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英译汉实战练习

英译汉

Book2

1

1）Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring.

2）Theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.

3）Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

4）Toustheimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhaslittleornorelationstothesignificanceofthematterathand.

5）Unlessacertainamountoftimeisallowedtoelapse,itseemsintheireyesasifthetaskbeingconsideredwereinsignificant,notworthyofproperrespect.

2.

1）Butinrecentyears,asenvironmentaldamagehasincreased,signsofchangehavesprungupinvariouspocketsaroundtheworld.

2）Butaseriesofnewenvironmentallaws,togetherwiththecreationofparksandnaturepreservesthatcoveronequarterofthecountry,areaimedatprotectingCostaRica’sremainingforests.

3）Thegovernmentpromisesitwillprotecttheregion’snativepeople,butquestionsremainastoitstruelevelofcommitment.

4）Thisexplosivegrowthhasledtoremovalofforestsinmuchofthecountry,andexcessiveuseofexistingfarmland.

5）Inrecentyears,thegovernmenthaswagedamassiveadcampaigntoencouragebirthcontrol,offeringinducementssuchasfreetripstoMecca,thebirthplaceofIslaminSaudiArabia.

3.

1）Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.

2）ThatpointwasemphasizedbythefactthatGail’sparents,afterthirty-fiveyearsofmarriage,weregoingthroughabitterandpainfuldivorce,whichhaddestroyedGailandforatimehadanegativeeffectonourbuddingrelationship.

3）Itwasallsonew,allsoexciting,andweboththought,onthesurfaceatleast,thatourswasanidealmarriagewitheveryindicationthatitwouldlastforever.

4）AndwhenhelearnedofmyproblemswiththeCitizenshipdepartment,heimmediatelysuspectedthatIwasmarryinghisdaughterinordertoremainintheUnitedStates.

5）Infact,hemadeitveryclearwhenwewerediscussingmarriagethatifIhadanydoubtsaboutanythingIshouldnothesitatetocancelourplans.

4.

1）AllofthemgototheU.S.forthesamereasons---tobecomefluentinEnglish,completehighschoolandunderstandeverythingtheycanabouttheAmericanwayoflife.

2）Forthemajorityofthestudents,thedecisiontostudyabroadistakenonlyafteraperiodofatleastsixmonthsofcarefulplanning.

3）“Forme,”saysseventeen-year-oldGloriaMarcato,“it’smoreimportanttolearntospeakEnglishandtolivethroughthisexperiencethanitistoreceiveacertificatefromtheAmericangovernment.”

4）EvenyoungstudentswhoplanonstayingintheUnitedStatesjustlongenoughtofinishtwosemestersofhighschoolhavedifficultyfindingahostfamily.Veryfewarriveinthecountrywithallthedetailsworkedout.

5）AnothermomentoftensiondescendswhilestudentsawaitthedomesticflightthatwilltakethemtotheirtemporaryhomeinAmerica.Fromthemonit’severyoneforhimself.

5.

1）Whilesheisdoingherhomework,herfeetonthebenchinfrontofherandhercalculatorclickingoutanswerstohergeometryproblems,Iamlookingatthehalf-emptypackageofCamelstossedcarefullycloseathand.

2）Irememberthebright-redtobaccotin,withapictureofQueenVictoria’spartner,PrinceAlbert,dressedinablackdresscoatandcarryingacane.

3）Thetobaccoindustry,coupledwithHollywoodmoviesinwhichbothmaleandfemaleheroessmokedlikechimneys,completelywonoverpeoplelikemyfather,whowerehopelesslyhookedbycigarettes.

4）….overtime,peoplestarvethemselvesofbothfoodandair,effectivelyweakeningandhookingtheirchildren,eventuallykillingthemselves.

5）Smokingisaformofself-batteringthatalsobattersthosewhomustsitby,occasionallyjokeorcomplain,andhelplesslywatch.

6.

1）AssoonasIstoppedcallingmyselfDebbie,Ifeltmorecomfortablewithmyself…andotherpeoplestartedtotakememoreseriously.

2）Forbetterorworse,qualitiessuchasfriendlinessorreserve,plainnessorcharmmaybesuggestedbyyournameandconveyedtootherpeoplebeforetheyevenmeetyou.

3）Namesbecomeattachedtospecificimages,asanyonewho’sbeencalled“aplainJane”or“justanaverageJoe”canshow.

4）Thoughmostofuswouldliketothinkourselvesfreefromsuchprejudicednotions,we’reallguiltyofnamestereotypingtosomeextent.

5）Acompanionstudyshowedgirls’popularitywiththeirpeerswasalsorelatedtothepopularityoftheirnames---althoughtheconnectionwaslessclearforboys.

7.

1）Ifyouoftenfeelangryandoverwhelmed,likethestressinyourlifeisspinningoutofcontrol,thenyoumaybehuntingyourheart.

2）Foryearshewasa“hotreactor”.Ontheexterior,hewascool,calmandcollected,butontheinterior,stresswaskillinghim.

