Directions:Translate following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

    In the late 18th century, William Wordsworth became famous for his poems about nature. And he was one of the founders of a movement called Romanticism, which celebrated the wonders of the natural world.
    Poetry is powerful. Its energy and rhythm can capture a reader, transport them to another world and make them see things differently. Through carefully selected words and phrases, poems can be dramatic, funny, beautiful, moving and inspiring.
    No one knows for sure when poetry began but it has been around for thousands of years, even before people could write. It was a way to tell stories and pass down history. It is closely related to song and even when written it is usually created to be performed out loud. Poems really come to life when they are recited. This can also help with understanding them too, because the rhythm and sounds of the words become clearer.

翻译时注意语序的调整与语义的表达，需保持语句通顺，行文流畅。

1.In the late 18th century, William Wordsworth became famous for his poems about nature.
【译文】18世纪晚期，威廉·华兹华斯因其关于自然的诗歌而闻名（名声鹊起）。
【词义】 late 晚的 ; 迟到 ; 接近末期 ; became 开始变得 ; 变成; poems 诗; 韵文; poem的复数
【语法结构分析】句子主干：William Wordsworth became famous，时间状语In the late 18th century, 原因状语for his poems about nature.

2.And he was one of the founders of a movement called Romanticism, which celebrated the wonders of the natural world.
【译文】他是浪漫主义运动的创始人之一，这一运动颂扬自然世界的奇迹。
【词义】founders 创建者，创办者； Romanticism 浪漫主义 ; 浪漫主义时期；celebrated 著名的 ; 闻名的; 驰名的; 庆祝; 庆贺；推崇
【语法结构分析】句子主干：he was one of the founders of a movement； 后置定语called Romanticism 修饰 movement；which 引导定语从句修饰Romanticism。

3.Poetry is powerful.
【译文】诗歌是有力量的。
【词义】Poetry 诗; 诗意; 诗集; 诗作;
【语法结构分析】本句为主系表结构。

4.Its energy and rhythm can capture a reader, transport them to another world and make them see things differently.
【译文】它的能量和韵律可以吸引读者，将其置身于另一个世界，让他们以不同的方式看待事物。
【词义】energy 能量 ; 能源 ; 精力 ; 活力 ; rhythm 节奏 ; 韵律 ; 律动；
transport 运输; 交通运输系统; 传播；differently 不同地；相异地
【语法结构分析】本句为并列句，主语是 Its energy and rhythm，三个并列的动宾结构为 can capture……, transport ……and make……其中transport A to B 意为把A 带到B，这个句子在翻译时需要注意代词 them 指的是读者。

5.Through carefully selected words and phrases, poems can be dramatic, funny, beautiful, moving and inspiring.
【译文】通过精挑细选的词汇和短语，诗歌可以是戏剧性的、有趣的、优美动人的和鼓舞人心的。
【词义】dramatic 戏剧性的 ; 引人注目的 ; 戏剧的 ; moving 移动 ; 前进; 感动的；inspiring 鼓舞人心的; 激励的; 启发灵感的
【语法结构分析】句子主干：poems can be A, B, C, D and E. 方式状语Through carefully selected words and phrases；selected 分词作定语修饰words 和phrases.

6.No one knows for sure when poetry began but it has been around for thousands of years, even before people could write.
【译文】没有人确切地知道诗歌从何时开始兴起，但它已经存在了数千年之久，甚至在人类能够书写之前就有了诗歌。
【词义】for sure 当然可以 ; 确实; around 围绕 ; 周围 ; 大约 ; 四周; before 之前; 在…以前;
【语法结构分析】句子主干：No one knows…… but it has been……, 其中when 引导宾语从句，even before 引导的时间状语从句。

7.It was a way to tell stories and pass down history.
【译文】这是一种讲述故事和传承历史的方式。
【词义】way 方法，手段 ; 途径 ; stories 故事 ; 小说 ; 叙述，描述 ; pass down 传承; 一闪即逝;
【语法结构分析】句子主干：It was a way. 不定式 to tell stories and pass down history 做a way 的后置定语。

8.It is closely related to song and even when written it is usually created to be performed out loud.
【译文】诗歌与歌曲密切相关，即使它是写出来的，也通常是为了大声演奏而创作。
【词义】be related to 与。。。相联系；written 书面的; 笔头的; 以书信形式的; created 创造; 创作; 创建;
【语法结构分析】句子主干：It is closely related to song and it is usually created to be performed out loud.其中even when 引导让步状语从句，省略了主语和be（it is）, is written 和is created 均为被动语态翻译是需要主动化翻译。

9.Poems really come to life when they are recited.
【译文】朗诵诗歌，诗歌才真正鲜活起来。
【词义】really 真正地, 确实地; come to life 苏醒过来；recited 背诵，吟诵
【语法结构分析】句子主干：Poems really come to life；时间状语从句when they are recited，此句用到了被动语态应该主动化翻译。

10.This can also help with understanding them too, because the rhythm and sounds of the words become clearer.
【译文】因为词语的韵律和发音变得更清晰了，所以这也有助于理解诗歌。
【词义】help with 帮助; 用……来帮助；understanding 理解力; 理解; 了解；rhythm 节奏; 韵律; 律动；clearer 清晰易懂的;
【语法结构分析】主句：This can also help with。。。原因状语从句：because the rhythm and sounds of the words become clearer.