The“ClayFigureZhang”isakindoffolkpaintedsculpturewhichispopularinNorthernChina,anddeeplyappreciatedbylocalpeople.ItsappearancecanbedatedbacktolateQingDynasty,havingahistoryofmorethan180yearsuntilnow.The“ClayFigureZhang”wasfoundedbyZhangMingshan,whowasborninTianjin.Hehadbeenlivinghislifebymakingclayfigureswithhisfathersincechildhoodbecauseofthepovertyofhisfamily.Zhang'sclayfiguresarebasedonthefiguresinfolkstoriestogetherwithcharactersinnovelsandtraditionalChineseoperasandworkingpeopleinreallife.Thosefigurescanbepositiveornegative.Therefore,hisworksareofgreatinterestingness.
1.民间彩塑:翻译为folkpaintedsculpture。folk意为“民间的”;paintedsculpture意为“彩塑”。
2.家境贫寒:即家庭贫困,可译为povertyofone'sfamily或poorfamily。
3.戏曲:此处虽未具体点明是哪个戏曲,但讲的肯定是中国戏曲,故译为traditionalChineseoperas。
4.劳动人民:翻译为workingpeople,不要生硬地译为labourpeople。
5.具有浓厚的趣味性:翻译为beofgreatinterestingness。