对联(couplet)是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的(rhymed)。人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平将它们写在红色竖纸条上。上联(the first line of a couplet)贴在前门的右侧，下联贴在前门的左侧。此外，横批(the horizontalscroll)是横着贴在门框上的。对联是中国独特文化的一部分。它也是一个同时与中国语言和文字相关的艺术。今天,对联常被用作中国传统节日的装饰。
参考翻译:
The couplet is comprised of a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed,which are written on vertical slips of red paper in the best calligraphic style one can master.The first line of a couplet is posted on the right side of the front door.The second line of a couplet is posted on the left of a couplet side of the front door.In addition,the horizontal scroll is posted across and on top of the doorframe.Couplet is a part of Chinese unique culture and also an art related to both the Chinese,language and Chinese characters.Today,it is often used as a decoration during traditional Chinese festivals.
1.对联是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的：“富有诗意的两句话”可翻译为a pair of lines of poetry。“押韵的”可译为 rhymed。
2.人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平将它们写在红色竖纸条上：该句可以和第一句话结合，作定语从句。其中“写在红色竖纸条上”可以翻译为written on vertical slips of red paper。“人们用所能掌握的最好的书法水平”则用in短语引出，译为in the best calligraphic style one can master。
3.上联贴在前门的右侧，下联贴在前门的左侧：本句中的“上联”以及“下联”不能按照汉语意思直接意为upper line和downn line,而要根据意思译为the first line of a couplet和the second line of a couplet。下文中的“横批”可译为the horizontal scroll,因为它是横着贴的，所以要用horizontal翻译。
4.它也是一个同时与中国语言和文字相关的艺术：“与…相关”可译为be relate to…或have the relation to...。“同时…和…”可用both and…来表示。1.对联是由富有诗意的两句话组成，通常是押韵的：“富有诗意的两句话”可翻译为a pair of lines of poetry。“押韵的”可译为 rhymed。
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