各省高考作文題的英語翻譯
漫畫作文：餐桌，許多貓吃魚，就一隻貓捉老鼠，別的貓說：“有魚吃還捉老鼠？”
Why chase mice when there are fish to eat? — A cartoon showing one cat chasing a mouse while others eat fish has this as a caption.
全國卷II——
今年世界讀書日這天網上展開了關於淺閱讀的行動（甲：什麼是淺閱讀？乙：就是追求簡單輕鬆，實用有趣的閱讀。聯合國教科文組織選擇4月23日的靈感來自於一個美麗的傳說。4月23日是西班牙文豪塞萬提斯的忌日，也是加泰羅尼亞地區大衆節日“聖喬治節”。傳說中勇士喬治屠龍救公主，並獲得了公主回贈的禮物-一本書，象徵着知識與力量。每到這一天，加泰羅尼亞的婦女們就給丈夫或男朋友贈送一本書，男人們則會回贈一枝玫瑰花。實際上，同一天也是莎士比亞出生和去世的紀念日，又是美國作家納博科夫、法國作家莫里斯•德魯昂、冰島諾貝爾文學獎得主拉克斯內斯等多位文學家的生日，所以這一天成爲全球性圖書日看來“名正言順”）。
Light Reading — "A: What is light reading? B: It is reading for the purpose of relaxation, interest, and practicality. Unesco's selection of April 23 for world reading day arose out of a beautiful legend: April 23 is the date that famed Spanish writer Miguel Cervantes died, and it is also St. George's Day, celebrated in Catalonia. The legend goes that the knight George slew a dragon, rescued a princess, and was granted a gift in return: a book, representing knowledge and power. Every year on this day, Catalonian women will give a book to their husband or boyfriend, and the men will give a rose in return. Actually, the same day is the date of Shakespeare's birth and death, and is the birthday of authors such as William Faulkner, Maurice Druon, and Halldó Kiljan Laxness, so it is a fitting and proper choice for world reading day."
北京卷——
仰望星空與腳踏實地。
Looking at the stars with your feet on the ground.
上海卷——
丹麥人釣魚-材料作文（一位丹麥人釣魚，魚釣上來後，他用尺量了一下尺寸，覺得魚太小，就放了回去，準備等魚長大了再釣。丹麥人去釣魚會隨身帶一把尺子，釣到魚，常常用尺子量一量，將不夠尺寸的小魚放回河裏。他們說：“讓小魚長大不更好嗎？”兩千多年前，我國孟子曾說過：“數罟不入洿池，魚鱉不可勝食也。”意思是，不要用細密的漁網在池塘裏捕撈小魚，這樣纔會有更多的魚。實際上，其中的道理也貫穿在我們現實生活中的許多方面）。
Danish fishermen — "When Danes go fishing, they carry with them a ruler. When they catch a fish, they will measure it and toss it back if it is not long enough. They say, 'Isn't it better to let the little ones grow up?' More than two thousand years ago in our country, Mencius said, 'If fine nets do not enter the pools, there will be more fish and turtles than can be eaten.' And in fact this principle runs throughout many areas of our lives."
天津卷——
我生活的世界。
The world I live in — "The world is like a painter's dazzling array of colors, the world is a melody dancing about on an instrument; the world advances through innovation and finds warmth through harmony; the world can exist in a marvelous virtual network, and the world is expressed in the real lives of ordinary people; the world may seem large, but it is really very small…yone has their own world, but everyone lives in the world. Sum up your experiences and understanding of 'The world I live in.'"
重慶卷——
難題。
Tough problems
江蘇卷——
綠色生活（綠色，生機勃勃，賞心悅目。綠色，與生命、生態緊密相連。今天，綠色成爲嶄新的理念）。
Green Life — "Green is vibrant, visually pleasing. Green is intertwined in life and ecology. Today, there is a new concept of green, one that is closely connected to the lives of every person."
廣東卷——
與你爲鄰（你我爲鄰，相互依存。你可以是有形的，也可以是無形的）。
Neighbors — "We are neighbors and rely on each other. You might be visible or invisible. It is impossible to avoid having neighbors, but you can make a choice."
浙江卷——
角色轉換之間。(傳說有的雛鳥長大後，會銜食餵養衰老的母鳥。人們把此現象稱爲“反哺”。人類社會也存在類似現象。年輕一代對年長一代的文化影響被稱之爲“文化反哺”。 千百年來，在以父輩對子輩施教爲主流的正統傳承方式下，文化反哺猶如潛流引而不現，但在迅疾變化的當今社會，年輕人獲得了前所未有的反哺能力。他們在科學 知識、價值觀念、生活方式、審美情趣等各個方面，越來越明顯地影響着年長一代，施教者與受教者之間，角色常常發生轉換)。
As Roles Change — "When fledglings grow up, they are said to feed their aging parents with food from their own mouths. This is known as 'reverse feeding' . Similar phenomena exist in human society. The cultural influence of the younger generation on its elders is known as 'reverse cultural feeding.' For thousands of years, under the orthodox traditional model of children receiving instruction from their parents, the undercurrent of reverse cultural feeding was not obvious. But in today's rapidly-changing society, young people have a reverse feeding ability unprecedented among earlier generations. Their scientific knowledge, values, lifestyles, aesthetics and interests, are exerting a growing influence on their elders, leading to constant changes in the roles of instructor and instructed."
