2016年12月英語四級翻譯練習(xí)題：上海

　　上海，位于東海之濱，長江出?？谔帲侵袊畲蟮某鞘?，擁有超過兩千萬的人口。上海作為旅漩勝地以其歷史地標，如外灘、城隍廟、現(xiàn)代化的浦東天際線、東方明珠電視塔(Oriental Pearl Tower )而聞名，并享有新世界文化和設(shè)計中心的聲譽。如今，上海是中國大陸最大的商業(yè)和金融中心，被稱為世界增長最快的經(jīng)濟體典范。

　　參考翻譯:

　　Shanghai, located on China's eastern coast and themouth of the Yangtze River, is the largest city inChina, with a population of over 20 million. The cityis a tourist attraction famous for its historicallandmarks such as the Bund, City God Temple, the modem Pudong skyline together with theOriental Pearl Tower. Shanghai also enjoys a reputation as a new cosmopolitan center ofculture and design. Today, Shanghai is the largest center of commerce and finance inmainland China, and has been described as the showpiece of the world's fastest-growingeconomy.

　　1.長江出海口處:可譯為at the mouth of the YangtzeRiver,注意長江一詞的拼寫和大小寫。

　　2.旅游勝地:可譯為tourist attraction 或者 touristresort。

　　3.外灘和城隍廟:應(yīng)譯為Bund,City God Temple,這種專有名詞不能隨意翻譯，需要平時多多記憶。

　　4.世界文化和設(shè)計中心:可譯為cosmopolitan center ofculture and design，“世界性的”可譯為cosmopolitan,若譯為world就略顯平庸。

　　5.典范:可譯為showpiece。showpiece尤指令人驚嘆的樣板，比example更合適，翻譯時要根據(jù)同義詞的細小差異判斷選詞。