2013年12月英语四六级考试段落翻译练习

英语四六级段落翻译练习四级部分徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。他在考察的过程中，从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论。他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多很不可靠的地方。为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭，长途跋涉；为了弄清大自然的真相，他总是挑选道路艰险的山区，人迹稀少的森林进行考察，发现了许多奇山秀景；他常常选择不同的时间和季节，多次重游各地名山，反复观察变换的奇景。

【译文】XuXiaketoured

and

investigated

16

provinces

in

his

lifetime,

covering

almost

the

whole

of

China/

the

whole

country.

When

he

was

carrying

out

his

investigations,

he

never

took

blind

belief

in

the

conclusions

in

the

books.

Instead

he

found

a

lot

of

unreliable

points

in

the

geographic

records

taken

by

his

predecessors.

In

order

to

make

his

investigations

reliable

and

thorough,

he

seldom

traveled

by

carriage

or

boat.

Instead,

he

took

long,

arduous

trips

on

foot

almost

all

the

time,

climbing

mountains

and

hills.

In

order

to

learn

about

the

truth

of

nature,

he

always

chose

to

conduct

investigations

in

mountainous

areas

with

dangerous

roads

and

in

lonely

/

untraveled

woods,

where

he

discovered

a

lot

of

magnificent

peaks

and

beautiful

sights.

长沙是一个有3000多年历史的美丽古城。城市的西边是秀美的岳麓山，山下有千年书院“岳麓书院”等众多古迹。市区中心的古城楼天心阁，距今有1000多年的历史。千百年来水质清纯，终年不断的白沙古井也坐落在长沙城中。今天的长沙市民还常常在这里打水饮用。湘江中的橘子洲头，是当年毛泽东先生经常漫步思考的地方，后来还写了一首非常著名的诗来赞美她。

【译文】

Changsha

is

a

beautiful

ancient

city

with

a

history

of

over

3,000

years.

West

of

the

city

is

the

beautiful

Yuelu

Hill,

at

the

foot

of

the

hill,

are

many

historic

sites

such

as

Yuelu

Academy.

In

the

center

of

the

city

is

the

ancient

city

gate

tower

--Tianxin

Tower,

which

was

first

built

1000

years

ago.

Also

located

in

the

city

is

the

ancient

Baisha

Well,

from

which

clear

and

pure

water

has

been

gushing

out

nonstop

throughout

the

year

for

thousands

of

years.

Inhabitants

in

Changsha

today

still

come

here

to

fetch

water

for

drinking.

Orange

Island

in

the

Xiang

River

was

where

Mr.

Mao

Zedong

often

rambled

and

meditated.

Later

he

wrote

a

very

famous

poem

in

its

praise.

洞庭湖是中国第二大淡水湖。洞庭湖畔的岳阳楼，是中国三大名楼中唯一保持原址原貌的国家重点保护文物。岳阳楼所处的位置极好，它屹立于岳阳古城之上，背靠岳阳城，俯瞰洞庭湖，遥对君山岛，北依长江，南通湘江。自古以来，就是人们观光旅游的好地方。

【译文】Lake

Dongting

is

China’s

second

largest

freshwater

lake.

Yueyang

Tower,

which

is

located

on

its

shores,

is

a

national

key

cultural

relic

for

protection

as

the

only

one

of

China’s

famous

towers

that

is

kept

in

its

original

condition

at

its

original

site.

The

tower

is

very

favorably

located,

standing

as

it

does

on

Yueyang’s

ancient

city

wall

with

the

city

behind

and

overlooking

Lake

Dongting

to

the

distant

Junshan

Isle;

to

its

north

is

the

Yangtze

River

and

to

the

south

the

Xiang

River.

Since

ancient

times,

the

tower

has

been

a

good

place

for

sightseeing

and

touring.

