大学英语四级翻译学习
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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。
1、近年来,中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。
in recent years近年来;more and more越来越多的=a growing number of=an increasing number of;build subways=construct subways【桌子上有许多书many books on the desk(on介词短语作后置定语)例如a large number of desks in the class room,in recent years=recently用现在完成时have/has+过去分词;begin to do sth=start to do sth开始做某事】
In recent years,more and more cities in China have begun to build subways.
2、发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。
develop subways=build subways=expand subways发展地铁;help do sth有助于做某事=contribute to doing sth(contribute to中的to是介词而不是不定式,那么介词+动词ing形式,不定式+动词原形);reduce减少(动词);traffic jams=traffic congestion交通拥堵;air pollution空气污染;traffic jams in cities城市的交通拥堵;the development of subways发展地铁(名词短语);develop subways发展地铁(动词短语)
The development of subways help reduce traffic jams and air pollution in cities.
3、地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。
具有......有点(have the advantages of...=the merits of...);safe安全(形容词)-safety安全(名词);快捷speed(名词);舒适的comfortable(形容词)-comfort舒适(名词)
The subway has advantages of safety,speed and comfort.
4、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。
选择A作为B(choose A as B);main means of transportation=main modes of transport主要交通工具;main=major=chief主要;means of...(......的方式;......的工具);有动作的就用介词to(目的、方向)作后置定语to work,to school--to work and school
A growing number of people choose the subway as the main means of transportation to work and school.
5、如今,在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。
现在进行时be+动词ing;如今nowadays=today=now;乘坐地铁take the subway(动宾结构);常见句式:It is +形容词+to do sth(it形式主语代替真正主语to do sth);越来越多的人more and more people=increasing people;越来越方便increasingly convenient=more and more convenient;变become+形容词;正变得be becoming
Nowadays,it is becoming more and more convenient to take the subway in China.
6、在有些城市里,乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。
In some cities在一些城市里;passenger乘客;可以can(can do sth);simple简单的(形容词);simply简单地(副词);形容词修饰名词;副词修饰形容词、副词或动词;use A to do sth使用A做某事
In some cities,passengers can simply use a transportation card or mobile phone to take the subway in China.
7、许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。
Many许多;当地local;elderly citizens老年市民;还also;还可以can also;免费for free(for介词要么做后置定语要么做状语,做状语时一般置于句尾或句首)
Many local elderly citizens can also take the subway for free.