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今年北京的高考作文題是“仰望星空與腳踏實(shí)地”，溫馨務(wù)實(shí)。這樣的題目翻譯成英語會(huì)是什么樣呢？今天就轉(zhuǎn)摘部分作文題的英語翻譯，譯文來自danwei.org上Joel Martinsen的帖子。
全國卷I——
漫畫作文：餐桌，許多貓吃魚，就一只貓捉老鼠，別的貓說：“有魚吃還捉老鼠？”
Why chase mice when there are fish to eat? — A cartoon showing one cat chasing a mouse while others eat fish has this as a caption.
全國卷II——
今年世界讀書日這天網(wǎng)上展開了關(guān)于淺閱讀的行動(dòng)。甲：什么是淺閱讀？乙：就是追求簡單輕松，實(shí)用有趣的閱讀。聯(lián)合國教科文組織選擇4月23日的靈感來自于一個(gè)美麗的傳說。4月23日是西班牙文豪塞萬提斯的忌日，也是加泰羅尼亞地區(qū)大眾節(jié)日“圣喬治節(jié)”。傳說中勇士喬治屠龍救公主，并獲得了公主回贈(zèng)的禮物——一本書，象征著知識(shí)與力量。每到這一天，加泰羅尼亞的婦女們就給丈夫或男朋友贈(zèng)送一本書，男人們則會(huì)回贈(zèng)一枝玫瑰花。實(shí)際上，同一天也是莎士比亞出生和去世的紀(jì)念日，又是美國作家納博科夫、法國作家莫里斯?德魯昂、冰島諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)得主拉克斯內(nèi)斯等多位文學(xué)家的生日，所以這一天成為全球性圖書日看來“名正言順”。
Light Reading — "A: What is light reading? B: It is reading for the purpose of relaxation, interest, and practicality. UNESCO's selection of April 23 for world reading day arose out of a beautiful legend: April 23 is the date that famed Spanish writer Miguel Cervantes died, and it is also St. George's Day, celebrated in Catalonia. The legend goes that the knight George slew a dragon, rescued a princess, and was granted a gift in return: a book, representing knowledge and power. Every year on this day, Catalonian women will give a book to their husband or boyfriend, and the men will give a rose in return. Actually, the same day is the date of Shakespeare's birth and death, and is the birthday of authors such as William Faulkner, Maurice Druon, and Halldó Kiljan Laxness, so it is a fitting and proper choice for world reading day."
北京卷——
仰望星空與腳踏實(shí)地 Looking at the stars with your feet on the ground.
上海卷——
丹麥人釣魚材料作文：一位丹麥人釣魚，魚釣上來后，他用尺量了一下尺寸，覺得魚太小，就放了回去，準(zhǔn)備等魚長大了再釣。丹麥人去釣魚會(huì)隨身帶一把尺子，釣到魚，常常用尺子量一量，將不夠尺寸的小魚放回河里。他們說：“讓小魚長大不更好嗎？”兩千多年前，我國孟子曾說過：“數(shù)罟不入洿池，魚鱉不可勝食也。”意思是，不要用細(xì)密的漁網(wǎng)在池塘里捕撈小魚，這樣才會(huì)有更多的魚。實(shí)際上，其中的道理也貫穿在我們現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的許多方面。
Danish fishermen — "When Danes go fishing, they carry with them a ruler. When they catch a fish, they will measure it and toss it back if it is not long enough. They say, "Isn't it better to let the little ones grow up?" More than two thousand years ago in our country, Mencius said, "If fine nets do not enter the pools, there will be more fish and turtles than can be eaten." And in fact this principle runs throughout many areas of our lives."
天津卷——
我生活的世界。世界似畫筆下繽紛的色彩，世界如琴弦上跳動(dòng)的音符；世界因創(chuàng)新而進(jìn)步，世界緣和諧而溫馨；世界可以存在于神奇虛擬的網(wǎng)絡(luò)，世界更演繹著平凡真實(shí)的人生；世界說起來很大，世界其實(shí)又很小…… 每個(gè)人都有自己的世界，每個(gè)人都生活在世界之中。請你結(jié)合自己的體驗(yàn)和感悟，以“我生活的世界”為話題，寫一篇文章。
The world I live in — "The world is like a painter's dazzling array of colors, the world is a melody dancing about on an instrument; the world advances through innovation and finds warmth through harmony; the world can exist in a marvelous virtual network, and the world is expressed in the real lives of ordinary people; the world may seem large, but it is really very small….everyone has their own world, but everyone lives in the world. Sum up your experiences and understanding of 'The world I live in.'"