(Picture)

家庭是社会的基本单位，它的结构随着社会的发展而变化。在中国几千年的封建社会里，自给自足的小农经济占主导地位，家庭不仅是日常生活的基本单位，也是生产单位。理想的、令人羡慕的家庭是五世同堂，家里的大事由男人做主。近百年来，中国发生了巨大变化，中国社会经过漫长的封建时期，半封建、半殖民地时期进入了社会主义社会。这具有历史意义的变化使中国家庭的结构也改变了。人口众多的大家庭开始分成较小的家庭和直系家庭，总的趋势是出现了越来越多的核心家庭。

【译文】

The

structure

of

the

family,

which

is

a

basic

unit

of

the

society,

changes

along

with

the

development

of

the

society.

In

China's

feudal

society

which

lasted

several

thousand

years,

a

self-sufficient

small

peasant

economy

predominated.

The

familywas

not

only

the

basic

unit

in

everyday

life,

but

also

a

basic

unit

of

production.

An

ideal

family

admired

by

all

consisted

of

5

generations,

with

the

male

members

making

all

the

important

decisions.

During

the

last

hundred

years,

great

changes

have

taken

place

in

China.

The

Chinese

society,

which

had

gone

through

the

long

feudal

period,

and

later

the

semi-colonial,

semi-feudal

period,

had

turned

into

a

socialist

society.

This

historic

change

has

led

to

changes

in

the

Chinese

family

structure.

Large

families

began

to

divide

into

smaller

extended

families

and

stem

families,

with

the

trend

pointing

toward

the

emergence

of

more

and

more

nuclear

families.

朝气蓬勃，充满活力，丰富多彩的上海是现代中国的缩影。虽然上海的文化遗迹不能与北京媲美，但是上海迷人的城市风貌，风格各异的万国建筑为这座城市注入了无限的魅力。今日之上海，已经成为享誉中外的国际大都市。

漫步在这座日新月异的现代大都市里，你会发现许多精彩的历史亮点，隐现在众多摩天大楼背后的是上海发展变化的轨迹。它们记述了上海自十九世纪末开埠以来，尤其是新中国成立以后，是如何迅猛发展的。【译文】Shanghaiisadynamic,diverseandstimulatingcity-theveryepitomeofmodernChina.ThoughShanghaicannotrivalBeijinginculturalheritage,itsvariedarchitecturalstylesandcosmopolitanfeelgiveitacharmofitsown.Today'sShanghaihasbecomeaworld-famousinternationalmetropolis.

Awalkthroughthisboomingcityrevealsmanyglimpsesofitscolorfulpast.HiddenamongsttheskyscrapersareremainsoftheoriginalShanghai.TheykeeponshowinghowShanghaihasbeendevelopingfastandenormouslysinceitsopeningasacommercialportinthelate19thcentury,especiallyafterthefoundingofnewChina.近代以来，亚洲经历了曲折和艰难的发展历程。亚洲人们为改变自己的命运，始终以不屈的意志和艰辛的奋斗开辟前进道路。今天，人们所看到的亚洲发展成就，是勤劳智慧的亚洲人民不屈不挠、锲而不舍奋斗的结果。

亚洲人民深知，世界上没有放之四海而皆准的发展模式，也没有一成不变的发展道路，亚洲人民勇于变革创新，不断开拓进取，探索和开辟适应时代潮流，符合自身实际的发展道路，为经济社会发展打开了广阔前景。【译文】Inmoderntimes,Asiaexperiencedtwistsandturnsinitsdevelopment.Tochangetheirdestiny,thepeopleofAsiahavebeenforgingaheadinanindomitablespiritandwithhardstruggle.Asia'sdevelopmentachievementstodayaretheresultofthepersistenteffortsoftheindustriousandtalentedAsianpeople.

