英语四级翻译练习题：中国园林视角

　　几个世纪以来，中国在自然中寻求灵感和自知之明(self- knowledge)。 因此，在中国园林中引发自然世界。由于城市土地一直 昂贵，中国城市的园林相对都比较小，但是每一个中国园林都致力 于岩石、植物、水看起来比它实际上要更好，因为中国的园林设计 师用巧妙的方式带领游客从一个独特的有利视角(vantage point)到另有利视角。

　　For centuries, the Chinese have sought inspiration and self- knowledge in nature. Hence, the gardens in China evoke the natural world. Because land has always been expensive in cities，urban China gardens are relatively small, but the space of every Chinese garden de¬voted to rocks，plants and water seems much greater than it actually is because of the clever ways in which Chinese garden designers lead the visitor from one unique vantage point to another.

英语四级翻译练习题：旅游赤字

　　中国旅游研究院(China Tourism Academy)表示，大陆游客 (mainland tourist)在海外旅游上花费了 420亿美元。同时，海外游客 (overseas tourists)只花了 380亿美元在中国大陆，同比下降7%。虽 然2009的官方统计数据还没有公布，研究院估计2009年的旅游赤字将是4亿——中国旅游业首次赤字。

　　China Tourism Academy, said that mainland tourists spent some $42 billion in overseas destinations. At the same time，overseas tourists spent only $38 billion on the mainland, down by 7 percent year- on-year. Though official statistics for 2009 are yet to be released, the academy estimated that the tourism deficit will stand at $4 billion in 2009 —the first ever tourism deficit in China.

英语四级翻译练习题：中国的多样化

　　中国是一个文化、语言、风俗和经济水平都很多样化的地方。 经济格局尤其多样化。大城市如北京，广州和上海是现代的，相对 富裕的。然而，约50%的中国人仍然生活在农村地区，尽管中国只 有10%的土地是可耕地(arable land)。数百万农村居民仍然依靠体 力劳动或役畜(draft animal)耕作。两三百万农民迁到城镇寻找工作。 一般来说，南部和东部沿海地区比内陆地区更富有，西部和北部， 以及西南部是非常不发达的地区。

　　China is a very diverse place with large variations in cul¬ture, language, customs and economic levels. The economic landscape is particularly diverse. The major cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai are modem and comparatively wealthy. However, about 50% of Chinese still live in rural areas even though only 10% of China’s land is arable. Hundreds of millions of rural residents still farm with manual　labour or draft animals. Some 200 to 300 million former peasants have23 migrated to townships and cities in search of work. Generally the southern and eastern coastal regions are wealthier while inland areas, the far west and north, and the southwest are much less developed.

英语四级翻译练习题：中国服务产业

　　上个月中国服务产业有了较快增长，这加快了国家经济增长。 根据北京国家统计局(Beijing-based National Bureau of Statistics)和中 国物流与采购联合会(China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing)的 数据，非制造业釆购经理人指数(the non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers" Index) 二月份的时候从54.5上升到55.6，而摩根斯坦利亚太指数(the HSBC Holdings Pic and Markit Economics indexes)从 52.1上升到54.3，达到5月以来的最高水平。

　　The Chinese service industries grew at a faster pace last month which helped to accelerate the nation’s economy growth. According to the figures from Beijing-based National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the non-manufacturing Purchas¬ing Managers’ Index rose to 55.6 from 54.5 in February, while the HSBC Holdings Pic and Markit Economics indexes rose to from 52.1 to 54.3, its highest level since May.