2015年12月英语四级翻译练习：火锅

　　2.第2句中的定语“能立即暖身和提神的”较长，可用引导的定语从句来表达，“暖身”和“提神”可译成两个并列的动宾成分，表达为that instantly warms their bodies and lifts their spirits。

　　3.第4句“各地火锅风格各异，所使用的火锅原料也不尽相同”，此句的实际意义为—火锅风格和火锅原料因地方不同而不同”，英语中“因.……而异”有vary from... to...的表达方式，故此处可表达为hot pot styles and ingredients vary from region to region。

　　4.最后一句中的定语“用于火锅的”按英文表达习惯，可将其处理成“肉类”的后置定语used for hot pot，由于通篇讲的都是hot pot的话题，故此处可省略for hot pot，以避免重复啰嗦，使行文言简意赅。

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　　With a history of several thousand years, hot pot is one of the traditional Chinese diets. In the cold winter,people like to eat the hot pot that instantly warms their bodies and lifts their spirits. Today in many modern homes, the traditional coal-heated hot pots have been replaced by induction cookers. Hot pot styles and ingredients vary from region to region in China. Generally, the common meats used include pork, beef, chicken, duck and others, while other hot pot dishes are vegetables, mushrooms, noodles, etc.