
1.2025年12月英语四级考试翻译练习 篇一
城镇化(urbanization)导致了巨大的住房需求。出口导向型经济(export-oriented economy)吸引了大量劳动力从农村来到城市。高等教育的迅速扩张也通过提供教育机会致使大量知识分子涌人城市。社会资源分布不均使得只有少数城市成为人口迁移的理想目的地,这就进一步加大了一些大城市的住房需求。人们对未来的不确定使他们将房产当作他们养老金的“最后一根稻草”。传统的观念植根于中国文化。人们认为拥有房产是长期居住的先决条件。
译文:
Urbanization leads to the huge demand forhousing.The export-oriented economy attracts alarge amount of labor force from rural to urbanareas.The fast expansion of higher education alsoleads to the large inflow of intellectuals to cities byoffering education opportunities.The uneven distribution of social resources makes only a fewcities the ideal destinations for population migration, which has further increased the demandfor housing in some of metropolises.People's uncertainty about the future makes them regardthe real estate as the“last straw”for their pension.The traditional concept is rooted in Chineseculture.People regard the ownership of the real estate to be the prerequisite for long terminhabitation.
1.出口导向型经济吸引了大量劳动力从农村来到城市:“出口导向型经济”可用the export-oriented economy表示,oriented是“以…为导向”的意思。“从农村来到城市”可译为from rural to urban areas,from...to...意为“从…到…”。“劳动力”可译为labor force。
2.人们对未来的不确定使他们将房产当作他们养老金的“最后一根稻草”:“房产”可译为the real estate。“将…当作…”可译为regard…as…。
3.传统的观念植根于中国文化:“植根于”可译为be rooted in, root在这里是动词,意为“生根”。“植根于”还可以翻译为take root in。
2.2025年12月英语四级考试翻译练习 篇二
黄金周(the Golden Week)是指为期七天的假期。许多人远离家庭在外工作,他们利用这一假期回家。这就导致人群的大规模流动。在黄金周里,有超过1亿的人乘坐火车、汽车和飞机,经常导致交通混乱。虽然香港和澳门不庆祝黄金周假期,但这两座城市里都遍布着内地游客,他们推高了酒店的价格,塞满了机场,使香港迪士尼乐园里的长队蜿蜓数英里。译文:
The Golden Week is a holiday lasting for sevendays.Working far away from their family,many peopleuse the holiday as an opportunity to travelhome.This leads to a mass movement ofpeople.Over 100 million people take trains,buses andairplanes in the Golden Week,often resulting in transport chaos.While Hong Kong and Macaudon't celebrate Golden Week holidays,both cities are stuffed with visitors from themainland,pushing up the prices of hotels,filling the airport and making queues at Hong KongDisneyland snake for miles.
3.2025年12月英语四级考试翻译练习 篇三
“土豪(local tyrant)”原意是指在某城镇或某地区中有钱有势的人或家族。然而,如今旧词添新义,“土豪”变成了一个流行语。“土豪”这个词首次被延用到虚拟世界时,是用来形容那些愿意在电脑游戏上花大钱的人。后来,它被扩展到用来描述喜欢炫富的人。“土豪金”已经成为用来指代金色的iPhone 5S的流行语。黄金象征着高贵、财富和兴旺。“土豪金”曾在许多零售渠道脱销。译文:
“Local tyrant”originally meant a rich and powerfulperson or family in a town or an area.However,theold term has assumed new meanings,and hasbecome a popular term.The use of term “localtyrant”was first extended to the virtual world todescribe the people who were willing to spend a huge sum of money on computergames.Later,it was extended to describe people who like to brag about their wealth.“Localtyrant gold”has become a popular phrase to describe the gold iPhone 5S.Gold symbolizesnobility,wealth and prosperity.The“local tyrant gold”used to be sold out in many retailchannels.
1.“土豪”这个词首次被延用到虚拟世界时,是用来形容那些愿意在电脑游戏上花大钱的人:“被延用到”可译为beextended to,extend意为“扩展,延伸”。“虚拟世界”可译为the virtual world。
2.黄金象征着高贵、财富和兴旺:“象征着”可译为symbolize,如:Olive branch symbolizes peace.(橄榄枝象征着和平。)。
3.“土豪金”曾在许多零售渠道脱销:“脱销”可译sell out。“零售渠道”可译为retail channel,其中channel有许多词意,如“海峡;河床;通道;渠道;频道”等,使用时需注意。