Translation Practice 5 夏威夷 廬山翻譯實(shí)踐

TranslationPractice5Hawaii(Extract)Theeightmajorislandsandover100smallislandsofHawaii–likeachainofbeadssome2,575kilometerslong--lieuponthePacific,southeasttonorthwest.由8座大島和100多個小島組成的夏威夷群島，像一串珍珠綿延大約2,575公里，從南到北撒落在太平洋海面上。Althoughthestateislocatedinthetropicalzone,itsclimateiscomfortablebecauseoftheoceancurrentsthatpallitsshoresandwindsthatblowacrossthelandfromthenortheast.Thetemperatureusuallyremainsclosetotheannualaverageof24degreesCentigrade.夏威夷地處熱帶，氣候卻溫和宜人，年均溫度常年在攝氏24度左右。島上時時刮過的東北風(fēng)，伴著太平洋吹來的陣陣海風(fēng)，讓人倍感涼爽舒適。Rough,blackrocksoflavajustcomeoutofthewateralongpartsofthecoastline.Insomeplaces,cliffsrisealmoststraightfromthewater’sedge.部分海岸巉巖疊嶂，斷崖絕壁破水而出。Alongthegentleslopinglandareastothesoutheastarebeachesofyellow,whiteandblacksands.而有的地方則海濱坡地平緩，沙灘連連，一路伸向東南。那里黃沙似金，白沙似銀，黑沙如鉛，煞是好看。Thelargestisland,Hawaii,liesatthesoutheasternendofthechainandisalmosttwiceaslargeasalltheotherscombined.最大的島嶼要數(shù)夏威夷島，它位于群島的東南端，面積為其他各島總和的兩倍。Fivevolcanoesgavetheislanditsform;twoarestillalive:KilaueaandMaunaLoa,theworld’slargestactivevolcano,towersabovethescenicHawaiiNationalParkwhichstretchesfromthe4,250-metermountainPeakacrosstheseatoneighboringMaui,thevalleyisland.

全島由5座火山構(gòu)成，其中基拉韋厄和莫納羅亞火山還在噴涌熔巖。莫納羅亞火山是全球最大的活火山，頂峰高達(dá)4250米，高聳于夏威夷國家森林公園之上。該公園面積780平方公里，范圍從莫納羅亞火山頂峰順山谷跨海延伸至相鄰的毛伊島，是知名的旅游勝地。Tropicalplants,sandydesert,waterfalls,cratersandcavesmakethe780-square-kilometerparkatouristattraction.園內(nèi)熱帶植物茂密，沙地荒灘，飛瀑流泉點(diǎn)綴其間，還有神奇的火山口、山中洞穴常年供游人觀賞。Goontothenextpage廬山廬山，位于江西省北部，北瀕長江，東南臨鄱陽湖。

MountLushanislocatedinthenorthofJiangxiProvince,withtheYangtze(Changjiang)RiverflowingbyjustinthenorthandthePoyangLakelyinginthesoutheast.自然風(fēng)光奇特秀麗，“匡廬奇秀甲天下”。方圓302平方公里的風(fēng)景區(qū)內(nèi)，有16個大自然奇觀，474處景點(diǎn)。171座山峰逶迤相連，峰巒疊嶂。Knownas“themostbeautifulmountainunderheaven”,itsscenicareacovers302squarekilometersofland,including16naturalwonders,474scenicspotsand171peaksstandingonrollingmountainranges.廬山奇?zhèn)ビ碾U，瀑飛泉鳴；云蒸霧涌，氣象萬千。Waterfallsroaringlikethundercascadedownprecipitouscliffsandgurglingstreamsmeanderthroughserenenooks.Cloudsandvaporfloatandwrapthesceneryinablanketofmist.3000余種植物分布在云山錦谷，蒼翠斑斕，爭奇競妍。獨(dú)特的第四紀(jì)冰川遺跡，使其平添幾分神秘色彩。

Inthemistyslopesandvalleysover3000speciesofplantsproduceaworldofgreenspeckledwithamyriadcolorswhiletheremainsofthequaternaryglaciersaddanairofmysterytothebeautyofthemountain.山麓的鄱陽湖候鳥多達(dá)百萬，世界上最大的鶴群在水天之間翩翩起舞，構(gòu)成了鶴飛千點(diǎn)的世界奇觀。AmillionmigrantbirdssoarabovethewatersofthePoyangLake,thelargestgroupofcranesintheworlddancebetweenheavenandwater.Areallywondersight!廬山，歷史文化悠久豐厚。早在遠(yuǎn)古時期，廬山就曾出現(xiàn)我們祖先的遺跡。

MountLushanhasaverylongculturalhistory.Thereweretracesofourancestorsasearlyasremoteantiquity.西漢歷史學(xué)家司馬遷南登廬山，將廬山之名載入《史記》至今已有2000多年。

OvertwothousandyearsagoSimaQian,historianofWesternHanDynasty,recordedthemountaininhisRecordsoftheHistorian.

白鹿洞書院列我國古代四大書院之首，在中國教育史上享有盛譽(yù)。

WhiteDeerCaveAcademy,themostimportantofthefourancientacademiesofChina,enjoysfameinthehistoryofChineseeducation.

東晉高僧建造的東林寺是佛教凈土宗的發(fā)源地。

EastForestMonastery,constructedbyaneminentmonkinEasternJin(317-420),istheplacewherethePureLandSectofBuddhismoriginated.

歷史上先后有1500多位名人登廬山，為廬山留下了4000余首詩、900余處摩崖石刻和浩如煙海的著作、畫卷及書法作品。

Morethan1,500famousmenhaveascendedMountLushanatdifferenttimesinhistory,leavingbehindmorethan4,000poems,900inscriptionsonrockycliffs,andcountlesspaintings,calligraphy,andbooks.

現(xiàn)在的600余棟風(fēng)格迥異、造型別致的別墅，反映了18個不同的國家和民族的文化底蘊(yùn)。Thesurviving600villasbuiltinuniquestylesandshapesexhibitthecultureof18countriesandnations.

Wannajoinmeforatour?Thankyou!桂林位于廣西壯族自治區(qū)的北部，面積565平方公里，人口100多萬，是國內(nèi)外旅游勝地之一。1)GuilinislocatedinthenorthofGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionandhasanareaof565squarekmandapopulationofmorethan1millionpeople(?).Itisoneofthetouristattractionsbothathomeandabroad.2)LocatedinthenorthofGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Guilinisoneofthetouristattractionsbothathomeandabroad,withanareaof565squarekilometersandapopulationofmorethan1million.3)LocatedinthenorthofGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,GuilinisapopulartouristdestinationforbothChineseandforeigners.Ithasanareaof565squarekilometers