2017专八翻译汉译英练习(9)

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2017专八翻译汉译英练习(9)

  英语专八翻译主要测试考生的汉译英能力,题源一般是我国报刊杂志上的文章和一般文学作品。要考生忠实愿意,流畅翻译,难度不小,大家平时还需熟练掌握翻译理论和技巧,下面新东方在线专八频道给大家分享的2017专八翻译汉译英练习。

  中国古代四大发明(the Four Great Inventions)—造纸术、火药、印刷术、指南针对全世界产生了巨大而深远的影响。纸张的发明大大促进了文明的传播与发展。火药的发明非常偶然,炼丹师(alchemist)在制作长生不老药(elixir)的时候偶然制成了火药。唐代末期,火药被用于战争,13世纪时传到了全世界。在唐代印刷术的基础上,北宋毕昇发明了活字印刷术(movable-type printing),开启了印刷史上的伟大革命。中国古人利用天然磁石制成了第一台可以辨别方向的指南针,大大增强了船只的远航能力。

参考翻译

  Papermaking, gunpowder, printing and compass arethe Four Great Inventions of ancient China that haveexerted a great and far-reaching impact on theentire world. The invention of paper greatlycontributed to the spread and development ofcivilization. The birth of gunpowder was quite accidental. It was invented inadvertently byalchemists while attempting to make an elixir. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder wasused in military affairs, and was spread to all over the world in the 13th century. On the basisof printing in the Tang Dynasty, BiSheng in the Northern Song Dynasty invented the movable-type printing, which lauched a great revolution in the history of printing.Natural magnets weremade into the first direction-finding compass by ancient Chinese people, which greatlyimproved a ship's ability to navigate over long distances.

  1.中国古代四大发明:译为 the Four Great Inventions ofancient China。

  2.产生了巨大而深远的影响:可译为 have exerted agreat and far-reaching impact。

  3.促进:可译为contribute to,也可译为accelerate,表示“加速;促进”。


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