【正确答案】①Established in 1925, the Palace Museum is located in the imperial palace of the consecutive Ming and Qing dynasties. ②The magnificent architectural complex, also known as the Forbidden City, and the vast holdings of paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, and antiquities of the imperial collections make it one of the most prestigious museums in China and the world. ③In 1961, the State Council designated the former imperial residence as one of China's foremost-protected cultural heritage sites, ④and in 1987 it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. ⑤The Forbidden City is surrounded by 10 metre-high walls and a 52-metre-wide moat. ⑥Measuring 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, the complex covers an area of 1,200,000 square meters. ⑦Each side of the rectangular city has a gate. ⑧These four gates are the Meridian Gate (Wu men) on the south, the Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu men) on the north, and the East and West Prosperity Gates: Donghua men and Xihua men. ⑨Entering from the south, visitors will see a succession of halls and palaces spreading out on either side of the central axis. ⑩The glowing yellow roofs of the stately buildings seem to levitate above the vermilion walls. This magnificent sight is amplified by the painted ridges and carved beams of the ancient structures. Although the Forbidden City used to be an impenetrable fortress, the imperial palace is now a public museum. The collection, displayed in gallery halls throughout the complex, is becoming increasingly accessible with digital technologies.

【答案解析】1．②句除了参考译文的译法，还可以考虑用boast一词先在主句中引出藏品内容，再用which引导的非限制性定语从句译出“成为中国乃至世界上享誉盛名的博物馆之一”，即译为The magnificent architectural complex, also known as the Forbidden City, boasts the vast holdings of...collections, which make it one of the most prestigious museums in China and the world. 2．⑤句中“四面围有”除了可以用最直观的be surrounded/enclosed by外，还可以运用形象思维，联想到同墙与护城河对紫禁城的安全保卫作用，据此运用be defended/guarded by sth. all around。 3．⑦句与⑧句除了参考译文的译法，还可合译为一句，使用伴随状语详细介绍东南西北四个门，即处理为Each side of the rectangular city has a gate, with the Meridian Gate (Wu men) on the south, the Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu men) on the north, and the East and West Prosperity Gates: Donghua men and Xihua men。注意在翻译故宫的城门及宫殿名称时，要将名称中各汉字的内涵译成对应的英文形式，在介绍性文本中最好在译名后用括号标出其罗马拼音。 4．⑨句逗号后的部分在英译时可调整语序，先译出游客“看见”的内容——即“大厅和宫殿”，再用动名词短语spreading out引出原文的地点状语“在中轴线两侧”，将其转换为译文宾语的后置定语。 5．⑩句中“悬浮”除了译为levitate，还可译作float。中式宫殿中红墙的红色一般指朱红色，在英语中vermilion一词则专指这种朱砂红，比用red更为精准。 6．句中逗号前的分句除了可以用常规的主谓宾句式翻译外，还可使用成分转换的翻译策略，用Despite引出并将原文中“堡垒”一词模糊化，定语“牢不可破”转换为名词中心语，译为Despite its past impenetrability, the Forbidden City is now a public museum.