英语四级翻译话题材料:
中国是全球最大的煤炭生产国和消费国。煤炭占中国能源消费的非常大一部分。在将来,煤炭在中国总体能源消费中所占的份额或有所降低。但煤炭消费仍将继续呈绝对上升态势。中国今天面临着严峻的环境问题,而煤炭在导致空气污染方面起了非常大用途。尽管中国的煤炭资源非常丰富,但 是大家应该开始探寻替代资源。如此不只能造福环境,从长远看也会换来经济回报。
英语四级翻译参考翻译:
China is the largest producer and consumer of coal in the world.Coal takes up a huge part of China’s energy consumption.In the future, coal’s share of China’s overall energy consumption will decrease.However, coal consumption will continue torise in absolute terms.China faces serious environmental issues today.Coal play a big part in causing air pollution.Although coal resource in China is abundant, should start looking for the substitute resources.It can not only benefit environment, but will also bring economic payoff in the long run.
需要注意的地方:
1.煤炭占中国能源消费的非常大一部分:“占”即“占据”,可译为take up; “能源消费”可译为 energy consumption。
2.但煤炭消费仍将继续呈绝对上升态势:“呈绝对上升态势”可翻译为rise in absolute terms。
3.如此不只能造福环境,从长远看也会换来经济回报:“不只…也 not only...but also…来表达;“造福”可翻译为benefit;“经济回报”可翻译为economic payoff。
将下面这段话翻译成英文:
算盘是一种手工操作计算辅助工具形式。它起来自于中国,迄今已有2600多年的历史,是中国古时候的一项要紧创造。在阿拉伯数字出现前,算盘是世界广为用的计算工具。目前,算盘在亚洲和中东的部分区域继续用,特别见于商店之中,可以从提供中国产品和日本产品的商店里买到。在西方,它有时被用来帮助孩子子们理解数字,而一些数学家喜欢感受一下用算盘计算出简单算术问题的感觉。
参考翻译:
Abacus
An abacus is a form of manually operated counting aid. It has originated in China over 2,600 years ago.It is one of the most important inventions of ancient China. The abacus used to be the most widely used calculation tool before the appearance of Arabic numerals. At present, abacuses continue to be used in parts of Asia and the Middle East, especially in the shops, and they are available in stores which stock Chinese or Japanese goods. In the West, it is sometimes used to help young children grasp numbers, and some mathematicians enjoy experimenting with the abacus to work out simple arithmetical problems.
需要注意的地方:
1.计算辅助工具形式:翻译为a form of manually operated counting aid,其中aid一词本意为“有助之物”,用在此处表示“辅助工具”已比较贴切, 不必再将“工具”二字译出。
2.理解数字:翻译为grasp numbers,其中grasp—词表示“全方位领会、理解”之意,用在此处非常适合地译出了原文“理解”一词的意思。
3.体验:翻译为experimenting,此处原文强调的是数学家亲自体验用算盘做简单算术题,因此有“实验”的意思,故使用experimenting—词。