「紫皮书」英语六级汉译英小短文：文房四宝

文房四宝，是中国书画的主要工具和材料，它们是笔、墨、纸、砚，人们通常称它们为"文房四宝"，是说它们是文人书房中最珍惜最常用的四件宝贝。中国古代文人基本上都能书善画，是离不开笔墨纸砚这四件宝贝的。"文房"之名，起于我国历史上的南北朝时期，专指文人书房而言，以笔、墨、纸、砚为文房最常用。文房用具除四宝以外，还有笔筒、笔架、墨盒、笔洗、印泥、印章、印盒等等，也都是书房中的必备之品。
The Four Treasures of Chinese Study, i.e.: brush, ink, paper and ink stone, are unique tools of Chinese painting and calligraphy. People refer them as "four treasures" probably because they are the four most cherished and very often used items in the study of Chinese scholars. Ancient Chinese scholars were basically all good at calligraphy and painting and that is why the tools were inseparable to them. The word "Chinese Study" first originated from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which specifically meant to refer to a scholar study where the four tools were the most often used items. In addition to these four major items, other necessary tools for the Chinese study also include the brush barrel, brush holder, ink case, brush wash, inkpad, stamps, seal boxes and so on.