Part IV
Translation

·难词译注·

农历 lunar calendar

意味着 mark; mean

逐渐下降 gradually dropping

变黄飘落 turn yellow and fall

一叶知秋 The falling of one leaf heralds the arrival of Autumn

持续一段时间 last for a while

秋老虎 autumn tiger

对……意义重大 be of great significance to

迅速生长 grow rapidly

开始成熟 begin to ripen

即将到来 approaching

·参考译文·

In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Start of Autumn marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.The first sign of the Start of Autumn is the changes in the weather, with the temperature gradually dropping.When people see the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall, they know that autumn has come.This is so-called “The falling of one leaf heralds the arrival of Autumn”.But the hot weather is not completely over at this point, and the high temperature usually lasts for a while, which is called the “autumn tiger”.The Start of Autumn is of great significance to farmers.At this time, various autumn crops grow rapidly and begin to ripen, and the harvest season is approaching.

·译点精析·

1. 第一句： “意味着夏天的结束和秋天的开始”翻译为marks/means the end of summer and the beginning of autumn。

2. 第二句： “立秋带来的首先是天气的变化”即“立秋的第一个迹象是天气的变化”，故翻译为The first sign of the Start of Autumn is the changes in the weather；“气温逐渐下降”起补充说明的作用，翻译时可处理为with的复合结构，即with the temperature gradually dropping。

3. 第三句： “人们看到树叶开始变黄飘落时”可翻译为when引导的时间状语从句，即When people see the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall；“这就是所谓的‘一叶知秋’”翻译为This is so-called “The falling of one leaf heralds the arrival of Autumn”.，其中herald the arrival of意为“预示着……的来临”。

4. 第四句： “被称为‘秋老虎’”可处理为非限制性定语从句，翻译为which is called the “autumn tiger”。

5. 第五句： “对农民意义重大”翻译为is of great significance to farmers；“这时各种秋季作物迅速生长、开始成熟”翻译为At this time, various autumn crops grow rapidly and begin to ripen；“收获的季节即将到来”与前面的内容并列，可翻译为and连接的并列句，即and the harvest season is approaching。

2022年12月大学英语四级考试（第一套）答案速查

Part II Listening Comprehension

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.D

21.A

22.B

23.C

24.D

25.C

Part III Reading Comprehension

26.D

27.N

28.H

29.G

30.A

31.L

32.E

33.J

34.C

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36.D

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38.B

39.G

40.A

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44.H

45.F

46.D

47.A

48.D

49.C

50.A

51.B

52.A

53.D

54.C

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