2018 年 6 月六级翻译解析
Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into
English. You should write your answer on Answer sheet 2.
过去,拥有一辆私家车对大部分中国人而言是件奢侈的事。如今,私家车在中国随处可见。汽车成了人们生活中不可或缺的一部分,他们不仅开车上下班,还经常驾车出游。有些城市的汽车增长速度过快,以至于交通拥堵和停车位不足的问题日益严峻,这些城市的市政府不得不出台新规,限制上路汽车的数量。由于空气污染日益严重,现在越来越多的人选择购买新能源汽车,中国政府也采取了一些措施,支持新能源汽车的发展。
【参考译文】In the past, owning a private car is luxurious for most Chinese people. Nowadays, cars can be seen everywhere, becoming an indispensable part of people’s lives. People not only commute by car but also travel by car. The number of cars in some cities increases so fast that the problems of traffic jam and insufficient parking spaces have been increasingly serious. As a result, the municipal government of these cities had to carry out new rules to limit the number of cars permitted on city roads. Due to the increasingly heavier air pollution, more and more people now choose to purchase new energy cars. Chinese government has also taken some measures to support the development of new energy cars.
【解析】
过去,拥有一辆私家车对大部分中国人而言是件奢侈的事。
首先确定句子主干,“拥有一辆私家车是件奢侈的事”,简单的主系表结构。动词词组做主语,要处理成动名词结构。“…是件奢侈的事”可直接简化为“…是奢侈的”。奢侈名词为 luxury,形容词为 luxurious.
如今,私家车在中国随处可见。汽车成了人们生活中不可或缺的一部分,他们不仅开车上下班,