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2013年最新大学英语四级翻译备考课堂笔

发布时间: 2013-05-03 13:46:43 作者: wokauile

  1. He is ________________ (他与其说是个学者)as a writer.

  2. The parents should also set the kids free _______________ (以便他们自己做选择).

  3. Some freshmen _____________(打定主意)to pursue a master's degree after undergraduate studies.

  4. So it is essential for the students _____________(深入社会实践)in order to learn something that they can't get in class.

  5.In order to improve the competence of state-run enterprises,the central government ________________(已经实行了一系列改革),among which is cutting down the staff.

  答案与解析:

  1. not so much a scholar

  本句意为:与其说他是个学者不如说是个作家。考查的是"与其......倒不如......"的句型。句中所给部分已有as,所以最好用not so much...as...。如:In many cases,nursing is not so much a job as a way of life.(在许多情况下,护理与其说是是一件工作倒不如说是一种生活方式。)

  2. to make their own choices

  考查目的状语"以便"的英文表达,正确答案可以是:in order to/to/so as to+动词,也可以用in order/so+that从句。具体要根据字数要求定。

  3. make up their minds

  本句意为:许多大一新生打定主意要在本科毕业后继续争取硕士学位。"打定主意、决定下来"可选用:make up one's mind to do,be determined to do,decide to do。题中pursue表示坚持不懈地追求,如:She pursued the study of English for five years.(她持续不断地学了五年英语。)

  4. to participate in social practice

  本句意为:对学生而言,有必要深入社会实践,从而学到课堂上学不到的东西。"深入"事实上是指学生要参与社会实践,因此确切译法是to participate,"社会实践"可译成social practice或social activity。

  5. has implemented a series of reforms

  本句意为:为了提高国有企业的竞争力,政府已经实行了一系列改革,其中一项是裁员。这里大家要记住"国有企业"的表达,而"外资企业"应译为 oversea-funded enterprise或foreign-based company。"实行"可选用implement,carry out,由于是"一系列"改革,因此reform要用复数形式。另外"已经"暗示句子应该用完成时态。

  1. It is time ________________ (有关当局采取适当的措施来解决交通问题的时候了).

  2. In the sports meeting, _______________ (他替换了那个受伤的运动员).

  3. _________________ (尽管这对老夫妇生活简朴),they enjoy true happiness.

  4.The teacher always told us that ________________(我们必须把所学到的知识应用于实际工作中).

  5. Since the examination is around the corner,________________(我不得不放弃做运动).

  答案与解析:

  1. (that)the authorities concerned took proper steps to solve the traffic problems

  本题考点有两个。第一,考查"是......的时候了"的用法。翻译成英语可以说:It is time to dosomething或It is time that sb. didsomething.本句采用的是后一种虚拟语气句型。谓语部分要用过去时态。第二,"有关当局"应译成the authoritiesconcerned。Concerned的意思是"有关的,有牵连的",常用于名词后面,修饰该名词。concerning的意思是"关于",通常不作后置定语。

  2. he substituted for the injured player

  "替换某人"要用substitute for sb.,尽管汉语中只说"替换",翻译时要补上介词for,以符合英语的要求。"替换"还有displace,replace,swap,take theplace of,instead of等说法。这些表达之间有微妙的差别,考生要注意区分。substitute(n./vi.) 代替;取代; 代替品Nothing can substitute for the advice the doctor is able to give you.substitute的用法是:substitute A for B,意为用A代替B;

  replace 的用法是:replace A with B,意为用B代替A。

  3. Despite the fact that the old couple leads a very plain life

  Despite有"尽管"之意,看似连词,实际上却是介词。相当于in spite of,一般后接名词,如:Despite thebad weather we enjoyed ourholiday.(尽管天气不好,我们的假期仍过得很愉快。)原句需填入部分是一个单句,因此要用"despite the factthat..."结构。让步状语从句还可以用although引导,即:Although the old couple leads a veryplain life.

  4. we should apply what we learned to the practical work

  汉语里的"所学的东西",在英语里可以由关系代词what引导的宾语从句来表达。由于汉语语言的表达方式与英语不一样,初学者在翻译此类句子时往往按照汉语的顺序,一字不漏地译出来,却不会使用what从句来代替。请看下例:我经常在想上次见到你时你所说的话。如果把这句话译成I often think about the words you said last time we met就会太生硬、罗嗦。应该译成I often think about what you said last time we met. 本题"我们所学到的知识"可以译成what we learned。本题的另外一个考点是:"将......运用于......"可译成apply...to...。

  5. I am compelled to give up doing sports

  around the corner不是指在拐角处,而是说某事即将来临,这里可以翻译成"迫在眉睫"。有的同学错误地将"不得不做某事"译成decide to do sth.,这样就无法准确传递出原文地感情色彩。由于考试迫在眉睫,所以"我"不得不放弃运动。这里是被迫"放弃"。而decide to do是主观意志决定去做。"不得不"的说法在英文里有:have to,cannot but,cannot help but,cannot choose but,have no alternative but等。

  1. _______________ (随着工商业的发展),the number of trees in many big cities has dramatically reduced.

