Project Hope is a public good project launched in1989, the goal of which is to help young dropouts inpoverty-stricken areas. The two major tasks ofProject Hope are to help build Hope Primary Schoolsand fund the poor students. China is still adeveloping country, thus shortage of education fundin poverty-stricken areas is still a severe problem. Because of poverty, more than 30 millionchildren between the ages of 6-14 are unable to attend school or are forced to drop out. Theimplement of Project Hope changes the fate of a large number of dropouts and improves theschool faculties in poverty-stricken areas. The development of basic education is thus greatlyenhanced and the fine tradition of taking pleasure in helping others is also promoted. $ 6Nm`[V
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希望工程(Project Hope)是于1989年发起的一项公益事业，以救助贫困地区失学儿童(young dropouts)为目的。帮助建设希望小学与资助贫困学生是希望工程实施的两大主要任务。中国仍然是一个发展中国家，贫困地区缺乏教育经费的问题依旧严峻。有超过3000万6—14岁的少年儿童因贫困而不能上学或者被迫辍学。希望工程的实施，改变了一大批失学儿童的命运，改善了贫困地区的学校设施，极大地促进了基础教育的发展，弘扬了助人为乐的优良传统。 S%kE<M?
1.第一句中的“1989年发起”可表达为过去分词形式(launched in 1989)，作后置定语;“以救助贫困地区失学儿童为目的”可译为非限制性定语从句，对核心词ProjectHope进行补充说明，即为the goal of which。 tA3]6SIK@
2.“帮助建设希望小学与资助贫困学生是希望工程实施的两大主要任务”一句可将“主要任务”作句子主语，避免英语句子头重脚轻。 aluXh ?
3.“中国仍然是一个发展中国家，贫困地区缺乏教育经费的问题依旧严峻”，前后两句的关系可理解为因果关系，故翻译时加上表结果的连词thus，使句子更加连贯，符合英文表达习惯。 E )09M%fe
4.“有超过3000万…被迫辍学”一句中的“因贫困”because of poverty可置于句首，避免英语句子头重脚轻;“上学”可译为attend school。 Op~sR ^ez
5.最后一句汉语句子的主语“希望工程的实施”后跟了4个并列谓语，如果对应译为4个并列的谓语会显得突兀，不太连贯，可将后2个谓语译为被动语态，独立成句，以增加句型的多样性;“助人为乐”可译为takingpleasure in helping others。 V7 [Dvg:W
