【原文】

今年在长沙举行了一年一度的外国人汉语演讲比赛，该比赛证明了这是促进中国和世界其他地区文化交流的好方法。它为世界各地的年轻人提供了更好地了解中国的机会。来自87个国家共计126位选手聚集在湖南省省会参加了从7月6日到8月5日进行的半决赛和决赛。比赛并不是唯一的活动，选手们还有机会参观了中国其他地区的著名景点和历史，名胜。

 

【参考答案】

The Annual Chinese Speech Contest for Foreigners was held in Changsha this year. The contest was proved to be a good way to promote cultural exchanges between China and other regions all over the world. It provides an opportunity for young people around the world to understand China better.

 

A total of 126 players from 87 countries gathered in the capital of Hunan province to participate in the semi-final and the final from July 6th to August 5th.

 

Competition is not the only activity. Players also have a chance to visit famous and historical attractions in other parts of China.

 

【点评】

1.词汇：

 

这篇四级翻译难度偏小，没有生僻词汇考查，但是要做到用词准确需要注意以下表达。

 

汉语演讲比赛 Chinese Speech Contest

 

文化交流 cultural exchanges

 

湖南省省会the capital of Hunan province

 

半决赛 semi-final

 

决赛 final

 

著名景点和历史名胜 famous and historic attractions

 

2.语法：语法部分也是每年必考的主谓一致（Annual Chinese Speech Contest for Foreigners was held in Changsha）、名词单复数、被动语态（举行was held，证明was proved等）等基础语法知识的考查，并未涉及从句和非谓语等高阶语法。