英语六级翻译模拟练习及译文详解
中国的电影市场一直在髙速发展,但是国产的动画业(animation industry)却不尽如人意。去年有33部动画电影发行,但没有一部票房(box office)喜人。原因有以下几点:一是投入少。一部好莱坞动画电影在放映和电影特技上的花费要超过其一半的预算。但在中国,这些通常只占10%。二是故事情节单一。目前中国很难有超过1亿票房的动画电影。内部人士称电影情节无趣是票房过低的罪魁祸首。此外,薪酬较低,要找一个好编剧(scriptwriter)也很困难。
参考翻译:
China's film market has been developing at a high speed, but China's animation industry is not to our satisfaction. Last year, 33 animation films were released, none of which did well at the box office. The reasons are as follows: firstly, the low investment. A Hollywood animation film spends more than half of its budget on screening and special effects, which, however, in China, usually accounts for only 10%. Secondly, the tedious plot. Currently, few animation films in China can achieve more than 0.1 billion yuan at the box office. According to the insiders, boring plot is the main reason for low box office. Besides, its hard to find a good scriptwriter with low payment.
翻译详解:
1.一直在高速发展:“一直”可用现在完成时表达,故译为have been developing at a tremendous speed。
2.不尽如人意:即“不能令人满意”,可译为not to oursatisfaction。反之,“令人满意”则译为to one'ssatisfaction。
3.票房:固定译法为box office。
4.投入少:即“低投资”,可译为low investment。
5.放映和电影特技:可译为screening and special effects。
6.罪魁祸首:即“主要原因”,可译为main reason。
英语六级翻译模拟练习:中国农业
农业是中国的重要产业。中国的农业产居世界首位,主要出产大米、小麦、土豆、花生、茶叶和棉花。尽管中国的可耕地(arable land)仅占世界的10%,但是中国却为世界上20%的人口提供粮食。由于中国是发展中国家且可耕地严重匮乏,中国的农业一直是劳动密集型(labor-intensive)。中国政府密切关注农业,加大投资力度,积极开展灌溉和水资源保护,以提髙农业生产的现代化水平,使得中国各类农产品的产品迅速增加。然而,由于人口众多,人均农产品产量很低。
参考翻译:
Agriculture is an important industry in China.Chinaranks first in agricultural output worldwide,primarilyproducing rice,wheat,potatoes,peanuts,tea,andcotton.Although accounting for only 10 percent ofarable land worldwide,China produces food for 20percent of the world's population.Due to China's status as a developing country and itssevere shortage of arable land,farming in China has always been the labor-intensiveindustry.Chinese government has been paying close attention to agriculture,increasing theinvestment and actively carrying out irrigation and water conservancy to improve themodernization of agricultural production,which leads to a high growth rate in China's outputof various agricultural products.However,due to the large population,the amount of theagricultural products per capita is small.
翻译详解:
1.重要产业:可译为important industry。其中industry除了表示“产业”,还可表示“工业",例如heavy industry意为“重工业”。
2.仅占…的10%:可译为accounting for only 10 percentof.其中account for意为“占…比例”。
3.可耕地:可译为arable land。
4.密切关注:可译为pay close attention to。参考译文中用了现在完成进行时。
5.灌溉和水资源保护:可译为irrigation and water conservancy。
6.人均:可译为per capita。