湖水與河水都如熱帶雨林中的樹葉那樣乳濁：那水是面紗，是窗簾，是畫屏。

　　This lake was amazing and wonderful.Herons plodded along the shores,Kingfishers and cuckoos clattered from sunlight to shade,great turkeylike birds fussed in dead branches,and hawks hovered above us.There was all the time in the world.And we could appreciate everything surrounding by leisurely.The boy in the bow of my canoe slapped stones at birds with a simple sling,a rubber thong and leather pad.He aimed brilliantly at moving targets,missed again and again;the birds were out of his range.He stuffed his sling back in his shirt.Then I looked away.

　　The lake and river waters were as opaque as rainforest leaves;the water was veil,blind,painted screen.

　　分析:

　　這個句子中描繪的五種動物動作的動詞是翻譯重點，要選擇最恰當的詞匯。另外杜鵑，鷹為常用鳥的名字，譯為cuckoo,hawk。

　　現代人類約公元前50000年第一次從中亞或印度來到中國。這些石器時代(Stone Age)的人，居住在洞穴中，穿著毛皮。公元前4000年左右，這些人開始種植水稻，并飼養羊和雞。約公元前3000年，他們開始使用陶器(pottery)并住在房子里。到公元前2000年，中國人已進入青銅時代(Bronze Age)，并開始用于寫字。約公元前700年，中國的金屬工人學會制作鐵器工具和武器。

　　Modem humans first came to China from Central Asia or India about 50,000 BC. These were Stone Age people, who lived in caves and wore fur and leather. By around 4,000 BC, these people were starting to farm rice and keep sheep and chickens. By about 3,000 BC, they were using pottery and living in houses. By 2,000 BC，Chinese people had entered the Bronze Age and had begun to use writing. By about 700 BC， Chinese metal-workers learned to make iron tools and weapons.

　　中醫(Chinese medicine)是世界醫學的遺產。中醫有比西方醫學 更好的治病方法。因為中醫的效果和醫治方式，在世界上中醫現在 越來越流行了。中醫起源于古代，巳經發展了很長一段時間，它收 集了治療不同疾病的各種方法。傳統中醫講究人們身體系統的平衡。這是說，一旦人的身體系統平衡，疾病就會消失。身體系統的損害 是疾病的根源。

　　翻譯： Chinese medicine is a heritage of world medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has a power to heal people better than the western ones. China medicine now is more and more popular in the world due to its effect and its way to heal people. Originated from the ancient time，the Chinese medicine has developed in a long time and it has collected vari?ous ways to treat different illness. The traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the balance the body system of people. It is said that once the system of people is in balance, the illness will disappear. The damage of the body system is the source of disease.