听力课堂英语编者按：因为阅兵式，让北京又火了一把，中国，北京再次被世人瞩目。北京的名胜古迹也吸引了许多中外游客。可能成为考试翻译的热点。

 

故宫，又名紫禁城，为明清共二十四位皇帝统治中国近500年的皇宫。

 

The Imperial Palace, also called the Forbidden City was the palace where the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for roughly 500 years.

 

它位于北京市中心，在天安门广场的北侧，形状为长方形。南北长960米，东西宽750米，占地72公顷，总建筑面积达15万平方米。

 

The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Beijing, on the northern side of Tian’anmen Square, rectangular in shape, 960 meters from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west,with an area of 72 hectares and a total floor space of 150 000 square meters.

 

故宫是世界上现存规模最大、最完整的古代木构宫殿。它分为外朝和内廷两部分，外朝是皇帝上朝处理国家大事的地方，内廷是皇帝和皇室的居住地。

 

It’s the world’s largest and most integral palace made of wood in existence. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The outer court was the place where the emperors gave audience and handled state affairs, while the inner court was the living quarters for the emperors and their families.

 

1987年，故宫被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产。

 

In 1987 the Imperial Palace was listed by the UNESCO as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites.

 

翻译词汇：

 

故宫 the Imperial Palace

 

参考例句：We go to the Palace Museum. 我们去故宫博物馆。

 

紫禁城 the Forbidden City

 

参考例句：The Emperor's home, the Forbidden City 皇家宫苑，即紫禁城，

 

天安门广场 Tian’anmen Square

 

参考例句：Tiananmen Square is in Beijing. 天安门广场在北京。

 

长方形 rectangular

 

参考例句：illuminated rectangular reader 照明长方形阅读放大镜

 

建筑面积 floor space

 

参考例句：Housing area is the summation that each level accumulates the building. 房屋建筑面积是房屋各层面积的总和。

 

现存 in existence

 

参考例句：overturn existing institutions 废除了现存的制度;

 

上朝 give audience

 

参考例句：Morgan le Fay was waving to them from the magic tree house high in the branches. 摩根-拉菲在枝条错落的魔法树屋上朝他们朝手。

 

处理 handle

 

参考例句：associative processor for speech processing 语音处理相联处理机

 

世界文化遗产 World Cultural Heritage

 

参考例句：New direction in the conservation of world heritage:cultural routes (cultural itineraries); 世界文化遗产保护的新动向——文化线路