2017年6月英語四級翻譯模擬：新年傳說的來源

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新年的傳說源於數千年前的一個小村莊。每年冬天，一個叫年的怪獸都會盡村子攻擊村民。村民們十分害怕，不知該怎麼辦。後來，一位年長的智者想出了一個辦法。當年再一次出現時，人們就用鞭炮(firework)和鼓製造大量噪音。這些噪音果然把年給下鋪了，年躲進了山裡。村民們在這天慶祝他們擺脫了怪獸。每年他們都會點燃鞭炮慶祝他們的勝利。這一天便成了新年的開始。

參考答案:

The legend of Chinese New Year began in a small village thousands of years ago.Each winter a monster named Nian would enter the village and attack the villagers.The villagers were scared.They didn't know what to do.Afterwards a wise old man came up with an idea.The next time Nian appeared the people used fireworks and drums to make a lot of noises.Sure enough,these noises scared the monster away and it fled into the hills.The villagers celebrated the day when they freed themselves from the monster.Each year they would light the fireworks and celebrate their victory.This day became the start of the Chinese new year.