參考譯文

　　Located at the center of Beijing City, Tiananmen Square is the largest square in the world. It covers a total area of 440,000 square meters, measuring 880 metens north to south, and 500 meters east to west. Monument to the People's Heroes, the first architecture built on the square after the founding of New China, stands upright in the center. Tiananmen Square, together with the surrounding architectures, can be called the heart of China. It is the holy place where grand ceremonies are held. Tiananmen Square is also a famous tourist attraction with a large amount of visitors from home and abroad every day.

　　翻譯詳解

　　1.第1句中的“位于北京市中心”可處理為地點(diǎn)狀語，用過去分詞短語located at the center trf Bering City來表達(dá)，將第2個分句處理為句子的主干，使譯文主次分明。

　　2.第2句中，將“總面積達(dá)44萬平方米”處理為主干it covers atotal area of...。“整個廣場東西寬500米，南北長 880 米”表伴隨狀態(tài)，可譯為分詞短語 measuring 880 metersnorth to south, said... east to west，動詞measure表“距離/長度/寬度為……”，用在此處生動形象。

　　3.第3句的主干是“人民英雄紀(jì)念碑是第一座建筑”，而“矗立在廣場中央的”則為修飾“人民英雄紀(jì)念碑”的定語。該句可按原語序結(jié)構(gòu)，把“矗立在廣場中央的”譯為定語從句，整句譯為Monument to the People's Heroesthat stands... is the first architecture...;或可將“矗立在廣場中央的”譯為伴隨狀語，standing in thecenter of...;也可將“是新中國誕生后在廣場修建的第一座建筑”處理為“人民英雄紀(jì)念碑”的同位語，表達(dá)為Monument to the People's Heroes, the first architecture built..., stands...。

　　4.第4句最后一個分句“是舉行重大慶典的神圣之地”語義較獨(dú)立，故考慮分譯為一個獨(dú)立的句子。定語“舉行重大慶典的”較長，且含有動作，故譯為定語從句，置于被修飾詞holy place之后。

　　5.最后一句后半句的“每天都有大量的中外游客到此參觀旅游”的邏輯主語與前半句中的主語“天安門廣場” 不一致，翻譯時可稍作處理，將其意思轉(zhuǎn)換為“每天吸引大量的中外游客到此……”，譯為attracting a largeamount of tourists...，表伴隨狀態(tài)。或可用介詞短語witti a large amount of visitors...作后置定語，修飾tourist attraction。“到此參觀旅游”承前的“旅游景點(diǎn)”可省略不譯。