英语翻译：石狮

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　　翻译原文

　　Stone lions are carved out of stone, which is thecommon ornament in Chinese traditionalarchitecture.Generally, stone lions refer to the pairedlions out side the gate;however, their appearancesare not the lions we are familiar with. Maybe mostpeople in the central plains of ancient China hadnever seen a real lion. It is said lions were introduced into China in the Han Dynasty from theWestern Region.In Chinese culture, lion is a mythical figure rather than a real animal. Lion isregarded as the divine beast. Chinese people think that lions can drive away the evilspirits.Generally，it should be a pair of lions according to Chinese traditional culture.The femalelion is usually carved to have a child lion between her paws，while the male lion is playing a ballwith one paw.

　　参考翻译

　　石狮(stone lion)由石头刻成，是中国传统建筑中常见的装饰物。一般来说，石狮是指大门外的一对狮子;然而，他们的外表却不是我们所熟悉的狮子。也许中国古代的大多数中原人从未见过真正的狮子。据说，狮子是在汉朝时由西域(theWestern Region)引入中国的。在中国文化中，狮子是神话中的形象，而非真正的动物。狮子被视为神兽(divine beast)。中国人认为它可以驱除邪灵。一般情况下，根据中国传统文化，石狮应该是一对。通常雌狮子的两爪之间会刻一只幼狮，而雄狮则是用一只爪子玩球。

　　1.由石头刻成:可译为is carved out of stone。注意这里介词out of的使用。

　　2.常见的装饰物:可译为common ornament。

　　3.—对狮子:可译为paired lions。还可以用a pair of lions表达。

　　4.不是我们所熟悉的狮子:“我们所熟悉的狮子”可用定语从句译为the lions we are familiar with，be familiar with意为“对...熟悉”。

　　5.引入:使用词组be introduced into表达。

　　6.驱除邪灵:可译为drive away the evil spirits。