2018年12月英语四级翻译预测：苏州

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　　翻译原文：
        　　苏州是一个具有悠久丝绸文化历史的城市。它有栽桑、养蚕、缫丝和织造的传统。苏州的丝绸是皇家贡品，早在唐宋时期就在世界范围内享有盛名。苏州市有自然优势，日照充足，雨量充沛，土壤肥沃，这些给蚕茧的高产和丝的高质量提供了合适的环境。它一直是中国丝绸原料的主要产地和集散中心。
        　　重点词汇：
        　　丝绸文化 silk culture
        　　栽桑 plant mulberry
        　　蚕 silkworm
        　　养蚕 sericulture / silkworm raising / silkworm rearing
        　　缫丝 silk reeling
        　　织造 weave
        　　皇家贡品 imperial tribute
        　　享有盛名 enjoy a high reputation
        　　蚕茧 silkworm cocoon
        　　主要产地 main producing area
        　　集散中心 distributing center
        　　参考译文：
        　　Suzhou is a city with a long history of silk culture. It has a tradition of
mulberry planting, sericulture, silk reeling and weaving. Suzhou’s silk was an
imperial tribute and gained a worldwide reputation from as early as the Tang and
Song dynasties. Suzhou city also abounds in natural gifts, abundant sunshine,
plentiful rainfall and rich soils, which offer a pleasant environment for high
yield of cocoons and high qualities of silk. It has been the main producing area
and distributing center of raw silk materials in China.