英语翻译考前训练(四)
原文：西藏曾经是偏远的代名词，但最近几年来，这里的建设和旅游业都迅猛发展，把手机相机、挥舞着喇叭话筒的导游们都带到了大昭寺这样的景点。西藏旅游业的高歌猛进要归结于中国人收入的增加、中国人对张传佛教的越来越着迷、通往世界的屋脊的交通状况改善等多种因素。今年夏天中国启动了一条通往西藏的铁路，堪称工程学的一大奇迹这条铁路爬升高度达4876米，为世界之最。
参考译文：
Once almost a synonym for remoteness, Tibet has in recent years experienced
rapid (a surge of) development and tourism, bringing camera phones and tour
guides/leaders waving/wielding megaphones to sites like the Jokhang Temple.
Tourism to Tibet is increasing quickly/jumping/soaring/skyrocketing, a result of
rising Chinese incomes, growing Chinese fascination with Tibetan Buddhism and
easier access to the Roof of the world. This summer, China opened a railway
leading to Tibet, which is a marvalous engineering feat. The train climbs to (a
height of) 4,876 meters, becoming the highest railroad in the world.
难点：
1、第一句中可以将迅猛发展作为信息重心处理为主句，把“西藏曾经是偏远的代名词”处理为同位语，“把手机相机、挥舞着喇叭话筒的导游们都带到了大昭寺这样的景点”作为状语，层次分明。
2、experienced rapid (a surge of)
development鉴于汉语句子中频繁使用动词，而一个英语句子往往只有一个主要的动词，所以将汉语动词转换成英语名词或其他词类是一个常用的翻译方法。
3、西藏旅游业的高歌猛进要归结于······这里还有种处理方法：
Rising Chinese incomes, growing Chinese fascination with Tibetan Buddhism
and easier access to the Roof of the word all have contributed to the
skyrocketing of tourism.
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