【摘要】英语四级在做翻译题型的时候考生需要多积累一些不同话题的素材，那么今天青藤小编就来给大家说一说英语四级翻译模拟考题：紫禁城。希望能给各位考生带来帮助，祝愿各位考生都能取得满意的成绩。

请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

紫禁城(the Forbidden City)始建于明朝皇帝明成祖(Emperor Chengzu)统治期间，建期14年。紫禁城是明清时期24位皇帝的皇宫。它之所以被称为紫禁城，是因为没有皇帝的许可，任何人都不能进出紫禁城。在整个紫禁城周围，有一面近八米高的城墙。墙内有980座建筑物，附属的房间超过八千间。大部分建筑物都是用木头修建的。屋顶被漆成了黄色，代表帝王的颜色。

参考译文：

The Forbidden City was first built throughout 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty.It was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It was called the Forbidden City because nobody could go in or out without the emperor's permission.There's a wall nearly eight meters high around the whole Forbidden City.Inside the wall,there are 980 buildings,with more than eight thousand rooms.Most of the buildings are made of wood.The roofs are painted yellow,the color of the emperors.

小编从近两年的四级翻译真题中得知，四级翻译话题多偏向社会经济、文化等方面，建议大家要提前储备一些常考话题材料。希望各位考生多多练习，争取在英语四六级考试中取得好成绩。更多关于大学英语四级考试的备考技巧，备考干货，新闻资讯，成绩查询，准考证打印入口，准考证打印时间等内容，小编会持续更新。祝愿各位考生都能认真备考，顺利通过考试。