2018年英语四级翻译考试模拟题:宋史
来源 :中华考试网 2018-01-08
中请将下面这段话翻译成英文:
《宋史》
《宋史》是纪传体断代史书,“二十四史”之一,由元末至正三年(1343年)由丞相脱脱和阿鲁图先后主持修撰,共有四百九十六卷,记录了从宋太祖至瀛国公二王去世间300多年的宋朝历史。《宋史》是研究宋代历史的重要史书资料,其卷帙浩繁,内容丰富,纪传志中皆含有许多民族史资料史料价值丰富,是二十四史中篇幅最庞大的一部官修史书。
参考译文
History of the Song Dynasty
History of the Song Dynasty, one of the 24 histories, is a biographic history of dynasties compiled successively by Tuo Tuo the prime minister and Arutu in the third year of Zhizheng in the late Yuan Dynasty (1343). With a total of 496 volumes, it records the history of the Song Dynasty from Emperor Taizu of Song to the death of the two kings of Yingguogong. Of major historical significance to the study of the history of the Song Dynasty, it features a huge amount of books and papers and rich content. The biographic records consist of many rich, valuable national historical materials. It is an official historical book featuring the largest length among the 24 histories.