2020年6月大学英语六级翻译模拟题：大勘探年代

The Age of Discovery, also called the Age of Exploration, is a historical period of European global exploration that started in the early 15th century continued until the 18th century. It is usually regarded as a bridge between the Middle Ages the Modern era, in the context of emerging western imperialism economic competition between European kingdoms seeking wealth through the establishment of trade routes colonies. Among many great explorers during this period, the most outstanding one was Christopher Columbus since he discovered the New World. European overseas expansion led to the rise of colonial empires, with the contact between the Old New Worlds producingthe exchange: a wide transfer of plants, animals, foods, culture, so forth.This represented one of the most significant global events concerning ecology,agriculture, culture in history. European exploration allowed the global mapping of the world, resulting in a new world-view distant civilizations acknowledging each other.

　　英译汉答案：大发现年代，也被称为大勘探年代，是欧洲进行全球勘查的一个历史时期，始于15世纪初并一直持续到18世纪。这一时期通常被认为是中世纪和近代之间的桥梁，当时西方帝国主义刚兴起，欧洲各王国之间正在经济上互相竞争，他们想通过建立贸易路线和殖民地来寻找财富。在这一时期众多伟大的探险家中，最杰出的是克里斯托弗·哥伦布，因为他发现了新大陆。欧洲的海外扩张导致了殖民帝国的崛起，旧大陆与新大陆的接触也促成了两边的互相交换：大量的植物、动物、食物、文化等得到迁移。这代表了历史上生态、农业和文化在全球范围内最重大的活动之一。欧洲大勘探让绘制全球性的世界地图成为可能，从而使人们看到一个新的世界与古老的文明正遥相呼应。