经典英译汉

※The earth has a partner in its trip around the sun. It is the moon. The moon is the earth's satellite.It moves around the earth very quickly. It takes the moon twenty eight days to go around the earth once.地球在围绕太阳旋转时有一个同伴. 它是月球，地球的卫星。

它围绕地球旋转的速度很快，28天即可绕地球一周。

※While they are partners in the solar system, the earth and the moon are very different. The earth is filled with life. It is a very colourful planet. The moon is grey and lifeless. Nothing can live on the moon. 虽然地球和月球是太阳系中的同伴，但它们却截然不同。

地球充满生命，是一颗色彩绚丽的行星，月球却是一片灰暗，死气沉沉，没有生命。

There is no air on the moon. Astronauts must wear special space suits when they walk on the moon so they can breathe. The moon has no water either. There is no weather, so the sky above the moon always looks black. 月球上没有空气。

当宇航员在上面行走时，他们必须穿上特殊的太空服才能呼吸。

月球上也没有水，没有天气变化，所以月球的上空永远是漆黑一团。

You will not weigh as much on the moon as you do on the earth. If you weigh one hundred pounds on the earth, you will weigh only sixteen pounds on the moon. It is very different to walk on the moon, too. You will bounce and float. 你的体重在月球上没有在地球上重，如果你现在体重是100磅，在月球上就只有16磅了。

在月球上行走不同于在地球上，你将会跳跃、漂动。

※In my experience, Hong Kong is a great place to spend Chinese New Year. People there really know how to celebrate and they prepare in a variety of ways.※根据我的切身体会，香港是欢度春节的好地方。

那里的人们确实知道如何欢庆节日，他们用各种方式做准备。

Days before New Year, people visit temples to pray for the new year. They bring gifts of whole roast pigs, ducks, chickens and fruits. The temples are crowded with people and filled with the smell of burning incense. They also buy special foods and ingredients for their family feasts, and small orange trees, peach trees and other flowers for their homes. 早在春节前，人们就去参拜寺庙，为新的一年祈祷。

他们带去整只的烤乳猪、鸭子、鸡及水果。

寺庙里到处是摩肩接踵的人群，四处弥漫着香烛的气味。

人们还要为家宴采购特别的食品及烹调原料，同时为装点居室购买小巧玲珑的橘子树、桃树和花卉。

On New Year's Eve, the family gather together for the traditional family meal and everybody stays up all night. 除夕夜，全家人聚在一起吃传统家宴并且守岁。

On New Year's Day, the streets are really quiet. Almost all the stores are closed. It is time for people to visit theirrelatives. 年初一，大街上非常清静，几乎所有店铺都关门停业。

这天是走亲访友的日子。

On the second day of the new year, people go to watch fireworks at the Victoria Harbour. When fireworks start, the sky is filled with colours, designs, lights and noise. 年初二，人们到维多利亚港湾观赏礼花。

燃放开始后，天空中五彩缤纷，各种造型的礼花竞相开放，光芒四射，礼花声和人们的欢声笑语交织在一起。

※The smells, sights, and sounds of Chinese New Year in Hong Kong are forever imprinted on my mind. 香港春节期间那美味佳肴、热闹的场面和喧闹的声音永远留在了我的记忆中。

※Pollution is hanging like a brown cloud over many big cities today. Dirt and smoke are pouring from cars and factories. Pollution is spoiling the air we breathe, and it is harming our health.※今天，污染像褐色的云，笼罩在许多大城市的上空。

尘埃和烟雾从小汽车和工厂中排放出来。

污染正在毒害我们呼吸的空气，从而危害我们的健康。

New York is having the big problem these days. The city has dirty air. The air smells bad. Pollution is a health problem, too, because it is hurting people's lungs. 目前，纽约正面临严重的污染问题。

它的空气污浊，味道难闻。

污染同时成为一个影响人们健康的问题，因为它对肺部有害。

The man in the picture thinks that pollution is dangerous. He doesn't like the air, so he isn't breathing it. He is wearing a gas mask. He is smelling a flower, and it smells good, but he doesn't know it. He is touching the flower with his mask, and the flower feels soft, but he doesn't know it. He is listening for the birds, but he doesn't hear any. He is looking for beauty, but he doesn't see any. He believes that pollution is coming between us and the beauty of nature. He is trying to show his ideas with the gas mask. He wants people to work together now to make the air cleaner soon. 图中这个人认为污染非常危险。

他不喜欢被污染的空气，所以避免呼吸它。

他戴着氧气面罩闻一朵花。

花很香，可是他闻不到。

他在用面罩触摸花。

花很柔软，但是他感觉不到。

他在凝神倾听鸟儿的鸣唱，可是什么也听不到。

他在寻找美，但却一无所获。

他确信污染正在妨碍我们与大自然的接触。

他试图用戴面罩的方式（向世人）表明他的观点。

他希望大家共同努力，使我们的空气早日清新起来。

※Weather is one of the most important things in man's life. For a farmer, wrong weather may mean that he has poor crops, or no crops at all. For sailors and airmen, bad weather often brings danger, and sometimes even death.※天气是人类生活中最重要的因素之一。

对一位农夫而言，恶劣的天气可能意味着歉收，甚至颗粒无收。

对于水手和飞行员而言，坏天气常常带来危险，有人甚至因此而丧命。

Now satellites are helping man to forecast the weather. They take photos of the atmosphere and send them back to the earth. So man can see the weather of any part of the world. When a storm is beginning, people will get a warning in advance. As a result, they usually have a better chance to protect themselves and their homes. 如今，人造卫星正在帮助人类预报天气。

它们拍下大气层的照片，并将它们发回地面。