸如把豆苗(bean seedling)比作“龙须”，鸡蛋美名“芙蓉(Confederate rose)”或“凤凰”，鸡爪称“凤爪”，豆腐(tofu)叫成“白玉”，等。不少菜名豪华气派，美不可言，有种汤叫“珍珠玛瑙(agate)翡翠汤”，只是豆腐、番茄加青菜。一些含有祝贺或象征吉祥的菜名，如竹笋炒排骨是 “步步高升”。有些菜名采用的是成语，萝卜丝上放根红辣椒表示“踏雪寻梅”。

　　Chinese dishes are world-famous, and the dish names are humorous, interesting and full of wits, fully embodying the wisdom of Chinese people. Many dishes are named with elegant and magnificent characters and are full of auspicious and festive atmosphere. For example, the bean seedling is called “dragon beard”， egg is called “Confederate rose” or “phoenix”，chicken claw is called “phoenix talon”，tofu is called“white jade” and so on.Many dish names are in luxurious style and their beauty is beyond words. For example，there is a soup called “soup of pearl, agate and jade”，but its ingredients are only tofu, tomatoes and vegetables. Some dish names express congratulation or symbolize auspiciousness, such as pork ribs fried with bamboo shoots is called “higher and higher' Some dish names are idioms，such as turnip strips with a red pepper is called “looking for plum flowers while treading on the snow”.