2017年6月英语四级翻译练习：秀水街思维导图

TheXiushuiStreetwasoriginatedin1980whenagroupofambitiousyouthstartedtheirbusinessatSilkEasternRoad,Beijing,withverysimplestallsatthattime.Theydealtinsilkandforeign-tradeapparels.Thoughsimpleandcrude,theinherentcharmsofXiushuiStreetcouldnotbeobscured.ThestreetgotitsnamewhenmoreandmorevendorsbegantoselltraditionalChinesesilkproductsandcrafts.BeijingXiushuiStreet,togetherwiththesymbolsliketheGreatWall,theImperialPalace,andtheBeijingroastduck,becomelandmarksofBeijingintheeyesofalotoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.

1.一群有抱负的年轻人：应译为agroupofambitiousyouth，其中“有抱负的”应译为ambitious.

2.当时仅有几个极其简陋的摊位：翻译为withverysimplestallsatthattime，用with介词短语表示“具有”的概念，避免了再次使用主谓宾的句式，让整个句子显得错落有致。

3.内在魅力：翻译为inherentcharms，注意此处的“内在的”表示“本身所具有的，天生的”之意，用inherent—词表示十分恰当。