2017年6月英语四级翻译模拟题:火药
参考译文:
Gunpowder was the first chemical explosive and propellant. Prior to the invention of gunpowder, many incendiary bombs and burning devices had been used. The invention of gunpowder is usually attributed to Chinese alchemy. It is known to all that gunpowder is listed as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of China. The invention was made perhaps as early as in the Tang Dynasty.Knowledge of gunpowder was spread throughout the world as a result of the Mongol conquests in the 13th century. It was employed in warfare to some effect from at least the 14th century.
1.在火药发明之前，人们使用过许多燃烧弹和燃烧设备:“在火药发明之前”可译为 prior to the invention of gunpowder, prior to意为“在…之前”，也可翻译为before the invention of gunpowder。
2.人们通常把火药的发明归因于中国的炼金术:“归因于”可译为attribute to。
3.这项发明可能早在唐朝就已经研制出来了:“早在唐朝”可译为as early as in the Tang Dynasty。“研制”可译为make，和inventions组成词组make inventions。
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