2023年06月四级第3套长篇阅读匹配原文翻译及答案

A) The first thing you notice in the staircase to the fourth-floor studio on Canal Street in Manhattan, New York, is the measured thumping (嘭嘭声) coming from behind a metal door. Just beyond the entrance, large lion masks were twisting and turning to the drum-beat. On a recent Friday evening, the teenagers made their way across the studio floor as they practiced Chinese lion dancing.

在纽约曼哈顿运河街四楼工作室的楼梯上，你首先注意到的是金属门后传来的有节奏的嘭嘭声。就在入口处，大型狮面随着鼓点扭动翻转。最近一个周五晚上，青少年们穿过工作室地板，练习中国舞狮。

B) "You want to play in a circle," Victor Fong, aged 24, told his students at the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. "Take it slow and do it again." The dance group, made up of 60 members, performs throughout the year but was now preparing for its biggest events, Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, which will begin on Saturday and conclude on February 15. Teenagers comprise about half of the group, many of whom began lion dancing at the age of 14. About 100 current and past members of the dance group—which has been performing since 1956—will be among the 220 groups marching through Chinatown in Manhattan for the 18th Lunar New Year Parade on February 5.

“你们要围成一个圈玩，”24岁的Victor Fong在纽约华裔共济会体育俱乐部对他的学生说。“慢慢来，再做一次。”这个由60名成员组成的舞蹈团全年表演，但现在正在为其最大的活动——中国农历新年庆祝活动做准备，该活动将于周六开始，并于2月15日结束。青少年约占该团体的一半，许多人在14岁时开始舞狮。该舞蹈团自1956年以来一直表演，约有100名现任和前任成员将加入220个团体中，于2月5日穿过曼哈顿唐人街参加第18届农历新年游行。

C) Mr. Fong has been involved in the organization since he was 15 and began teaching lion dancing three years ago. But the club also acts as a recreation center and safe haven (庇护所) for teenagers, with video games readily available. As many as 20 students show up after school. "The basic requirement for hanging out here is you have to learn how to lion dance," Mr. Fong said. While that is not a formal requirement for being a member, everyone finds a way to participate in the Lunar New Year Parade, whether it's by dancing, carrying a flag or beating a drum.

Fong先生自15岁起就参与该组织，并于三年前开始教授舞狮。但该俱乐部也充当青少年的娱乐中心和庇护所，提供现成的电子游戏。多达20名学生放学后前来。“在这里玩的基本要求是你必须学会舞狮，”Fong先生说。虽然这不是成为会员的正式要求，但每个人都找到参与农历新年游行的方式，无论是跳舞、举旗还是打鼓。

D) Alvin Chau, aged 26, is an environmental consultant by day and a lion dancer on weekends. He has been a club member for 10 years and joined because of an interest in lion dance. "We're a big family," he said, shaking hands with other members as they walked through the door. "You know everyone."

26岁的Alvin Chau白天是环境顾问，周末是舞狮者。他成为俱乐部会员已有10年，因对舞狮的兴趣而加入。“我们是一个大家庭，”他边与其他成员握手边走过门口时说。“你认识每个人。”

E) It is believed that the lion dance began in the third century. Stories vary about how lion dancing came to be, but most of them include a monster named Nian who would terrorize a village. The villagers finally banded together and scared the beast away with firecrackers (爆竹) and drums. While lions are not native to China, some versions of the story include the villagers creating a monster of their own in the shape of a lion to fight off the beast.

据信舞狮始于三世纪。关于舞狮如何起源的故事各不相同，但大多数都涉及一个名叫Nian的怪物，它会 terrorize 一个村庄。村民们最终联合起来，用爆竹和鼓吓走了野兽。虽然狮子并非中国原产，但一些故事版本中，村民们自己创造了一个狮子形状的怪物来击退野兽。

F) Today, the dancers travel across Chinatown going from business to business to bring good luck for the coming year. The new year-according to the Chinese lunar calendar-will begin on Saturday and marks the Year of the Rooster (鸡年), which is thought to be a symbol of positivity. "It's almost like the dark night is ending and the sun is coming up," said Ya Yung Teng, the digital collections coordinator for the Museum of Chinese in America. "It's hopeful that we're going to have a new day." Roosters and chickens are not particularly strong creatures, Ms. Teng said, but they are numerous. "In a way," she said, the rooster "stands for "We the People."

