- 相关推荐
英语四级长城翻译素材练习
长城不仅是艺术非凡的文物古迹,同时也是中华人民伟大力量与智慧的结晶。下面是小编分享的关于长城的英语六级翻译,欢迎大家阅读!
长城【1】
秦始皇(Emperor Qin Shi Huang)统一各国后,修复、连接并扩展了先前各国修建的城墙,将其建成巨大的军事防御工程,东起辽东半岛(Liaodong Peninsula),西至临洮。这就是举世闻名的万里长城。长城是世界一大奇迹,由数百关隘(pass)、堡垒(fortress)、塔楼和城墙构成。 每隔一定距离,就建一个烽火台,敌人接近时,发出警报。位于北京的`八达岭长城、慕田峪长城和司马台长城都建于明朝时期。如今,长城每年都吸引着众多国内外 游客前来参观。它不仅是艺术非凡的文物古迹,同时也是中华人民伟大力量与智慧的结晶。
参考翻译
After Emperor Qin Shi Huang united the separate states, he restored, linked up and extended the city walls built by the former states into huge military defensive works which started from the Liaodong Peninsula in the east and ended at Lintao in the west. This is the world-famous Great Wall. It is one of the important wonders of the world, consisting of hundreds of passes,fortresses, towers and walls. Beacon towers are built at certain intervals to give the alarm if enemies approach. The parts of the Great Wall situated at Badaling, Mutianyu and Simatai in Beijing were all constructed during the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, the Great Wall attracts a great many tourists from home and abroad each year. It is an artistically extraordinary cultural relic and historic site as well as the crystalisation of Chinese people's great strength and wisdom.
翻译讲解
1.连接:有多种表达,如link up,connect等。
2.每隔一定距离:可译为at certain intervals。
3.蜂火台:即beacon tower,其中beacon意为“锋火;灯塔”。
4.发出警报:可译为give the alarm。
5.吸引着众多国内外游客前来参观:可译为attracts a great many tourists from home and abroad。其中,a great many意为“众多”,常修饰可数名词;国内外游客”译为tourists from home and abroad。
长城【2】
长城是世界一大奇迹。现在,每年都有几百万人到长城游览。在旺季,几处最著名的景点总是让成群结队的游客挤得水泄不通。中国人修筑长城的历史久远,可以追溯到战国时期(Warring State period)。历史上,中国共修过大约20座长城。在所有这些长城中,明长城最长,达到6700公里。在当时,中国技术在世界上处于领先地位,因此明长城的结构也是最复杂的。明长城的修筑是为了抵御北方游牧民族的入侵。
【参考译文】
The Great Wall is a wonder of the world. Now, millions of people journey to the Great Wall each year, making its most popular sites besieged by hordes of tourists during busy season. The Chinese have a long history of building walls, dating from the Warring State period. In history, about 20 walls were built, with the wall constructed during the Ming Dynasty being the longest, extending 6700km. China was the most technology advanced nation in the world then, so the wall was also the most sophisticated in structure. It was built to ward off the invasion of nomads from the north.
【点拨】
1. “长城是世界一大奇迹”翻译为“the Great Wall is a wonder of the world”。奇迹在英语中一般用wonder。在最著名的the seven wonders of the world(世界七大奇迹)中,长城也是其中之一。
2. 旺季 busy seasons
旺季就是热销的季节,生意也就特别忙活,所以这里用“忙活的季节”来翻译,可以体现出译者的变通能力。淡季可相应翻译为slack seasons。
3. 成群结队 hordes of tourists
Horde大群人,还可译成“a huge crowd/throng”。
4. 现在,每年都有几百万人到长城游览。在旺季,几处最著名的景点总是让成群结队的`游客挤得水泄不通。Now, millions of people journey to the Great Wall each year, making its most popular sites besieged by hordes of tourists during busy season.
这里要用合句翻译法,把原文中的第二句译成第一句的伴随状语。即把原文中两个有一定关系的简单句合为一个句子,且句意不变。
5. 追溯 dating from
常用来表示“追溯”的短语还有:date back to。
【英语四级长城翻译素材练习】相关文章:
大学英语四级考试翻译练习题10-14
英语四级阅读理解基础练习及答案翻译10-15
英语四级词汇练习答案04-11
英语四级口语练习词汇10-19
英语四级翻译考试备考09-14
英语四级常用翻译词汇精选10-07
英语四级考试翻译技巧09-16
英语四级翻译的分类词汇07-25
考研英语二翻译练习及参考译文08-10
考研英语长短句翻译练习10-19