英語六級翻譯練習題：三峽風景

三峽，是萬里長江一段風景壯麗的大峽谷，為中國十大風景名勝之一。它西起四川省奉節(jié)縣的白帝城，向東延伸至湖北省宜昌市的南津關，由瞿塘峽、巫峽、西陵峽組成，全長192公里。長江三峽，無限風光。瞿塘峽的雄偉，巫峽的秀麗，西陵峽的險峻，還有三段峽谷的大寧河、香溪、神農(nóng)溪的古樸，并伴隨著許多美麗的神話和動人的傳說，令人心馳神往。

譯文參考：

The Yangtze River’s Three Gorges is a great valley with the most splendid landscape on the Yangtze (Changjiang) River and also one of the ten most famous scenic sites of China. It extends from White King Town in Fengjie County, Sichuan Province, to Nanjin Pass in Yichang, Hubei Province, and consists of Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge, with a full length of 192 kilometers. The Yangtze River’s Three Gorges presents a scene of boundless varieties with the magnificence of Qutang Gorge, the elegance of Wu Gorge, the perilousness of Xiling Gorge as well as the primitive simplicity of Daning, Xiang and Shennong Rivers. And what’s more, each scene is related to a wonderful fairy tale or a moving legend which attract people.

點撥：

三峽 the Yangtze River’s Three Gorges

壯麗 splendid

延伸 extend

白帝城 White King Town

由…組成 consist of

瞿塘峽 Qutang Gorge

巫峽 Wu Gorge

西陵峽 Xiling Gorge

險峻 perilousness

古樸 primitive simplicity

神話 fairy tale

動人的 moving