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n has made to ensure its success.// 墨西哥共和國總統(tǒng)閣下的出席,反映了墨西哥對本次會議的堅(jiān)定承諾,以及閣下政府為保證會議召開所作出的巨大努力。On behalf of all the delegations attending the conference and my own behalf, we are also most appreciative of the warm and generous hospitality extended to us, including bringing us to your residence this morning.// 5 我也要代表參加會議的各代表團(tuán)以及我本人,感謝你們熱情,慷慨地招待,包括今天早上帶我們到您的府上拜訪。The significance of this conference cannot be am sure that we can go away from Mexico City with confidence, determination, and a clear vision of the collective effort and focus of our action into the new millennium.// 本次會議意義重大。我相信我們離開墨西哥城的時候,將滿懷信心和決心,將展望共同努力和一致行動的明朗前景,邁上新千年。例5:It is an honor to be here to speak on behalf of the Microsoft Research Center and to participate in this conference to discuss the strategic issues facing this wonderful and dynamic city of shanghai.// 我很榮幸在這里代表微軟研究中心,出席本次會議來討論上海這座美妙且充滿活力的城市所面臨的戰(zhàn)略問題。In my address to the conference, I?d like to concentrate on Microsoft?s proposed joint ventures in Shanghai, because these ventures confirm our position as a strongly mitted partner to Shanghai.// 在我向大會的發(fā)言中,我想重點(diǎn)談一談微軟準(zhǔn)備在上?;I建的合資企業(yè),因?yàn)檫@些合資企業(yè)可以確認(rèn)我們決意成為上海合作伙伴的立場。We understand that, as the fastest growing economy in the world today, China is likely to bee the world?s second largest economy in the mid21st century// 我們認(rèn)識到,作為當(dāng)今世界上經(jīng)濟(jì)增長最快的國家。中國很可能在21世紀(jì)中也成為世界第二號經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國。Therefore,the foreign investor must have a strategic plan and the willingness to form a longterm partnership with China.// 因此,外國投資者必須有戰(zhàn)略計(jì)劃,必須有同中國建立長期伙伴關(guān)系的意愿。三 旅游(城市或者景點(diǎn),還有旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)的介紹)(1)英譯漢,一般都是國外的城市或者景點(diǎn);難點(diǎn)在有些景點(diǎn)名沒聽過,容易卡殼。例:Many of its worldrenowned attractions are specific, such as the Great Barrier Reef, Ayer?s Rock, Kakadu National Park and Sydney Opera ,景觀獨(dú)特的旅游勝地,如大堡礁,阿葉爾斯石柱山,咔喀杜國家公園和悉尼歌劇院。(2)漢譯英,則是介紹國內(nèi)的城市或者景點(diǎn)。難在中文太過文學(xué),措手不及。例:上海系江南名城,遠(yuǎn)東巨埠,內(nèi)聯(lián)九州,外通四海,物華天寶,人杰地靈。Shanghai is a famous city in the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and a big port in the Far with all the places in China and major ports throughout the world, this metropolis is known as a land of attractive resources and magic power and a birthplace of creative minds and gifted York is the capital of Yorkshire and was once known as England?s “second city”.It has a long history dating back to Roman many of the streets and roads bear Roman names.// 約克是約克郡的首府,曾經(jīng)一度被譽(yù)為英格蘭的“第二大城市?!奔s克市歷史悠久,可以追溯到羅馬時代。的確,很多的街道和馬路用的都是羅馬的名字。York is a major tourist city for many city boasts one of the most famous cathedrals in the has a number of interesting museums and the architecture within the city covers different periods of history.// 約克成為旅游重鎮(zhèn)有很多原因。該市擁有世界上最為著名的教堂之一。它有很多有趣的博物館。另外,成立的建筑風(fēng)格反映了不同歷史時期的風(fēng)格。The most famous cathedral is known as York dates back to the 13th are captivated by its sheer size, architectural beauty and presence.// 最有名的教堂叫做約克敏斯特。它歷史可以追溯到13世紀(jì)。游客為其高大的外形,優(yōu)美的建筑風(fēng)格和氣勢所傾倒。