四六级翻译预测——老子

《老子》大约成书于公元前6世纪，一般认为，它是春秋时期一位叫老聃的隐者所作。《老子》又称《道德经》，虽然简短，但它在中国文化发展中的作用却很大。以它为基础，中国古代产生了与儒家并列的哲学派别——道家。根据他的思想，中国古代产生了以老子为始祖的宗教派别道教，这是华夏民族本土产生的最具影响力的宗教。《老子》的思想直接影响了中国人的民族特性、思维倾向和审美趣味。

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    Written around the 6th century BC, Laozi is generally attributed to a recluse named Lao Dan during the Spring and Autumn Period. Laozi is also known as Tao te Ching. Short as it is, the book has played a tremendous role in the development of Chinese culture. Based on it, ancient China produced a parallel school of philosophy with Confucianism — Taoism. According to his ideas, Taoism, a religious sect with Lao Tzu as its ancestor, emerged in ancient China, which is the most influential religion indigenous to the Chinese nation. The thought of Laozi has exerted a direct impact on the characteristics, trends of thought and aesthetic taste of the Chinese people.

词汇积累

1.老子:laozi

2.道德经：Tao te Ching；Daodejing

3.公元前6世纪：the sixth century BC

4.道教和儒教：Taoism and Confucianism

5.派别：school

6.对...产生影响：exert an impact on sth.