With atotal area of 2,201 square kilometers, Tianzhu County is composed of 16townships and 326 administrative villages. Ethnic minorities, predominantly Dong and Miao, constitute 98.3% of the local population of more than 410thousand. It is one of the counties with the highest concentration of ethnic minorities in Guizhou.

　　天柱蕴藏着丰富的自然资源。气候温和，土壤肥沃，是贵州重要粮食生产基地，享有“黔东粮仓”的美誉。当地年产烟叶2.6万担(一担=50公斤)，是中国烟叶主产区。这里林业资源丰富，森林面积达185万亩(一亩=1/15公顷)，覆盖率达56%，是贵州十大林业基地县之一。重晶石、黄金、煤等矿产资源也十分丰富。

　　Tianzhu boasts abundant natural resources. Endowed with moderate climate and fertile soil, it is a major grain production base in Guizhou and is reputed as the “Breadbasket in East Guizhou”. It is also a major tobacco leaf producer in China with an annual output of 26thousand dans (one dan=50 kilograms). Furthermore, the extensive forests in the county cover an area of 1.85 million mus (one mu=1/15 hectare), 56% of the county’s total area. Besides being one of the ten largest county-level bases of forest resources in Guizhou, it also abounds in barite, gold, coal and other mineral resources.

　　天柱乘西部大开发的东风，迅速崛起。全县国民经济稳步发展，综合实力日益增长，人民生活水平在不断提高，产业结构调整日趋优化，基础设施建设得以加强，城镇面貌日新月异。“生态环境优美，文化教育优越，综合服务优化，人居条件优良，经济充满活力”的新天柱呈现在世人面前。

　　Benefiting from the country’s “go west” campaign, Tianzhu County has entered into a fast track of development. Many encouraging changes in comprehensive strengths have taken place in Tianzhu: steady economic growth, improvement of the people’s livelihood, adjustment and optimization of the industrial structure, as well as infrastructure improvement. And today Tianzhu is presenting a new image featuring a sound ecological environment, developed culture and education, improved comprehensive services and habitat conditions, as well as a more vibrant economy to the world.

　　文章的第一段正是我们在翻译课上反复强调的7大成分不做主句处理的一个典型实例。我们着重讲授了如下7个成分一般情况下不在英语句子中充当主要句子成分，而是处理为附带或次要成分，这样才能够将英语的语句处理得错落有致，层次分明。

　　7大成分包括：历史，文化，人口，地理位置，创建时间，占地面积以及对主语的基本界定。第一段中涉及“地理位置”，“对主语的基本界定”。按照我们所讲的方法，把地理位置放在句首作为独立结构，然后出现主语，再连接对主语的基本界定，即同位语短语，最后是主句。

　　Located in eastern Guizhou Province, Tianzhu County, an important gateway to Provinces of Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang from Sichuan Province, Chongqing and Guizhou Province, is known to the world as “the First Pass in Eastern Guizhou”, “the Land of Barite in China” and “the Gold Town on the Guizhou Plateau.”

　　文章的第二段出现了7大成分中的“占地面积”和“人口”，因此，我们把该段的语序适当调整一下，先译“占地面积”，然后出现主语，后面紧跟同位语，即对主语的基本界定，最后是主句。

　　Covering a total area of 2,201 kilometers, Tianzhu County, one of the counties in Guizhou Province with the highest concentration of ethnic minorities with a population of 410,000, predominated by the Dong and the Miao ethnicities, making up 98.3% of the local population, holds jurisdiction over 16 townships and 326 administrative villages.

　　第三段有5句，按照我们课上所讲的方法，第一句和第二句合并可以处理成如下versions，体现动词谓语的变化或带有宗教色彩的动词,另外，我们所讲的“是”字的译法，“特点”的英译也能够充分表现出来。

　　“蕴藏”一词可以译成：boast, be blessed with/be favored with, be endowed with,

　　“气候温和，土壤肥沃”应该可以将其视为“特点”，

　　“是”一词可以译成：serve as, function as, play the role of,

　　Version 1.Featured by its moderate climate and fertile soil, Tianzhu, boasting abundant natural resources, serves as a major base of grain production, reputed as “Breadbasket in East Guizhou.”

　　Version 2.Tianzhu,blessed with abundant natural resources and featured by its moderate climate and fertile soil, serves as a major base of grain production, reputed as “Breadbasket in East Guizhou.”

　　此外，如果将我们在《中国茶文化》语篇中讲的用词，也可以这样来译：

　　Be home to sth.表示蕴藏，富有，是。。。的故乡。

　　Featured by its moderate climate and fertile soil,Tianzhu, home to abundant natural resources, serves as a major base of grain production, reputed as “Breadbasket in East Guizhou.”

　　第三句翻译的要点在于“产”字，由于“烟叶”是一种农作物，因此，建议使用“yield”做动词或名词来译该句。

　　This locality is also a major tobacco producer in China with an annual yield of 26,000 dans (1 dan =50 kilograms).

　　第四句的要点是将森林面积作为附带成分，使用介词短语来表达。还应注意英语句子连词丰富的特点，在该句的开始应该与上一个句子有一个承上启下的连词，表达其递进关系。

　　Furthermore, it is favored with rich and vast forests with a total forest area of 1.85 million mus (1 mu=1/15 hectares), covering 56% of the area, as one of the top ten largest bases of forest resources in Guizhou.

　　第五句“十分丰富”可由形容词短语作表语转换成动词短语。

　　It also abounds in such mineral resources as barite, gold, coal, etc.

　　最后一段汉语由三个句子组成，第一句可以运用我们课上所讲的witness这一句型来译：

　　China’s “Going West” development program has witnessed the rapid rise of Tianzhu County.

　　还可以译成：

　　Greatly benefiting from China’s “Going West” development program, Tianzhu County has been rapidly developing.用“greatly benefiting from…”来表示“得益于…”。

　　第二句首先要梳理句子结构，我们课上讲的4Cs的第一个C，即connotation，把该句的逻辑关系梳理清楚，“城镇面貌日新月异”可以是对该句前边内容的一个概括总结，采用“总分结构”处理：

　　Remarkable changes have taken place in the county: steady economic growth, ever-growing improvement of the people’s living standards, increasing adjustment and optimization of the industrial structure as well as the infrastructure improvement.

　　第三句“…的新天柱呈现在世人面前”可以调整到句首，把前面的若干成分做该句宾语后的定语处理：

　　Tianzhu is unfolding a new picture of its sound ecological environment, well-developed culture and education, improved comprehensive services, ideal living conditions and dynamic economic growth.

　　相信，我们的同学会在此次考试中取得骄人的成绩，同时也提醒各位考生以此次的汉译英语段命题作为今后汉译英语段翻译的一个风向标，对说明文的翻译加强练习，以应对今后的三级，甚至二级笔译实务中的语句处理。