今天，舞狮者穿过唐人街，从一家企业到另一家企业，为来年带来好运。根据中国农历，新年将于周六开始，并标志鸡年，这被认为是积极的象征。“这几乎就像黑夜结束，太阳升起，”华美协进社数字馆藏协调员Ya Yung Teng说。“我们有希望迎来新的一天。”公鸡和鸡并不特别强大，Teng女士说，但它们数量众多。“在某种程度上，”她说，公鸡“代表‘我们人民’。”

G) The lion head and tail are operated by two people. As one person controls the head, a second follows under a train of fabric representing the body. The dancers move in harmony as they imitate the animal's natural movements in the wild, including the aggressiveness of an attack. A lion head figure weighs under 10 pounds and sits squarely on the dancer's shoulders. Inside, the dancer manipulates strings that open and close the lion's eyes, shake its ears and open its mouth to reveal a fire-orange tongue.

狮头和狮尾由两个人操作。一个人控制狮头，第二个人在代表身体的布帘下跟随。舞者们协调一致地移动，模仿动物在野外的自然动作，包括攻击的凶猛。狮头雕塑重量不到10磅，稳固地放在舞者的肩膀上。内部，舞者操作绳索来打开和关闭狮子的眼睛，摇动耳朵，并张开嘴巴露出火橙色的舌头。

H) "A good lion dancer will imitate a living creature," said Karlin Chan, aged 59, who heads the athletic club's community public relations. "I started lion dancing when I was a kid," he said. "Chinatown was much smaller then and it was a celebration with fireworks and firecrackers, which added a lot of flavor and meaning to it."

“一个好的舞狮者会模仿活物，”59岁的Karlin Chan说，他负责该体育俱乐部的社区公共关系。“我小时候就开始舞狮，”他说。“那时唐人街小得多，庆祝活动伴随着烟火和爆竹，增添了风味和意义。”

I) Mr. Chan buys a new lion head each year when he travels to China. A head costs about $ 1,500. "If you want the good stuff, the quality, you have to see it for yourself," he said. "I'll inspect the product before we put it in the container and ship it over." Mr. Chan, who has been involved with the club for nearly 50 years, said that passing the dance from one generation to the next was vital. "You need to pass on the traditions and the culture, and this is a part of our culture," he said. "It's a great way to promote cultural understanding and exchange; we welcome that."

Chan先生每年去中国时都会购买一个新的狮头。一个狮头大约花费1500美元。“如果你想要好东西，质量，你必须亲自去看，”他说。“我会在把产品放进集装箱运过来之前检查。”Chan先生参与该俱乐部近50年，他说将舞蹈代代相传至关重要。“你需要传承传统和文化，这是我们文化的一部分，”他说。“这是促进文化交流和理解的好方式；我们欢迎。”

J) For Sara Pore, aged 17, another club member, lion dance is more than just tradition, it provides a creative outlet. "Lion dancing started 2,000 years ago—that's incredible," she said. "But what makes you a competent lion dancer is that there's a sense of imagination involved. Lion dancing teaches competence in leadership because of this. You're constantly forced to push yourself past your limit."

对于另一位俱乐部成员、17岁的Sara Pore来说，舞狮不仅仅是传统，它提供了创意出口。“舞狮始于2000年前——这太不可思议了，”她说。“但让你成为一个称职的舞狮者的是其中涉及的想象力。因此，舞狮教导领导能力。你不断被迫超越自己的极限。”

K) Back at rehearsal (排练), Justin Le, aged 18, tied a red ribbon around his waist to practice jumping. The dancers use the ribbons to pull themselves up over their partners' heads. The room's ceilings are too low to wear the lion heads for jumping practice, so once up on his partner's head, Mr. Le held out his arms as if in offering.

回到排练中，18岁的Justin Le在腰间系上红丝带练习跳跃。舞者们使用丝带把自己拉到搭档的头上。房间的天花板太低，不适合戴狮头进行跳跃练习，因此一旦站到搭档的头上，Le先生伸出手臂，仿佛在献祭。

L) Mr. Le comes by the dance as a legacy (传承). "I was born into it, " Mr. Le said, noting that his uncle and father were club members. "Growing up, I would always watch my family and see the lion dance, and I slowly grew interested in it." By the age of 14, he was fully enrolled in the athletic club's lion dance group. "I value my culture and tradition, being Chinese or Asian-American. I have a lot of pride in that," he said. "I want to contribute and give back to the community."

Le先生继承这项舞蹈作为传承。“我生来就与之相关，”Le先生说，指出他的叔叔和父亲是俱乐部成员。“成长过程中，我总是看着家人看舞狮，慢慢产生了兴趣。”到14岁时，他完全加入了体育俱乐部的舞狮团体。“我珍视我的文化和传统，作为华裔或亚裔美国人。我对此非常自豪，”他说。“我想为社区做贡献和回馈。”