题目
Translate a passage from Chinese into English. 近年来,中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今,在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里,乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。
Translate a passage from Chinese into English. 近年来,中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今,在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里,乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。
题目解答
答案
In recent years, more and more cities in China have begun to build subways, the development of which is conductive to relieve traffic jams and air pollution in urban areas. Due to its advantages of safety, high speed and comfort, a growing number of people choose the subway as their major means of transportation to work or school everyday. Nowadays, it is getting increasingly convenient to take subways in China. Passengers in some cities can simply use cards or mobile phones to take subways and many local elderly citizens can even enjoy free rides.
解析
本题考查汉译英能力,解题思路如下:
- 逐句分析中文句子结构和关键信息,确定英文句子的基本框架。
- 准确翻译每个词汇,注意词汇的正确形式和搭配。
- 运用合适的语法结构和连接词,使译文表达自然流畅。
- 检查译文的语法、拼写和标点是否正确。
下面进行详细翻译:
- “近年来,中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。”
- “近年来”可译为 “In recent years”;“越来越多的城市”是 “more and more cities”;“开始做某事”是 “begin to do sth.”;“建设地铁”是 “build subways”;“在中国”是 “in China”。
- 此句可译为 “In recent years, more and more cities in China have begun to build subways”。
- “发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。”
- “发展地铁”可处理为 “the development of subways”;“有助于做某事”是 “be conductive to doing sth.”;“减少”是 “relieve”;“交通拥堵”是 “traffic jams”;“空气污染”是 “air pollution”;“在城市地区”是 “in urban areas”。
- 这里用非限定性定语从句来连接前后句,可译为 “the development of which is conductive to relieve traffic jams and air pollution in urban areas”。
- “地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。”
- “具有……优点”可表达为 “due to its advantages of...”;“安全”是 “safety”;“快捷”是 “high speed”;“舒适”是 “comfort”。
- 此句可译为 “Due to its advantages of safety, high speed and comfort”。
- “越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。”
- “越来越多的人”是 “a growing number of people”;“选择……作为……”是 “choose... as...”;“地铁”是 “the subway”;“主要交通工具”是 “major means of transportation”;“上班或上学”是 “to work or school”;“每天”是 “everyday”。
- 可译为 “a growing number of people choose the subway as their major means of transportation to work or school everyday”。
- “如今,在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。”
- “如今”是 “Nowadays”;“乘坐地铁”是 “take subways”;“变得越来越方便”是 “get increasingly convenient”;“在中国”是 “in China”。
- 可译为 “Nowadays, it is getting increasingly convenient to take subways in China”。
- “在有些城市里,乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。”
- “在有些城市里”是 “In some cities”;“乘客”是 “Passengers”;“只需”是 “simply”;“用卡或手机”是 “use cards or mobile phones”;“乘坐地铁”是 “take subways”。
- 可译为 “Passengers in some cities can simply use cards or mobile phones to take subways”。
- “许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。”
- “许多当地老年市民”是 “many local elderly citizens”;“可以”是 “can”;“免费乘坐地铁”是 “enjoy free rides”。
- 可译为 “and many local elderly citizens can even enjoy free rides”。