2018上半年翻譯考試catti三級筆譯試題：長城

　　漢譯英

　　長城是世界一大奇跡�，F(xiàn)在，每年都有幾百萬人到長城游覽。在旺季，幾處最著名的景點(diǎn)總是讓成群結(jié)隊(duì)的游客擠得水泄不通。

　　中國人修筑城墻的歷史久遠(yuǎn)，可以追溯到戰(zhàn)國時期。歷史上，中國共修過大約 20 座長城。在所有這些長城中，明長城最長，達(dá)到 6700 公里。在當(dāng)時，中國技術(shù)在世界上處于領(lǐng)先地位，因此明長城的結(jié)構(gòu)也是最復(fù)雜的。明長城的修筑是為了抵御北方游牧民族的入侵。

　　清朝建立后，由于它的建立者本身也是游牧民族，他們覺得沒有必要繼續(xù)修筑長城。不過，清政府還是頒布法令對長城進(jìn)行保護(hù)，禁止拆磚。但是，歲月的流逝和連續(xù)戰(zhàn)亂使人們易到之處遭到了嚴(yán)重的破壞。

　　十幾年來，蓬勃發(fā)展的旅游業(yè)促進(jìn)了長城的修繕工程。目前，多處長城已經(jīng)修復(fù)，或正在修繕中。

　　參考譯文：

　　The Great Wall is a wonder of the world. Now, millions of people journey to the Great Wall each year, making its most popular sites besieged by hordes of tourists during busy seasons.

　　The Chinese have a long history of building walls, dating from the Warring States period.In history, about 20 walls were built, with the wall constructed during the Ming Dynasty being the longest, extending 6,700 km. China was the most technologically advanced nation in the world then, so the wall was also the most sophisticated in structure. It was built to ward off the invasion of nomads from the north.

　　After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, since its founders were themselves nomads, they did not see a need to continue with wall building. Nonetheless, the Qing government did institute a law to preserve the wall, banning the removal of bricks from it. But, the impact of time and continuous wars have left the wall greatly damaged in its most accessible sections.

　　Over the past 10-plus years, the booming tourist industry has stimulated the Great wall ‟s renovation project. Now, many of its sections have been or are being revamped.