2015年12月英語六級翻譯模擬題：紫禁城

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　　故宮，又名紫禁城，為明清共二十四位皇帝統(tǒng)治中國近500年的皇宮。它位于北京市中心，在天安門廣場的北側(cè)，形狀為長方形。南北長960米，東西寬750米，占地72公頃，總建筑面積達(dá)15萬平方米。故宮是世界上現(xiàn)存規(guī)模最大、最完整的古代木構(gòu)宮殿。它分為外朝和內(nèi)廷兩部分，外朝是皇帝上朝處理國家大事的地方，內(nèi)廷是皇帝和皇室的居住地。1987年，故宮被聯(lián)合國教科文組織列入世界文化遺產(chǎn)。

　　翻譯詞匯：

　　故宮 the Imperial Palace

　　紫禁城 the Forbidden City

　　天安門廣場 Tian’anmen Square

　　長方形 rectangular

　　建筑面積 floor space

　　現(xiàn)存 in existence

　　上朝 give audience

　　處理 handle

　　世界文化遺產(chǎn) World Cultural Heritage

　　參考譯文：

　　The Imperial Palace, also called the Forbidden City was the palace where the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for roughly 500 years. The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Beijing, on the northern side of Tian’anmen Square, rectangular in shape, 960 meters from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west, with an area of 72 hectares and a total floor space of 150 000 square meters. It’s the world’s largest and most integral palace made of wood in existence. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The outer court was the place where the emperors gave audience and handled state affairs, while the inner court was the living quarters for the emperors and their families. In 1987 the Imperial Palace was listed by the UNESCO as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites.

　　2015年12月英語六級翻譯模擬題：中國驕傲——算盤

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　　算盤(abacus)是中國傳統(tǒng)的計算工具，也是中國古代的一項重大發(fā)明。阿拉伯?dāng)?shù)字出現(xiàn)以前，算盤在世界各地廣泛使用。算盤是矩形的木框，木框上固定著帶算珠的木桿。木框中間的橫梁(beam)將木桿分成兩部分：木桿上方的兩顆算珠 (counting beads)每個代表5,下方的五顆算珠每個代表1。隨著算盤的應(yīng)用，人們總結(jié)出很多計算技巧，提高了計算速度。由于算盤易于制造，而且計算口訣易于記憶和操作，因此算盤在中國十分流行。

　　參考譯文：

　　As a traditional Chinese calculation tool and an important ancient Chinese invention,the abacus was widely used before the invention of Arabic numerals in the world. The abacus is a rectangle with a wooden frame. Within the frame,rods with stringed beads are fixed. The beam in the middle of the frame divides each rod into two parts. The two counting beads in the upper part of each rod represent five and the rest five beads in the lower part represent one. With the application of the abacus, people summarized many calculation tips to help improve the speed of calculation. As the abacus is simple to produce, and its calculation tips are easy to memorize and operate, it is quite popular in China.

　　詞句點撥

　　1.廣泛使用:可以用被動語態(tài)表示“被廣泛使用”，即be widely used。

　　2.帶算珠的木桿:可譯為rods with stringed beads。其中rod意為“木桿”，stringed 意為“用帶或繩綁或掛的”，beads意為“珠子”，故stringed beads意為“串起來的珠子”。

　　3.上方：即in the upper part;“下方”可譯為in the lower part。

　　4.隨著算盤的應(yīng)用:可譯為 with the application of the abacus。