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Lotus flower, one of the most renowned flowers of China, is loved by Chinese people. 1 Lakes and ponds in many places of China are suitable for lotus flowers' growth. 2 The colorful lotuses, which bloom on summer mornings and close at night, bloom for two to three months, attracting visitors from different places. 3 Lotus has a variety of functions, such as greening waters and beautifying courtyards and it can also help to purify the water quality, reduce pollution and improve the environment. 4 Lotus, which fearlessly braves the scorching sun and comes out of the dirty mud unsoiled, has been a symbol of purity and elegance that is often used to describe people's noble morals, consequently becoming a vital theme in the works from poets and painters of all time. 5 The places where the lotus is in full bloom are also frequented by many photography lovers. 6
1. 荷花是中国的名花之一，深受人们喜爱：这个句子中可以将前一个分句处理为补充说明性的成分，使用同位语的形式来表达，“中国的名花之一”充当“荷花”的同位语，即Lotus flower, one of the most renowned flowers of China；“深受人们喜爱”可翻译为is loved by Chinese people。
2. 中国许多地方的湖泊和池塘都适宜荷花生长：“中国许多地方的湖泊和池塘”翻译为Lakes and ponds in many places of China；“都适宜荷花生长”翻译为are suitable for lotus flowers' growth，采用了be suitable for sth.（适合某事物）的结构。
3. 荷花色彩鲜艳，夏日清晨绽放，夜晚闭合，花期长达两三个月，吸引来自各地的游客前往观赏：本句信息点较多，首先进行梳理：“荷花色彩鲜艳”可以翻译成名词短语，即The colorful lotuses；“夏日清晨绽放，夜晚闭合”可以处理为非限制性定语从句，对荷花开花的特点进行说明，即which bloom on summer mornings and close at night，注意bloom意为“开花”，close意为“闭合”；“花期长达两三个月”可以作为句子的谓语，即bloom for two to three months；“吸引来自各地的游客前往观赏”可以处理为补充说明成分，采用非谓语的形式来表达，表示伴随情况，即attracting visitors from different places，其中“前往观赏”可根据英文语境省略不译出。
4. 荷花具有多种功能，既能绿化水面，又能美化庭园，还可净化水质、减少污染、改善环境：本句也是由多个小句构成，根据英文表达习惯，首先也需要做要点的归纳整合。“荷花具有多种功能”为整个句子的主体之一，翻译为Lotus has a variety of functions；“既能绿化水面，又能美化庭园”可以视为对荷花功能的列举，故采用such as这一短语来翻译，即such as greening waters and beautifying courtyards，注意“绿化水面”还可以翻译为afforest the water surface，而“美化庭园”还可以翻译为embellishing gardens；“还可净化水质、减少污染、改善环境”可以处理为与“荷花具有多种功能”并列的成分，故可以翻译为it can also help to purify the water quality, reduce pollution and improve the environment。
5. 荷花迎骄阳而不惧，出污泥而不染，象征纯洁、高雅，常常用来比喻人的高尚品德，历来是诗人画家创作的重要题材：“迎骄阳而不惧，出污泥而不染”可以翻译为补充说明性成分，故可以使用非限制性定语从句来表达，即which fearlessly braves the scorching sun and comes out of the dirty mud unsoiled，其中brave为动词，意为“不畏惧”，unsoiled（未染泥土的）为形容词，充当补足语，对“荷花出淤泥”这一动作的结果进行补充说明；“象征纯洁、高雅”可以处理为整个句子的谓语，即has been a symbol of purity and elegance，而“常常用来比喻人的高尚品德”可以处理为that引导的定语从句，即that is often used to describe people's noble morals；“历来是诗人画家创作的重要题材”可以处理为整个句子的非谓语，起到进一步补充说明的作用，即consequently becoming a vital theme in the works from poets and painters of all time。
6. 荷花盛开的地方也是许多摄影爱好者经常光顾之地：该句有两个“地方”，指代相同，故可以用where引导的定语从句来将二者衔接起来，即“荷花盛开的地方”翻译为The places where the lotus is in full bloom；而“也是许多摄影爱好者经常光顾之地”处理为句子的谓语，即are also frequented by many photography lovers，注意，其中frequent为及物动词，意为“经常光顾，经常到”。