重慶卷——
難題 Tough problems
江蘇卷——
綠色生活（綠色，生機(jī)勃勃，賞心悅目。綠色，與生命、生態(tài)緊密相連。今天，綠色成為嶄新的理念。）
Green Life — "Green is vibrant, visually pleasing. Green is intertwined in life and ecology. Today, there is a new concept of green, one that is closely connected to the lives of every person."
廣東卷——
與你為鄰（你我為鄰，相互依存。你可以是有形的，也可以是無形的。鄰，無法回避，卻可有所選擇。）
Neighbors — "We are neighbors and rely on each other. You might be visible or invisible. It is impossible to avoid having neighbors, but you can make a choice."
浙江卷——
角色轉(zhuǎn)換之間。（傳說有的雛鳥長大后，會(huì)銜食喂養(yǎng)衰老的母鳥。人們把此現(xiàn)象稱為“反哺”。人類社會(huì)也存在類似現(xiàn)象。年輕一代對年長一代的文化影響被稱之為“文化反哺”。千百年來，在以父輩對子輩施教為主流的正統(tǒng)傳承方式下，文化反哺猶如潛流引而不現(xiàn)，但在迅疾變化的當(dāng)今社會(huì)，年輕人獲得了前所未有的反哺能力。他們在科學(xué)知識(shí)、價(jià)值觀念、生活方式、審美情趣等各個(gè)方面，越來越明顯地影響著年長一代，施教者與受教者之間，角色常常發(fā)生轉(zhuǎn)換。)
As Roles Change — "When fledglings grow up, they are said to feed their aging parents with food from their own mouths. This is known as "reverse feeding". Similar phenomena exist in human society. The cultural influence of the younger generation on its elders is known as "reverse cultural feeding." For thousands of years, under the orthodox traditional model of children receiving instruction from their parents, the undercurrent of reverse cultural feeding was not obvious. But in today's rapidly-changing society, young people have a reverse feeding ability unprecedented among earlier generations. Their scientific knowledge, values, lifestyles, aesthetics and interests, are exerting a growing influence on their elders, leading to constant changes in the roles of instructor and instructed."
山東卷——
人生的光影變化（人生的一切變化，一切都有魅力，一切都是由光明和陰影構(gòu)成的。）
Light and shadow — "All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow." – Leo Tolstoy.
湖北卷——
自主命題作文（孫悟空的筋斗云，哪吒的風(fēng)火輪，都是神奇想象的產(chǎn)物，寄寓了人類渴求飛速行進(jìn)的美好愿望。誰能想到，晚清幻想小說《新中國》預(yù)言百余年后在上海陸家嘴一帶舉辦萬國博覽會(huì)，法國科幻小說家凡爾納夢想“從地球到月球”，在今天會(huì)成為現(xiàn)實(shí)？幻想源自人類的求知本能，展現(xiàn)了人類非凡的想象力。幻想推動(dòng)現(xiàn)實(shí)，幻想照亮生命，幻想是快樂的源泉。）
Fantasy — "Sun Wukong somersault cloud and Nezha's Wind Fire Wheels are products of fantasy bearing humanity's dream to fly through the air. Who would have thought that the Fair of 10,000 Nations in Shanghai's Lujiazui district, described in the late-Qing fantasy novel New China, and the journey "From the Earth to the Moon" dreamt up by French science fiction novelist Jules Verne would become reality today? Fantasy arises from the human instinct to seek out knowledge and is an expression of humanity's uncommon imagination. Fantasy motivates reality, fantasy illuminates life, fantasy is the source of happiness…"
江西卷——
找回童年（為什么要找回童年？因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在社會(huì)太功利了，小朋友們壓力過大，童年早已離開.現(xiàn)在的社會(huì)需要純真，需要找回童年。）
Recovering childhood — "Why do we want to recover childhood? Because society is too utilitarian, children have too much pressure, and childhood ends too early. Society needs innocence and required a return to childhood."
