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“七夕节”，农历七月七日，是一个充满浪漫色彩的传统节日。【词汇点睛】七夕节theDoubleSeventhFestival。【技巧点拨】该句是简单句，其中短语“农历七月七日”是对“七夕节”的解释说明，可译为“onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth”。【参考译文】TheDoubleSeventhFestival，onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth，isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.“七夕节”是庆祝牛郎和织女一年一度相会的日子。【词汇点睛】一年一度的annual。【技巧点拨】这句话实际是说“‘七夕节’是庆祝牛郎和织女一年一度的相会”，故可译为：ItcelebratestheannualmeetingofCowherdandWeaverMaid．其中“牛郎”和“织女”的英文表达可以用音译法，也可以用“Cowherd”和“WeaverMaid”。【参考译文】ItcelebratestheannualmeetingofNiuLang（Cowherd）andZhiNv（WeaverMaid）.他们的爱情不被允许，因此他们被驱逐而分隔于银河两岸。【词汇点睛】银河theMilkyWay。【技巧点拨】该句包含两层含义，可以用两个并列的分句表达。“驱逐”可译为“banish”。【参考译文】Theirlovewasnotallowed，andthustheywerebanishedtotheoppositesidesoftheMilkyWay.每年的农历七月七日，喜鹊（magpie）会来搭桥使这对情侣相会。【技巧点拨】“搭桥”在这里是指“排成一座桥”，可译为“formabridge”。【参考译文】Onceayear，onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth，aflockofmagpieswouldformabridgetoreunitetheloversforoneday.如今，一些传统的中国风俗仍在农村奉行，在城市却已经削弱。【技巧点拨】“风俗在奉行”可以理解为“遵守风俗”，即：customsareobserved。【参考译文】TodaysometraditionalcustomsarestillobservedinruralareasofChina，buthavebeenweakenedinurbancities.然而，牛郎和织女的传说已经深入人心。【词汇点睛】深入人心takerootintheheartsofpeople。【技巧点拨】该句是简单句，顺译即可。需要注意的是“深入人心”的英文表达。【参考译文】However，thelegendoftheCowherdandWeaverMaidhastakenrootintheheartsofpeople.近些年来，尤其是城市的年轻人把它当作中国的情人节（Valentine’sDay）来庆祝。【技巧点拨】“近些年来”可译为“inrecentyears”，句子用现在完成时。【参考译文】Inrecentyears，inparticular，urbanyouthshavecelebrateditasValentine"sDayinChina.全文翻译：TheDoubleSeventhFestival，onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth，isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItcelebratestheannualmeetingofNiuLang（Cowherd）andZhiNv（WeaverMaid）.Theirlovewasnotallowed，andthustheywerebanishedtooppositesidesoftheMilkyWay.Onceayear，onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth，aflockofmagpieswouldformabridgetoreunitetheloversforoneday.TodaysometraditionalcustomsarestillobservedinruralareasofChina，buthavebeenweakenedinurbancities.However，thelegendoftheCowherdandWeaverMaidhastakenrootintheheartsofpeople.Inrecentyears，inparticular，urbanyouthshavecelebrateditasValentine"sDayinChina