翻译不但要准确、通顺，还要优美。对于英语基础相对薄弱的学生来说，能做到准确和通顺就够有难度，至于优美就成了一种奢望。一段文字从一种语言转换成另一种语言时，可能从形式上、语序上等等很多地方都发生了巨大的改变，但是有些东西是不能改变的，比如，原文中陈述的事实，表达的情绪和意境。因此，对学生来说，能够在译文中通顺地、连贯地体现出原文陈述的事实尤为重要，也是得分关键所在。

乌镇是浙江的一座古老水镇，坐落在京杭大运河畔。这是一处迷人的地方，有许多古桥、中式旅店和餐馆。在过去的一千年里，乌镇的水系和生活方式并未经历多少变化，是一座展现古文明的博物馆。乌镇所有房屋都用石木建造。数百年来，当地人沿着河边建起了住宅和集市。无数宽敞美丽的庭院藏身于屋舍之间，游客们每到一处都会有惊喜的发现。

翻译示例1

Wuzhen, an ancient water town of Zhejiang province, is located near the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is a charming place. Many ancient bridges, Chinese style hotels and restaurants dwell there. In the past one thousand years, the water system and the way of life there haven't changed much, so it is a museum of ancient civilizations. All rooms in Wuzhen are made of stone and wood. Over hundreds of years, the locals have built houses and markets along the riverbank. Numerous spacious and pretty courtyardshide in those houses, serving as surprises and waiting to be found by the tourists.

翻译示例2

Wuzhen is an old water town in Zhejiang, located in the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Wuzhen is attractive with lots of ancient bridges, Chinese-styled hotels and restaurants. The river system and life styles of Wuzhen stayed nearly unchanged over the past 1,000 years, and therefore Wuzhen became a museum displaying ancient civilization. All of the houses in Wuzhen were built of stone-wood. Residences and markets were constructed along the river by the local people over hundreds of years. Numberless spacious and beautiful yards are hided among houses, which give the tourists surprises as they step into each of them.