Among the museums of York, the National Museum and the Castle Museum are the most national Railway Museum covers about 150 years of railway Castle Museum attracts more than 650,000 visitors each year.// 在約克的博物館中,最有名的當(dāng)屬國家鐵路博物館和城堡博物館。前者記載了150多年的鐵路史,后者則每年吸引超過65萬名參觀者。例7: 陽朔是個小鎮(zhèn),人口不足三萬。但它極負(fù)盛名,每年有成千上萬的游客趨之若鶩,從世界各地涌來。// Yangshuo is a small town with a population of less than 30, has such a great reputation that every year tens of thousands of visitors are attracted here from various parts of the 1998美國前總統(tǒng)比爾克林頓來到這里,面對美不勝收的景致,不忍匆匆離去,以致推遲香港之行。// In 1998, the former American president Bill Clinton came such a magnificent view, he was reluctant to go a result, he put off his trip to Hong ,又名“西洋街”。該街總長有一千米,有一千四百一十年的歷史。// The most attractive place in Yangshuo is, of course, the Slabstone Street, also known as “the Western Street”.This street is 1,000 meters in its total length, and it has a history of 1,410 ,主要出售外國人喜歡的仿古制品和紀(jì)念品。徜徉小街,有人會驚喜地發(fā)現(xiàn)在這里東西方文明是如此的水乳互融。// There are a few hundred shops scattered along both sides of the shops mainly sell imitations of antiques and souvenirs which foreigners about the street, visitors will be amazed to find that here east and west civilizations are in such plete 上個月我首次來訪上海,在四天五夜的短暫逗留中親身感受到現(xiàn)代上海的生機(jī)動力。// Last months, I visited Shanghai for the first time and, during the brief fourday and fivenight stay, experienced firsthand the buzzing dynamism of modern 。// 9 Firsttime visitors to Shanghai will invariably first be captivated by the soaring skyscrapers that symbolize the metropolis? wealth and ,88層樓高的金茂大廈。// Across the Huangpu River, Puxi Area is looking at China?s tallest buildingthe 88storey Jin Mao Towerwhich is in Pudong ,屆時由日商投資興建的94層浦東上海環(huán)球金融大廈預(yù)計(jì)即將完工。// But it is said that the tower will stop to be the tallest when the Global Financial Centre project, a 94storey edifice by Japanese invertors, is pleted in : As an important part of the tertiary industry, the development of tourism needs a good economic, urban, human and ecological environment.// 作為第三產(chǎn)業(yè)的重要組成部分,旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展需要良好的經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境、城市環(huán)境、人文環(huán)境和生態(tài)環(huán)境。In recent years, the city of Kunshan has greatly improved its urban and rural environment by carrying out a series of activities, such as setting up a national sanitary city and a model city for environmental protection.//近幾年來,昆山市通過創(chuàng)建國家衛(wèi)生城市、環(huán)保模范城市等一系列活動,城市環(huán)境大大改善。Now the city of Kunshan is making every effort to bee an outstanding tourist city in China, to perfect the tourist functions of the city and to upgrade its tourist services.// 現(xiàn)在,昆山市又在積極爭創(chuàng)中國優(yōu)秀旅游城市,進(jìn)一步完善城市旅游功能,提高旅游服務(wù)水平。The ancient and beautiful city of Kunshan is ready to wele visitors from all parts of the world with an open rising tourist industry in Kunshan will march into the promising future of sustainable development with a brandnew look.// 古老而美麗的小城昆山將以開放的姿態(tài)迎接八方來客,崛起的昆山旅游業(yè)將以嶄新的姿態(tài)走向可持續(xù)發(fā)展的充滿希望的未來。四 環(huán)境保護(hù) 例10Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings.// 環(huán)境污染是指人們用各種方式污染周圍環(huán)境的一個術(shù)語。Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides.// 人們通過氣體和