新视野大学英语B3U4翻译练习答案与解析
Chinese to English
答案与解析:
【Lijiang is a mountainous city in northwest Yunnan Province.】
@-@ mountainous意为containing many mountains,即多山的,可巧妙翻译汉语中的“境内多山”,行文清晰简洁。
@-@ northwest有且多用形容词性。
@-@ 这里“地处”不能翻成be located in……这个短语一般指人工建筑坐落在某处,如下文的丽江古城。
【The old town of Lijiang, located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is a town of scenic beauty and known for its history and culture.】
@-@ “风景秀丽的”可用scenic,picturesque,实在不会说就用beautiful,但要注意句型转换,如:...is well known / famous for its history and culture, along with the beautiful scenery.
【It is also a well-preserved old town with features of ethnic minorities.】
@-@ “保存完好的”可作well-preserved / protected。
@-@ “少数民族”可作ethnic minorities / groups,前者更正式。
@-@ “少数民族古城”不能直接逐字翻译,应理解为“具有少数民族特色的古城”后进行翻译为with features of ethnic minorities。
【The construction work of the old town was started from the Southern Song Dynasty about 800 years from now.】
@-@“始建于”在这里也可以be firstly built,整句话也可翻译成:The old town was firstly buit in the Southern Song Dynasty about 800 years ago。
@-@“南宋”为the Southern Song Dynasty。
【Not only does Lijiang boast a long history, but also it boasts many ethnic minorities who make up over a half of the total population in the region.】
@-@ boast在这里意为“(地方、物)以拥有……而自豪,以……为荣”。
@-@ make up在这里意为“组成、构成”。
【With the booming of Lijiang tourism, the old town of Lijiang is receiving a growing number of tourists from home and abroad.】
@-@ booming意为“兴盛、兴隆、景气”。
@-@ home and abroad,“国内外的”,固定搭配。
【In December 1997, the old town succeeded in applying to be named a World Cultural Heritage Site, filling the gap of lacking a noted historical and cultural city in China on the World Cultural Heritage List.】
@-@ 申报即申请成为,译为apply to be...
@-@ 世界文化遗产,总称为World Cultural Heritage,若指单个的要后加Site。
@-@ 填补……的空白,译为 fill the gap of...
English to Chinese
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