2017年6月英语六级翻译模拟练习题：裸婚
裸婚(nakedwedding)指没有房子、车子或大量存款的婚姻。新人竭力简化全过程。许多情况下，甚至连婚礼都省去了，以降低成本。要父母同意裸婚是很困难的。在20世纪90年代，如果你拥有电视机、摩托车、洗衣机，计划结婚时你会更有信心。近来，婚礼花销也迅速上涨。作为适婚年龄的年轻人，求婚之前，你应该有一辆汽车、一套公寓和一颗钻石。否则新娘父母的极大阻碍会打败你，让你感到失望。更多年轻的恋人不得不选择不经父母同意裸婚。
参考译文：
Naked wedding refers to a marriage without a house，a car or considerable
deposit.The new couple triestheir best to simplify the whole process.In
manycases，even a wedding ceremony is omitted to cutdown the cost.It‘s hard work
to ask for parents’permission to agree on naked wedding.In the 1990s，you would
have more confidence if youpossessed a TV，a motorcycle and a washing machine
when planning for marriage.Recently，thecost of wedding has risen rapidly.As
young people of marriage age，you should have a car，anapartment and a diamond
before proposal.Otherwise，many obstacles from the bride‘sparents will defeat
you with despair.More young lovers have to choose naked wedding withoutparents’
approval.
1.大量存款：可译为considerable deposit.其中considerable意为“很多的，大量的”，还可以用词组agreat deal
of来表达。
2.降低成本：可译为cut down the cost.
3.要父母同意裸婚是很困难的：该句翻译时采用了“it is+名词+to do”的句型，使句子结构更加紧凑。
4.作为适婚年龄的年轻人：可译为as young people ofmarriage age.其中marriage age意为“适婚年龄”。
5.新娘父母的极大阻碍：可译为many obstacles from the bride‘s parents.
6.打败你，让你感到失望：可合并译为defeat you with despair.这里用with
despair作状语表示“让你感到失望”，句子更显简洁。
7.不经父母同意：可译为without parents‘approval.
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