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【題目】SHANGHAI — With a dazzling light show set to begin at midnight, a huge crowd of people had gathered for an outdoor New Year’s Eve in this city’s riverfront district. n Shanghai, the Bund (外灘) is 【1】最受歡迎的旅游景點之一。 “【2】我們當時就是想走上臺階看燈光秀，”and then people at the top began pushing their way down,” said a 20-year-old man. “Then I heard someone scream�！�

【3】By Thursday afternoon, at least 36 people had died in the accident and 47 were known to be injured. Most of the visitors were Chinese in their teens and 20s, who had hoped to ring in 2015 partying in the area, the Bund. In the Changzheng Hospital, 【4】the mother of a 16-year-old girl dropped to her knees when told that her daughter died.

In China, New Year’s Eve celebrations are a new affair, far less significant than the lunar Chinese New Year celebrations , usually in late January or early February. And yet, every year, 【5】the crowds that gather in major Chinese cities on Dec. 31 seem to get bigger and bigger.

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【答案】

【1】one of the most popular tourist spots.

【2】We were just trying to walk up the steps to see the light show

【3】截至周四下午，至少已有36人在此次事故中死亡，且據(jù)知有47人受傷。

【4】一位16歲女孩的母親得知女兒死亡后，跪在了地上。

【5】在12月31日，聚集在中國大城市的人似乎越來越多。

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了上海外灘是最著名的名勝之一，在2015新年前夜人們聚在一起欣賞美景，由此發(fā)生了踩踏事件，造成許多人死亡和受傷。文章還介紹了每年新年前夜聚集在中國大城市的人數(shù)還在不斷增多。

【1】根據(jù)漢語意思可知，本句考查的是“……之一”以及多音節(jié)形容詞最高級的表達。在英語中，“……之一”應表達為：one of +名詞復數(shù)。多音節(jié)形容詞最高級應在詞前加the most。綜合上述，故譯為：one of the most popular tourist spots.

【2】根據(jù)漢語意思可知，本句考查的是“想（設(shè)法）做某事”以及動詞不定式的用法。在英語中，“想（設(shè)法）做某事”應表達為：try to do sth。此外，這里“走上臺階”的目的是“看燈光秀”，因此應用動詞不定式作目的狀語。由于這里講述的是當時的情況，應用過去進行時。綜合上述，故譯為：We were just trying to walk up the steps to see the light show.

【3】根據(jù)語境可知，這里應理解好“by”以及“be known to do ”的用法。在英語中，“by”可理解為“截止”、“到……為止”； “be known to do ”可理解為“據(jù)悉”。綜合上述，故譯為：截至周四下午，至少已有36人在此次事故中死亡，且據(jù)知有47人受傷。

【4】根據(jù)語境可知，這里是一個由when引導的時間狀語從句�！皌old”在這里應理解為“被告知”、“得知”；此外，“of a 16-year-old girl”是介詞短語作后置定語修飾名詞“mother”，即：一位16歲女孩的母親。還有，“dropped to her knees”指的是“跪在地上”。綜合上述，故譯為：一位16歲女孩的母親得知女兒死亡后，跪在了地上。

【5】根據(jù)語境可知，本句的主干是“the crowds seem to get bigger and bigger”�！� that gather in major Chinese cities on Dec. 31”是從句作定語，修飾名詞“crowds”。綜合上述，故譯為：在12月31日，聚集在中國大城市的人似乎越來越多。