英语四六级段落翻译练习四级部分徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省,足迹几乎遍及全国。他在考察的过程中,从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论。他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多很不可靠的地方。为了进行真实细致的考察,他很少乘车坐船,几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭,长途跋涉;为了弄清大自然的真相,他总是挑选道路艰险的山区,人迹稀少的森林进行考察,发现了许多奇山秀景;他常常选择不同的时间和季节,多次重游各地名山,反复观察变换的奇景。【译文】XuXiaketouredandinvestigated16provincesinhislifetime,coveringalmostthewholeofChina/thewholecountry.Whenhewascarryingouthisinvestigations,henevertookblindbeliefintheconclusionsinthebooks.Insteadhefoundalotofunreliablepointsinthegeographicrecordstakenbyhispredecessors.Inordertomakehisinvestigationsreliableandthorough,heseldomtraveledbycarriageorboat.Instead,hetooklong,arduoustripsonfootalmostallthetime,climbingmountainsandhills.Inordertolearnaboutthetruthofnature,healwayschosetoconductinvestigationsinmountainousareaswithdangerousroadsandinlonely/untraveledwoods,wherehediscoveredalotofmagnificentpeaksandbeautifulsights.长沙是一个有3000多年历史的美丽古城。城市的西边是秀美的岳麓山,山下有千年书院“岳麓书院”等众多古迹。市区中心的古城楼天心阁,距今有1000多年的历史。千百年来水质清纯,终年不断的白沙古井也坐落在长沙城中。今天的长沙市民还常常在这里打水饮用。湘江中的橘子洲头,是当年毛泽东先生经常漫步思考的地方,后来还写了一首非常著名的诗来赞美她。【译文】Changshaisabeautifulancientcitywithahistoryofover3,000years.WestofthecityisthebeautifulYueluHill,atthefootofthehill,aremanyhistoricsitessuchasYueluAcademy.Inthecenterofthecityistheancientcitygatetower--TianxinTower,whichwasfirstbuilt1000yearsago.AlsolocatedinthecityistheancientBaishaWell,fromwhichclearandpurewaterhasbeengushingoutnonstopthroughouttheyearforthousandsofyears.InhabitantsinChangshatodaystillcomeheretofetchwaterfordrinking.OrangeIslandintheXiangRiverwaswhereMr.MaoZedongoftenrambledandmeditated.Laterhewroteaveryfamouspoeminitspraise.洞庭湖是中国第二大淡水湖。洞庭湖畔的岳阳楼,是中国三大名楼中唯一保持原址原貌的国家重点保护文物。岳阳楼所处的位置极好,它屹立于岳阳古城之上,背靠岳阳城,俯瞰洞庭湖,遥对君山岛,北依长江,南通湘江。自古以来,就是人们观光旅游的好地方。【译文】LakeDongtingisChina’ssecondlargestfreshwaterlake.YueyangTower,whichislocatedonitsshores,isanationalkeyculturalrelicforprotectionastheonlyoneofChina’sfamoustowersthatiskeptinitsoriginalconditionatitsoriginalsite.Thetowerisveryfavorablylocated,standingasitdoesonYueyang’sancientcitywallwiththecitybehindandoverlookingLakeDongtingtothedistantJunshanIsle;toitsnorthistheYangtzeRiverandtothesouththeXiangRiver.Sinceancienttimes,thetowerhasbeenagoodplaceforsightseeingandtouring.(Picture)家庭是社会的基本单位,它的结构随着社会的发展而变化。在中国几千年的封建社会里,自给自足的小农经济占主导地位,家庭不仅是日常生活的基本单位,也是生产单位。理想的、令人羡慕的家庭是五世同堂,家里的大事由男人做主。近百年来,中国发生了巨大变化,中国社会经过漫长的封建时期,半封建、半殖民地时期进入了社会主义社会。这具有历史意义的变化使中国家庭的结构也改变了。人口众多的大家庭开始分成较小的家庭和直系家庭,总的趋势是出现了越来越多的核心家庭。