高级口译经典背诵-参观旅游.doc

参观旅游PASSAGEONE英译汉：1WelcometoVancouver.欢迎光临温哥华。2AsCanadasthird-largestmetropolitancityafterTorontoandMontreal,Vancouverisanimportantindustrial,financialandbusinesscenter.温哥华是仅次于多伦多和蒙特利尔的加拿大的第三大城市，是一个重要的工 业、金融和商业中心。3SometimescalledCanadasgatewaytothePacific,VancouverislinkedbyshippingserviceswithPacificportsoftheUnitedStates,China,Japan,Australia,andNewZealand.温哥华被称作加拿大通向太平洋的门户，它与美国、中国、日本、澳大利亚 和新西兰的太平洋港口有船运服务往来。4ThroughthePanamaCanalitislinkedwithAtlanticportsofAmericasandEurope.通过巴拿马运河，它与美国和欧洲的大西洋港口相连。5ProductsofWesternCanadasfarms,ranches,forests,coalmines,andindustriesaresentbyrailtoVancouverandthenbywatertotheportsoftheworld.加拿大西部的农场、牧场、森林、煤矿和其他工业的产品都由铁路送往温哥 华然后经水路送往世界各地的港口。6Oneoftheworldslargestnatural,ice-freeharbors,itiswherethemanufacturedgoodsfromAsiaarrivethroughouttheyear.作为世界上最大的天然不冻港之一，温哥华全年拥有从亚洲来的制成品。7ThemajorityofVancouvershistoricbuildingsareintheGastownandChinatownareas.温哥华主要的历史建筑都在Gastown和Chinatown地区。8Oldersectionsofthecityhaveundergoneconsiderablechangesince1960,whendowntownhigh-riseofficebuildingsandhotelswerebuilt.自从 1960 年，那时城市的摩天大楼和酒店建造起来，以后城市的旧城区经 受了彻底的改变。9FalseCreek-adecayingindustrialareawithsawmills,railyards,andsmallshops-wastransformedintoaresidentialdevelopmentproject.FalseCreek，拥有锯木厂、铁路和小型商店的废工业区，转入了住宅发展项目。10Gastown,theoriginalheartofthecity,wasrestoredinthe1880sstylewithantiquestoresandboutiques.Gastown，这个原本是城市心脏的地方被重新修建成为拥有 19 世纪 80 年代 古董店和商品店的风格。11VancouverislargelyBritishincharacterwithsomeChineseinfluence.温哥华以英国文化传统为主要特征，同时也受到中国文化的影响。12AlmostthreefourthsofthepopulationareofBritishancestry.几乎 3/4 的人口是英国的后裔。13TheChinese,French,Japanese,andEastIndiansarethelargestamongotherethnicgroups.中国、法国、日本和东印度在其他少数民族中占多数。14ItsChinatownisthesecondlargestChineseCommunityinNorthAmerica,secondonlytoSanFranciscooftheUniteStates.它的唐人街是北美第二大的华人区，仅次于美国的旧金山。15Thecityhaslongbeennotedforitsculturalactivities.城市一向以它的文化活动著名。16MajorinstitutionsaretheMacmillanPlanetarium,CentennialandMaritimemuseums,OperaHouse,QueenElizabethTheatre,VancouverArtGallery,andVancouverAquarium.主要的文化场所有麦克米伦天文馆、世界海洋博物馆、歌剧院、伊丽莎白女 皇剧院、温哥华美术馆和温哥华水族馆。17RobsonSquarehasprovincialgovernmentoffices,askatingrink,multilevelshoppingandfoodfacilities,andasportsstadiumwithaseatingcapacityof60,000.罗宾逊广场是地方政府办事机构所在地、广场内有溜冰场、多层次购物和餐 饮设施和拥有 6 万人体育馆。18TheRobsonSquareConferenceCenterandtheProvincialCourtHousebuildingarenotedfortheirmodernarchitecturalstyle.罗宾逊广场会议中心和地方法院的现代化建筑风格，亦为世人瞩目。19Atthistimeoftheautumnseason,Vancouver,likemanyotherplacesofCanada,isextremelybeautiful.时下正值金秋季节，温哥华和其他加拿大城市一样非常美丽。20Backgroundedbythebrightbluesky,theleavesonmapletrees,withbrillianthuesofred,giveaflamingtributetothecity.红光溢彩的枫树叶在蔚蓝色晴空的衬托下，给这座城市披上了火红的盛装。21Mapletreeproduceapeculiarsapeachspring,whichinturnproducesasweetanddelicioussyrup.每年春天，枫树会产生一种独特的叶汁，可以用来制作甘甜可口的糖浆。22WeCanadiansareverygratefultothesemagictrees,becausetheycolortheCanadianlandscapeintheautumnandsweetentheCanadianpalateinthespring.我们加拿大人非常感激这些具有魔力的树，因为它们给秋天的加拿大带来了 美景，给春天的加拿大带来口福。