胡同
人們說(shuō)，真正的北京文化是胡同(hutong)和四合院(quadrangle courtyard)文化。它們比髙樓大吸引的海內(nèi)外游客更多。
現(xiàn)在，胡同已經(jīng)成為北京文化的代表，因此對(duì)于想了解當(dāng)?shù)氐臍v史文化的人來(lái)說(shuō)，胡同是首選。
胡同是蒙古詞，意思是“水井”。在元朝，蒙古人髙度重視水，所以幾乎每一個(gè)城市社區(qū)都圍繞一口井設(shè)計(jì)。直到今天，人們?nèi)匀豢梢栽诤姓业娇菥?/P>
每條小巷中都有故亊。在古代，它們的名宇是口口相傳的，胡同里沒(méi)有路標(biāo)(signpost)。直到明、清兩代，胡同的名字才逐漸被書寫下來(lái)。
【參考譯文】：
People say that the real culture of Beijing is the culture of hutong and quadrangle courtyards. They attract more tourists from home and abroad than the high-rise buildings and large mansions.
Now hutongs have become representatives of Beijing's culture; thus it is the first choice for people who would like to learn about the local history and culture.
Hutong is a Mongolian word meaning “well”. In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians attached great importance to water, so almost every community in the city was designed around a well. Until now, one can still find dry wells in hutongs.
Where there is such a lane, there is a story. In ancient times, the names of them were passed from mouth to mouth among people; there were no signposts in hutongs. It was not until the Ming and Qing Dynasties that the names of hutongs were written down gradually.
【難點(diǎn)點(diǎn)撥】：
1. 四合院：可譯為quadrangle courtyard，也可以用courtyard house或者courtyard表達(dá)。
2.高樓大廈：此處可譯為the high-rise buildings and large mansions，即“高層建筑和大廈”。
3.成為……的代表：可譯為become representatives of.
4.首選：可譯為first choice，而best choice則意為“最佳選擇”。
5.高度重視：可譯為attach great importance to.其中importance也可以用much修飾。
6.每條小巷中都有故亊：可譯為Where there is such a lane，there is a story.地道，又與眾不同。
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