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笛子，笛文化

英语四级考试将近，今天急需分享一篇短小精悍且关于笛子文化的翻译文。

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The flute is an ancient Chinese musical instrument, and is also a kind instrument endowed with the most distinct national characteristics among Chinese instruments.

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笛子，是古老的中国乐器，也是中国乐器中最具有民族特色的吹奏乐器。

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“具有”可以直接用介词with表示，还可以用短语be endowed with 翻译。例如句中“最具有民族特色的”endowed with the most distinct national characteristics 可以换成with unique ethnic features.但是如果用绿色字体这个过去分词作后置定语会让句子略显高级些。

The Chinese flute has a long history which can date back to the Neolithic Age.

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中国笛子历史悠久，可以追溯到新石器时代（the Neolithic Age）

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“历史悠久”：可翻译为has/enjoys a long histroy, 还可以译为介词短语with a long histroy;

“追溯到......”可译为dating back to（非谓语形式）；也可以译为which dates back to 或which can be traced back to（定语从句）

It"s often used in Chinese folk music,opera,

,Chinese national orchestra,western symphony orchestra and modern music.

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笛子常在中国民间音乐、戏曲、中国民族乐团、夕阳交响乐团和现代音乐中使用。

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“it"s often used in...”是一个重点句型。

Most of the flutes are made of bamboo,but there are also stone flutes,jade flutes,rosewood flutes as well as bone flutes in ancient times.However,the best material to make a flute is still bamboo,because the sound effect of the bamboo flute is better and the production cost is lower.

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大部分笛子是竹制的，但也有石笛、玉笛及红木做的笛子，古时还有骨笛。不过，制作笛子的最好原料仍是竹子，因为竹笛声音效果较好，制作成本较低。

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以上是四级翻译试手的短翻译

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关键词： 民族特色 介词短语 短小精悍