英语世界

聚焦中国的世界非遗 | The Art of Silk Weaving in China中国的桑蚕丝织技艺

Silk， a luxurious and highly sought-after fabric， has a long and rich history in China. The art of silk weaving in China...

聚焦中国的世界非遗 | Traditional Firing Techniques of Longquan Celadon龙泉青瓷传统烧制技艺

More than 700 years ago， a ship loaded with porcelain sank off the coast of southeast China’s Fujian province during a v...

聚焦中国的世界非遗 | The History of Acupuncture针灸的历史

How Acupuncture has evolved over centuries？ 数千年中，针灸是如何演变的？ Acupuncture is an ancient holistic healing technique practice...

聚焦中国的世界非遗 | The Guqin: The Instrument of the Sages古琴：圣人之器

The guqin， or qin， is a seven-stringed classical musical instrument that is a relative of the zither family and has a hi...

聚焦中国的世界非遗 | The Enchanting World of Chinese Shadow Puppets中国皮影戏的迷人世界

Shadow puppets have been a cherished form of entertainment in China for centuries. This traditional art form combines st...

聚焦中国的世界非遗 | How the Abacus Became a Worldwide Phenomenon算盘如何走向世界

The abacus1 has been used in China for millennia， and although its popularity has declined since the invention of hand-h...

中国故事 | Who Is the Founder of DeepSeek?深度求索的创始人是谁？

The Chinese company DeepSeek seemed to have come out of nowhere early this year when it upturned markets. Here’s what to...

文苑 | Enter Mitchell恩特尔·米切尔

The Western train had just arrived at Redfern railway-station with a lot of ordinary passengers and one swagman1. 西方号列车刚...

文苑 | I Miss My Dad on Father’s Day, But California’s Rains Helped Wash My Pain Away雨润心田：父亲节的加州追忆

In March， my family reunited for a weekend in Sacramento1， where I grew up， to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. The ...

文苑 | In Life, as in Wordle, Success Often Depends on Where You Start人生就像Wordle，成功与否取决于起点

As a writer， words are my tools， so I fell quickly for Wordle1， a simple but challenging online game that lets me sharpe...

环球万象 | Ima Keithel: The World’s Largest Women-Run Market“妈妈集市”——世界上最大的妇女经营集市

At first glance， Ima Keithel is much like any other market. Lines of vendors are here from dusk until dawn， eagerly flog...

经济视野 | Why Small Businesses Are Good for Local Economies小企业为何有利于地方经济

When we check business news each day， it’s usually big companies that dominate the headlines. We see layoffs by Tesla， a...

科技天地 | How Solid Waste Management Works on the International Space Station国际空间站如何处理固体废弃物

Launched in the year 1998 by a consortium of space agencies from the United States， Europe， and Japan， the International...

网络时代 | How Online Misinformation Exploits ‘Information Voids’网络虚假信息如何利用“信息真空”

The past year， described as the biggest election year in recorded history， is considered to be one of the biggest years ...

艺坛 | Mortlake Terrace《摩特雷克平台》

This painting， one of two views of Mortlake Terrace painted by Turner， is a view from the house， looking directly west i...

行走天下 | How to See Peru’s Machu Picchu the Sustainable Way可持续探访秘鲁马丘比丘

More than a million travellers descend on Peru’s mystical Inca citadel in a typical year. With the impact of overtourism...

知识小品 | Ping-Pong or Table Tennis: Which Is Correct?Ping-Pong和Table Tennis哪个对？

Perhaps a look at the history of table tennis/ping-pong will give us a clue as to what we should be calling our favorite...

词林漫步 | “端午节”的英文

端午节的英文怎么说？当然是 Dragon Boat Festival（龙舟节）。我们的课本这么教，汉英词典这样写，上网搜，百度、有道也都是这个“标准答案”。 我之所以给“标准答案”加个引号，是因为我研究语言多年，知道语言浩瀚如海，难有标准和...

词林漫步 | 英文简历中的“求职目标”该怎么填（续一）

英文简历中的Career Objective（职业目标）项下，许多人写的是行业或专业和机构或部门名称，共同特点是某种范围或类别，不是具体的职位或岗位。本文标题的意思便在这里，与本刊同一系列前期的文章一样，仍然是“你英文简历中的职业目标，其具...

谭译录 | “打补丁式”维修？

严复先生说过：“一名之立，旬月踟蹰。”有人认为这个说法未免有点夸张。但我却不这样认为，因为我在翻译实践中曾无数次为确定一个词而尝到这种滋味。这里讲我参加国际维和行动时当译员时的一段亲身经历。 2006年1月10日，在中国维和工兵分队驻扎的刚...

谭译录 | 论诗歌翻译的“王法”

自从我国改革开放以来，西方的翻译理论如潮水般涌了进来，可谓包罗万象，其中有布拉格学派、伦敦学派、美国结构学派、奈达的交际理论，它们在我国粉墨登场，各有各的说法，而且无一不头头是道，其精密的系统和凿凿的言辞，令我国学者纷纷赞叹和皈依，就连资格...

谭译录 | Charlie’s Raven (Excerpt XII)《查理的渡鸦》（节选十二）

“The Spinders must be away，” said Charlie. “When the Spinders are outside， the ravens scream ‘Enemy， enemy’—‘KEK， KEK， K...

谭译录 | 父母的爱与子女的爱Parents’ Love and Their Children’s Response

读到那篇引起广泛讨论的文章《我们如此深爱我们的儿女，他们爱我们吗？》，不禁想表达一些不同的观点。 After reading the widely discussed article titled “We Love Our Children...

学苑 | 文学翻译的学思用（七）

德国诗人、戏剧家歌德说：“艺术要通过一个完整体向世界说话。”俄罗斯思想家、文学评论家别林斯基说：“在画幅中，没有偶然的和多余的东西，所有的部分都从属于一个整体，一切趋向一个目的，一切都有助于形成一个美丽的、完整的、独特的东西。”所谓完整体或...

学苑 | 读原著学英语（二十二）

Triple，中文版译做《三角谍战》，是Ken Follett的另一部非常成功的小说。小说描写了三个年轻人的谍战经历：二战后，来自苏联的Rostov、埃及的Hasaan和以色列的Dickstein（外号海盗）三个年轻人同时来到英国牛津大学深...

法律英语 | 典型法律英语句式的翻译及解析

法律文本用词用语有僵化的倾向，某些句型重复使用的频率非常高。而且，法律翻译的一个重要原则就是保持术语和句型结构在译文中的同一性。因此，如果能掌握此类典型句型的翻译，可以大大提高法律翻译工作的效率。 otherwise otherwise在法...

英伦学堂 | ‘I Believe in Yesterday’

The power of music Most people can remember important news stories clearly， whether it was the murder of President Kenne...