这句话的难点在于“陶瓷业基地”的翻译;如果直译的话,可以译为:the major industrial bases for ceramics;但是意译的话,其实可以直接理解为:the ceramic centres;
故本句话可译为:
The lake area is one of the major industrial bases for ceramics in China.
【第六句】其中宜兴的陶瓷厂家生产举世闻名的宜兴紫砂壶。
这句话其实和上句话有强相关的联系,因为这句话的一开始就说了“其中”两个字;这里的其中,意思上应该理解为“太湖地区中”,所以表示地点上的联系;故此处把这句话处理成上一句的地点状语从句是最理想的。另外“举世闻名”最简单的翻译可以译为一个形容词:world-famous,如果不能写出此形容词,可以再用一个定语从句进行直译:which is famous worldwide.
故本句可译为:
…, where Yixing pottery factories produce the world-famous Yixing clay teapots.
完整译文:
【过关版】
Lake Tai is a freshwater lake in east China, covering 2,250 square kilometres. It is the third-largest freshwater lake in China, after Lake Poyang and Lake Dongting. Lake Tai has about 90 islands, whose sizes range from a few square metres to several square kilometres. The lake is famous for its unique ‘Taihu stones’, which are often used to decorate traditional Chinese gardens. The lake is also known for its fishing industry. Since the late 1970s, the harvest of fish and crabs has been very important to the people who live around the lake and to the economy of the area around. The lake area is one of the major industrial bases for ceramics in China, where Yixing pottery factories produce the world-famous Yixing clay teapots.
【高分版】
Lake Tai is a freshwater lake in the eastern part of China. With an area of 2,250 square kilometres, Lake Tai ranks the third-largest freshwater lake in China, after Lake Poyang and Lake Dongting. Lake Tai houses about 90 islands, ranging in size from a few square metres to several square kilometres. The lake is renowned for its unique ‘Taihu stones’, which are often used to decorate traditional Chinese gardens. The lake is also known for its productive fishing industry. Since the late 1970s, harvesting food products such as fish and crabs has been invaluable to people living along the lakes and has contributed significantly to the economy of the surrounding area. The lake area is one of the ceramic centres in China, where Yixing pottery factories produce the world-famous Yixing clay teapots.
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