CET-4 专项训练【翻译】(参考答案)1. Your should interpret what I said in my sense of the word, not in yours (而不是按你自己的意思去解释)本题考查名词性物主代词作介词宾语时的语法功能,这里的名词性物主代词是yours,作介词in的宾语 2. She reached the top of the hill and stopped to rest(停下来休息)on a big rock by the side of the path本题考查stop的用法,stop to do 意思是停止做某事后去做另一件事,stop doing sth意思是停止做某事由题意可知,她到了山顶,停下来在一个路边的大石头上休息,因此应选择“stop to do” 停止做某事后去做另一件事3. Your proposal looks good on paper, but I am not convinced it can be put into effect (它能付诸实施)本题考查被动语态和常用介词词组,put into effect 意思是付诸实施。
4. The mad man was put in the soft padded cell lest he injure himself (以免他伤害了自己)本题考查“lest”的用法,用lest连接句子谓语部分用should加原形动词,should可省略5. The newcomers found it impossible to adapt themselves to the climate (适应气候) sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country1.had a guilty conscience 本题考查形容词搭配,have a guiltyconscience about意思为“内疚” 2.has the child been told not to playwith fire 本题考查倒装结构,此句中“but”是并列连词,连接两个并列句,状语many a time放在句首,句子要倒装3.a substitute for metal 本题考查名词辨析与搭配,名词substitute常考试365用于“substitute for”结构中,意为“替代”。
4.at the mercy of the weather本题考查mercy的用法,at the mercy of 意为“任凭…的摆布”“完全收…的支配” 5.that she didn't know how to deal withthe situation 本题考查强调句型,这是一个it is …that…的强调句型,强调部分because she was inexperienced1. It is when an object is heated (当物体加热时)that the average speed of molecules is increased.本句是一个强调句型,被强调的部分是一个时间状语从句,还有,加热和物体之间的逻辑关系是被动关系,故要用被动语态 2. In family, she showed her special favor toward the youngest son, which made the others jealous (这使得其他的几个孩子嫉妒)本题考查非限定性定语从句,要用which引导,短语“使…嫉妒”的表达方式是make sb. jealous。
3. Regarding our current Director of Finance, whether he goes or stays (他去或留) is no consequence to me.本题考查句型“…或者…”的表达方式是whether…or… 4. The offence which he is accused of (被控告) carries a heavy penalty according to the law.本题考查短语“控告” 的考试365表达方式是accuse sb. Of sth 5. The fact is that Chinese scientists have made great progress (已取得巨大进步)in this field in the past few years本题考查短语“取得进步” 的表达方式是make progress1. It was going to be some time (还要经过一段时间),before he would see his father again.本题考查句子的语法结构,句型:It is +时间+before 表示“…之后…才”。
2. They could hardly keep themselves alive, let alone look after a wife and children (更别提照顾老婆孩子)本题考查let alone 的用法,意思是“更别提” 3. I tend to feel that the fact is not consistent with what you told me before (和你以前告诉我的不一致)本题考查形容词的用法,be consistent with为固定搭配,意思是“与…一致” 4. My father seemed to be in no mood to look at my school report (没心情看我的学校成绩报告单)本题考查固定词组“be in no mood to”意思是“没有做…的心情” 5. Putting in a new window will involve cutting away part of the roof (拆除部分屋顶)本题考查involve doing sth的用法,involve后接动名词,意思是“涉及,卷入”。
1. Having been damaged by the earthquake (在地震中遭到破坏),all the tall buildings in the city had to be rebuilt.本题考查分词结构作状语,还考查破坏和建筑物之间的逻辑关系是被动关系2. Were it not for the atmosphere (要不是大气层),the stars could be seen shining at any time in the day.本题考查虚拟语气中的“要不是”的表达方式是not for 3. The speaker urged the coal-miners to stand up for their own rights (维护自己的权利),no matter how difficult it would be.本题考查短语“维护权利” 的表达方式是stand up for their own rights 4. The local government has decided to tear down the old district (拆除旧城区)to build a central park.本题考查短语“拆除” 的表达方式是tear down。
