2018年英语六级考试翻译模拟试题：刺绣2篇

　　第一篇

　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　刺绣(embroidery)是中国最为流行的传统民间艺术之一，在中国艺术和手工艺品史上占有重要地位。刺绣离不开养蚕(silkworm-raising)与纺丝(silk-reeling)的发展。中国是世界上最早发现与使用蚕丝的国家，人们在五千年前就已经开始了养蚕、纺丝了。随着丝织品的产生与发展，刺绣工艺逐渐兴起。如今，中国刺绣工艺流行于世界各地，并且广泛应用于时装设计中。

　　参考翻译:

　　Embroidery, which is of great significance in both Chinese Art and the history ofhandcraft , is one of the most popular traditional folk arts in China. Its industry is driven by the development of silkworm raising and silk-reeling. In the world, China is the first country to discover and use silk. It was 5,000 years ago that Chinese people began to raise silkworm and to spin silk. With the emergence and development of the silk, embroidery is gradually rising/thriving. Nowadays, Chinese embroidery is very popular around the world and is widely applied to the modern fashion design.

　　第二篇

　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　刺绣(embroidery)是用针和线或纱线(yarn)在织物或其他材料上进行装饰的手工艺。刺绣最常用在无檐帽、有檐帽、外套、毛毯、礼服衬衫、长筒袜、髙尔夫球衫上。令人感到吃惊的是:在刺绣的发展过程中，从起初到后来更精美的阶段，让人感觉不到也说不出来有什么材质或技术的变化。另一方面，我们发现后来很少能达到早期作品中的技术成就和髙水准的工艺。

　　参考翻译:

　　Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric orother materials with needle and thread or yarn.It ismost often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dressshirts, stockings, and golf shirts.It is a striking factthat in the development of embroidery there are nochanges of materials or techniques which can be felt or interpreted as advances from aprimitive to a later, more refined stage.On the other hand, we find a technicalaccomplishment and high sandard of craftsmanship in early works are rarely attained in latertimes.