Dongting Lake, situated in the northeastern Hunan Province, is large
but shallow.Dongting Lake is a flood basin for Yangtze River. Hence the size of
it depends on the season to a large extent. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan
are named after their locations relative to the lake: Hubei means North of the
Lake, while Hunan refers toSouth of the Lake. In Chinese culture, Dongting Lake
enjoys a good reputation as the cradle of dragon boat racing. It is said that
dragon boat racing began from the eastern shores of Dongting Lake as a search
for the corpse of Qu Yuan, the Chu patriotic poet. Both Dragon boat racing and
the beautiful scenery of Dongting Lake and the surrounding areas attract
thousands of visitors at home and abroad each year.
【解析】
(1)洞庭湖位于湖南省东北部，(面积很大，但湖水很浅)。
解析：“位于” be located in / be situated in / be
seated in;“面积很大，湖水很浅”是来修饰洞庭湖的，可分别用形容词“large”和“shallow”来译。
参考答案：Dongting Lake, situated in the northeastern Hunan Province, is large
but shallow.
(2)洞庭湖是(长江的)蓄洪地，湖的大小(很大程度上)取决于季节变化。
解析： 蓄洪地 flood basin;长江 Yangtze River;取决于 depend on;在很大程度上 in a large part / to a
great degree / to a large extent
参考答案：Dongting Lake is a flood basin for Yangtze River. Hence the size of
it depends on the season to a large extent.
(3)湖北和湖南两省(因其与湖的相对位置)而得名：湖北意为“湖的北边”，而湖南则为“湖的南边”。
解析：因…而得名 be named after;位置 location;与相对 be relative to
参考答案：The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their locations
relative to the lake: Hubei means North of the Lake, while Hunan refers to
South of the Lake.
(4)洞庭湖[作为龙舟赛的发源地]，[在中国文化中]享有盛名。
解析：龙舟赛 dragon boat racing;发源地 cradle / home /
seminary;享有盛名enjoy the reputation
参考答案：In Chinese culture, Dongting Lake enjoys a good reputation as the
cradle of dragon boat racing.
(5)据说龙舟赛始于(洞庭湖)东岸，[为的是搜寻(楚国爱国诗人屈原的)遗体]。
解析：据说 It is said that / sth. is said to do;表目的 for doing / to do / in order to;尸体 corpse;爱国诗人 patriotic poet;
参考答案：It is said that dragon boat racing began from the eastern shores of
Dongting Lake as a search for the corpse of Qu Yuan, the Chu patriotic poet.
(6)龙舟赛与(洞庭湖及周边的)美景，[每年]都吸引着(成千上万来自全国和世界各地的)游客。
解析：周边的 surrounding;成千上万 thousands of
参考答案：Both dragon boat racing and the beautiful scenery of Dongting Lake
and the surrounding areas attract thousands of visitors at home and abroad each
year.
发表于 2017-12-23 11:43:09