ThepeopleofAsiaarefullyawarethatthereisnoreadymodelorunchangingpathofdevelopmentthatisuniversallyapplicable.Theynevershyawayfromreformandinnovation.Instead,theyarecommittedtoexploringandfindingdevelopmentpathsthatareinlinewiththemedicines,martialarts.Theyarealsointerestedinkongfufilms,fashionsandcrafts.Seeminglyoutlandishwordssuchasdimsum,ginseng,gingko,oolongchahavecreptintotheireverydaylanguage.ThelatestChineseculturaliconstomakeitsimpactthereareTaoism,andancientschoolofthought,andfengshui,anancientartofplacement.上海菜系是中国最年轻的地方菜系，通常被成为“本帮菜”，有着400多年的历史。同中国其他菜系一样，“本帮菜”具有“色，香，味”三大要素。上海菜的特点是注重调料的使用，食物的质地和菜的原汁原味。其中最著名的有特色点心“南翔小笼”和特色菜“松鼠鲑鱼”。“南翔小笼”是猪肉馅，个小味美，皮薄汁醇。“松鼠鲑鱼”色泽黄亮，形如松鼠，外皮脆而内肉嫩，汤汁酸甜适口。在品尝过“松鼠鲑鱼”之后，我们常常惊讶于“松鼠”的形状，觉得在三大评价标准上在添加“形”这个标准才更合适。【译文】Shanghaicuisine,usuallycalledBenbangcuisine,istheyoungestamongthemajorregionalcuisinesinChina,withahistoryofmorethan400years.LikeallotherChineseregionalcuisines,Benbangcuisinestakes“color,aromaandtaste”asitsessentialqualityelements.//Shanghaicuisineemphasizesinparticulartheexpertuseofseasonings,theselectionofrawmaterialswithqualitytexture,andoriginalflavors.ShanghaicuisineisfamousforaspecialsnackknownasNanxiangSteamedMeatDumplingsandaspecialdishcalled“Squirrel-ShapedMandarinFish”.//NanxiangSteamedMeatDumplingsaresmallinsize,withthinandtranslucentwrappers,filledinsidewithgroundporkandrichtastysoup.Squirrel-ShapedMandarinFishisyellow-coloredandsquirrel-shaped,withacrispyskinandtendermeat,allcoveredwithasweetandsoursource.//AftertastingSquirrel-ShapedMandarinFish,wearealwaysamazedbythesquirrelshapeandthinkthatitismoreappropriatetoplus“appearance”asthefourthelement.美国人强调效率、竞争和独创性，而中国人则将严谨规划放在首位，鼓励团队成员之间的密切合作和无私奉献。在美国学校，讨论享有至高无上的地位，讨论是课堂教学的主旋律；而中国教师喜欢讲课，喜欢考试，编写千篇一律的标准教案，培养整齐划一的高材生。美国人的政治观，经济观以及社会观的核心是个人道德自治观。中国传统的思想体系是以儒家学说为基础的，这种思想强调整体和谐。现在，中美联系比以往更加紧密，中国人学英语，玩保龄球，吃肯德基，美国人学汉语，练功夫，吃北京烤鸭，《泰坦尼克》驶进中国，《牡丹亭》也在百老汇上演。【译文】Americanpeopleemphasizeefficiency,competitionandoriginalitywhileChinesepeoplegiveprioritytocarefulplanningandencourageclosecooperationandaltruisticdedicationamongteammembers.InAmericanschools,discussionisgiventopprioritywhileChineseteachersliketolectureinclass,andalotofthemareobsessedwithexaminations.Theywriteconsistentandstandardizedteachingplans,andarehappywithbringingupidenticalandstandardizedtalents.CentraltoAmericanpolitical,economicandsocialthoughtistheconceptofindividualmoralautonomy.TraditionalChinesephilosophicalsystemsarebasedonConfucianism,whichsingshighpraisesforcommunalharmony.Nowadays,therelationofChinaandAmericabecomecloserthanever.ChineselearnEnglish,playbowling,enjoyKFC,whileAmericanslearnChinese,exerciseKungFu,likePekingDuck.AndTitanicsailedintoChina,whileThePeonyPavilionhasbeenperformedonBroadway.武术在我国源远流长，是中华民族传统文化的瑰宝。