旅游景点范例之：泰山 Mount Tai
§ 【概述】
§ 泰山为五岳之首，被列为“世界自然与文化双遗产名录”，自然景观与人文景观的交相辉映，使其成为中国名山的典型，因此选择这篇介绍泰山的旅游材料加以分析，十分具有代表性。该文语言优美，语句对称，既有客观的景物描写，又有充满主观色彩的情感抒发，作者对祖国山岳文化的热爱溢于言表，是信息、美感和祈使功能俱备的文章。翻译成英文应该首先注意如何传达原文的文化信息，同时给游客和读者一种美的享受，使他们对泰山的游览充满向往和期盼。
§ 泰山地处我国山东省的中部，绵延200多公里，其巅峰位于泰安市北面，海拔1545米。。泰山雄伟壮观，峻拔突兀，最高峰玉皇顶为峡谷和险峰所环绕。
§ Mount Tai is situated in central Shandong Province, stretching over 200 kilometers. North of the city of Tai’an stands Mount Tai’s highest peak, rising to 1,545 meters above sea level. This mountain impresses visitors with its majestic and precipitous appeal, its summit Yuhuangding overlooking the surrounding valleys and perilous peaks.
§ 登临泰山需走九曲十八盘的路程，沿途可饱览绚丽的风光，观赏不同风格的古代建筑。一阶石梯，直通南天门。
§ To reach Mount Tai’s summit, we will follow the zigzag and tortuous paths, along which we will feast our eyes on the charming scenery and appreciate the ancient architectural works of various styles. Soon we will trudge along a staircase that leads to the Heavenly Southern Gate.
§ 登上日观峰，举目远眺，只见山外有山，景外有景，无限风光，摄人心魄。
§ When we reach the Riguan Peak (literally, “the Sun Watching Peak”) and look around in the distance, we will find ourselves carried away in involuntary admiration by the overpowering endless vistas of mountains beyond mountains and scenery beyond scenery.
§ 泰山将自然景观与文化景观完美地融为一体，山上有无以计数的奇石、清瀑、古松、石桥、庙宇、亭阁、古塔、殿堂。
§ Mount Tai is a perfect example of the kind of mountain resort that embodies natural scenery and cultural heritage, boasting numerous grotesque rock formations, clear waterfalls, age-old pine trees, stone bridges, temples, pavilions, pagodas, and halls.
§ 名胜古迹数不胜数，尤其是历代文人雅士书法家所留下的石刻碑文，令游客目不暇接，叹为观止。
§ And in particular, tourists will invariantly marvel at the vast number of stone inscriptions left by famous ancient writers, scholars and calligraphers of various dynasties.
§ 泰山的每个季节都有独特的魅力。春天，绿茵茵的山坡上，争奇斗艳的花朵到处可见。夏天，泰山的雷暴雨堪称奇观。秋天，枫树叶满山遍野，蔚蓝色的河水穿流而行。冬天，雪盖群峰松披霜，景观素雅悲壮，别有一番情趣。
§ Each season has its beauty: bright flowers in full bloom covering the green slopes in spring, spectacular summer thunderstorms which are rarely seen elsewhere, blue rivers running across the mountains overlaid with red maple leaves in fall, and snow-capped mountains and frosted pine trees in winter that stage a quiet grandeur spectacle of particular interest.
§ 喜逢艳阳日，极目远眺，重峦叠嶂，尽收眼帘。但遇天阴时，环顾四周，苍茫大地，尽入云海。秦山的日出与日落，闻名遐迩。
§ On a clear day one can see the peaks rising one after another. When the sky is overcast, the horizon disappears into a sea of clouds. Mount Tai is most famous for its spectacular sunrise and sunset.