英语翻译练习册.docx

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英语翻译练习册

翻译练习册

英译汉练习

I．SentencesforTranslation

Diction

1.Needingsomelighttoseeby,theburglarcrossedtheroomwithalightsteptolightthelightwiththelightgreenshade.

2."IgotonhorsebackwithintenminutesafterIgotyourletter.WhenIgottoCanterbury,Igotachaisefortown,butIgotwetthrough,andhavegotsuchacoldthatIshallnotgetridofitinahurry.IgottotheTreasuryaboutnoon,butfirstofallgotshavedanddressed.IsoongotintothesecretofgettingamemorialbeforetheBoard,butIcouldnotgetananswerthen;howeverIgotintelligencefromamessengerthatIshouldgetonenextmorning...

3.Accessionshallbesubjecttoapprovaloftwo-thirdvoteoftheDirectorsoftheGoverningBody.

4.Subjecttothefulfillmentofotherformalities,theyshallbegrantedallnecessarypermits.

5.Paymentsaresubjecttochangeinkeepingwithinflation.

6.Beforeitbeginstowork,theyeastissubjecttodisruptioncausedbyfluctuationsintemperature.

7.Perhapsthisistheverymechanismofthecreatorsofournationwhoholdthesetruthstobeself-evident.

8.And,againasaresultofthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,mechanisminphilosophybecameanupstart.

9.Undercapitalismdrugandalcoholareusedbysomeasanescapemechanism.

10.Thetwomodelvariantsofthesocialisteconomicmechanismaretobedistinguishedfromthepointofviewofmarketfunction.

11.Butpeopleareapttomarvelataningeniousmechanismandobliteratethemanwhomakesit.

12.Themechanismoftheprocess,slowanddelicate,oftenescapesourattention.

Conversion

1.Suchnewswasnojoke.

2.Hersighsmadeitclearshewasunhappy.

3.Everymanisafoolsometimes,andnoneatalltimes.

4.Trustnotanewfriendnoranoldenemy.

5.Hestoodwatchinghergodownthestreetwithaslow,self-satisfiedswayofherbody.

6.Thereisalimittoone’syouth,butnolimittohiswisdom.Drawonthelimitlesswisdomduringtheshortspanofyouth.

7.IntheBritishsystem,aparliamentaryelectionalsodetermineswhoshallbePrimeMinister,buttheAmericanConstitutionprovidesforseparateelectionofPresidentandCongress.

8.Shecastimpatientglancesatthefootpath.

9.Wehavedecidedtoplaceatrialorderforthefollowingonthetermsstatedinyourletter.

10.Lowertemperaturesareassociatedwithlowergrowthrate.

11.Pleaseletusknowifourtermsareacceptable.

12.Kindlygiveourclaimsyourpromptattentionandletushaveyourremittanceinduecourse.

13.Thenewcontractwouldbegoodfor5years.

14.TherearemanywonderfulstoriestotellabouttheplacesIvisitedandthepeopleImet.

15.Todayhasseenthepracticalfulfillmentofthehistoricdecisiontakenon25October1971,whentheGeneralAssemblyvotedtorestoretothePeople’sRepublicofChinaitslawfulrightsinthisorganization.

PassiveConstruction

1.Illnessesmustbecorrectlydiagnosedbeforetheycanbetreatedwithmedicine.

2.Principlesmeanverylittleunlesstheyareactedup.

3.Lifecanonlybeunderstoodbackwards;butitmustbelivedforwards.

4.Theirfriendshipwasturnedtoenmitythroughidlegossips.

5.Wewereinformedthatthedamagehadbeencausedbyroughhandlingwhenthegoodswerebeingloadedonboardtheshipatthedock.

6.Buyer’srequestforinsurancetobecovereduptotheinlandcitycanbeacceptedonconditionthatsuchextrapremiumisforbuyer’saccount.

7.Chinese,overseasChinese,HongKong,Macao,andforeignpersonnelofthecompanyarerequestedtopayindividualincometaxinaccordancewithChinesetaxlawsandregulations.

AdditionandOmission

1.Hemadesincereapologiestoeachoftheteacher.

2.“Impossible”isawordtobefoundonlyinthedictionaryoffools.

3.Wehavenomorerighttoconsumehappinesswithoutproducingitthantoconsumewealthwithoutproducingit.

4.Childrenbeginbylovingtheirparents.Afteratimetheyjudgethem.Rarely,ifever,dotheyforgivethem.

5.Later,Churchilltoldmethatsuchhesitationswerereallyrare.

6.ThenIthankedmyhostandwalkeddownthebroadlawn,backtothemeadowandthesparklingbrook,whereIlayonthegrassandfellintoasweetsleep.

7.Leninstressedthatitispreciselythepeoplewhocreatehistory.

8.Itwasforyourbenefitthatwedecidedtoreturn.

9.Shewassweetandamiableandkindlyagain.

DivisionandCombination

1.Iamgoingtoseemygrandmother,whowasillinbed,totakehersomebutterandeggsandafreshbakedcakethatmymotherhasmadeforher.

