（2024年6月大学英语4级真题）四合院(siheyuan)是中国一种传统的住宅建筑，其特点是房屋建造在一个院子有多种类型，其中以北京的四合院最为典型。如今，随着现代城市的发展，传统的四合院已逐渐减少，但因其独特的建筑风格，四合院对中国文化的传承和中国历史的研究具有重要意义。
Siheyuan is a kind of traditional Chinese residential building, which is characterized by houses built around a courtyard" , enclosing " the courtyard in the middle. Siheyuan is usually warm in winter and cool in summer" , offering a comfortable environment, especially suitable for large families to live in. There are many types of Siheyuan in different parts of China, of which the most typical" one is in Beijing. Nowadays, with the development of modern cities, the number of traditional Siheyuan has gradually decreased, but because of its unique architectural style” , Siheyuan is of great significance to the inheritance of Chinese culture and the study of Chinese history.
逐句讲解
1. 其特点是房屋建造在一个院子的四周，将院子合围在中间。
这里是补充说明性的内容，可冠译为非限制性定语从句，即which is characterized by houses built around courtyard, enclosing the courtyard in the middle，其中“特点是”翻译为短语is characterized by，“将·…合围在中间”在该定请从句中充当伴随状语，翻译成现在分词短语，即enclosing...in the middle.
2.尤其适合大家庭居住。
起补充说明作用，翻译成形容词性短语，即especially suitable for large families to live in.