我们知道，一个民族的优秀文化遗产，不仅仅属于一个民族，它会逐渐传播到世界而成为人类的共同财富。为了更好的推广武术运动，使其与奥运项目接轨，中国武协和国际武联做了大量的艰苦卓绝的工作。现在武术运动已被列为一种具有与保龄球运动和国际标准舞同等地位的奥运表演项目。//武术的蓬勃发展，除得益于其项目本身的吸引力之外，早期移居海外的一代武术大师功不可没。老一代武术家在海外播种下了武术的种子，使武术这门既可以自卫又可以健身的运动很快就在新的土地上扎下了根。今天高超的武术大师已遍布世界各地，武术爱好者也与日俱增。【译文】Wushu,orChinesemartialart,canbetracedbacktoancienttimes.ItisagemofChinesetraditionalculture.Asweallknow,thefinecultureofanationdoesn’tbelongtothenationaloneanditwillbespreadtotherestoftheworldandsharedbyallhumanity.TheChineseWushuAssociationandInternationalWushuFederation(IWUF)havebeenworkingveryhardtopopularizewushuandmaketheChinesemartialartclosertotheOlympicMovement.WushuwasacceptedtojoinbowlingandinternationalstandarddanceasanOlympicdemonstrationevent.TheboomingofwushuisattributednotonlytotheattractivenessofthesportbutalsotoemigrantChinesewushumastersovertheyears.Martialartistsoftheoldergenerationshavesownwushuseedsinforeigncountries.Weshu,whichcanbeusedasselfdefenseandcankeeppractitionersfitandstrong,soombecamepopularonnewlands.Todaysperbwushumastersareactiveallovertheworld,andamateursareontheincreasewitheachpassingday.过去10年，海平面升高和森林看法的速度都是前所未有的；生态恶化、物种灭绝、臭氧层被破坏、温室效应、酸雨等一系列环境问题已经严重影响到人类的生存环境。环境恶化造成的问题之一就是缺水。目前全世界40%以上的人口，即20多亿人，面临缺水问题。据预测，未来25年全球人口将有60亿增长到80亿，环境保护面临更大的压力。中国作为一个发展中国家，面临着发展经济和保护环境的双重任务。从国情出发，中国在全面推进现代化的过程中，将环境保护视为一项基本国策。众所周知，对生态环境和生物多样性的保护是环保工作的重点。我国野生动植物物种丰富，仅脊椎动物就有6000多种左右，高等植物3万多种。【译文】Sealevelroseandforestweredestroyedatanunprecedentedrateduringthelastdecade.Aseriesofenvironmentalproblemssuchsthedeteriorationofecosystem,theextinctionofbio-species,damagetotheozonelayer,thegreen-houseeffect,acidrain,haveposedaseriousthreattohumanlivingconditions.Environmentalcrisisleadstooneoftheseriousproblems,namely,watershortage.Presently,morethan40%oftheworld’spopulation,morethan2billionpeople,nowfacewatershortage.Itispredictedhatwiththeglobalpopulationexpectedtoincreasefromsixbilliontoeightbillionoverthenext25years,morepressureonenvironmentalprotectionstressisexpected.Asadevelopingcountry,chinaisconfrontedwiththedualtaskofdevelopingtheeconomyandprotectingtheenvironment.Proceedingfromitsnationalconditions,chinahas,intheprocessofpromotingitsoverallmodernizationprogram,madeenvironmentalprotectiononeofitsbasicstatepolicies.Itisknowntoallthatprotectionoftheecologicalenvironmentandbiodiversityisthefocalpointofenvironmentalprotectionwork.Chinaisrichinwildlifespecies.Thereareabout6,000vertebratesaloneand30,000speciesofhigherplants.为了切实保护儿童权益，中国的立法、司法、政府各有关部门以及社会团体都建立了相应的机制，以监督、实施和促进保护儿童事业的健康发展。中国政府动员社会采取多种方式关心和帮助残疾儿童的成长，大力弘扬残疾儿童自强不息的精神，倡导团结、友爱、互助的道德风尚。中国民族素有“携幼”，“爱幼”的传统美德，中国古语“有无有以及人之幼”了流传至今。我们要在全社会倡导树立“爱护儿童、教育儿童、为儿童做表率、为儿童办实事”的公民意识，并努力为儿童事业的发展创造良好的社会条件。【译文】Toeffectivelyprotectchildren’srightsandinterests,china’slegislation,judicialandgovernmentdepartmentsconcernedaswel