英语四级翻译习题及译文

　　3.倒数第2句“而另一些人则认为和亲政策是一种妥协和投降”可套用句型consider sth. (be/as) sth.，译作 others consider the policy a kind of compromise and surrender。

　　4.最后一句中的“应放在当时的历史环境下来考虑”处理成由which引导的非限制性定语从句，并用被动语态来表达，译为 which should be considered...，其中“环境”应选用 circumstance，而不能用 environment，因为后者指的是自然生态环境，而非文中表示的人文社会历史状况。

　　【参考译文】

　　The policy of peace-making marriage can date backto the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, thegovernment of Western Han married its princessesto the heads of Xiongnu tribes in order to smoothout the relationship between the two parties. Peoplealways have different opinions towards the policy.Some people hold a positive attitude towards it, aspeace-making marriage can put an end to the war and build up a peaceful and friendlyrelationship with the minority groups. Others consider the policy a kind of compromise andsurrender. Generally speaking, the policy peace-making marriage had its pros and cons, whichshould be considered under the historical circumstance at that time.

　　马可.波罗(Marco Polo)是来自意大利的著名旅行家。他于1275年到达元朝(the Yuan Dynasty)的首都。从那时起他在中国游历17年，访问了中国的许多城市。回到意大利后，马可.波罗与他人合作，写下了《马可.波罗游记》(TheTravels of Marco Polo)。在这本游记里，马可.波罗描绘了一个辉煌的东方世界，详细介绍了中国的著名城市。该书一出版，就受到了欧洲人的热烈欢迎，激起他们对东方文明的兴趣。

　　1.第1句中的定语“来自意大利的”可作后置定语，译为comingfrom Italy，但直接用介词短语from Italy更简单地道。

　　2.第3句中的“他在中国游历17年”可理解为“他花了17年在中国游历”,故可套用句型spend (time/money)in doingsth.。经过仔细分析可发现，“访问了中国的许多城市”算是游历中国的伴随动作，故用现在分词短语 visiting many cities around it 来表达。

　　3.第4句中的“写下了《马可.波罗游记》”可看作是“与他人合作”的结果。翮译时，把“与他人合作”(cooperatewith others)译作谓语，“写下了《马可.波罗游记》”(to write a book named The Travels of MarcoPolo)译作结果状语。此处要增译a book来具体指出。

　　4.最后一句中的“激起他们对东方文明的兴趣”可处理成与“受到欢迎”并列的结构，译作and aroused theirinterests in Eastern cultures，但将其处理成表结果的状语，即用现在分词短语arousing their interestsin Eastern cultures来表达，句子的层次更丰富、逻辑更强。

　　【参考译文】

　　Marco Polo was a famous traveler from Italy. He arrived at the capital of the Yuan Dynasty in 1275. From then on he spent 17 years in touring China, visiting many cities around it. After he returned to Italy, he cooperated with others to write a book named The Travels of Marco Polo- In this book, Marco Polo described a glorious Eastern world, and introduced in detail some Chinese famous cities. After its publication, the book was warmly welcomed by the Europeans, arousing their interests in Eastern cultures.