【正确答案】Shadow play is one of the most popular plays performed among people in China. With the aid of lamp light, the silhouettes of finely-cut leather figures are cast upon a screen, The figures, manipulated by actors from behind the scene and accompanied with music and singing, give many vivid and interesting shadow performances. The play has a long history. According to legend, it came into being in the Han Dynasty. It was developed further in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Shaanxi shadow play may be divided into eastern and western schools. They not only vary in the accompanying music skill of acting, but also in the superb skill of the artistic carving of leather-figures.

【答案解析】 1.“借助”可译为with the aid of。
   2.原文第一句中含有多段信息，因此要进行适当的断句。第一个逗号前可以独立成句。
   3.第二句中，增译了“silhouette”，因为原文的意思是剪影或轮廓映在了屏幕上。“映照”可译为cast upon。
   4.第三句，中心动词是“give”，中间部分是对其表演方式的补充。
   5.“萌芽”可译为come into being。
   6.“兴盛”可译为flourish。
   7.“东、西路”是指皮影不同的派别所以可译为eastern and western schools。