5.I really found it hard to keep my temper (忍住脾气)with so many things going wrong.本题考查短语“忍住脾气的表达方式是keep one’s temper1. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary 本题考查名词用法了解了“批评”和“自我批评”的表达法之后直译就可以了题干中的in that意为“由于,因为” 2.the absent adult in the house would have served 本题考查定语从句和时态,从“本来由他的父亲或母亲履行”可知,此处应用过去完成时 3.the increase in airfares本题考查despite的用法,despite 考试&大意思是“尽管,不顾”,后面接名词或名词性词组 4. The workers' demands were moderate 本题考查形容词moderate,moderate意思为“不过分的,适度的”5. I would rather go out to look for a job 本题考查短语结构,would rather+动词原形,表示“宁愿”。
1. were plunged into a dire suffering本题考查考生基本词汇量和短语的掌握情况"水深火热"在英文中没有一个对等词,所以要采用意译法可以接受的译法有:a dire suffering,an abyss of suffering,extreme miseryBe plunged into表示"使......陷入,使......遭受",如:plunge a country into war(使一个国家陷入战争);plunge sb. into deep sorrow(使某人陷入深深的悲痛之中)另外,前半句中careworn意为"受折磨的,饱经忧患的" 2. theory be combined with practicebe combined with...是固定搭配,意为"与......相结合"Be connected with是指"将......连起来",在含义上有所差别其次,句首用了We think it most important that句型,暗示从句要用虚拟语气,should可以省略 3. Rain or shine本题考查固定用法"不论......",英语用...or...来表达。
如:Winter or summer,that lady always wears a long black gown.(不论夏冬,那个老妇人总是穿一身黑色长袍类似的表达还有:better or worse,good or evil,sink or swim,men or women,old or young 4. no other than the man本题考查采用反译法翻译,以加强语气,取得较好的修辞效果No other than强调了那个人就是我们要找的这句话也可以译成This is just the man we are looking for,但强调的语气就显得要弱一些此外,no other than要和other than区别开来如:There’s nobody here other than me.(这里除了我没别人 5. three to five times that of ordinary households本题考查数的表达考生要学会用"倍数+the size (length,volume) of...","...倍数+that of (what it was)..."的句型进行倍数的表达。
Household是个集合词,表示家庭,如:average household(中等家庭);multiperson household(多人口家庭);peasant household(农户)"家务"叫做household affairs 1. I didn’t buy a good seat题中"好票"是一个干扰项,是典型的汉语表达"没有买到一张好票"实际上是说"没有买到好座位",因此不能译成I didn’t buy a good ticket2. the railway will be extended to our village本题考查英语被动语态的翻译虽然原中文句给出了主动语态,但在这里主动语态表示被动含义因为铁路不可能自己延伸,延伸铁路的必定是人再如:这个问题已经解决了The problem has been solved.)3. is a man of great enterprise本题也有很强的干扰性易译成has a strong heart of career,这种翻译看起来与中文对应,实际上不能被接受,而且完全背离了原文的意思"很强的事业心"有自己固定说法:sb. of great enterprise,也可以说成:be self-motivated and result-oriented。
4. I heard him playing the piano本题是对基本知识点的考查我们知道,感官的动词hear,see,watch等有两种接续形式:一个是后接现在分词,一个是后接不带to的不定式作宾语补足语接现在分词表示动作正在进行中;接不带to的不定式表示动作已经完成根据题意,应该选择第一种翻译5. Students should draw a lesson here本题意为:学生们应该从这里得出一条经验:不要被假象所迷惑看到"经验"一词,大多考生会反应出experience,但根据全句意思可知,"经验"两字在这里并不是指取得成功之后所积累的经验,而是指从错误和失败中得出的教训Lesson表示教训、惩戒、训诫等,在译文中能准确传递原文的内涵1. It is easy to see that the people of different cultures have always copied each other (总是相互借鉴的) 本题考查完成时态和相互代词从“总是”可以看出,这里应用现在完成时,相互代词只有each other和one another两个词组,表示句中动词所叙述的动作或感觉在涉及的各个对象之间是相互存在的. 2. Tom kept quiet about the accident so as not to lose his job (为了不丢掉他的工作) 本题考查不定式的特殊句型so as to,这个句型用来表示目的,它的否定句是so as not to do. 3. The government that refuses to meet the needs of its people must bear the consequence (必定自食其果) 本题考查固定搭配,consequence指某种特定条件或原因考试365产生的后果,通常指不好的结果,bear the consequence“承担后果”是固定搭配. 4. Seen from space (从太空看),the earth looks like a huge water covered globe. 本题考查被动语态,过去分词seen表示被动意义。
过去分词短语作状语时,其逻辑主语是句子的主语地球是被看的对象,而不是这个动作的发出者,所以这里用被动语态. 5.Industrial communities should be close enough to crowded centers but distant enough to reduce potential dangers (但也要足够远以降低潜在的危机) 本题考查转折关系,本句中使用but前后对照,后面的词应该和close相对,distant符合题意.1、系好安全带能够挽救性命,它能将丧生和重伤的概率减少一半以上 2、但是司机有责任确保14岁以下的孩子不要坐在前排,除非他们系好了安全带 3、当然,如果有以下情况你可以不系安全带:你在倒车时,或者你用一种特殊交通工具进行当地的货物运送、收集时,或者你有合法的医学证明你不能系安全带时 4、注意你如果不这么做(系安全带)的话,你有可能被告上法庭,而且你有可能被处以罚款除非你能证明你有不带安全带的理由 5、Taiju Matsuzawa教授想找出为什么日本北部的健康农民在相对年轻的年龄就显得开始失去思考与推理的能力的原因以及怎样才能延缓衰老过程。