四六级翻译预测-11

岳阳楼

（Yueyang Tower）矗立在湖南省岳阳市洞庭湖岸边，是“江南三大名楼”之一，另外两座分别是滕王阁（Tengwang Pavilion）和黄鹤楼（Yellow Crane Tower）。自古以来，岳阳楼一直有“岳阳天下楼”之称，与有“洞庭天下水”之称的洞庭湖齐名。最初岳阳楼主要是军用，如指挥海上舰队以及举行阅兵仪式（military review）。著名的《岳阳楼记》由北宋伟大的作家范仲淹所作，它使岳阳楼声名远播，成为中国南方著名的景点。岳阳楼的结构在中国古代建筑史上是独一无二的，具有无与伦比的艺术价值。

Located on the shore of

 the Dongting Lake in Yueyang City of Hunan Province, Yueyang Tower is one of “

the three most famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River

”, and the other two are 

Tengwang Pavilion 

and the 

Yellow Crane Tower

. Since ancient times, Yueyang Tower has been

 enjoying the title of 

“the best tower on this planet”, having equal status with “the best lake on earth”—the Dongting Lake. Originally, Yueyang Tower was mainly for military use, such as directing marine troops and for military reviews. The well-known 

On Yueyang Tower

 by the great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan, 

brought great fame to

 Yueyang Tower far and wide, making it a well-known scenic spot in southern China. The structure of the tower is unique in the architectural history of ancient China, holding unparalleled artistic values.

黄鹤楼

（Yellow Crane Tower）位于湖北省武汉市蛇山（Snake Hill），被誉为“江南三大名楼”之一。黄鹤楼始建于公元223年，正值三国时期。由于地理位置优越，吴国建立者孙权将黄鹤楼建成军队瞭望塔（watchtower）。数百年来，其军事用途逐渐被遗忘，而主要被当做风景如画的景点欣赏。唐代有许多脍炙人口的诗篇赞美黄鹤楼。正是这些诗，黄鹤楼才能如此著名，吸引人们前来参观。不同朝代，黄鹤楼有不同的建筑特色。然而，今天的黄鹤楼是基于清朝塔楼建造的。 

Located on

 the Snake Hill in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Yellow Crane Tower is known as one of “the three most famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River”. 

It was first built in

 223 A.D. during 

the Three Kingdoms Period

. Due to the ideal location, it was built by Sun Quan, the Founder of Wu, as a watchtower for his army. For hundreds of years, its military function has been gradually forgotten, and the tower has served mainly as a picturesque spot. During the Tang Dynasty, many popular poems were written in praise of the Yellow Crane Tower. It was these poems that made the tower so renowned and attractive for people to visit. The tower had different architectural features in different dynasties. However, the tower which stands today is based on the one designed during the Qing Dynasty.

滕王阁

是南方唯一的一座皇家建筑，位于江西省南昌市西北部的赣江以东，塔高13米，2层结构，始建于唐朝永徽四年（653年），是首批国家4A级旅游景区。滕王阁与湖北的黄鹤楼、湖南的岳阳楼为并称为“江南三大名楼”，因初唐才子王勃作《滕王阁序》让其在三楼中最早扬名于世。历史上，滕王阁先后重建达29次，目前的滕王阁是1989年重修的。

The Pavilion of Prince Teng

, the only imperial structure in the south of China, lies in the east of the Ganjiang River in the north-west of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. The tower with a height of 13 meters and a two-floor structure, was first built in the fourth year of Yong Hui in the Tang Dynasty (653 A.D.), and is among the first national 4A class scenic spots. The Pavilion of Prince Teng, the Yellow Crane Tower in Hubei Province as well as the Yue Yang Tower in Hunan Province are generally known as “the three most famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River”.

 The Pavilion of Prince Teng

 was the first known to the world due to the Introduction to the Pavilion of Prince of Teng made by Wang Bo, a talented poet of the earlier Tang dynasty. In history, the pavilion was rebuilt 29 times. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1989.

故宫（the Imperial Palace)位于北京市中心，是世界上现存规模最大、保存最完整的古代皇宫和古建筑群(architectural complex)。这座历史悠久的宫殿，面积宏大，南北约千米，东西753米。整个皇宫相传共有9999个房间，分为外朝和内庭两部分。外朝是皇帝行使权力、举行盛典的地方。内庭是皇帝的居住之地。故宫建筑群是中国古代宫殿建筑(Palatial architecture)的典范，对东亚及其他国家的文化和建筑产生了重大影响。而今整个故宫成为国家博物馆，陈列着众多珍贵的古代文物(cultural relics）。

The Imperial Palace, located in the center of Beijing, is the largest, best preserved ancient imperial palace and architectural complex in the world. The historical, spacious palace stretches about 1,000 meters from north to south and 753 meters on its east-west axis. Altogether, there are 9,999 rooms inside the palace according to legend, which is made up of two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The outer court was a place where the emperors exercised their power and held grand ceremonies. The inner court was the imperial residence. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments greatly in East Asia and elsewhere. Today the entire Imperial Palace functions as a national museum, where a variety of treasured cultural relics are exhibited.