大学英语四级翻译精练与译文
国家体育总局(the General Administration of Sport)在一项调查中 发现,自2010年以来,20-39岁的中国人体重增加更多——1.9千克。 这个年龄段中超过11%的人属于肥胖,这在三年的时间里就上涨了 两个百分点。
China’s young adults are gaining more weight and exercising less than their elders. Chinese from ages 20 to 39 have put on more kilograms — 1.9 kg ——than other adults since 2010,the General Administration of Sport found in a survey. More than 11% from the age group were obese, up two percentage points in only three years.
都江堰中兴镇发生山体滑坡(landslide)——这是2008年四川地 震时受灾最严重的地方。山体滑坡覆盖了大约两平方公里,摧毁了 至少11所房子。到目前为止,已有200多名居民被疏散。山体滑 坡几个小时后,巡逻队员到达现场时,一切都已经是一片汪洋。目 击者描述石头和残骸(debris)从山上滚下来,不到三分钟就把八座 房屋吞没了。
The landslide occurred in the town of Zhongxing is Dujiangyan —one of the places badly hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The landslide, which covered about 2 sq km, damaged at least 11 homes. So far more than 200 residents have been evacuated. By the time patrol members arrived at the scene, a few hours after the landslide,everything was already a vast expanse of water. Eyewitnesses described stones and debris running down the hill and covering around eight homes in less than three minutes.