自考“英漢翻譯教程”復(fù)習(xí)筆記(4)

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5.Tombs and temples of ancient Egypt follow the Nile well into Sudan. Driving southward from Cairo into the valley, I entered a landscape that owed little to the present era. For the next 1800 miles the thin blue ribbon of the Nile, flowing slowly north, unwound over brown soil and green fields, some only a few yards wide, others as broad as an Iowa cornfield. At the edge of the fields, rising in dramatic hills or stretching flat to the horizon, lay the brown barren deserts.
    古埃及的墳?zāi)?,廟宇遍布尼羅河兩岸,一直沿至蘇丹。駕車從開羅往南行至尼羅河谷,映入眼簾的是一番與現(xiàn)代截然不同的景色。藍(lán)色玉帶般的尼羅河綿延1800英里,在棕色的土地和綠色的田野間緩緩向北流去。田地有的僅幾碼寬,有的則如依阿華州的玉米地那么寬。田野的外邊緣處是寸草不生的棕色沙漠,有的地方如小山般高高聳起,有的則平平的一直延展至天際。
    6. I had the illusion that I was driving through one immensely long, narrow farm.
    我感到自己宛若駕車穿越一個毫無盡頭的狹長農(nóng)場。
    7. the road followed the course of the Nile, now passing through the fields, now drawing a black line separating them from the desert.
    公路是順著尼羅河修筑的,所以時而從田間穿過,時而如一條黑色的分界線將田地與沙漠隔開。
    8. as the flood receded, the water draining through the soil leached out the salts and carried them off to the Mediterranean.
    洪水退去時, 下滲土壤的水會沖走土里的鹽分,并最終把鹽帶入地中海。
    9. it enjoys a Mediterranean climate.
    屬地中海氣候
    10. The fertility of the surrounding plains, easy access to the Murray lowlands to the east and southeast, and the presence of mineral deposits in the nearby hills all contributed to the city‘s growth.
    四周平原土壤肥沃,與東和東南方的墨累低地相通。附近山區(qū)有礦藏。 原為早期農(nóng)貿(mào)中心, 現(xiàn)已工業(yè)化。
    11. The Adelaide Festival of Arts was the first international celebration of its kind to be held in Australia.
    阿德萊德文藝節(jié)每兩年舉行一次,是在澳大利亞舉辦的第一個國際性文藝活動。
    12. Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is one of Australia‘s best-planned cities.
    南澳大利亞的首府,阿德萊德, 是澳大利亞布局最精巧的城市之一。
    13. Belts of parklands line three sides of the area and four large open squares of lawns and trees break the regularity of the city buildings. North Adelaide, which is chiefly residential, is bordered by more parklands, and contains two open squares. N and S Adelaide are divided by the Torrens River, spanned by four bridge and lined with ornamental gradens.
    帶狀綠地從三面環(huán)繞,區(qū)內(nèi)的四塊空地上有草坪也有樹木,打破了市內(nèi)建筑物的單調(diào)格局。北部主要是居民區(qū),其周圍也有公園環(huán)繞。另外還有兩個大廣場。南北阿德萊德的分界是特化斯河,河面上建有四座橋,兩岸則有花園點綴。
    14. The city contains many fine examples of early Australian architecture, including the town hall on King Wiiliam Street——the wide main N-S thoroughfare.
    阿德萊德?lián)碛性S多早期澳式建筑的典范,比如貫通南北的主干道路——余威廉大街上的市政大廳。
    15. jets of water, aluminium sculptures, draws its water.
    噴水孔,鋁質(zhì)雕塑。供水之源
    16. Parklands, which separate the city and the suburbs, are preserved in the perpetuity for the use of the people.
    分隔市區(qū)與郊區(qū)的綠地永遠(yuǎn)留作人們活動的場所。
    17. The Imperial Palace
    18. Of particular interest if you have time might be the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which is to the right, and the Sun Yat-Sen Park, on the left.
    19. Covering an area of 175 acres, the Palace is enclosed by walls over 35ft high and surrounded by a moat 57yd wide.
    20. the Palace Museum, with four gates, has its main entrance to the south, known as the Meridian Gate. This is the gate you will approach as you continue along the cobbled roadway from Tian An Men. The Imperial Palace is divided into two ceremonial areas: the Outer Palace and the Inner Court. Through the Meridian Gate and across the Golden Water Bridge, one comes to the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the main gate of the Outer Palace. The main building in the Outer Palace are the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
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    21. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Meridian Gate, the Outer Palace, the Inner Court, the Golden Water Bridge, the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Complete Harmony, the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
    太和殿, 午門, 外朝, 內(nèi)延, 金水橋, 太和門, 中和殿, 保和殿
    22.總面積共有68.2公頃, 燕京八景之一, 五龍亭, 九龍壁, 御花園, 白塔, 燕京, 琉璃瓦, 影壁
    With a total area of 68.2 ha. One of the eight views of Beijing. The Five Dragon Pavilion. Nine-Dragon Screen. The Imperial garden. The White Dagoba. Beijing. Glazed tiles. Screen.