承德避暑山莊(the Chengde Mountain Resort)是淸代皇帝避暑和處理政務(wù)的場(chǎng)所。它的最大特色是山中有園，園中有山。避暑山莊宮殿區(qū)位于湖泊南岸，地形(terrain)平坦，是皇帝處理朝政、舉行慶典和生活起居的地方。整個(gè)山莊東南多水，西北多山，是中國(guó)自然地貌的縮影(microcosm)。山莊整體布局巧用地形，與其他園林相比，有其獨(dú)特的風(fēng)格。山莊的建筑既具有南方園林的特點(diǎn)，又多沿襲北方常用的手法，成為南北建筑藝術(shù)完美結(jié)合的典范。

　　參考翻譯:

　　The Chengde Mountain Resort was a place foremperors in the Qing Dynasty to spend the summertime and deal with the administrative affairs.Itsmost prominent feature is the gardens andmountains embodying each other.The palace area ofthe Mountain Resort is located at the south of the lake on flat terrain.The emperor lived,handled state affairs and held celebrations there.The Mountain Resort is a microcosm of China'snatural landscape,with a great deal of water as in southeast China, and a great number ofmountains as in northwest China.The overall layout of the Mountain Resort makes good use ofthe terrain, and has its unique style compared with other Chinese gardens.The architecturalstyle of the Mountain Resort not only draws some features from southern gardens but alsofollows some common practices of northern architecture, modeling a perfect combination ofsouthern and northern architectural art.

　　翻譯詳解：

　　1.避暑和處理政務(wù):其中“避暑”可理解為“度過夏天”，故譯為spend the summer time;“處理政務(wù)”譯為deal withadministrative affairs。

　　2.山中有園，園中有山:可譯為the gardens andmountains embodying each other。

　　3.舉行慶典:可譯為hold celebrations。

　　4.整個(gè)山莊東南多水，西北多山，是中國(guó)自然地貌的縮影:此處主句為“山莊是中國(guó)自然地貌的縮影”，可譯為The Mountain Resort is a microcosm of China'snatural landscape…“東南多水，西北多山”可作伴隨狀語(yǔ)，譯為with引導(dǎo)的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，即with a greatdeal of water as in southeast China, and a great number of mountains as in northwest China。

　　5.巧用地形:其中“巧用”即“充分利用”，可譯為make good use of。

　　6.與其他園林相比，有其獨(dú)特的風(fēng)格:可譯為has its unique style compared with other Chinesegardens.其中 “compared”為過去分詞作狀語(yǔ)。

　　7.具有南方園林的特點(diǎn):即“源自南方園林的特點(diǎn)”，譯為some features from。

　　8.沿襲北方常用的手法:其中“沿襲”可譯為follow; “常用的手法”可譯為common practice。

　　9.成為南北建筑藝術(shù)完美結(jié)合的典范:其中“…的完美結(jié)合”可用a perfect combination of...表達(dá)。