The temple fair is a kind of traditional festival activity in China. It originated from the ancientsacrificial ceremonies and gradually evolved into a marketplace for people to exchange articlesand a place for cultural performance. The temple fair is usually held on the open ground in ornear a temple. Although temple fairs in different places are held on various dates, their activitiesare alike. People come from far and wide to the temple fair to buy and sell goods, watchperformances and taste snacks. In recent years, temple fairs have become a priority place forpeople to appreciate folk arts and experience traditional culture.
1.第2句中的“它源于……，逐渐演变成……。”可处理成一个并列结构，译作it originated from... andgradually evolved into...。翻译“物品交流的集市”时，为了符合英语的表达习惯，宜增译出施动者“人们”， 表达为 a marketplace for people to exchange articles。祭祀仪式还可译为 ritual ceremony。
2.第3句中的定语“在寺庙里或寺庙附近的”较长，故将其处理成后置定语，用in or near a temple来表达， 两个“寺庙”翻译一个即可。
3.第4句中的“各地举办庙会”不可直译为different places hold temple fairs，因为其实际意思是“在各地举办的庙会”，中心语是“庙会”，应处理成主语，“各地”处理为介词短语in different places，作后置定语修饰 “庙会”。“举办的”可处理成句子的谓语，用被动语态译出temple fairs are held。“日子有所不同”处理成时间状语，译作on various dates，句子结构明了紧凑。后半句的“活动内容”即指“活动”，译成activities即可， “内容”可省去不译。
4.倒数第2句中的“从四面八方赶来，买卖物品、观看表演、品尝小吃”中有四个动词短语，后面三个可处理成并列结构,作“从四面八方赶来”的目的，故将“买卖物品、观看表演、品尝小吃”处理成目的状语，用不定式短语译出，表达为 to buy and sell goods, watch performances and taste snacks。
