四六級翻譯預測練習：飲食

【預測六】

在中國的南方和北方，飲食差異很大，也就是說，北方廚師(chef)所烹飪的菜餚口味更重，而在南方的食譜(recipe)中，菜餚的味道相對清淡。有時我們說南方菜餚的美味在於它的甜度和新鮮。在中國的一些省份，如寧夏、河北、四川、陝西和雲南，餐食多爲辣味，這是由於溼冷的天氣和高海拔(high altitude)所導致的。人們認爲出汗是預防溼冷氣候導致的疾病的一個好方法。

參考譯文

    There is a big difference about the diets between Northern and Southern China．that is．the dishes made by Northern chefs are in heavier taste and those are comparably light in Southern chefs’recipes．Sometimes．we say it is tasty as sweet and fresh in Southern dishes．In some provinces of China like Ningxia， Hebei，Sichuan，Shaanxi and Yunnan，the diets are made hot and spicy because of the humid cold weather and high altitude．People believe that to sweat is a good method for preventing diseases caused by humidity and cold．

難點註釋

1．第一句中，“飲食差異很大”可譯爲there is a big difference about the  diets；“也就是說”可譯爲that is；“口味更重”可譯爲in heavier taste；“相對清淡”可譯爲comparably light。

2．第二句中，“美味在於它的甜度和新鮮”可譯爲it is tasty as sweet and  fresh。

3．第三句中，“餐食多爲辣味”可譯爲the diets are made hot and spicy。

4．第四句中，“預防溼冷氣候導致的疾病的一個好方法”可譯爲a good  method for preventing diseases caused by humidity and cold。