2015年英语46级翻译题.docVIP

2015年英语四六级考试翻译材料及答案 四级： 1. 在西方人心目中，和中国联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。长期以来，大米在中国人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于有谚语说“巧妇难为无米之炊”。中国南方大多种植水稻，人们通常以大米为主食；而华北大部分地区因为过于寒冷或过于干燥，无法种植水稻，那里的主要作物是小麦。在中国，有些人用面粉做面包，但大多数人用面粉做馒头和面条。 In the eyes of the Westerners, the basic food that is the closest contact with China is rice. For a long time, rice in Chinese peoples diet has occupied a very important position so that there is a proverb saying, “Even a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice”. Rice is mostly grown in South China and people usually take rice as the staple food. While in North China because of the cold weather or the dry land, rice cannot be grown. Instead, people grow wheat. In China, some people make bread with flour, but for most people, they use flour to make steamed bread and noodles. 2. 据报道，今年中国快递服务(courier services)将递送大约120亿件包裹，这将使中国有可能超越美国成为世界上最大的快递市场。大多数包裹里装着网上订购的物品。中国给数百万在线零售商以极具竞争力的价格销售商品的机会。仅在11月11日，中国消费者就从国内最大的购物平台购买了价值90亿美元的商品。中国有不少这样的特殊购物日。因此，快递业在中国扩展就不足为奇了。 According to reports, this year China coutier services will deliver about 12 billion parcels, which will make China likely to overtake the United States as the worlds largest market of courier services. Most of the items contained in the parcel are ordered online. China gives millions of online retailers the opportunity to sell their goods at a highly competitive price. In November 11th alone, Chinese consumers bought 9 million dollars’ worth of goods from the countrys largest shopping platform. China has a lot of such special shopping days. Therefore, it’s no wonder the courier service industry in China has widely expanded. 3. 中国是世界上最古老的文明之一，构成现代世界基础的许多元素都起源于中国。中国现在拥有世界上发展最快的经济，并正经历着一次新的工业革命。中国还启动了雄心勃勃的太空探索计划，其中包括到2020年建成一个太空站。目前，中国是最大的出口国之一，并正在吸引大量外资。同时，它也在海外投资数十亿美元。2011年，中国超越日本成为世界第二大经济体。 China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and many elements that constitute the basis of the modern world are originated in China. China now has the fastest growing economy in the world and is undergoing a new industrial revol