英語翻譯的小練習

1. 我的朋友經常向我抱怨她丈夫下班回家很晚。(complain)

英語翻譯的小練習

所給詞用法:complain to sb. about sth./ complain to sb. that 從句

向某人抱怨…

短語:下班回家 come (back) home/return home from work

Keys:from work very late.

2. 我妹妹生了個長得正像她的女孩。(birth)

所給詞用法:give birth to sb. 生育

主幹句:妹妹生女孩

從句:定語從句

短語:長得像某人 look like sb.

Keys: My sister gave birth to a girl who looked just like her.

3. 由於管理不善,這家公司陷入了財政困難。(fall)

所給詞用法:fall into… 陷入(…的境況)

短語:1) 由於 due to/ because of/ owing to

2) 管理不善 a poor management

3) 財政困難 financial difficulties

Keys:This company fell into financial difficulties due to the poor management.

4. 他們非常重視這項方案,因此,他們派出了一些專家去監測它。(put valueon; monitor)

所給詞用法:put value on重視…; monitor sth. 監測…

句式結構:兩個並列句,要用and連接,或用“分號”,或用“句號”。 短語:因此 as a result; therefore

Keys:sent several experts to monitor it.

5. 過去,人們用動物的毛和皮去換取他們所需的貨物。(exchange) 所給詞用法:exchange A for B 用A來換B

從句:定語從句

Keys: In the past, people exchanged animals’ furs and skins for the goods they needed.

6. 人們廣泛認爲廣告在很大程度上促進了世界經濟的發展(recognize,drive) 所給詞用法: It is widely recognized that… 人們廣泛認爲…

drive sth. 促進…

短語:在很大程度上to a great extent

世界經濟的發展 the development of the world/global economy

Keys: It is widely recognized that advertising has driven the development of the global economy to a great extent.

7. 不要想當然認爲你會成功。切記“一分耕耘一分收穫”,不付出努力你將一無所獲。(take?for granted;mind)

所給詞用法:take sth. for granted; take it for granted that… 把…想當然 keep sth. in mind;keep in mind that…切記

短語: 一分耕耘一分收穫 No pains, no gains.

不付出努力 make no efforts

一無所獲 achieve nothing

句式結構:祈使句

Keys: Keep in mind that “No pains, no gains”. If you

8. 面對再一次失敗,他沒有灰心,也沒有抱怨。(face)

所給詞用法: be faced with sth./ face sth.面對…

短語:沒有…,也沒有…neither…, nor…

灰心 lose heart

Keys:

9. 他向父母保證,他不會辜負他們對他的期望。(assure)

所給詞用法:assure sb. of sth.; assure sb. that…向某人保證…

短語:不辜負live up to

他們對他的期望what they expected of him; what was expected of him

Keys:

10. 他失敗的原因在於他不注重平時的複習。(lie in)

所給詞用法:lie in sth./ lie in the fact that… 在於

短語:某人失敗的原因 the reason for one’s failure; the reason why he failed 注重 pay attention to

Keys: didn’t pay attention to his daily revision.

11. 正是人類使用語言表達抽象思維的.能力使他不同於其他動物。(強調句;set? apart from)

所給詞用法: It is…that… 正是…(強調句結構)

set … apart from… 使…不同於…

短語:做…的能力the ability to do…

用語言表達抽象思維 use language to express abstract thoughts

Keys: It is the ability to use language to express abstract thoughts that sets humans apart from other animals

12. 想象一下你們當中有多少人,如果沒人督促會完成學習任務。(carry out,push)

所給詞用法:carry out sth. 完成…; push sb.督促某人

短語:想象… imagine sth./ doing/ 從句

你們當中有多少人 how many of you

句式結構: 祈使句+if 條件句

Keys: Just imagine how many of you will carry out the learning tasks if you are not pushed.

13. 我們應當正確地引導學生充分利用獲得的知識爲社會服務。(guide; makeuse of)

所給詞用法: guide sb. to do sth. 引導某人做…; make full use of… 充分利用 短語:應當 be supposed to do

獲得的知識the required knowledge

爲社會服務serve society

Keys: We are supposed to guide our students properly to make full use of the required knowledge to serve society.

14. 我們都認爲只說而不採取行動是沒有用的。(no use?; take action)

所給詞用法:it is no use doing sth.做…是沒有用的; take action 採取行動

短語:認爲…沒用think it no use doing…

只說而不採取行動 say without taking action

Keys: We all think it no use saying without taking action.

15. 據報道這家銀行昨晚被人闖入了。(be said to do)

所給詞用法: sth./sb. be said to do/be doing/have done 據說做/正做/做過 短語: 破門而入 break into…

Keys: The bank was said to have been broken into last night.