L28-课下练习：英译汉技巧五案例精讲预习修订版.docVIP

英汉技巧五：描述修饰“去形象” 案例精讲1 The 18th-century Chinese emperor Qianlong made elaborate preparations for retirement. He commissioned an exquisite retreat in Beijing’s Forbidden City, complete with trompe l’oeil paintings and meditation cushions. Its name translates as the “Studio of Exhaustion from Diligent Service”. Many elderly Chinese have shown equal diligence and felt similar exhaustion. But their retirements have been less gilded. In 2009 less than 30% of China’s adults were covered by the government’s pensions patchwork. The only cushion for most rural folk was their field and their family. 案例精