摩天大樓的警示

1、“摩天大樓的警示摩天大樓的警示”講評(píng)講評(píng)（后附作業(yè)原文及參考譯文）（后附作業(yè)原文及參考譯文）1.1.FFalmostalmost3030yearsyearsthetheWldWldTradeTradeCenterCenterstoodstoodmemethanthan410410metersmetersaboveaboveNewNewYk’sYk’sfinancialfinancialcenter.center.誤譯：比紐約金融中心高誤

2、譯：比紐約金融中心高410410米的世貿(mào)中心已經(jīng)屹立了米的世貿(mào)中心已經(jīng)屹立了3030多年了。多年了。正譯：高正譯：高410410米的世貿(mào)中心屹立在紐約金融中心已米的世貿(mào)中心屹立在紐約金融中心已經(jīng)有經(jīng)有3030多年了。多年了。世貿(mào)中心屹立在紐約金融中心已經(jīng)世貿(mào)中心屹立在紐約金融中心已經(jīng)3030多年了，它高多年了，它高410410米。米。2.2.SomeSomeestimatesestimatessaysayasasmanymanyasas

3、9090thousthouspeoplepeoplepassedpassedthroughthroughititononsomesomedays.days.誤譯：一些人估計(jì)那天有（將來(lái)會(huì)有）誤譯：一些人估計(jì)那天有（將來(lái)會(huì)有）9萬(wàn)人經(jīng)過(guò)那里。萬(wàn)人經(jīng)過(guò)那里。正譯：一些統(tǒng)計(jì)資料表明，有些日子里每天有正譯：一些統(tǒng)計(jì)資料表明，有些日子里每天有9萬(wàn)多人在樓里進(jìn)進(jìn)出出。萬(wàn)多人在樓里進(jìn)進(jìn)出出。3.Many3.Manypeoplepeoplethroug

4、houtthroughoutthethewldwldrecognizedrecognizedpicturespicturesofofthetheWldWldTradeTradeCenterCenteragainstagainstthetheskiesskiesofofNewNewYk.Yk.誤譯：世界上很多人看到世貿(mào)中心就會(huì)想到紐約。誤譯：世界上很多人看到世貿(mào)中心就會(huì)想到紐約。世界上很多人看到紐約的天空就會(huì)想到世貿(mào)中心。世界上很多人看到

5、紐約的天空就會(huì)想到世貿(mào)中心。正譯：世界上很多人看到藍(lán)天襯托下高聳入云的建筑物的照片，一眼就認(rèn)出這就是世正譯：世界上很多人看到藍(lán)天襯托下高聳入云的建筑物的照片，一眼就認(rèn)出這就是世貿(mào)中心。貿(mào)中心。4.These4.Theseexpertsexpertssaysaysomesomebuildingsbuildingsuseusetheirtheirlowerlowerlevelslevelsmainlymainlytotogetgetpeop

6、lepeopletotothetheupperupperlevels.levels.誤譯：這些專家說(shuō)一些樓造低層主要是為了使人們往高層發(fā)展。誤譯：這些專家說(shuō)一些樓造低層主要是為了使人們往高層發(fā)展。正譯：這些專家覺(jué)得在這樣的高層建筑中，下面的一些樓層主要只是作為通往高層的正譯：這些專家覺(jué)得在這樣的高層建筑中，下面的一些樓層主要只是作為通往高層的通道。通道。5.5.TheTheEmpireEmpireStateStateBuildingBu

7、ilding：帝國(guó)大廈：帝國(guó)大廈帝國(guó)大廈（帝國(guó)大廈（TheTheEmpireEmpireStateStateBuildingBuilding）位于紐約市，它的名字來(lái)源于紐約州的別稱）位于紐約市，它的名字來(lái)源于紐約州的別稱TheTheEmpireEmpireStateState（帝國(guó)之州）。帝國(guó)大廈位于（帝國(guó)之州）。帝國(guó)大廈位于曼哈頓曼哈頓第五大道第五大道350350號(hào)，夾在號(hào)，夾在3434大街大街UnitedStates.However

8、theterristattackshavecausedcomeAmericanstowryaboutthesafetyoftheseextremelytallbuildings.Falmost30yearstheWldTradeCenterstoodmethan410metersaboveNewYkCity’sfinancialcenter.ThetwotowersoftheCenterwerethetallestbuildingsin

9、thecity.Theyhadmethan100levels.ThenonthemningofSeptemberEleventhlastyeartwohijacked(劫持)airplanesstruckthebuildings.About50thouspeoplewkedintheWldTradeCenter.Someestimatessaymany90thouspeoplepassedthroughitonsomedays.Thet

10、owersrepresentedbusinesstradeinthebiggestcityinAmerica.ManypeoplethroughoutthewldrecognizedpicturesoftheWldTradeCenteragainsttheskiesofNewYk.Afterthecollapseofthetwintowerssomecityplannersbelievesuchextremelytallstructur

11、esshouldnotbereplaced.SomemembersbelieveskyscraperswastespaceTheseexpertssaysomebuildingsusetheirlowerlevelsmainlytogetpeopletotheupperlevels.Someexpertsalsobelievetheofficeneedsofbusinessesarechanging.Mostlargecompanies

12、nowhavetheirheadquartersinskyscrapers.Thispermitstheiremployeestowktogetherinoneplace.Howeveremployeestodaycancommunicateeasilythoughelectronicmailothertechnology.Sosomeplannersbelievetherewillbelessneedfskyscrapersinthe

13、future.TheEmpireStatebuildingisnowthetallestbuildinginNewYkCity.Itwasbuiltin1931.Itwasthetallestbuildinginthewldfmethan40years.Itstillisoneofthemostpopular.ThoussofmillionsofvisitshaveseenNewYkfromobservationareasinthisb

14、uilding.SkyscraperswereinventedintheUnitedStates.Asearlyasthe1880twonewtechnicaldevelopmentsmadethesetallerbuildingspossible.Onedevelopmentwasthemechanicalstepstoreachtheupperflosoftallbuildings.Thedevelopmentofsteelalso

15、helpedmaketallerbuildingspossible.Chicagobecamehometothewld’stallestbuildingin1973whentheSearsTowerwasbuilt.Itis442meterstall.TheSearsTowerwasthetallestbuildinginthewldf23years.Thenin1996twotallerbuildingswerecompleted.T