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2023年12月英语四级翻译练习：洞庭湖

洞庭湖位于湖南省东北部，面积很大，但湖水很浅。洞庭湖是长江的蓄洪地， 湖的大小很大程度上取决于季节变化。湖北和湖南两省因其与湖的相对位置而得名：湖北意为“湖的北边”， 而湖南则为“湖的南边”。洞庭湖作为龙舟赛的发源地，在中国文化中享有盛名。据说龙舟赛始于洞庭湖东岸，为的是搜寻楚国爱国诗人屈原的遗体。龙舟赛与洞庭湖及周边的美景，每年都吸引着成千上万来自全国和世界各地的游客。

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Dongting Lake is a large, swallow lake that is located in northeastern of Hunan province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River. Hence the lake’s size largely depends on the season. Two provinces in China are named Hunan and Hubei due to the fact that they are relative position to the lake: Hubei means “north side of Lake”; Hunan means “ South side of the Lake”. As an origin of dragon boat racing, Dongting Lake enjoys a good reputation in Chinese culture. It is said that Dragon boat racing begun on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake for searching Quyuan’s body who is a patriotic poet. Dragon Boat Racing and beautiful scenery of Donting Lake as well as the surrounding beautiful scenery attract thousands of domestic people and foreigners every year.