福建卷——
《格林童話》的誕生（格林兄弟認(rèn)為民間傳說與人文歷史有關(guān)，但是當(dāng)他們收集很多傳說后又找不到確切的關(guān)系而作罷.后來一個(gè)朋友偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)他們整理的東西，并聯(lián)系出版社出版，這就是最后的《格林童話》。）
The birth of Grimm's Fairy Tales — "The brothers Grimm felt that there was a connection between folk tales and human history, but after collecting many of them without finding that connection, they gave up. Later on, a friend chanced across the things they had compiled, and arranged with a publisher to have it published, becoming what we know as Grimm's Fairy Tales."
四川卷——
材料作文：由點(diǎn)到直線到平面到立體（一個(gè)點(diǎn)可以構(gòu)成一條線，可以構(gòu)成一個(gè)平面，最后構(gòu)成立體。）
Points and Life — "A point can form a line, can form a plane, can form a body. Life is like a few unregulated points which can be connected into countless lines, which can then form different planes, which can then form different geometric objects."
陜西卷——
材料作文：1：把一條熱帶魚放在一個(gè)小魚缸里，它只能長到3寸大小；把它放進(jìn)大魚池里，它才有可能長的很大；2、狼之所以勇猛矯健，是因?yàn)樗L期生活在野外環(huán)境里；3、一位心理學(xué)家挑選了10個(gè)人，并告知他們都是有天賦的人，后來這10個(gè)人都獲得了成功，但心理學(xué)家最后坦言，他們當(dāng)初其實(shí)只是普通人。
Success and the environment — (1) A tropical fish placed in a fishbowl will only grow three inches long; placed in a pond, it can grow quite large. (2) Wolves are so strong and powerful because they live in an outdoor environment. (3) A psychologist picked ten people and told them they had extraordinary talent. They then went on to find success. Later, the psychologist admitted that they were just ordinary people.
遼寧卷——
《幸福是____》（幸福是一個(gè)永恒的話題，它真實(shí)地填充著我們的生活。材料1：2009年11月19日中國青年報(bào)做的關(guān)于“幸福和屋子的關(guān)系”的在線調(diào)查顯示，八成中國被調(diào)查者以為“幸福和屋子有關(guān)系”，不過對此結(jié)果，日本網(wǎng)友的意見大相徑庭，約九成以上日本網(wǎng)友以為幸福和屋子沒有關(guān)系。材料2：一位哲學(xué)家不小心掉進(jìn)了水里，被救上岸后，他說出的第一句話是：呼吸是一件多么幸福的事，活著就是幸福，但為什么還有那么多的人為了“所謂的幸福”葬送了自己。材料3：有人認(rèn)為：人生的幸福最淺層的是欲望、物質(zhì)帶來的，欲望和物質(zhì)的人生是永不能滿足的。材料4：有人認(rèn)為：每個(gè)人都在追求幸福，但你不能為了追求自己的幸福而坑害了別人，甚至坑害了國家。）
Happiness is ____ — (1) A poll on November 19, 2009 showed that 80% of Chinese respondents felt that happiness was connected to a house; more than 90% of Japanese respondents felt there was no connection. (2) A philosopher fell into the water, and after he was hauled ashore, the first thing he said was "Breathing is such a happy thing“. Living is happiness. But why do so many people ruin themselves for "so-called happiness"? (3) "At its most superficial, happiness comes from desire and material objects, but these can never be satisfied in life." (4) "Everyone pursues happiness, but in the pursuit of your own happiness, you must not harm others, or harm the country."
安徽卷——
作文素材：《吳興雜詩》 (清，阮元)“交流四水抱城斜，散作千溪遍萬家。深處種菱淺種稻，不深不淺種荷花。”
Philosophical association: Take inspiration from the philosophy expressed by Ruan Yuan's "Poem on Wuxing" .
湖南卷——
請以“早”為題，寫一篇不少于800字的議論文或記敘文。
湖南作文題一個(gè)字“早”，表面上很簡單，但實(shí)際上卻可能有多種含義。要是把“早”的意思說全了，除了morning以外，還有early（早），young（早熟）， premature（早產(chǎn)），previously（早先），as early as（及早），luckily（早該），for a long time（早已）等等。湖南的考生到底是怎樣理解這個(gè)“早”字的呢？
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（來源：新浪博客? 作者：翟華? 編輯：Julie）
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