23Inparticular,themapletreeleafisCanadasnationalsymbol,andournationalflagflieswithit.更有特别意义的是，枫叶是加拿大的象征，高高飘扬的国旗上也有一片枫叶。24Whereverwego,themapletreeleafremindsusofourgreatcountryandofourbeautifulhometownVancouver.无论我们走到哪里，枫叶是我们想起我们伟大的祖国和我们美丽的故乡温哥华。PASSAGETWO汉译英：1各位来宾：Distinguishedguests:2欢迎各位参观上海外国语学校。WelcometoShanghaiForeignLanguageSchool.3在来宾们参观我校之前，请允许我简要地介绍一下我校的概况。Beforeyoustarttolookaround,Iwouldliketogiveyouabriefaccountofourschool.4我校创办于 1963 年，隶属上海外国语大学，是全国最早创建的几所外国 语学校之一。Foundedin1963asoneofChinasearliestforeignlanguageschoolsofitskind,theShanghaiForeignLangrageSchoolisafull-timeboardingschoolaffiliatedtoShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity.5这所具有外语专业性教育的全日制寄宿学校，是由国家教委和上海市教 委双重领导的一所全科类重点中学。AsakeymiddleschoolsupervisedjointlybyadministrationsoftheStateEducationCommissionandShanghaiMunicipalEducationCommission,ourschoolfeaturesstrongforeignlanguageprograms,inadditiontoacompletesyllabuswithnormalacademicsubjectswhicharerequiredofallregularmiddleschools.6学校有一支优秀的教师队伍，现有 35 个班级，1300 多名在校生。Staffedwithanexcellentfaculty,thisschoolhasacurrentenrollmentofover1,300students,studyingin35classedatdifferentgrades.7建校以来，学校已培养外语水平较高，其他文化知识较好的毕业生为目 标，坚持“加强基础、发展智力、培养能力”的教学方针，做到“办学有特 色，教学有特点，学生有特长”，得到了国家教委和教育界的肯定，在国内 外享有较高的声誉。Sinceitsestablishment,theschoolhasalwaysgeareditselftowardtheobjectiveofbringingupstudentswithexcellenceinforeignlanguageproficiencyaswellasinotheracademicsubject.Overyears,thisschoolhaspersistentlyadheretotheschoolseducationalpolicyof“strengtheningstudentsacademicfoundation,cultivatingstudentsintellectualaptitudeanddevelopingstudentspotentialtalent.”Itslong-establishedpracticeof“ensuringspecialaccomplishmentsinschooladministration,teachingmethodologyandstudentlearning”isfavorablyrecognizedbytheStateEducationCommissionandeducationspecialists.Andconsequently,ourschoolenjoysagoodreputationbothathomeandabroad.8学校开设英、德、法、日、俄等 5 个语种，各语种都聘有外籍专家任教。WeofferfiveforeignlanguageprogramsofEnglish,German,French,JapaneseandRussian.Thefacultyofeachforeignlanguageprogramisjoinedbynativespeakerswithteachingqualifications.9学校多方面为学生学好外语创造良好的条件。Theschoolgoesallouttoprovideitsstudentswithanenvironmenteffectiveforforeignlanguagelearning.10学校还开设多种选修课、第二外语课，帮助学生扩大知识面，发展个性 特长，陶冶情操，保证学生在德、智、体、美、劳诸方面全面发展。Ontopoftheregular,requiredsubjects,wealsoofferanumberofelectivecourses.Inaddition,studentsmay,astheywish,choosetolearnasecondforeignlanguage.Thesesyllabihelptoextendstudentsscopeofknowledgeoftheworld,developtheirpersonalityandspecialskillsandtalents,andfostertheirhealthyvalues,soastoensurethatourstudentsgraduatewithanoveralldevelopmentintheirmoralintegrity,intelligenceandacademicexcellence,physicalfitness,aestheticvaluesandfitnessinphysicallabor.11学校十分重视国际友好交往，与德、美、法、日、韩等国家的一些学校 建立了校际交流关系，每年进行互访。Wegreatlyvalueourexchangerelationswithoverseasinstitutions.OurexchangeprogramsinvolveinstitutionsinGermany,theUnitedStates,France,JapanandSouthKorea.12学校已先后派出数十名师生出国学习、进修和讲学。Theseannualexchangesofvisitshaveprovidedseveraldozensofourfacu