四六级翻译习题2

1徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。他在考察的过程中，从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论。他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多很不可靠的地方。为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭，长途跋涉；为了弄清大自然的真相，他总是挑选道路艰险的山区，人迹稀少的森林进行考察，发现了许多奇山秀景；他常常选择不同的时间和季节，多次重游各地名山，反复观察变换的奇景。XuXiaketouredandinvestigated16provincesinhislifetime,coveringalmostthewholeofChina/thewholecountry.Whenhewascarryingouthisinvestigations,henevertookblindbeliefintheconclusionsinthebooks.Insteadhefoundalotofunreliablepointsinthegeographicrecordstakenbyhispredecessors.Inordertomakehisinvestigationsreliableandthorough,heseldomtraveledbycarriageorboat.Instead,hetooklong,arduoustripsonfootalmostallthetime,climbingmountainsandhills.Inordertolearnaboutthetruthofnature,healwayschosetoconductinvestigationsinmountainousareaswithdangerousroadsandinlonely/untraveledwoods,wherehediscoveredalotofmagnificentpeaksandbeautifulsights.2可是我却哭了。哭那陌生的、但却疼爱我的卖灶糖(candy)的老汉。后来我常想，他为什么疼爱我呢？无非我是个贪吃的、因为丑陋而又少人疼爱的吧。等我长大以后，总感到除了母亲，再没有谁能够像他那样朴素地疼爱过我——没有任何希求，也没有任何企望的。我常常想念他，也常常想要找到我那个像猪肚子一样的烟荷包。可是，它早已不知被我丢到哪里去了。ButIcriedforthestrangeoldcandypeddlerwhohadbeensofondofme.Lateron,Iwonderedwhy.FornootherreasonthanthatIwasafoolishlittlethingwholovedcandy,withfewtolovemebecauseofmyplainface.WhenIglowup,Icouldneverforgetthatapartfrommyownmother,noonehadlovedmesofondlyandsodisinterestedly,withnoexpectationswhatever.Ioftenthinkofhimnow,andhavetriedtofindthattobaccopouchthathadlookedlikeapieceofporkliver.ButIdon’tknowwhatbecameofit.3多少年来，我养成了一个习惯：每天早晨四点在黎明以前起床工作。我不出去跑步或散步，而是一下床就干活儿。因此我对黎明前的北京的了解是在屋子里感觉到的。我从前在什么报上读过一篇文章，讲黎明时分天安门广场上的清洁工人。那情景必然是非常动人的，可惜我从未能见到，只是心向往之而已。Formanyyears,Ihavebeeninthehabitofgettingupbeforedaybreaktostartworkatfour.Insteadofgoingoutforajogorwalk,I’llsetaboutmyworkassoonasI’moutofbed.Asaresult,itisfrominsidemystudythatI'vegotthefeelofpredawnBeijing.Yearsago,IhituponanewspaperarticleaboutstreetcleanersinTian’anmenSquareatdaybreak.Itmusthavebeenaverymovingscene,butwhatapityIhaven’tseenitwithmyowneyes.Icanonlypictureitinmymindlongingly.4长沙是一个有3000多年历史的美丽古城。城市的西边是秀美的岳麓山，山下有千年书院“岳麓书院”等众多古迹。市区中心的古城楼天心阁，距今有1000多年的历史。千百年来水质清纯，终年不断的白沙古井也坐落在长沙城中。今天的长沙市民还常常在这里打水饮用。湘江中的橘子洲头，是当年毛泽东先生经常漫步思考的地方，后来还写了一首非常著名的诗来赞美她。Changshaisabeautifulancientcitywithahistoryofover3,000years.WestofthecityisthebeautifulYueluHill,atthefootofthehill,aremanyhistoricsitessuchasYueluAcademy.Inthecenterofthecityistheancientcitygatetower--TianxinTower,whichwasfirstbuilt1000yearsago.AlsolocatedinthecityistheancientBaishaWell,fromwhichclearandpurewaterhasbeengushingoutnonstopthroughouttheyearforthousandsofyears.InhabitantsinChangshatodaystillcomeheretofetchwaterfordrinking.OrangeIsland5洞庭湖是中国第二大淡水湖。洞庭湖畔的岳阳楼，是中国三大名楼中唯一保hecouldneverfindtherightfeel.Oneday,whenhecamehomefromthetheater,hesawhiswifeabsorbedintidyingupclothes.Hehituponabrightidea,and,seizingaporcelainpotwithdesignsoforchidhesmasheditontothefloor.Withacrashthepotbrokeintopieces.Astonished,hiswifeturnedaroundinpanic.Inthisinstant,MeiLanfangcapturedher