六级翻译范文: 牡丹花
(prepared by alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)
(这是2019年12月英语六级翻译试卷三: 牡丹花)
a.  translated by alexcwlin/edited by Adam Lam
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牡丹花色艳丽，形象高雅，象征着和平与繁荣，因而在中国被称为“花中之王”。
a.  Colors of peonies are dazzling. They project an image of elegance. In addition, they symbolize peace and prosperity. As such, they are labeled as “King of Flowers” in China.
b.  Peony, which features bright colour and graceful shape, symbolizes peace and prosperity and is thus well recognized as “kings of flowers”.
中国许多地方都培育和种植牡丹。
a.  Peonies are cultivated and grown in many parts of the country.
Peonies are cultivated and grown in many places of China.
千百年来，创造了许多诗歌和绘画赞美牡丹。
a.  For thousands of years, many poems and paintings are created as accolades to the flowers.  
b.  For thousands of years, a great number of poems and paintings have been produced to praise the flower.
唐代时期，牡丹在皇家园林普遍种植并被誉为国花，因而特别风行。
a.  Peonies, which were widely grown in the imperial gardens during the Tang Dynasty, were extoled as the State Flower. Therefore, they became all the rage everywhere during that time (Note 2)
b.  In the Tang Dynasty, peonies were planted so widely in the royal gardens as “the national flower”that they enjoyed great popularity across the country.
十世纪时，洛阳古城成为牡丹栽培中心，而且这一地位一直保持到今天。
a.  In the 10th century, the ancient city of Luoyang became the farming center for peonies. The city’s status in this regard has been maintained to this day.
b.  In the 10th century, the ancient city of Luoyang became the centre of peony planting, and has remained as such since then.
现在成千上万的国内游客蜂拥到洛阳参加一年一度的牡丹节，欣赏洛阳牡丹的独特之美，同时探索九朝古都的历史。
a.  Domestic tourists in thousands flock to Luoyang for the annual Peony Festival. While they are admiring the unique beauty of peonies, they can also explore the history of this ancient city which housed the capital of nine dynasties.
b.  Nowadays，hundreds of thousands of domestic tourists pour in Luoyang for the annual peony festival, when they can both appreciate the unique beauty of the flowers and explore the history of the city which is known as the capital of six dynamics.

Notes:

(1)   “all the rage” means popular and fashionable; good substitutes for this word are “fashionable”, and “popular”.