中國(guó)五年前根本沒(méi)有高速鐵路。但是現(xiàn)在高鐵列車(high-speed trains)的票經(jīng)常很快就售罄，盡管發(fā)車間隔比較短。人們能夠很方便地以兩倍于美國(guó)火車最髙速的速度在全國(guó)周游。高速鐵路系統(tǒng)的運(yùn)菅非常成功，它運(yùn)載的乘客是全國(guó)民航 (civil aviation)系統(tǒng)運(yùn)載的乘客的兩倍。中國(guó)有世界上最先進(jìn)的、低排放的快速運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)之一，而做到這一點(diǎn)僅僅用了五年。

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　　China didn't have a high-speed rail five years ago.But now the tickets of high-speed trains are usually sold out very quickly, even though the departure interval is quite short.And people can conveniently travel around the nation at a speed that doubles the speed of the fastest American train.The operation of high-speed rail system is very successful; it carries twice as many passengers as the nation's civil aviation system.China has one of the most advanced rapid transit systems with low emissions in the world, and it only takes five years to achieve this.

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　　1. 但是現(xiàn)在高鐵列車的票經(jīng)常很快就售罄，盡管發(fā)車間隔比較短:“售罄”可譯 為sell out，意為“賣完了，賣光了”;“發(fā)車間隔”譯為departure interval。

　　2. 人們能夠很方便地以兩倍于美國(guó)火車最高速的速度在全國(guó)周游:“以...的速度”可譯為at a speed...，speed意為“速度”;“兩倍于”即“是...的兩倍”，可譯為double,也可譯為twice。

　　3. 高速鐵路系統(tǒng)的運(yùn)營(yíng)非常成功，它運(yùn)栽的乘客是全國(guó)民航系統(tǒng)運(yùn)載的乘客的兩倍:“運(yùn)栽”可用carry來(lái)表示。“倍數(shù)+as+many/much/large等形容詞+(比較的內(nèi)容)+as”為英語(yǔ)中表達(dá)倍數(shù)時(shí)常用的結(jié)構(gòu)，中間的形容詞根據(jù)比較的內(nèi)容來(lái)定，如比較大小則用as large as,表示“是...的兩倍大”則為twice as large as。

　　英語(yǔ)四級(jí)翻譯真題訓(xùn)練：云南麗江

　　麗江古城有800多年的歷史，曾經(jīng)是茶馬古道(the old tea horse road)上的一個(gè)貿(mào)易集結(jié)點(diǎn)(confluence)。麗江因其有序的水道和橋梁系統(tǒng)而聞名。麗江古城在建筑、歷史及其原住民納西族(the Naxi people)的文化傳統(tǒng)方面不同于中國(guó)其他古城。古城沿山脈和河流而建，為我們提供了一個(gè)研究古代建筑的非常珍貴的樣本。獨(dú)特的地理位置、歷史背景以及多民族的居民，都使麗江成為最特別的古城之一。

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　　The old town of Lijiang has a history of more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road.It is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges.The old town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture tradition of its local residents-the Naxi people.The town is built along mountains and rivers, providing us a very precious sample of the research on the old-time architecture. The unique geographical location, historical background and multiracial inhabitants make it one of the most special old towns.

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　　1.麗江因其有序的水道和橋梁系統(tǒng)而聞名:“因...而聞名”可用be famous for...表示。

　　2.麗江古城在建筑、歷史及其原住民納西族的文化傳統(tǒng)方面不同于中國(guó)其他古城:“原住民納西族”可譯為local residents-the Naxi people。

　　3.古城沿山脈和河流而建，為我們提供了一個(gè)研究古代建筑的非常珍貴的樣本:“沿山脈和河流”可譯為along mountains and rivers。