【主题分类】汉译英  交通

逐句难点注释

1.第一句中有时态提示词“曾”，因此要用过去时；“主要交通工具”可以译为the main/major means of transportation。

2.翻译第二句时，要注意应该用现在完成时；“私家车数量”可以译为thenumber of private cars 或privatecar ownership；“交通问题”可以直译为traffic problems，也可以具体翻译为traffic jams。

3.翻译第三句时，要注意时态的确定，“一直在……”表示一直进行的事情，且属于已经发生的事，应该用现在完成进行时；“乘坐公交车出行”可译为travel/get around by bus；“改善公交车的服务质量”可译为improve bus service quality。

4.翻译第四句时，“车辆的设施不断……，车速也……”前后属于并列关系；“车辆的设施”可译为bus facilities; “车速”可译为the bus speed。

5.翻译第五句时，注意前后的转折关系；“相当低廉”可译为quite cheap/affordable。

6.翻译第六句时，“当地老年市民”可译为local elderly/senior citizens；“免费乘坐公交车”可译为take a bus for free或者意译为be entitled to free bus rides.

参考译文

Buses used to be the main means oftransportation for the Chinese people. In recent years, with the number ofprivate cars increasing, cities have been facing increasingly severe trafficproblems. To encourage more people to travel by bus, many cities have beenmaking efforts to improve their bus service quality. Bus facilities have beencontinuously renovated, and the bus speed has also increased dramatically.However, the prices of buses are still quite cheap. Noe, in most cities, manylocal elderly citizens can take a bus for free.