2017年12月英语六级真题及答案第二套
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from
Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
洞庭湖位于湖南省东北部，面积很大，但湖水很浅。洞庭湖是长江的蓄洪池，湖的大校很大程度上取决于季节变化，湖北和湖南两省因其与湖的相对位置而得名，湖北意为“湖的北边”，而湖南则为“湖的南边”。洞庭湖作为龙舟赛的发源地，在中国文化中享有盛名。据说龙舟赛始于洞庭湖东岸。为的是搜寻楚国爱国诗人屈原的遗体。龙舟赛与洞庭湖及周边的美景，每年都吸引着成千上万来自全国和世界各地的游客。
2017年12月六级翻译真题答案：太湖
北京新东方学校 新东方在线
太湖是中国东部的一个淡水湖，占地面积2250平方公里，是中国第三大淡水湖，仅次于鄱阳和洞庭。太湖约有90个岛屿，大小从几平方米到几平方公里不等。太湖以其独特的“太湖石”而闻名，太湖石常用于装饰中国传统园林。太湖也以高产的捕鱼业闻名。自上世纪70年代后期以来，捕捞鱼蟹对沿湖的居民来说极为重要，并对周边地区的经济作出了重大贡献。太湖地区是中国陶瓷(ceramics)业基地之一，其中宜兴的陶瓷厂家生产举世闻名的宜兴紫砂壶(clay teapot)。(194字)
Taihu Lake is a freshwater lake in east China and the third largest one in China after Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake, with an area of 2,250 square kilometers.The lake houses about 90 islands ranging in size from a few square meters to several square kilometers. Taihu Lake is famous for its unique "Taihu Stone", which is commonly used to decorate traditional Chinese gardens.It is also known for its productive fishing industry. Since the late 1970s, harvesting fish and crabs has been invaluable to people living along the lake and has contributed significantly to the economy of the surrounding areas.Besides, the Taihu Lake region is one ofChina’s ceramics industry bases. For instance,Yixing pottery factory produces the world-renowned Yixing clay teapots.