英語六級翻譯沖刺訓練
1. _________________ (如果機器真的能像人一樣會思考的話),there would be no more reason to fear them than to fear men.
2. When it is short of water,a plant _______________(一般用蒸發作為降溫的手段).
3. He has never mixed with them or _____________(同他們坦城交流),but has demanded and generally received a respect due to his position and superior intelligence.
4.Your Math instructor would have been happy ________________(給你一次補考機會的)had you gone and explained that your parents were ill at the time.
5. ________________(隨著孩子們在經濟上獨立出來)of the family,the emphasis on family financial security will shift from protection to saving for the retirement years.
答案解析:
1. If machines really thought as men do
解析:本題意為:如果機器真的能像人一樣會思考的話,那么就沒有理由害怕它們,如同沒有理由害怕人類一樣??疾榈氖翘摂M語氣的用法。如果所述與現在事實相反,那么虛擬條件句的從句謂語部分用過去時態,主句謂語部分用would/could/might/should+動詞原型。如果所述與過去事實相反,則從句謂語用過去完成時態,主句謂語用would/could/might/should+動詞現在完成時態。如果所述與將來事實相反,則從句謂語用 should/were to+動詞原型,主句謂語用would/could/should/might+動詞原型。本題屬第一種。
2. normally uses evaporation as a means of cooling
解析:本題主要考查考生的詞匯量。“蒸發”和“降溫”可以分別用evaporation,cooling。cool本來是形容詞“涼爽的,酷的,好的”,作為動詞可以表示降溫。本句可譯為:在缺乏水分時,植物一般用蒸發作為降溫的手段。
3. spoken to them on equal terms
解析:本題在理解上有一定難度,首先要看懂全句意思:他從來沒有同它們親密來往,或是同它們坦誠交流,但由于他的地位和高人一籌的聰明才智,他要求、也通常贏得了他們的尊敬。“同他們坦誠交流”的“坦誠”英語里沒有一個對應詞,只有用短語來表示。on equal terms是一個習慣用語,表示“平等相處”。另外,句子需填入部分還要注意前后時態一致。前半句用的是He has never…而…or…暗示前后是并列結構,所以“交流”也應用完成時態。
4. to give you a make-up examination
解析:要看出本題是一個虛擬語氣句,had you gone and explained…是由于省略了標記詞if而部分倒裝。“補考”在英文里有固定搭配make-up examination。make up表示彌補、整理、和解、不足等。make-up暗含“補救”的意思。而這句話沒有必要譯成to give you a chance of make-up examination,因為這樣在語義上就犯了重復的錯誤。這句話完整的意思是:如果你去向他解釋你父母那時生病了,你的數學老師會樂于給你一次補考機會的。
5. As the children become financially independent
解析:本題考查的是“隨著……”狀語從句,英語可以用as引導。另一個考點是漢語動詞詞性向英語形容詞詞性的轉換。全句意為:隨著孩子們在經濟上從家庭中獨立出來,家庭經濟保障的重心將從保護轉移到為退休后的生活儲蓄。
英語六級翻譯沖刺訓練二:
1.Everyone has his inherent ability ,________________ (只是很容易被習慣所掩蓋).
2.The importance of traffic safety , _________________ (無論如何強調都不為過).
3.In my opinion , ______________ (打電動玩具既浪費時間也有害健康).
4.There is no doubt that ______________ (近視是一個很嚴重的問題)among the youth of our country.
5.According to my personal experience , ___________________ (微笑已帶給我許多好處).
答案解析:
1. which is easily concealed by habits
解析:每個人都有與生俱來的能力,只是很容易被習慣所掩蓋。本題的難點在于對動詞"掩蓋"的選擇。這里的"掩蓋"是抽象含義,并不是像 cover那樣能找到真實的掩蓋物,所以應該選擇conceal,常用搭配由:conceal...from。另外,這句話是一個非限制性定語從句。句子需填補內容是對 ability的補充說明,"能力"是中心詞。因此,要用which引導這個非限制性定語從句。
2. can’t be overemphasized / can’t be emphasized too much
解析:本句考查的是"再......也不為過的"的說法。英語句型是:cannot + do sth. + too much 或 cannot over-do,如:He is so excellent that we cannot praise him too much.(他是這樣的優秀,我們怎樣稱贊他都不過分。)cannot是否定,與too much 和 over-V. 結構連用時強調肯定,表示"怎么......也不為過"。
3. playing video games not only takes much time but also does harm to health
解析:句子需填補部分的主語是"打電動玩具",雖然"打"是動詞,但根據全句結構我們需要將play處理成動名詞形式充當主語。此外,考察"不僅......還"的句型。"浪費時間"除了答案表達之外也可以用waste time 。
4. near-sightedness is a serious problem
解析:There is no doubt that后接從句,從句里應有完整的主謂賓結構。如:There is no doubt that the thief jumped into the room from the balcony in the second floor.(毫無疑問,小偷是從二樓的陽臺跳進來的。) "近視"還可以說成myopia 或 short sight 。
5. smile has done me a lot of good
解析:本題考察"帶給某人很多好處"的表達。我們知道"對某人有好處"可以說成do good to sb. 或do sb. good,依此類推,"給我帶來很多好處"就是:do a lot of good to me或do me a lot of good 。