翻译题目

文成公主是西藏历史(Tibetan history)上最受人爱戴的皇后之一。这位美丽聪明的唐朝(the Tang Dynasty)公主于640年离开长安到西藏和亲(marriage of stated除了大量的珠宝(jewellery)，文成公主还给当地带去了唐朝先进的科学和农业技术。随行的文士和乐师等人员极大地促进了西藏文化的发展。文成公主为促进唐朝和西藏经济文化的交流，增进汉藏两族人民之间的关系，做出了历史性的贡献。

表达难点

1.第2句中的“离开长安到西藏”可直译为left chang'an to come to Tibet，但不如用短讲leave... for表达来得简单地道，意为“离开......前往"。

2.第3句中的“除了大量的珠宝”中的“除了”意为“包括......在内，还有”，可译为in addition to,，besides，aside from等，译文选用的along with有“随身带着”之义，更贴近原文。“给（什么人)带去（什么东西）” 可套用bring sb. sth.结构来表达。“给当地"可以译为to Tibet，但转译为“当地人”更符合逻辑，故译为 the local residents 或 the Tibetan people。

3.翻译第4句的主语“随行的文士和乐师等人员”时,先译出中心词theaccompanying staff,再用such as或 like引出举例部分。staff为总称词，无复数形式。该句中的“促进了西藏文化的发展”译为promote the Tibetan culture足以表达意思，无需再将development译出。

4.最后一句的主干是“文成公主做出了历史性的贡献”，翻译时先译出此主干（Princess Wencheng made a historic contribution)，在哪方面作出贡献用介词in，故“为促进唐朝和西藏经济文化的交流，增进汉藏两族人民之间的关系”可译作 in improving...as well as tightening... between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet。把“唐朝和西藏”和“汉藏”合译为一个，用between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet来表达，可使译文更简洁。

参考译文

Princess Wencheng was one of the most beloved queens in Tibetan history. In 640 this beautiful and intelligent princess of the Tang Dynasty left Chang'an for Tibet in a marriage of state. Along with a large quantity of jewellery, she also brought the local residents many advanced scientific and agricultural technologies of the Tang Dynasty. The accompanying staff like scholars and musicians greatly promoted the Tibetan culture. Princess Wencheng made a historic contribution in improving economic and cultural exchanges as well as tightening the relationship of the two peoples between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet.