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.
长江全长6000多米,是我国以及亚洲最长的河流。
它发源于青藏高原,流经11个省,往东注入东海。
长江流域居住着约4亿人,其间少数民族人口约占6%。
从唐朝以来,长江流域一直是我国的经济中心,一起也是我国现代工业的起源地。
可是,现在长江流域的经济开展很不平衡,河流三角洲区域兴旺,而上游区域相对落后。
【参考译文】
The Yangtze River, as the longest river in China and Asia, is more than 6,000 meters long.
Flowing through 11 provinces, it originates the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and empties into the East Sea.
There are approximately 400 million people living in the Yangtze Basin, among which the ethical minorities account for about 6%.
The Yangtze Basin has been the economic center since Tang Dynasty, and was the birthplace of China's modern industry.
However, presently the economic development in the basin is imbalanced, generally developed in the Delta region and relatively backward in the upper basin.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the use of translation apps. You can start your essay with the sentence "The use of translation apps is becoming increasingly popular. " You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
2020年7月英语四级作文范文
The use of translation apps is becoming increasingly popular. Consequently ,people are getting more opportunities to speak or meet another language but their own mother tongue with the development of the economy. Undoubtedly , an app of translation is crucial for people who cannot handle the language perfectly. But the viewpoints are split one whether this kind of apps are wholly a good thing.
Where there is a light , there is a shadow. Some people argue that a translation app will bridge them with the native speakers adequately no matter who will be a traveler or a businessman. It will pose a huge threat for people who can not understand what they say. Fortunately , everyone will interact richly with the apps like this. On the other hand, some people think that the translations app cannot fully create and convey the feelings on the authentic language. As a result , it will bring more misunderstandings. Besides, the opponents take the point of view that people will be more over-reliant on the mobile-phones and Internet.
Form where I stand , I would take the the translation on this kind of apps as a reference rather than a kind of dependence. The most effective and beneficial way to express yourself and communicate with a foreigner is to improve one’s ability to exert this unfamiliar language. As an old saying goes is Practice makes perfect.