山東卷——
人生的光影變化（人生的一切變化，一切都有魅力，一切都是由光明和陰影構成的）。
Light and shadow — '"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.' – Leo Tolstoy."
湖北卷——
自主命題作文（孫悟空的筋斗雲，哪吒的風火輪，都是神奇想象的產物，寄寓了人類渴求飛速行進的美好願望。誰能想到，晚清幻想小說《新中國》預言百餘年後在上海陸家嘴一帶舉辦萬國博覽會，法國科幻小說家凡爾納夢想“從地球到月球”，在今天會成爲現實？幻想源自人類的求知本能，展現了人類非凡的想象力。幻想推動現實，幻想照亮生命，幻想是快樂的源泉）。
Fantasy — "Sun Wukong somersault cloud and Nezha's Wind Fire Wheels are products of fantasy bearing humanity's dream to fly through the air. Who would have thought that the Fair of 10,000 Nations in Shanghai's Lujiazui district, described in the late-Qing fantasy novel New China, and the journey "From the Earth to the Moon" dreamt up by French science fiction novelist Jules Verne would become reality today? Fantasy arises from the human instinct to seek out knowledge and is an expression of humanity's uncommon imagination. Fantasy motivates reality, fantasy illuminates life, fantasy is the source of happiness…"
江西卷——
找回童年（爲什麼要找回童年？因爲現在社會太功利了，小朋友們壓力過大，童年早已離開）。
Recovering childhood — "Why do we want to recover childhood? Because society it too utilitarian, children have too much pressure, and childhood ends too early. Society needs innocence and required a return to childhood."
福建卷——
《格林童話》的誕生（格林兄弟認爲民間傳說與人文歷史有關，但是當他們收集很多傳說後又找不到確切的關係而作罷）。
The birth of Grimm's Fairy Tales — "The brothers Grimm felt that there was a connection between folk tales and human history, but after collecting many of them without finding that connection, they gave up. Later on, a friend chanced across the things they had compiled, and arranged with a publisher to have it published, becoming what we know as Grimm's Fairy Tales."
四川卷——
由點到直線到平面到立體（一個點可以構成一條線，可以構成一個平面，最後構成立體）。
Points and Life — "A point can form a line, can form a plane, can form a body. Life is like a few unregulated points which can be connected into countless lines, which can then form different planes, which can then form different geometric objects."
陝西卷——
1：把一條熱帶魚放在一個小魚缸裏，它只能長到3寸大小；把它放進大魚池裏，它纔有可能長的很大；
Success and the environment — (1) A tropical fish placed in a fishbowl will only grow three inches long; placed in a pond, it can grow quite large.
2、狼之所以勇猛矯健，是因爲它長期生活在野外環境裏；
(2) Wolves are so strong and powerful because they live in an outdoor environment.
3、一位心理學家挑選了10個人，並告知他們都是有天賦的人，後來這10個人都獲得了成功，但心理學家最後坦言，他們當初其實只是普通人）。
(3) A psychologist picked ten people and told them they had extraordinary talent. They then went on to find success. Later, the psychologist admitted that they were just ordinary people.
遼寧卷——
《幸福是____》（幸福是一個永恆的話題，它真實地填充着我們的生活。材料1 2009年11月19日中國青年報做的關於“幸福和屋子的關係”的在線調查顯示，八成中國被調查者以爲“幸福和屋子有關係”，不過對此結果，日本網友的意見大相徑庭，約九成以上日本網友以爲幸福和屋子沒有關係。材料2 一位哲學家不小心掉進了水裏，被救上岸後，他說出的第一句話是：呼吸是一件多麼幸福的事，活着就是幸福，但爲什麼還有那麼多的人爲了“所謂的幸福”葬送了自己。材料3 有人認爲：人生的幸福最淺層的是慾望、物質帶來的，慾望和物質的人生是永不能滿足的。材料4 有人認爲：每個人在追求幸福，但你不能爲了追求自己的幸福而坑害了別人，甚至坑害了國家）。
Happiness is ____ — (1) A poll on November 19, 2009 showed that 80% of Chinese respondents felt that happiness was connected to a house; more than 90% of Japanese respondents felt there was no connection. (2) A philosopher fell into the water, and after he was hauled ashore, the first thing he said was "Breathing is such a happy thing. Live is happiness. But why do so many people ruin themselves for "so-called happiness"? (3) "At its most superficial, happiness comes from desire and material objects, but these can never be satisfied in life." (4) "Everyone pursues happiness, but in the pursuit of your own happiness, you must not harm others, or harm the country."
安徽卷——
作文素材：吳興雜詩 (清，阮元)“交流四水抱城斜，散作千溪遍萬家。深處種菱淺種稻，不深不淺種荷花”
Philosophical association — Take inspiration from the philosophy expressed by Ruan Yuan's "Poem on Wuxing" .
湖南卷——
湖南作文題一個字“早”，表面上很簡單，被翻譯爲 Morning (早)，但實際上卻可能有多種含義。要是把“早”的意思說全了，還有early（早），young（早熟）， premature（早產），previously（早先），as early as（及早），luckily（早該），for a long time（早已）等等。湖南的考生到底是怎樣理解這個“早”字的呢？
