我们一起神翻译
d) 其他情况
例1:with the final completion of construction, the plant will reach an annual capacity of 100,000 medium-size trucks
改1:with the completion of construction, the plant will reach an annual capacity of 100,000 medium-size trucks
例2:imports of foreign automobiles have declined sharply this year
改2:imports of automobiles have declined sharply this year(我们无法进口本国的商品,因此无需加上foreign这个词)
例3:they must also have some necessary knowledge about history and geography
改3:they must also have some knowledge about history and geography(这里的must就是指他们必须懂的知识,那也就是necessary knowledge)
——编译自《中式英语之鉴》
经典美文
As the years went by, the accordion drifted to the background of my life. Dad asked me to play at family occasions, but the lessons stopped. When I went to college, the accordion stayed behind in the hall closet next to my father's violin.
对话翻译
Todd: 哇!这是一次长途旅行!
Devon:是的。这次旅行耗时三周。我是和其他十人一起旅行的。
Todd: 太酷了。这次旅行一定花了不少钱。
Devon:确实花了不少钱,但没有多少人这样沿途旅行,在出发的几个月前我就研究了旅行计划。我和我的一个朋友一起做旅行计划,后来另外一名美国人加入,其他加入的人都来自瑞士。
专项练习
We are going to discuss his suggestion that _______________(取消期中考试).
(考点:表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的名词所接的同位语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) do”的虚拟形式)
汉译英练习*
在这个信息时代,世界已缩小成一个地球村。这个地球村里,不再有什么泾渭分明的东方世界和西方世界,我们是生活在同一个社区里的邻里。因此,我们彼此之间无须冲突。我们之间的关系应该是一种友好合作,平等互补的关系。我们应该相互理解,相互学习,和睦共处。