2.Thecookturnedpale,andaskedthehousemaidtoshutthedoor,whoaskedBrittle,whoaskedthetinker,whopretendednottohear.

3.Butasthesongsurgedupinincreasingloudness,eventhemosttimidlosttheirfearandjoinedin,andallthethingsthatKinghadsaidatthemeetingintheballroom,thingsthattheyhadn’tbelievedorhadonlyhalfbelieved,becamesuddenlyandpowerfullytrue.

4.TheCivilWar,lastingfouryearsandcostingatleastamillionlives,civilianandmilitary,wasthemostextensivewareverfoughtonthesoiloftheNewWorld,awarthatprovedtotheplantersinarevolutionarywaythathumanbeingsinAmericacouldnolongerbeboughtorsold,workedandkilledatwilltoservetheprofitofparasiticlandowners.

Negation

1.Sheearnsagoodsalary,sosheshouldn’tbebadlyoff.

2.Unlessitgoeshandinhandwithscience,democracywillhavenofuture.

3.Tobepoorandindependentisverynearlyanimpossibility.

4.Letbygonesbebygones.

5.Firstcatchyourhareandthencookit.

6.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.

7.Thisproblemcanneverbetakentooseriously.

8.Don’tbeafraidofcallingaspadeaspadeevenwhenitcomestoyourboss.

9.Intheabsenceofasettlementthroughnegotiation,thecaseunderdisputecanbesubmittedtoarbitration.

10.Assoonasyougetthelicense,pleasedon’tfailtocableus.

11.Weregretourinabilitytoacceptyourclaimbecausethecases,whenbeingloaded,leftnothingtobedesired.

12.Someofourexportcommoditiesarestillawashwithproblems:

lowtechnicalnature,lowerqualityandgrade.

II.TextsforTranslation

1.Britishnewspapers—allofthemsomeofthetime,andsomeofthemalmostallthetime—behavebadlyintwoways.Theyintrudeunnecessarilyandoftenhurtfullyintopeople’sprivacy;andtheypublishinaccurate,sometimesmade—upstories.Thevictimshavelittleredress.Iftheyarerichandthearticleisdefamatory,theycansueforlibel.Mostcannotaffordtodoso,andeventherichcannotpreventaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Fiercecompetition,particularlybetweentabloidnewspapers,leadstomorefeetinmoredoors.

2.Aneweraisuponus.Callitwhatyouwill:

theserviceeconomy,theinformationage,andtheknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe’repartlythere.Thepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallendramaticallyinthe“industrializedworld”.TodaythemajorityofjobsintheUnitedStates,EuropeandJapan（twothirdsormoreinmanyofthesecountries）areintheservicesector,andthenumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart—timejobs.Morepeopleareself—employed.Butthebreadthoftheeconomictransformationcan’tbegaugedbynumbersalone,becauseitalsoisgivingrisetoaradicalnewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long—heldassumptionsaboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationshipbetweenindividualsandemployers—allthesearebeingchallenged.

Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearsagopossiblycouldhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,themicrochip,wouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplicationsinpersonalcomputers,digitalcommunicationsandfactoryrobots.Tomorrow’sbreakthroughinbiotechnology,artificialintelligenceorevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilarwaveofinnovations.Butonethingiscertain:

informationandknowledgewillbecomeevenmorevital,andthepeoplewhopossessit,whethertheyworkinmanufacturingorservices,willhavetheadvantageandproducethewealth.Computerliteracywillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.Theabilitytosolveproblemsbyapplyinginformationinsteadofpursuingrotetaskwillbevaluedaboveallelse.

3.Weallwanteveryhumanbeingtobeabletoenjoyareasonablestandardofliving,butconventionalbeliefisthatthiscanbeachievedbyeconomicdevelopment.Thesnagisthatyoucannothaveeconomicgrowthwithoutfurtherincreasingtheexploitationofnaturalresources.Theworld’secologyisfinite.Itisaninescapablefactthatlong—termsurvivaldependsonkeepingabalancebetweeneconomicgrowthandthesustainableexploitationoftheworld’sdwindlingnaturalresources.Thisisgoingtobedifficultenoughtoachieve,butitwillbequiteimpossibleifthenationalandinternationalaidagenciesonlyinvestineconomicdevelopment,andleavetheconservationofnaturalresourcesandhelpforpopulationcontroltovoluntaryagencies.

4.Therewillbeachangetocoolerweather.MondaywillbecloudywithsomerainintheNorthandtheWestbutsunshineandshowerselsewhere.AsadeepdepressionmovesintonorthernScotlandonTuesdayrainwillspreadacrossallareaswithstrengtheningwinds.DuringWednesdayandThursdayitwillbebrighterwithblusteryshowers,whichcouldgivesomesnowoverScottishmountains.Bythenitwillbenoticeablycoolerandfresherinallpartsofthecountry.Furtherrainandstrongwindswillcontinueintotheweekend.

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