Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
The Annual Chinese Speech Contest for Foreigners was held in Changsha this year. The contest was proved to be a good way to promote cultural exchanges between China and other regions all over the world. It provides an opportunity for young people around the world to understand China better.
A total of 126 players from 87 countries gathered in the capital of Hunan province to participate in the semi-final and the final from July 6th to August 5th.
Competition is not the only activity. Players also have a chance to visit famous and historical attractions in other parts of China.
Lijiang, an ancient town of Yunnan Province, is one of the most famous tourist destinations. Its pace of life is slower than that of most cities of China. There are many natural beauties everywhere in Lijiang and many ethnical minorities provide tourists with a great variety of cultural experience. Lijiang is also well-known as the “city of love”in history. Many stories about life and dying for love have spreaded widely among the locals. Nowadays, for tourists home and abroad, the ancient town is regarded as a paradise of love and romance.
参考解析 :Chinese parents usually intend to pay too much attention to their childrens study to such an extent thatthey even dont require their children to help them do the chores.Their primary requirement for their childrenis to study hard, get good grades and go to famous universities, They believe this does good to their childrenbecause in the society of China which is full of intense competition, only perfect academic performance canensure a bright future.Chinese parents also believe if their children can make great achievements in thesociety, they will receive respect accordingly.Therefore, they are willing to sacrifice their own time, hobbiesand interests to provide better conditions for their children.
难点注释
1.翻译第一句时,“过于关注……”还可以译为focus too much on…/be too focused on…等;“做家务”还可译为do housework.
2.翻译第二句时,“努力学习”“考得好”和“能上名牌大学”作表语,可用动词不定式来表达.“他们对孩子的首要要求”是句子的主语,有两种译法:一是直接用名词短语表达,即their primary requirement for theirchildren;二是用名词性从句表达,即what they require their children first to do.
历年英语四级翻译真题及答案解析:乌镇
Directions:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
Wuzhen is an ancient water town in Zhejiang Province.10cated on the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.This is a charming place,with many ancient bridges,Chinese hotels and restaurants.0ver the past 1,000 years,the water system and life styles in Wuzhen have not undergone many changes.thus making it a museum showing the ancient civilization.All the houses in Wuzhen are built of stone and wood.For centuries,the local people have built houses and markets along the river.Countless beautiful spacious courtyards hide between houses,and visitors will make a surprising discovery wherever they go.
The Pearl River, an extensive river system in southern China, flows through Guangzhou City. It is China’s third-longest river which is only after the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is one of the most developed regions in China with an area of about 11,000 square kilometers. It is the largest urban area in the world in both size and population. The nine largest cities of PRD have a population of over 57 million in total. Since China's reform and openness was adopted by the Chinese government in the late 1970s, the Delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing center of China and the world.
【部分结构翻译】
河系:river system;
珠江三角洲:The Pearl River Delta;
城市聚集区:the largest urban area;
中国改革开放:China's reform and openness;
长江:the Yangtze River;
中国最发达的地区之一:one of the most developed regions in China;
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and the third longest one in the world. Flowing through many different ecosystems, it is the habitat for a whole host of endangered species and irrigates one fifth of the land in China. One third of Chinese population live in the Yangtze river basin. The Yangtze river plays an important role in the history, culture and economy of China and contributes to as much as 20 percent of the Gross National Product of China. It has been used for water supply, transportation and industrial production for several thousand years. Also, on the Yangtze river lies the largest hydropower station in the world.
The Yellow River is the third longest in Asia and the sixth longest in the world. The word “yellow” describes the perennial color of the muddy water. Originating in Qinghai province, the Yellow River flows through nine provinces and finally empties into the Bohai Sea. It is one of several rivers for China to live on. Its basin was the birth place of ancient Chinese civilization and the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. However, because of the frequent devastating floods, the river has caused many disasters. In the past few decades, the government has taken various measures to prevent disasters.
【试题评析】
今年的大学英语四级翻译真题从选材上来看继续延续了之前的出题风格,依然是和中国特色及 传统文化 有关。去年的四级翻译真题就考过“黄色的象征”,“在中国文化中,黄颜色是一种很重要的颜色,因为它具有独特的象征意义。”从 句子 翻译的难度上看,四级对翻译能力的考查注重的是基本能力,没有太复杂的结构,比如大家很熟悉的not only... but also 的并列不就又出现了嘛!还有,遇到多个汉语谓宾结构时要注意分词结构的使用,这一直是语法当中要求要掌握的重点。所以之后备考大学英语四六级的同学们一定要好好学习历年英语四六级真题,因为会出现重复题材或者重复句型结构哦!