经典翻译

一、短语基础建设：infrastructure；淡季：slack seasons；半斤八两：six of one and half a dozen of the other；赝品：goldbrick；形象工程：vanity project；搞花架子：do something superficial；赤字：in red；水货：smuggled goods。

二、英译汉1、Stevenson was eloquent and elegant—but soft. 史蒂文森有口才、有风度，但很软弱。

2、Lacking communications between generations, some families are upset by the widening generation gap.由于两代人之间缺乏交流，不断加深的代沟使一些家庭深感烦恼。

3、Technology is creating a global economy that is supplanting the old national economies.技术正在使经济日趋全球化，这种经济形式正在取代旧有的民族经济。

4、Negotiations broke down because neither side would compromise。

双方都不肯妥协，谈判因而破裂。

5、His action was prompted by the fear of being attacked. 他这样做是因为害怕受到攻击。

6、There can never be any discussion as to the consequences of corruption.无需讨论腐败的后果。

7、Einstein, who worked out the famous Theory of Relativity, won the Nobel Prize in 1921.爱因斯坦由于创立了著名的相对论，于1921年获得了诺贝尔奖。

9、It is believed that nuclear power is among the greatest innovations of our time. But it is also feared it will bring the end of the world.我们相信核能是当代最伟大的发明之一，但是我们也担忧核能会带来世界末日。

10、. The National Security Agency in US is accused of reading other people’s e-mails around the world in its search for military and commercial secrets.人们指责美国国家安全局在全球范围内偷窥他人的电子邮件，获取军事和商业秘密12、In 1849 gold was discovered in California in the mountains near San Francisco and so started the famous Gold Rush.1849年加州三藩市附近的山里发现了黄金，由此开始了广为人知的淘金热14、 People were afraid to leave their houses, for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anybody else.尽管警察已接到命令, 要作好准备以应付紧急情况, 但人们不敢出门, 因为警察也和其他人一样不知所措和无能为力。

15、The Chinese people nationwide have developed from the stage of having enough to eat and wear to that of living a better-off life.全国人民总体上实现了由温饱向小康的跨越。

三、汉译英16、那个国家片面地注重重工业，忽视农业和轻工业，因而市场上货物不够，货币不稳定。

That country’s lopsided stress on heavy industry and the neglect of agriculture and light industry result in a shortage of goods on the market and an unstable currency.17、得知台湾地震，全国人民深表关切。

The people in the mainland are all deeply concerned at the news that Taiwan has been struck by an earthquake.18、对确有困难的中西部地区和老工业基地，中央财政将继续给予支持。

The central government will continue to offer financial help to the enterprises of western and central china and old industrial bases that are in real financial difficulties.19、沿着南京路向东走，走到尽头，是靠黄浦江江岸的一个很美的地区。

Walking eastward along Nanjing Road, one finally comes to a very beautiful area bordering the bank of the Huangpu River.20、在全球市场迅猛发展的今天，贸易投资自由化和便利化的重要性变得更加突出。

Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation have taken on increased importance at a time when rapid changes are reshaping the global marketplace. 21、因为经济衰退的危险可能冲击到所有的国家，所以不容忽视，但是受到冲击最大的将是世界经济中最为弱小的国家。

The danger of a recession in world trade that could hit all countries cannot be ignored, but it would bear most heavily on the weakest partners in the world economy.22、当前，世界经济贸易形势总体趋好。

At present, the overall trend in the world’s economic and trade situation is getting better.23、要开发中国广阔的西部地区，需要处理好经济发展和人口控制的关系。

To develop the vast western region in China, it is essential to handle properly the relationship between the economic growth and population control.24、农村因为地处偏僻，交通不便，与外界隔绝。

而通讯工具的缺乏，使农村更为闭塞。

The isolation of the rural world because of distance and the lack of transport facilities is compounded by the lack of the information media.25、中国将致力于建设国家创新体系，通过营造良好的环境，推进知识创新、技术创新的体制创新，这是中国实现跨世纪发展的必由之路。

China will be dedicated to establishing a national innovation system and creating a favorable environment to stimulate the innovation of knowledge, technology and institution. It is the only way for China to achieve its trans-century development.四、翻译一个海外公司的成败取决于其雇员在一个新的地区如何有效地发挥他们的技能。

这种能力依赖于两个方面：一是他们与其工作相关的专长，二是他们对新的文化环境的敏感性和灵活性。

在国际商务中，导致不能完成任务的一个最常见因素是，误认为如果一个人在国内环境中成功了，在不同文化中他也同样能发挥出自己的技术专长。

The success of an overseas company depends on how employees can fulfill theirskills in a new region. The ability consists of two respects: their expertise related to their work and the sensitivity and flexibility of them to new cultural environments. In international business, one common factor that results in the failure of work is the misconception that if one can make it in domestic environment, and then he can also achieve his professional in different cultures.五、补充1、婚姻好比鸟笼，外面的鸟想进进不去，里面的鸟想出出不来。

Marriage can be compared to a cage: the birds outside despair to get in and those inside despair to get out.2、他把机器拆开，想看看机器是怎么运转的。