  2. Travel can widen our knowledge, _____________ (扩大我们的眼界),and make one open-minded as well.

  3. Cars are responsible for most of the smog in cities, _______________ (这已经对环境造成了严重的污染).

  4.Modernization will be entirely possible in the first half of the21st century, as long as we ________________(坚持认为)that economicdevelopment is the center of all our work.

  5. He was convinced on the basis of ____________(当时已出现的情况)that there would be a long and difficult struggle.

  答案与解析:

  1. With industries and business developing quickly

  本句意为:随着工商业的发展,许多大城市的树木数量正急剧减少。"随着......"要用介词with或alongwith。"工商业"既包括工业也包括商业,翻译时要注意译文的完整性。本句也可译成:With the quick development ofindustries and business.

  2. broaden our horizon

  句中的短语widen our knowledge意思是"扩大我们的眼界",make one open-minded是同义复指,它们表示相同的意思却在英语里使用不同的表达,以避免用词重复。这是英语行文的一个技巧,考生在翻译时应尽量避免 wordiness(用词累赘),这个技巧在写六级作文时也值得借鉴。本句还可以译成:expand our vision或extend our sight.

  3. which has seriously polluted the environment

  "这已经对环境造成了严重的污染"中的"这"显然是指前半句提到的the smog in cities,这里需要的是一个非限制性定语从句,补充说明城市烟雾对环境的影响。本句还可以译成:which has brought serious pollution to the environment。

  4. hold an idea/ insist on the idea/ stick to the idea

  本句意为:只要我们坚持以经济建设为中心,那么在21世纪上半叶实现现代化是完全可能的。本题考查固定短语"坚持认为"的说法。除了答案提供的说法外还有以下说法大家可以参考:persist in the idea/ persevere in the idea/ adhere to the idea等。

  5. what had appeared by then

  "情况"在这里没必要直译成situation或case,本句含义是指基于当时的情况使他确信,因而可以用what引导作basis后置定语。还有一点需要注意的是,"当时已出现"要求我们在翻译时准确选择时态。by then与过去完成时态想一致,也可以用at that time。

  1.I replied to her that _______________ (我将会接受她的邀请).

  2.She was angry with her husband ,so _____________ (她不理不睬)when he spoke to her..

  3.How could we get news in our own society or abroad ______________ (没有报纸的话)?

  4.The latest census shows that China's population ______________ (已超过10亿)

  5.We have had ten recorders ,but we still need ____________(需要这么多)as again.

  答案与解析:

  1. I would accept her invitation

  本题考点一是时态的一致。由于前半句时态是replied,因此"将要"应译为would。本题考点二是"接受"的英文表达。 accept和 receive都有表示接受的意思。receive指客观已经发生的情况。它只表明事实上收到某物而不管接受者主观上是否愿意接受。如:My father received a letter this morning. 而accept带有主动或赞许的意味,表示不但收下某物,而且内心也同意接受。如:Please accept my little present.下面这句话可以帮助大家分清两个词的使用域:He received an invitation yesterday but he did not accept it.(他昨天收到一份邀请,但却没有接受。)

  2. she ignored him

  由句意可知,她是对丈夫生气了,因而丈夫和她说话时她不予理睬。本题要注意ignore和neglect在含义上的差别。Ignore是故意不理睬别人,而neglect是表示疏忽(责任等),并非故意,常和to连用,如:Don't neglect to lock the door.

  3. without newspaper

  本句是一个与现在事实相反的虚拟语气句,虚拟语气句并不一定全部要用if条件句引导。很多情况下,一些介词或介词短语,副词短语的出现要求整个句子使用虚拟语气。without就是其中之一。如:I couldn't have passed this exam without your help.(没有你的帮助,我不可能通过这次考试。)这句话用if条件句来表达就是I couldn't have passed this exam if I hadn't had your help. 除了without外,英语里还有很多这样的词或短语是虚拟语气标志词。如:as if,as though,lest,for fear that,in case,even if,even though,in order that,so that,大家在复习虚拟语气语法点的时候要注意总结。

  4. has exceeded one billion

  本句意为:据最新的人口普查,中国人口已超过10亿。本题一是要正确写出数字"10亿",二是要正确选词"超过",三是要注意完成时态。

  5. as many

  本题考查倍数对等的正确说法,可以用"... as +adj. +as..."的结构。本句意为:我们已经有10台录音机了,但是我们还需要10台

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