英语四级翻译练习题：北方冬天

　　在中国，北方的冬天在12月和3月之间，相当寒冷(chilly)。北京的气温不会在0℃以上，尽管通常会比较干燥和晴朗。长城以北，在内蒙古(Inner Mongolia)和黑龙江，要冷得多。北方的夏季在5月和8月之间。北京的气温偶尔会达到37℃，甚至更高。7月和8月同时也是这个城市的雨季。春秋季是游览的最好季节。白天的气温会在21℃至29℃之间，而且雨水偏少。

　　参考译文

　　In China，winters in the North fall between December and March and are incredibly chilly.Beijing's temperature does not rise above 0℃.although it will generally be dry and sunny.North of the Great Wall.into Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.it is much colder.Summer in the North is around May to August. Beijing’s temperature Can occasionally rise to 37℃and even higher.July and August are also the rainy months in the city.Spring and autumn are the best seasons for visiting it.Daytime temperatures are between 21℃and 29℃.and there is less rain.

　　1.第一句中，“在12月和3月之间”可译为fall between December and March，此处fall意为“适逢，正当(某日)”。

　　2.第二句中，“尽管通常会比较干燥和晴朗”为让步状语从句，可译为 although it will generally be dry and sunny。

　　3.第三句中，“要冷得多”要用比较级，可译为it is much colder。

　　4.第五句中，“偶尔会达到”可译为0ccasionally rise to。

　　5.第六句中，“雨季”可译为rainy months。

　　6.第八句中，“白天的气温”可译为daytime temperatures。

英语四级翻译练习题：分盛食物

　　在中国，食物是用大的公用盘子(communal plate)来盛装的，而且基本上都会提供公用的筷子来将食物从公用的盘子里弄到你自己的盘子里。如果有公用的筷子就用公共的筷子来分开食物。如果没有，或是不确定有没有，你可以先等一等，看其他人是怎么做的，然后效仿就行。有时候热心的中国主人会帮你将食物分到你的碗里，这很正常。

　　参考译文

　　In China.the food is served via large communal plates.and in nearly every case.you will be supplied with communal chopsticks for transferring food from the main plates to your own.You should use the communal chopsticks if they are supplied.If they are not or you are unsure，wait for someone to serve food to their own plates.and then copy what they do.0n occasion.it is normal for an eager Chinese host to place food into your bowl.

　　难点注释

　　1.第一句中，“是用……来盛装的”是被动语态结构，可译为is served via…;“公用的筷子”可译为communal chopsticks;“从公用的盘子里弄 到你自己的盘子里”可译为transferring food from the main plates to your own。

　　2.第二句中，“如果有公用的筷子”可以译为there be句型，但用“筷子”作

　　主语，采用被动语态结构更恰当，可译为if they are supplied。

　　3.第三句中，“效仿”指的是效仿他们所做的事情，要将宾语补充完整，可 译为copy what they do。

　　4.第四句中，“这很正常”通常译为it.句型，可译为it is normal for sb.to do sth.;“将食物分到你的碗里”可译为place food into your bowl。

英语四级翻译练习题：泡茶

　　在中国，当有客人来访时，泡茶(serve tea)是必不可少的。你可提前询问客人最喜欢喝什么茶以便选用最佳茶具(tea set)来待客。主人在陪伴客人饮茶时，要非常注意茶壶以及客人茶杯中的茶水剩余量。通常，如茶已喝去一半，就要添加茶水，随喝随添，使茶水浓度(concentration)不变和温度适宜。在饮茶时也可适当佐以点心、糖果、菜肴等，达到调节口味和缓解饥饿感之功效。

　　参考译文

　　In China，it is necessary to serve tea to visitors.You call ask them about what kind of tea they fancy most in advance so as to serve them with the most appropriate tea set.In the course of serving tea，the host should take careful note of how much water remaining in the kettle and in the cups of the guests.Usually. boiling water should be added after half of the cup has been consumed.and thus the cup is kept filled so that the tea retains the same concentration and remains pleasantly warm throughout the entire course of tea-drinking.Snacks，sweets and other dishes may be served at tea time to complement the fragrance of the tea and to allay one’s hunger.

　　难点注释

　　1.第一句中，“当有客人来访时”可以译为when there’re visitors，但比较啰嗦，不如直接译为visitors简练;“泡茶是必不可少的”可用it-句型，其中it作形式主语，可译为it is necessary to…。

　　2.第二句中，“最喜欢喝什么茶”作“询问”的宾语，可译为what kind of tea they fancy most;“以便”还可译为in order to(do)，with the aim of(doing)，for the purpose of(doing)。

　　3.第三句中，“在陪伴客人饮茶时”指的是饮茶的过程，所以译为In the course of serving tea;“茶水剩余量”可译为how much water remaining。

　　4.第四句中，“添加茶水”使用被动语态结构，用“茶水”作主语，可译为boiling water should be added;“随喝随添”指的是保持茶杯是满的，所以译为the cup is kept filled。

　　5.第五旬中，“调节口味”指的是用点心、糖果、菜肴等来补充茶的香味，可译为complement the fragrance of the tea;“缓解饥饿感”可译为allay one’s hunger。

英语四级翻译练习题：长城

　　长城是人类创造的世界奇迹之一。如果你到了中国却没去过长城，就想到了巴黎没有去看看菲尔铁塔，或者就像到了埃及没有去看金字塔一样。人们常说：“不到长城非好汉。”实际上，长城最初只是一些断断续续的城墙，直到秦朝统一中国后才将其连城长城。然而，今天我们看到的长城——东起山海关，西至嘉峪关——大部分都是在明代修建的。

　　英语四级翻译译文

　　The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world that created by human beings! If you come to China without climbing the Great Wall, it's just like going Paris without visiting the Eiffel Tower; or going to Egypt without visiting the Pyramids! Men often say, "He who doest not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."In fact, it began as independent walls for different states when it was first built, and did not become the "Great Wall" until the Qin Dynasty. However, the wall we see today, starting from Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayunguan Pass in the west, was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty.