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大学英语翻译教程
1.8.3.9 九、制造业
九、制造业

【翻译原文】

制造业(manufacturing industry)是中国的支柱产业之一。中国有非常强大的制造业集团,制造的一些产品包括手机零部件、飞机部件、半导体(semiconductor)和食品。中国还制造一些用于应急医疗服务的医疗设备。近年来,中国在制造业方面已经成为美国主要的贸易伙伴之一。但是,中国制造业信息工程的整体发展速度在整体上仍落后于西方发达国家。为了提高制造业企业的核心竞争力(core competitiveness),信息技术的使用已不可避免。

【表达难点】

1.制造业是中国的支柱产业之一:“制造业”可译为manufacturing industry;“支柱产业”可译为the backbone industry。

2.中国还制造一些用于应急医疗服务的医疗设备:“应急医疗服务”可翻译为emergencymedical services;“医疗设备”可译为medical equipments。

【精彩译文】

Themanufacturing industry is one of the backbone industries in China.China has a very strong manufacturing group.Some of the items that China manufactures include parts formobile phones,airplanes,semiconductors,and food.China alsomanufactures somemedical equipments used for emergency medical services.In recent years,China has become one of the United States’primary trading partners in manufacturing industry.However,the overall progress of information engineering in China’smanufacturing industry still falls behind that of western developed countries.It has become unavoidable to make use of information technologies improve the core competitiveness of manufacturing enterprises.