【正确答案】Shanghai Museum, situated in the south of the People's Square, is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. It has a display area of 2800 square meters and possesses a collection of 120000 precious cultural relics. Its high-quality collections of ancient Chinese bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy and paintings are specially celebrated both at home and abroad. Founded in 1952, the museum has developed very rapidly and distinguished itself in aspects of cultural relic acquisition, conservation, research, exhibition, and cultural exchanges with other institutes. In 1992, according to the decision of the Shanghai municipal government, the work to build a new museum in the city center started. The new Shanghai Museum has eleven galleries and three exhibition halls. Now it welcomes the visitors from all over the world with a brand-new look.

【答案解析】1．第一句中，“位于人民广场的南侧”可翻译为后置定语修饰主语“上海博物馆”，故译为situated in the south of the People's Square，situated也可用located代替。 2．第二句较长，可分为两个句子进行翻译。第一句为“它的陈列面积为2800平方米，馆藏珍贵文物12万件”，可将其译为It has a display area of 2800 square meters and possesses a collection of 120000 precious cultural relics，剩余内容可翻译为第二句。 3．末句中的“八方来客”指的是世界各地的客人，故可翻译为the visitors from all over the world。