2016年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)翻譯預(yù)測(cè)：火鍋

　　火鍋中，重慶火鍋(hotpot)最著名，也最受歡迎。重慶人認(rèn)為以麻辣 (peppery and hot)著稱(chēng)的火鍋是當(dāng)?shù)靥厣?。人們喜歡圍在用木炭(charcoal)、 電熱或天然氣加熱的火鍋旁邊吃邊聊美味和有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的食物。人們可以選擇辣湯、清湯以及鴛鴦(combo)鍋底，再將肉片、魚(yú)片、各種豆腐產(chǎn)品和蔬菜加進(jìn)火鍋，之后蘸上特制醬料即可食用。在寒冷的冬天里，吃火鍋成為一件愜意十足的事情。

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　　Chongqing hotpot is the most famous and popularof all hotpots. In the eyes of people in Chongqing,hotpot noted for its peppery and hot taste is a localspecialty. People enjoy gathering around a hotpotheated with charcoal, electricity or natural gas and chatting over the delicious and nutritiousfood. You have a choice of spicy, pure or combo for the soup, into which you may add thin slicedmeat, fish, various bean curd products and vegetables, and dip them into a special sauce beforeeating. It is a very delightful experience to eat hotpot in the cold winter.

　　1.以…著稱(chēng):可譯為be noted for。noted作形容詞，表示“著名的，顯著的”，同樣的搭配還有be noted as,表示“作為…而著名”。兩個(gè)詞組有區(qū)別，使用時(shí)需要注意。

　　2.當(dāng)?shù)靥厣?可譯為local specialty。specialty可以表示“特產(chǎn)，招牌菜”。

　　3.選擇:可譯為have a choice of,表示“有…選擇”。也可以用動(dòng)詞choose。

　　4.醬料:可譯為sauce。

　　5.愜意十足的:即“令人愉悅的”,譯為delightful或pleasing。