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大学英语翻译教程
1.8.3.17 十七、二手商品
十七、二手商品

【翻译原文】

二手商品一般指使用过的商品或货物。通常来讲,二手商品的价格比新品要低很多,如二手车。人们在二手市场买卖旧商品,在这里,几乎全新的商品价格可能只有原价的一半,所以很受人们的欢迎。很多人在二手市场处理他们的旧东西。同时,也有很多人在二手市场寻找仍然能用的东西。受低碳观念的影响,越来越多的中国人认可购买二手商品。

【表达难点】

1.原价的一半:可用half of the original price表达。

2.受低碳观念的影响,越来越多的中国人认可购买二手商品:“受……的影响可用under the influence of表达;“低碳观念”可翻译为low-carbon concept。

【精彩译文】

Second-hand goods generally refer to the used goods or cargo.Generally speaking,the price of used goods will be much lower than the new items,such as second-hand cars.People sell and buy the old things in secondary market where almost entirely new goods probably sell at half of the original price,so it is very popular among people.Many people deal with their old stuffs in the secondary market.Meanwhile many people go to the secondarymarket to look for something still useful.Under the influence of low-carbon concept,more and more Chinese accept to buy the second-hand goods.