【译文】Thestructureofthefamily,whichisabasicunitofthesociety,changesalongwiththedevelopmentofthesociety.InChina'sfeudalsocietywhichlastedseveralthousandyears,aself-sufficientsmallpeasanteconomypredominated.Thefamilywasnotonlythebasicunitineverydaylife,butalsoabasicunitofproduction.Anidealfamilyadmiredbyallconsistedof5generations,withthemalemembersmakingalltheimportantdecisions.Duringthelasthundredyears,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina.TheChinesesociety,whichhadgonethroughthelongfeudalperiod,andlaterthesemi-colonial,semi-feudalperiod,hadturnedintoasocialistsociety.ThishistoricchangehasledtochangesintheChinesefamilystructure.Largefamiliesbegantodivideintosmallerextendedfamiliesandstemfamilies,withthetrendpointingtowardtheemergenceofmoreandmorenuclearfamilies.朝气蓬勃,充满活力,丰富多彩的上海是现代中国的缩影。虽然上海的文化遗迹不能与北京媲美,但是上海迷人的城市风貌,风格各异的万国建筑为这座城市注入了无限的魅力。今日之上海,已经成为享誉中外的国际大都市。漫步在这座日新月异的现代大都市里,你会发现许多精彩的历史亮点,隐现在众多摩天大楼背后的是上海发展变化的轨迹。它们记述了上海自十九世纪末开埠以来,尤其是新中国成立以后,是如何迅猛发展的。【译文】Shanghaiisadynamic,diverseandstimulatingcity-theveryepitomeofmodernChina.ThoughShanghaicannotrivalBeijinginculturalheritage,itsvariedarchitecturalstylesandcosmopolitanfeelgiveitacharmofitsown.Today'sShanghaihasbecomeaworld-famousinternationalmetropolis.Awalkthroughthisboomingcityrevealsmanyglimpsesofitscolorfulpast.HiddenamongsttheskyscrapersareremainsoftheoriginalShanghai.TheykeeponshowinghowShanghaihasbeendevelopingfastandenormouslysinceitsopeningasacommercialportinthelate19thcentury,especiallyafterthefoundingofnewChina.近代以来,亚洲经历了曲折和艰难的发展历程。亚洲人们为改变自己的命运,始终以不屈的意志和艰辛的奋斗开辟前进道路。今天,人们所看到的亚洲发展成就,是勤劳智慧的亚洲人民不屈不挠、锲而不舍奋斗的结果。亚洲人民深知,世界上没有放之四海而皆准的发展模式,也没有一成不变的发展道路,亚洲人民勇于变革创新,不断开拓进取,探索和开辟适应时代潮流,符合自身实际的发展道路,为经济社会发展打开了广阔前景。【译文】Inmoderntimes,Asiaexperiencedtwistsandturnsinitsdevelopment.Tochangetheirdestiny,thepeopleofAsiahavebeenforgingaheadinanindomitablespiritandwithhardstruggle.Asia'sdevelopmentachievementstodayaretheresultofthepersistenteffortsoftheindustriousandtalentedAsianpeople.ThepeopleofAsiaarefullyawarethatthereisnoreadymodelorunchangingpathofdevelopmentthatisuniversallyapplicable.Theynevershyawayfromreformandinnovation.Instead,theyarecommittedtoexploringandfindingdevelopmentpathsthatareinlinewiththetrendofthetimesandtheirownsituations,andhaveopenedupbrightprospectsforeconomicandsocialdevelopment.意大利著名旅行家马可。波罗曾这样叙述他印象中的杭州:“这是世界上最美妙迷人的城市,它使人觉得自己社在天堂。”在中国,也流传着这样的话:“上有天堂,下有苏杭。”杭州的名气主要在于风景如画的西湖。西湖一年四季都美不胜收,宋代著名诗人苏东坡用“淡妆浓抹总相宜”的诗句来赞誉西湖。在杭州,您可以饱览西湖的秀色,也不妨漫步街头闹市,品尝一下杭州的名菜名点,还可购上几样名特土产。【译文】ThefamousItaliantravelerMarcoPolewassoimpressedbythebeautyofHangzhouthathedescribeditas“themistfascinatingcityintheworldwhereonefeelsthatoneisinparadise.”InChina,thereha