英语四级翻译练习题：全球变暖

　　目前，全球变暖是一个热门话题，但是有关全球变暖的各项证据似乎还有些不同的声音。人们现在已经知道，地球的发展经历了很多周期(cycle)，尽管在历史上还未出现过像今天这样的时代，即高度工业化(industrialization)产生如此多的污染。全球变暖主要是由于二氧化碳气体(carbon dioxide)的增多。

　　汉译英：

　　Global warming is the hot topic around the world at this time but, there is also dissention about the evidence being presented to support the argument. The earth is known to go through cycles; although the past has never produced an age of so much industrialization causing the pollution currently being experienced. A major source of the problem is the increase in carbon dioxide levels。

英语四级翻译练习题：中国出境游

　　联合国下属机构世界旅游组织(World Tourism Organization)公 布的数据显示，中国游客对全球旅游业的贡献最大。中国人去年花在出境游上的支出膨胀至1020亿美元，同2011年相比增长了 40%。 联合国世界旅游组织在其网站上发布的一份声明中说，这一增幅令 中国迅速超越德国和美国。后两者在之前是出境游支出最高的两个 国家。2012年德美两国出境旅游支出均同比增长6%,约840亿美元。

　　The figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organiza¬tion show that Chinese travelers are making the most contributions to the global tourism industry. Chinese travelers spent a record $102 billion on outbound tourism last year, a 40% rise from 2011. That surge sent China screaming past Germany and the U.S. — the former No. 1 and No. 2 spenders, respectively 一 which both saw tourist outlays increase 6% year- on-year to around $84 billion in 2012, the UNWTO said in a statement on its website.

英语四级翻译练习题：五四运动

　　以青年学生为主导的五四爱国运动(the patriotic May 4th Movement)发生于1919年的5月4日的北京，并迅速转变成全国范围的革命运动。中国工人阶级作为政治舞台上的一支独立力量首次被唤醒。如今，五四运动已作为光辉的一页载入了中华民族的史册(annals)。五四运动绝不仅仅是一个历史事件，它表现出青年人关注国家前途和命运的一种精神，并显示出青年人的责任、使命以及对民族炽热的爱。

　　参考翻译:

　　The May 4th Movement

　　Taking place on May 4th, 1919 in Peking, the patriotic May 4th Movement, conducted mainlyby the young students, quickly became a nation-wide revolutionary movement. For the firsttime, the Chinese working class was awakened as an independent force in the political stage. Today, the May 4th Movement as a glorious page has been included in the annals of theChinese nation. The May 4th Movement is much more than a historical case; it is a spiritshowing the young people's concern about the future and destiny of the country,andmanifesting the young people's responsibility and mission as well as their fiery love towards thenation.

　　1.发生于…并转变成…:原文中句子较长，且修饰语很多，但前后句的主语统一，所以在翻译时可将汉语中的“主谓结构”转换成英语中的“从属结构”，可译为taking place...became...这种结构。

　　2.载入…史册:可译为be included in the annals,还可译为be written

　　into the annals of history或者go down in history。

　　3.青年人关注国家前途和命运的一种精神:可译为a spirit showing the young people's concern aboutthe future and destiny of the country,把“关注”由动词转化为名词进行翻译。词性转换的应用，可减少句子的复杂性，体现句式的变化。

　　4.显示出青年人的责任、使命:翻译为manifest the young people's responsibility and mission。

　　5.炽热的爱:可译为fiery love,也可翻译为passionate love。

英语四级翻译练习题：折扇

　　清朝末期，雕刻精美、描绘华丽的折扇大量在中国广东生产，后被西方商人青睐。运往欧洲和美国后成为西方贵妇的重要时尚配件(accessories)。中国折扇的材质多为镂雕精巧的象牙、珍珠贝壳、漆木(lacquer)。扇面上描绘了众多清朝官员及夫人的形象。因为具有神秘的东方情调，当时西方中上层贵妇人手一把，以此来炫耀自己的财富和高贵。

　　参考翻译:

　　Chinese Fans

　　During the late Qing Dynasty, a large number of Chinese fans exquisitely carved and gorgeouslypainted were produced in Canton (now called Guang dong). These fans later were in goodgraces of western merchants. After they were shipped to Europe and America, they becamefashionable accessories for noblewomen. The materials used to make Chinese fans were mostlyexquisitely carved ivory, pearls and shells and lacquer. These Chinese fans showed manyfigures of Mandarins and their consorts. Mysterious oriental sentiment as they presented, eachlady in upper-middle class family at that time owned a Chinese fan to show off her wealth andnobility.

　　1.雕刻精美、描绘华丽:“精美”可译为exquisitely; “华丽”可译为gorgeously;这两个词都不常用，也可以用beautifully一词表达。

　　2.被…青睐:可译为 find favour in one's eyes 或 be in good graces of,属固定表达。

　　3.运往:译此词时需注意到19世纪的主要运输工具是船运，所以最好用ship。

　　4.成为西方贵妇的重要时尚配件:运往欧洲自然是提供给“西方”贵妇，英译时不必再译出western;配件为accessories,注意该词的拼写。

　　5.清朝官员:可直译为Qin officials。但在英语中也可以用Mandarin来表示旧中国的官员。

　　6.夫人:在书面语中表达“夫人”用consort比wife要更正式一些。

　　7.情调:指“情感体验”，可译为sentiment或者sentimental tone。