风水(Fengshui)是中国历史悠久的一门玄术(magic art),起源于战国时代(the Warring states Peri—od)。风水的核

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问题     风水(Fengshui)是中国历史悠久的一门玄术(magic art),起源于战国时代(the Warring states Peri—od)。风水的核心思想是人与自然的和谐,建议人们通过顺应自然规律、优化自然环境来提高自己的生活质量。早期的风水主要是选择合适地方的一门学问,即宫殿、住宅、村落、墓地的位置、坐向(direction)和建设等方法及原则。风水一直以来颇具争议,有人把它和迷信联系在一起,有人则认为它是一门严谨的科学,是中华民族五千年来积累下来的宝贵文化遗产。

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答案 Fengshui, originating in the Warring States Period, is a magic art with a long history in China. The harmony between human being and nature is the core of Fengshui, which advises people to improve the quality of their lives by following the laws of nature and optimizing their natural surroundings. In early times, Fengshui was mainly about the knowledge of choosing a proper place, namely, the ways and principles of location, direction and construction for palaces, houses, villages and graveyards. Fengshui has always been a controversial topic. Some people relate it to superstition, while others regard it as a serious science, which is a valuable cultural heritage accumulated by the Chinese nation in 5,000 years.

解析 1.一般来说,“历史悠久……”和“有……年历史”这类的表述,在英译时都可以用with a(long)history of…来表达。“中国历史悠久的一门玄术”可以译作a magic art with a long history in China。
2.翻译第二句时,可以把前面的部分“风水的核心思想是人与自然的和谐”作为主句,“建议人们通过顺应自然规律、优化自然环境来提高自己的生活质量”用which引导非限制性定语从句表达,对主句作进一步补充说明。
3.“即”一般译作namely,也可以用in other words或者viz.,表示举例。
4.最后一句话句子较长,可拆译为两句,前一句说明风水颇具争议,后一句说人们对风水的不同看法和理解。在后一句中,“是中华民族五千年来积累下来的宝贵文化遗产”可使用which引导非限制性定语从句作进一步说明。
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