參考翻譯:
Shanghai, located on China's eastern coast and themouth of the Yangtze River, is the largest city inChina, with a population of over 20 million. The cityis a tourist attraction famous for its historicallandmarks such as the Bund, City God Temple, the modem Pudong skyline together with theOriental Pearl Tower. Shanghai also enjoys a reputation as a new cosmopolitan center ofculture and design. Today, Shanghai is the largest center of commerce and finance inmainland China, and has been described as the showpiece of the world's fastest-growingeconomy.
1.長江出??谔?可譯為at the mouth of the YangtzeRiver,注意長江一詞的拼寫和大小寫。
2.旅游勝地:可譯為tourist attraction 或者 touristresort。
3.外灘和城隍廟:應(yīng)譯為Bund,City God Temple,這種專有名詞不能隨意翻譯,需要平時多多記憶。
4.世界文化和設(shè)計中心:可譯為cosmopolitan center ofculture and design,“世界性的”可譯為cosmopolitan,若譯為world就略顯平庸。
5.典范:可譯為showpiece。showpiece尤指令人驚嘆的樣板,比example更合適,翻譯時要根據(jù)同義詞的細小差異判斷選詞。