英语专业八级考试样题 翻译(5)
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Translate">Translate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span></p><p> （原 文）</p><p> 徐霞客一生周游考察了16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不很可靠的地方。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，人烟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。</p><p> （参考译文）</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>, <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Xiake">Xiake</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="in">in</span> 16 <span word="provinces">provinces</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="blindly">blindly</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documentations">documentations</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reconnaissance">reconnaissance</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distances">distances</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="expeditions">expeditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sparsely">sparsely</span> <span word="populated">populated</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="marvelous">marvelous</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="scenery">scenery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p>
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