北京胡同(Hutong)指的是北京市内典型的小巷或比较小的街道,始建于元朝。北京胡同的命名,有各种来源。有的胡同以人物命名;有的以巷子内的标志性建筑命名

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问题     北京胡同(Hutong)指的是北京市内典型的小巷或比较小的街道,始建于元朝。北京胡同的命名,有各种来源。有的胡同以人物命名;有的以巷子内的标志性建筑命名;有的按形状命名。如张自忠路是以抗日名将张自忠的名字命名的胡同;国子监街(Guozijian Street)的得名是因为这条胡同是中国古代教育体系中的最高学府国子监的所在地。北京胡同不但是北京普通老百姓的生活场所,它更是北京独特的文化名片,代表着北京的草根(grassroots)文化。

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答案 Beijing Hutongs refer to lanes or narrow streets typical in Beijing which originated in Yuan Dynasty. These Hutongs got their names from various sources. Some were named after people or the symbolic constructions in the lanes; some were named based on their shapes. For example, Zhang Zizhong Road is a Hutong named after the famous anti-Japanese General Zhang Zizhong; Guozijian Street got the name because this Hutong was the location of Guozijian, the highest academy of educational system in ancient China, Beijing Hutongs are not only the living places of common people, but also the peculiar cultural name cards of Beijing, symbolizing the culture of grassroots in Beijing.

解析 1.第一句话中后半部分“始建于元朝”在英译时没有译成and they originated in the Yuan Dynasty,而是译成which引导的定语从句which originated in the Yuan Dynasty,修饰Beijing Hutongs,这样无需用并列句就可以表达出整句信息,符合英文多用从句的表达习惯。
2.第三句的“有的以人物命名;有的以巷子内的标志性建筑命名”在翻译时可合并成一句,用并列连词or衔接:Some were named after people or the symbolic constructions in the lanes,这样可以使译文更简洁。
3.在“这条胡同是中国古代教育体系中的最高学府国子监的所在地”中,定语较长,翻译成英文时,可以将“中国古代教育体系中的最高学府”作为“国子监”的同位语,即Guozijian,the highest academy of educa-tional system in ancient China,使译文更地道。
4.最后一句汉语句子较长,其中有考生熟悉的短语“不但……更是(而且)……”,可用not only…but(also)…来表达;“代表着北京的草根文化”可以用现在分词symbolizing引导名词短语作伴随状语,使译文句式富于变换。
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