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【例5-27】The Hawaiian Islands are one of the most beautiful places on earth. The weather is friendly. The temperature ranges from 60-90 degrees all year long. It‘s a little warmer in summer, and a little cooler in winter, but every day is a beach day for somebody. （意译） 夏威夷岛是世界上最美丽的地方之一。这里天气晴朗，气温整年在华氏60-90度之间。夏天稍暖，冬天稍凉，但对于某些人来说每天都是晒太阳的好日子。 【分析】此例最后一句中“beach day”只译出了其中的意思“晒太阳”，使读者感到很生动。 【例5-28】A large segment of mankind turns to untrammeled nature as a last refuge from encroaching technology. 许多人都想寻找一块自由自在的地方，作为他们躲避现代技术侵害的最后一片世外桃园。 【例5-29】 Jiuzhaigou is often compared to a heaven of peace, leaving behind nothing but earthly troubles and worries. 人们常常将九寨沟比作世外桃源，远离世俗的喧嚣与烦恼。 【例5-30】 The people of some nations greet with others smilingly, but there are ethnic groups in which it is a rule to greet one another with tears in the eyes. （创造性翻译） 有些国家的人民以微笑方式打招呼，但在有些族裔团体中，规定的方式是眼中含泪与人打招呼。 【分析】为使译文更符合汉语的表达习惯，原句中名词“a rule”被转译为形容词“规定的”；其次，该句中的“there are”动词短语被弱化，使所表达信息更加明了。 【例5-31】But ultimately its our curiosity of their existence thats the most wondrous thing of all. And that is our honor to bear witness to the planets finest legacy，the Ultimate Ten Natural Wonders. 然而最终而言，所有当中最精彩的还是我们对这些景观的好奇心。能够见证这个星球上最好的遗产——十大自然奇观，确实是我们的荣幸。 【例5-32】London - the capital of England with an ancient history standing astride the river Thames. 伦敦 - 英国的首都，坐落在泰吾士河畔，有着古老的历史。 【例5-33】Venice is the ‘Queen’ of the Adriatic Sea.（类比） 威尼斯是亚得里亚海之王。 【分析】译文将威尼斯的地位和西方人所熟悉的亚得里亚海进行类比,通过这种方式,译者成功地将陌生的旅游概念转化为读者所熟悉的文化背景,缩短了文化距离,使得文化交流更为成功有效。 【例5-34】Singapore, the smallest nation in Asia, occupies a 225 square mile expanse of swamping, tropical islands—an area about the size of Trenton, New Jersey.(特伦顿，新泽西州首府) 亚洲最小的国家新加坡是一个热带国家，原是一片洼地，面积为225平方英里，远不如香港的一半大。 【例5-35】 As one of the Four Tigers in Asia, Hong Kong is also known as the Orien