2018年12月英语六级翻译练习题：三峡风景

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　　英语六级翻译练习题：三峡风景
        　　三峡，是万里长江一段风景壮丽的大峡谷，为中国十大风景名胜之一。它西起四川省奉节县的白帝城，向东延伸至湖北省宜昌市的南津关，由瞿塘峡、巫峡、西陵峡组成，全长192公里。长江三峡，无限风光。瞿塘峡的雄伟，巫峡的秀丽，西陵峡的险峻，还有三段峡谷的大宁河、香溪、神农溪的古朴，并伴随着许多美丽的神话和动人的传说，令人心驰神往。
        　　译文参考：
        　　The Yangtze River’s Three Gorges is a great valley with the most splendid
landscape on the Yangtze (Changjiang) River and also one of the ten most famous
scenic sites of China. It extends from White King Town in Fengjie County,
Sichuan Province, to Nanjin Pass in Yichang, Hubei Province, and consists of
Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge, with a full length of 192 kilometers.
The Yangtze River’s Three Gorges presents a scene of boundless varieties with
the magnificence of Qutang Gorge, the elegance of Wu Gorge, the perilousness of
Xiling Gorge as well as the primitive simplicity of Daning, Xiang and Shennong
Rivers. And what’s more, each scene is related to a wonderful fairy tale or a
moving legend which attract people.
        　　点拨：
        　　三峡 the Yangtze River’s Three Gorges
        　　壮丽 splendid
        　　延伸 extend
        　　白帝城 White King Town
        　　由…组成 consist of
        　　瞿塘峡 Qutang Gorge
        　　巫峡 Wu Gorge
        　　西陵峡 Xiling Gorge
        　　险峻 perilousness
        　　古朴 primitive simplicity
        　　神话 fairy tale
        　　动人的 moving