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World's largest building opens in China
中國開放全球最大建筑物
The superlatives in China continue -- the latest symbol of China's "bigger is much, much better" ethos is open for business.
又一個中國之最——中國“越大越好”理念的最新符號開始營業(yè)
superlative： (形容詞或副詞的) 最高級的
ethos：(某一團體或某類活動的) 理念 eg：The whole ethos of the hotel is effortless service.該賓館的整體理念是輕松服務(wù)。
Located in Chengdu (population 14 million), capital of Sichuan province in southwestern China, the New Century Global Center is the largest freestanding building in the world, Chinese officials say.
中國官方人員稱，新世紀(jì)環(huán)球中心位于中國西南地區(qū)的四川省省會——成都（人口1400萬），它是全世界最大的獨立建筑物。
Though the words "world's largest" usually bring to mind an image of a towering skyscraper, this project actually isn't all that tall. But it's certainly big.
盡管“全球最大”這個詞常常給人的印象是高樓大廈，但是這項工程大是大，卻并沒有那么得高。
bring to mind：使人想起 同remind of
At 500 meters long, 400 meters wide and 100 meters high, the 1.7-million-square-meter mega-structure is capable of housing 20 Sydney Opera Houses and almost three times the size of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
這個有500米長，400米寬，100米高的170萬平方米巨型建筑，能容納20個悉尼歌劇院，是華盛頓五角大樓的三倍大。
The Global Center, which opened June 28, is home to business offices, hotels, theaters, shopping malls, a faux Mediterranean village and family-themed attractions such as a water park called Paradise Island.
環(huán)球中心于6月28日對外營業(yè)。里面有商店、酒店、劇院、購物中心、人造地中海村落以及像天堂島這樣的以家庭為主題的水上公園。
faux：being an imitation of the genuine article 同artificial faux pearl：人造珍珠
The New Century Global Center is located in an entirely new planned area of Chengdu called Tianfu New District.
新世紀(jì)環(huán)球中心位于成都市一個叫天府新區(qū)的全新規(guī)劃區(qū)。
Chengdu is also currently expanding its subway line and plans to construct a new airport by 2020, further suggesting official ambitions to make the city an economic and cultural capital of western China.
成都現(xiàn)在正在擴建地鐵，同時計劃到2020年建成一個新的機場。進一步表明政府的理想是要把成都建設(shè)成為中國西部的經(jīng)濟文化之都。
capital of： (某一產(chǎn)業(yè)或活動的) 有名之地; …之都 eg：Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade.科爾馬長久以來一直被譽為葡萄酒貿(mào)易之都。
From June 6-8, Chengdu hosted this year's Fortune Global Forum, an annual invite-only event featuring chairs, presidents, and CEOs of the world's largest companies.
從6月8日開始，成都舉辦了今年的全球財富論壇。它是一年一度舉行的邀請盛會，特色是有大量的椅子、各國總統(tǒng)以及全球最大公司的CEO參加。
Fortune Global Forum:全球財富論壇 invite-only or invitation system 是發(fā)起者主動邀請組織或個人參與活動的一種制度，而非主動申請就能參與
According to Xinhua, China's official state media, by the end of 2012 Chengdu's GDP had hit 800 billion RMB (US$130.48 billion).
據(jù)中國官方媒體《新華社》的報道，到2012年底成都的GDP已經(jīng)達到了8000億元人民幣（1300億美元）。
補充：省譯法
這是與增譯法相對應(yīng)的一種翻譯方法，即刪去不符合目標(biāo)語思維習(xí)慣、語言習(xí)慣和表達方式的詞，以避免譯文累贅。增譯法的例句反之即可。
又如：
（1）You will be staying in this hotel during your visit in Beijing.
你在北京訪問期間就住在這家飯店里。（省譯物主代詞）
（2）I hope you will enjoy your stay here.
希望您在這兒過得愉快。（省譯物主代詞）
（3）中國政府歷來重視環(huán)境保護工作。
The Chinese government has always attached great importance to environmental protection. (省譯名詞)
