英语四级翻译新题型英语四级翻译新题型.doc

一、建造长城(the Great Wall)是为了防御来自蒙古(Mongolia)的北方人侵者。多年来，人们已经建造了一些较矮小的城墙，但是秦始皇(Qin Shi Huang)决定建造一座巨大的城墙来保卫他北边的疆土。长城始建于秦朝，后续的朝代进行继续建 造。后来，明朝重建了长城。我们今天所说的长城绝大部分都是明朝建造的。长 城是由农民、奴隶、犯人以及皇帝决定惩罚的人建造的。 The Great Wall was built to defend against the northern invaders from Mongolia. Smaller and shorter walls had been built over the years, while Qin Shi Huang decided to build a single giant wall to protect his northern borders. The construction of the Great Wall started in the Qin Dynasty and the following dynasties continued to work on it Later, the Ming Dynasty rebuilt the wail Most parts of the so- called Great Wall today was built in the Ming Dynasty. The wall was built by peasants,slaves, criminals, and other people that the emperor decided to punish. Construction [k?nstr?k??n] n. 建设，建造，结构，构造，建筑物 二、元朝（the Yuan Dynasty）时期形成了十分丰富的多元文化。主要的文化成就包括戏剧和小说的发展。蒙古人（the Mongols）与西亚，欧洲保持了广泛的文化交流。西方的乐器被引入中国，丰富了中国的表演艺术。中国的一些重要发明也被传到了欧洲。西方人最早的旅行记录也开始于这个时期。这个时期最著名的旅行家是马可波罗（Marco Polo）。与西方的交流也给中国带来了一些外国食品。 An abundant cultural diversity developed during the Yuan Dynasty.The main cultural achievements include the development of drama and novel.The Mongols kept an extensive cultural contact with West Asia and Europe.Western musical instruments were introduced to China,which enriched the Chinese performing arts.Some important Chinese innovations were spreaded to Europe.The first records on the trip of the Westerners also date back to this time.The most famous traveler of this period was Marco Polo.The communication with the West also brought some foreign food to China. Abundant [?b?nd?nt]adj. 丰富的，充裕的 Diversity [daiv?:siti]n. 差异，多样性，分集 Extensive [ikstensiv]adj. 广泛的，广阔的，广大的 Exchange [ikst?eind?]n. 交换，兑换，交易所 v. 交换，兑换，交 Communication [k?.mju:nikei?n] n. 沟通，交流，通讯，传达，通信 1.元朝时期形成了十分丰富的多元文化。“丰富的”可译为abundant;“多元文化”译作cultural diverisity,可作句子的主语。 2.保持了广泛的文化交流。“广泛的”可用extensive表示；“文化交流”可译作cultural contact或可用cultural exchange表示。 3.西方的乐器被引入中国，丰富了中国的表演艺术。该句由两部分组成，后半句为前半句的补充说明，可使用which引导的非限制性定语从句。其中“乐器”可