2017年6月英语四级翻译练习：小年思维导图

小年(theLittleNewYear)比农历新年早一个星期，也称祭灶节(theKitchenGodFestival)。灶神监察家家户户的道德品质。春节最特别的传统，就是小年时烧一张灶神(KitchenGod)像，送灶神的灵魂上天汇报这个家庭过去一年中的作为。之后，人们在火炉旁张贴新的灶神像，迎接灶神归来。接下来一年，灶神会监督并保护这家人。由于灶神和农历新年有密切联系，使得灶神节被称为小年。现在尽管在小年这天祭祀灶神的家庭少了，但是很多传统节日活动仍然很流行。

TheLittleNewYear,whichfallsaboutaweekbeforetheLunarNewYear,isalsoknownastheKitchenGodFestival.TheKitchenGodoverseesthemoraltraitofeachhousehold.AsoneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsoftheSpringFestival,apaperimageoftheKitchenGodisburnedonLittleNewYear,dispatchingthegod'sspirittoHeaventoreportonthefamily'sconductoverthepastyear.TheKitchenGodisthenwelcomedbackbypastinganewpaperimageofhimbesidethestove.ThentheKitchenGodwilloverseeandprotectthehouseholdinthefollowingyear.ThecloseassociationoftheKitchenGodwiththeLunarNewYearhasresultedintheKitchenGodFestivalbeingcalledtheLittleNewYear.AlthoughveryfewfamiliesstillmakesacrificestotheKitchenGodonthisday,manytraditionalfestivalactivitiesarestillverypopular.

1.监察：使用oversee一词来表达，意为监督，审查。

2.家家户户：可译为eachhousehold.

3.灶神像：可译为apaperimageoftheKitchenGod.

4.使得……：可译为resultin，也可译为leadto.

5.祭祀：可译为makesacrifices或offersacrifices.

6.传统节日活动：即traditionalfestivalactivities.