2020年6月大学英语六级翻译模拟题：《荷马史诗》

英译汉原文：Homer’s epics are said to be written by an ancient Greek blind poet Homer, who is revered as thegreatest of ancient Greek epic poets. The epics include two great works of Greek history: the Iliad the Odyssey. The two epics are the earliest works of Greek literature, are amongthe greatest treasures of the ancient world, regarded by Westerners as the greatest epics in history. They have had an enormous influence on the history of literature are of great value for the study of history, geography, archeology folklore. Both theepics are divided into 24 volumes, the Iliad containing 15, 693 lines the Odyssey 12, 11 lines. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work ofGreek literature, which tells the storyof the 10-year siege of the city of Troy. The Odyssey mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus his journey home after the fall of Troy. Given the concise language, vivid plots characters, Homer’s epics are great masterpieces of literature occupy an important position in the world literature history.

　　参考译文：《荷马史诗》据传是由古希腊盲诗人荷马创作，他被推崇为古希腊最伟大的史诗诗人。《荷马史诗》由反映希腊历史的两部巨著《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》组成，是希腊文学最早的著作，也是古代世界最伟大的瑰宝之一，被西方人认为是历史上最伟大的史诗。这两部史诗对文学的发展产生了巨大影响，并对研究历史、地理、考古以及民俗具有重大的价值。两部史诗都分为24卷，《伊利亚特》有15, 693行，《奥德赛》有12, 110行。《伊利亚特》是现存希腊文学中最早的著作，讲述的是特洛伊十年围城的故事。《奥德赛》则主要讲述希腊英雄奥德修斯以及他在特洛伊陷落之后回家途中发生的故事。《荷马史诗》以其精炼的语言、生动的情节和人物形象被认为是伟大的文学杰作，在世界文学史上享有重要地位。