【翻译预测题】
“土豪(local tyrant)”原意是指在某城镇或某地区中有钱有势的人或家族。然而，如今旧词添新义，“土豪”变成了一个流行语。“土豪”这个词首次被延用到虚拟世界时，是用来形容那些愿意在电脑游戏上花大钱的人。后来，它被扩展到用来描述喜欢炫富的人。“土豪金”已经成为用来指代金色的iPhone 5S的流行语。黄金象征着高贵、财富和兴旺。“土豪金”曾在许多零售渠道脱销。
【参考译文】
“Local tyrant”originally meant a rich and powerful person or family in a town or an area.However,the old term has assumed new meanings,and has become a popular term.The use of term “local tyrant”was first extended to the virtual world to describe the people who were willing to spend a huge sum of money on computer games.Later,it was extended to describe people who like to brag about their wealth.“Local tyrant gold”has become a popular phrase to describe the gold iPhone 5S.Gold symbolizes nobility,wealth and prosperity.The“local tyrant gold”used to be sold out in many retail channels.
【参考解析】
1.“土豪”这个词首次被延用到虚拟世界时，是用来形容那些愿意在电脑游戏上花大钱的人:“被延用到”可译为beextended to,extend意为“扩展，延伸”。“虚拟世界”可译为the virtual world。
2.黄金象征着高贵、财富和兴旺:“象征着”可译为symbolize，如:Olive branch symbolizes peace.(橄榄枝象征着和平。)。
3.“土豪金”曾在许多零售渠道脱销:“脱销”可译sell out。“零售渠道”可译为retail channel,其中channel有许多词意，如“海峡;河床;通道;渠道;频道”等，使用时需注意。
