原文:The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slow

原文:The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower than through land but faster than through air.译文:声音在水中的速度是大约为每秒一英里,比其穿透陆地要慢,但比在空气中要快。改译:
【正确答案】:声音在水中的传播速度大约为每秒一英里,比其穿透陆地的速度要慢,但比其在空气中的传播速度要快。【解析】原译文过于死板,表意不清,没有译出汉语的特点。the speed of sound in water实际上是说“声音在水中的传播速度”,汉译时最好译出“传播”二字;slower than through land and faster than through air,英语为避免重复而省略speed,但汉语不怕重复,因此汉译时要译出“速度”。