【主题分类】：汉译英；地理

 【逐句分析】

中文第一句太长， 翻译时整合三个个句子（1.2.3）

1.青海湖位于海拔3,205米、青海省省会西宁以西约100公里处。

位于：be located 海拔：abone the sea level 以西west of

1. 是中国最大的咸水湖,面积4,317平方公里,最深处25.5米,有23条河注入湖中,其中大部分是季节性的

咸水湖saline lake 表面积surface area 最深处maximum depth本句翻译时需要补充主语

2. 有23条河注入湖中,其中大部分是季节性的

注入empty into 季节性的seasonal定于从句that empty into Qinhai Lake修饰前面的rivers and steams

3. 百分之八十的湖水源于五条主要河流

转换成主谓宾的结构：五条主要河流作主语，谓语provide

4. 青海湖位于跨越亚洲的几条候鸟迁徙路线的交叉处。许多鸟类把青海湖作为迁徙过程中的暂息地

两句整合成一句，位于放句首,做主语补足语，主句为主谓宾的结构

十字路口crossroads  鸟类迁徙路线bird migration routes暂息地immediate stop

本句翻译时主语是青海湖 所以用offer sb sth做青海湖的谓语个宾语

6.湖的西侧是著名的“鸟岛”,吸引着来自世界各地的观鸟者。

本句用倒装定语从句which attract birdwatchers from across the globe修饰“Bird Islands”

5. 每年夏天，游客们也来这里观看国际自行车比赛。

此处用拟人手法 every summer sees强调游客众多用numerous国际自行车赛 Qinhai Lake International Cycling Race是专有名词

【参考译文】

  3, 205 meters above (the) sea level, Qinghai lake is located about 100 kilometers west of Xining, capital of Qinghai province in western China. Qinghai lake, the largest saline lake in the country, has a surface area of 4, 317 square kilometers with a maximum depth of 25.5 meters. Most of the 23 rivers and streams that empty into Qinghai lake are seasonal. Five major streams provide 80% of the lakes total influx. Located at the crossroads of several bird migration routes across Asia，Qinghai lake offers many species an intermediate stop during their migration .On the western side of the lake are the well-known "Bird Islands” which attract birdwatchers from across the globe. Every summer sees numerous visitors come here to watch the Qinghai lake

International Cycling Race.