六级段落翻译练习:泰山泰山称东岳,以“五岳独尊”的盛名享誉古今
根据“五行学说”,东方属木,主生发,有生命之源、万物之本的含义
这就是古代帝王一般在自己登基或晚年时到泰山封禅祭拜的缘由
泰山拔地通天,气概磅礴,汉语又有“稳如泰山”、“重于泰山”之说
1987 年,联合国教科文组织将泰山列为世界自然与文化遗产
参照译文: Mount Tai, called “East Yue”, has a great reputation for the most important mountain of the Five Holy Mountains
According to the theory of five elements, the East belongs to mu, which means liveliness
Therefore, the East is a place where nature regulated and adjusted its procedures
This explains why important emperors made pilgrimages mostly to Mount Tai when they were crowned or in their later years
It is a symbol of loftiness and might, hence, there are the Chinese idioms: “as firm as Mount Tai” and “as weighty as Mount Tai”
Mount Tai was proclaimed world natural and cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1987
词句点拨 泰山 Mount Tai 东岳