本文选自《简明大不列颠百科全书》第一卷，主要介绍了澳大利亚重要城市阿德莱德的主要情况。本文属于非文学翻译，译者不详，但是百科全书的翻译有其独特的方式，特别是数字的翻译要引起重视。

Adelaide,capital of the state of South Australia.

阿德莱德是澳大利亚南澳大利亚州首府。

Situated at the base of the Mt. Lofty Ranges, 9 mi (14km) inland from the centre of the east shore of the Gulf St. Vincent, it enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot summers (February mean temperature 74°F [23°C), cool winters (July mean 54°C [12°C), and an average annual rainfall of 21 in (530mm).

阿德莱德位于洛夫蒂岭山麓，距圣文森特湾东岸的中心有14公里，属地中海型气候。夏季炎热，(二月份平均温度是23℃)，冬季比较凉爽，(七月份平均气温是12℃)，平均的年降水量是530毫米。

The site, chosen (1836) by Charles Sturt and William Light (the colony's first surveyor general), is on slightly rising ground along the Torrens River, which divides it into a southern business district and a northern residential section.

该城建于托伦斯沿岸的略高处，这一地点是查尔斯・斯塔特和威廉・莱特(本殖民区的第一任测量总监)于1836年选定的。托伦斯河把阿德莱德分成两个区，河南部为商业区，河北部为住宅区。

The city is separated from its suburbs by extensive areas of park lands.

市区和郊区之间有大片的公园区。

Named for Queen Adelaide, consort of the British King William IV, it was incorporated as Australia's first municipal government in 1840 and became a city in 1919, when it gained a lord mayoralty.

该城是以英王威廉四世之王后阿德莱德的名字命名的。1840年阿德莱德成立澳大利亚第一个地方自治政府，1919年设立市长职位，改为市。

The fertility of the surrounding plains, easy access to the Murray lowlands to the east and southeast, and the presence of mineral deposits in the nearby hills all contributed to the city's growth.

四周平原土壤肥沃，与在东方和东南方的墨累低地相通，附近山区有矿藏，所有的这些都有助于城市的发展。

As an early agricultural marketing centre, it handled wheat, wool, fruits, and wine.

阿德莱德作为早期的农贸中心，交易麦子、毛纺制品、水果以及酒类。

Adelaide, aided by its central position and a ready supply of raw materials, has since become industrialized, with factories producing automobile components, machinery, textiles, and chemicals.

从这以后，阿德莱德拥有中心的位置以及丰富的原材料，现已工业化。工厂可以生产汽车部件、机器、纺织品和化工品。

A focus of rail, sea, air, and road transportation, it receives the bulk of the products of the lower Murray River Valley, which has no port at its mouth.

阿德莱德是铁路、海运、空运以及公路运输的中心，接收了较低的墨累河河谷的大部分产品，因为墨累河谷地带在河口处没有港口。

Adelaide's own harbour facilities are at Port Adelaide (q.v.), 7 mi (11km) northwest.

阿德莱德自己港口的设施位于它西北角11公里远的阿德莱德港。

Notable city landmarks include the university (founded in 1874), Parliament and Government houses, the Natural History Museum, and two cathedrals---St. Peter's (Anglican) and St. Francis Xavier's (Roman Catholic).

著名的城市地标包括建于1874年的大学、议会以及政府官邸、自然历史博物馆、英国圣公会圣彼得大教堂和罗马天主教圣弗朗西斯・查威尔大教堂。

The Adelaide Festival of Arts (1960) was the first international celebration of its kind to be held in Australia.

1960年阿德莱德文艺节是在澳大利亚举办的第一个国际性文艺活动。

Pop. (1975 est.) city, 15,000; metropolitan area, 899,300.

人口：市1.5万(1975年估算)；都市区899，300。

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