泰山(Mount Tai)位于山東省中部。它是中國黃河流域古代文化的發(fā)祥地之一，被譽(yù)為“五岳”之首。因其山峰險(xiǎn)峻，景色壯麗而聞名于世。中國歷代帝王都把泰山當(dāng)做天的象征，紛紛到此封禪(offer sacrifices to)、祭告天地。歷史上的中國文化名人都曾登臨泰山，留下詩文、墨寶。泰山風(fēng)景區(qū)內(nèi)，現(xiàn)有古建筑群22處，古遺址97處，歷代石碑(stele)819塊，歷代刻石1800處，為研究中國古代歷史、書法等提供了重要而豐富的實(shí)物資料。泰山不只是一座風(fēng)景山，更是一座文化山。

　　參考翻譯:

　　Mount Tai locates in the middle of ShandongProvince.It is one of the birthplaces of the ancientculture along the Yellow River basin, and is regardedas the head of the Five Great Mountains. Mount Taiis celebrated for its precipitous peaks andmagnificent sceneries.In Chinese history, emperors of all dynasties would take a journey toMount Tai, which was considered as the symbol of heaven, to worship and offer sacrifices tothe heaven and earth. The cultural celebrities in ancient China composed numerous pieces ofpoems and calligraphy works after they had toured Mount Tai.Currently, there are 22 ancientarchitecture complexes, 97 historic sites, 819 pieces of stele, 1,800 pieces of carved stones,which provide plenty of important material evidences to make researches on Chinese ancienthistory and calligraphy. Mount Tai is not only a mountain of scenery, but also a mountain ofculture.

　　翻譯詳解：

　　1.它是中國黃河流域古代文化的發(fā)祥地之一:其中“黃河流域”譯為the Yellow River basin; “發(fā)祥地”即“發(fā)源地”，譯為birthplace。

　　2.“五岳”之首:可譯為 the head of the Five Great Mountains。

　　3.因其山峰險(xiǎn)峻，景色壯麗而聞名于世:其中“因…聞名于世”可譯為be famed for或用be celebrated for表達(dá);“山峰險(xiǎn)峻”即“險(xiǎn)峻的山峰”，譯為 precipitous peaks; “景色壯麗”即“壯麗的景色”，譯為magnificent sceneries。

　　4.歷代帝王紛紛到此封禪、祭告天地:其中“歷代帝王”譯為emperors of all dynasties;“紛紛”即“多”，而前句中“emperors”用復(fù)數(shù)已表達(dá)出“多”的含義，故可省略翻譯;“封禪、祭告天地”可譯為worship and offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth。