2018年6月英语六级翻译冲刺练习：四合院
时间：2018-06-08 来源：文都网校 浏览：英语六级翻译的难度比较大，很多考生不知道如何复习。目前，英语六级翻译的考察方向多偏向于社会经济、文化等方面，日常复习中我们也要提前储备一些常考话题材料。本文小编为大家准备了一篇英语六级翻译练习，希望对大家的备考有所帮助。
四合院(the quadrangle )是中国的一种传统合院式住宅。一个标准的四合院通常由一个庭院及其四周独立的房屋构成。不同方位的房屋有着不同的名称。坐北对着庭院入口处的称为正房(main house)，东西两边的称为厢房(side house)，坐南朝北的称为倒座房(reversely-set house)。长辈或一家之主住正房，晚辈住厢房。倒座房可以用作厨房、储物间、客厅或书房。四合院如今已经成为观光景点，并为世界各地的游客所熟知。
翻译参考：
The quadrangle is a traditional courtyard residence in China. A standard quadrangle usually consists of a courtyard with independent houses along its four sides. Houses in different directions have their own names. The house on the north facing the courtyard’s entrance is called the main house; the house which lies on the east or west is called the side house; and the one stands on the south is called reversely-set house. The older generation or the head of the household lives in the main house, while the younger generation lives in the side houses. The reversely-set house can be used as a kitchen, a storeroom, a sitting-room or a study. The quadrangle has now become a tourist attraction and is well-known to tourists from all over the world.
1.合院式住宅:译为courtyard residence即可，其中residence意为“住宅， 民居”。
2.坐北对着…东西两边…坐南朝北:这个句子含有三个并列分句，且结构基本一致，所以可以用三个相同结构的连续的分句来表达。为了避免表达单调，三个分句可选择不同的谓语动词，使译文既有一致性又富有变化。
3.观光景点:可译为a tourist attraction 或a sightseeing spot。
4.世界各地的:英语中可把定语前置或者后置，所以此修饰语可译成all over the world或worldwide.
