Best known as a destination for honeymooners in search of perfect white beaches and swaying palms, the Seychells islands rarely make any sort of headlines. Few tourists would even have noticed the presidential election on July 30th, in which James Michel, leader of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front, was returned with 54% of the ballot.
【核心词汇】
destination n.目的地,终点
honeymooner n.度蜜月的人
rarely ad.很少地,几乎不
headline n.大标题,内容提要
tourist n.旅行者,观光客
presidential a.总统的,首长的
election n.选举,当选
progress a.进步的,先进的
【结构分析】
本段出现了两处否定。前一句中,使用了否定副词rarely体现否定,译为“几乎不”,Best known as...作该句状语。后一分句中,使用否定代词few体现否定,译为“很少”,其中包含了which引导的定语从句in which James Michel, leader of do the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front, was returned with 54% of the ballot, which指代先行词election, 并与in一起在从句中作状语,且该从句的谓语使用了被动语态;leader of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front为分隔结构,补充说明James
【参考译文】 说起塞舌尔群岛,许多人只知道它是度蜜月者找寻美丽的白色沙滩和摇曳的棕榈树的目的地之一。除此之外,几乎没有媒体对其进行报道,就连游客们也很少有人注意到7月30日该国举行的总统选举。在这次选举中,塞舌尔人民进步阵线领导人詹姆斯·米歇尔获得了54%的选票。
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