3）Ifyouownangerformorethanfiveminutes---ifyoustirinyourownjuicewithnosafetyoutlet—youhavetofindoutwhereit’scomingfrom.

4）“Youhavetodecidewhatpartsofyourlifeyoucancontrol,”hesays.“Stopwhereyouareonyourtrailandsay,‘I’mgoingtogetmycompassoutandfindoutwhatIneedtodo.’”

5）FromEliot’sviewpoint,theotherkeytocontrollingstressisto“realizethatthereareothertroublesomepartsofyourlifeoverwhichyoucanhavelittleornocontrol---liketheeconomyandpoliticians”.

8.

1）ThesurveyrevealedwhatIhadalreadysuspectedfrominformalpollsofstudentsbothinMaconandattheRobinsResidentCenter:

ifitwon’tcomputeandyoucan’tdrinkit,smokeitorspendit,then“it”holdslittlevalue.

2）Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthehumanitiesisatalow,alongwithethnicandwomen’sstudies.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

3）Butwhycan’twehaveitbothways?

Can’tweeducatepeopleforlifeaswellasforacareer?

4）Thisiswhereageandmaturityenter.Mostpeople,somewhatbetweentheagesof30and50,finallyarriveattheinevitableconclusionthattheyweremeanttodomorethanserveacorporation,agovernmentagency,orwhatever.

5）Let’shopeoureducatorsanswerstudents’criesforcareereducation,butatthesametimelet’sensurethatstudentsarepreparedforthedaywhentheyrealizetheirshortsightedness.

9.

1）Tothoseofuswhoareimmigrants,thebillseemssimplytosanctionapolicysecretlyimplementedbyUSindustryfornearlyfourdecades---namely,stealingbrainsfromthethirdworld.

2）Inthatpost-independenceera,wheneverythingforeignwasconsideredcontaminatedbycolonialism,wetalkedofcottageindustriesandeconomicimperialism.

3）Inotherwords,thelegislationwouldbenefitnotimmigrants,butAmericanindustrywhichwouldbecrippledwithoutit.

4）AsIITcan’tgraduateenoughstudentstofilltheseneeds,everystreetcornernowsportsbillboardsforprivateacademiesofferingcertificatesincomputerprogramming.

5）India’spopulationrecentlyhit1billion,butitsinteriorframeworkinwater,transportationandhealthcareisfastfallingapart;itscitizensbreatheairthatisdangerouslypolluted.

10.

1）Nightafternight,inthehotsummerandearlyfallof1940,adeep,steadyvoicecameovertheAtlanticOceanfromEnglandtoAmerica,tellingofEngland’sbattleforsurvivalunderthewavesofGermanbombers.

2）Hisvoicehadatoneofsorrowforthesufferingofthatancientcity,andatoneofconfidence,too---afeelingofbeliefthatLondonwouldbethere,nomatterwhatithadtoendure.

3）ThehardshipsofLondonreallystartedinthefirstweekofSeptember,whenHitlerwasatlastconvincedthattheEnglishdidnotintendtogivein.

4）Radarsirenswailed,ambulancesrushedfromoneplaceofagonytoanother,andfirefightersfacedtheflameshourafterhour.

5）MurrowknewthatBritain’sfatedependedupontheresolutionofthepeopleintheshopsandstreets,themeninthepubs,thehousewives,thosewatchingforfireontheroofs,thepeoplewhohadathousanddifficultandpainfulthingstodo.

Book2（新）

1.

1）Idon’tthinkthathewouldcommitrobbery,muchlesswouldhecommitviolentrobbery.

2）Menearntendollarsanhouronaverage,whereaswomenonlysevendollars.

3）Oncethebalanceinnatureisdisturbed,itwillresultinanumberofpossibleunforeseeableeffects.

4）Thefinalexaminationiscloseathand;you’dbetterspendmoretimereading.

5）Whatisinterestingisthatconsumersfinditincreasinglydifficulttoidentifythenationalityofcertainbrands.Thisisduepartlytoglobalizationandpartlytochangesinthelocationofproduction.

6）Arecentsurveyshowedthatwomenaccountedfor40percentofthetotalworkforce.

2.

1）Theypersistedincarryingouttheprojectdespitethefactthatithadprovedunworkableattheverybeginning.

2）Icouldnotpersuadehimtoaccepttheplan,norcouldImakehimseeitsimportance.

3）Howdidyoumanagetopacksomanythingsintosuchasmallsuitcase?

4）Heiscompletelyindifferenttowhatothersthinkofhim.

5）MayIpointoutthatyouhavemadeasmallmistake?

6）Hismotheraskedhimtodriveslowly,buthenevertookanynoticeofherwords.

3.

1）Apersonisnevertooyoungtoreceivetheclearmessagethatthelawistobetakenseriously.

2）He’snowfacedwithanimportantdecision,adecisionthatcanaffecthisentirefuture.

3）Youmustbecalmandconfidentevenwhenthingsareattheirworst.

4）Thesuccessofarelationshiphasalottodowithhowcompatibletwopeopleareandhowwelltheycommunicate.

5）Hewasat