研究生英语读与译课本翻译期末考试总结

1、When Chou en-lai’s door opened they saw a slender man of more than a average height

with gleaming eyes and a face so striking that it bordered on the beautiful.

周恩来的房门打开时，他们看到一个身材修长的人，身高中等偏上，目光炯炯有神，面部轮廓分明，称得上清秀。

2、If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening

does not wish to get into trouble , he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well known.

上周日傍晚，有人曾见某君在市教堂取走雨伞一把。取伞者若不愿卷入纠纷，还是将伞送回布劳德街十号为妙。此君是谁，人尽皆知。

3、I have pinned a note on the notice board as reminder of our meeting next week. （词类转

换）

我在布告牌上别了个纸条用来提醒我们下周见面。

4、This essay is a proof of his capability of using the “right” word at the right place.（词类转

换）

这篇文章说明他把词用的很得体。

5、The complexity of the road map puzzled the truck driver. （词类转换）

交通图非常复杂，使卡车司机如坠迷雾。

6、Admission by Invitation Only.（词类转换）

非请莫入。

7、He loses no time in practicing English. （词类转换）

他抓紧一切时间学习英语。

8、I have read your articles ,I expected to meet an older man . （词类转换）

文章已拜读，没想到你这么年轻。

9、As fire tries gold , so does adversity try courage.

正如火可以试炼金子，逆境也可以考验人的勇气。

10、Just as no two words are truly synonyms ，so no two different expressions ,or ways

of expression can mean exactly the same thing.

正如没有两个词是完全的同义词一样，也没有两种表达法能表示完全相同的意思。11、Success is often just an idea away. （增词法）

成功与否往往只在一念之差。

12、As you were out , I left a message.

你不在，我就留了一张字条。

13、As long as green hills remain , there will never be a shortage of firewood.

留得青山在不愁没柴烧。

14、Modesty helps one to go forward , whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。

15、I have glad to have received your writing.

大作已收到，十分高兴。

16、Before you hand in your translation ,you have to read it over and over again .

交翻译作业前要多读几遍。

17、She always travels first class — expense is no object（不成问题）

她总是坐头等舱旅行。花费不在话下。

18、If I had known it would come to this , I would have acted differently .

早知今日悔不当初。

19、Once the principal contradiction is grasped , all problems can be readily solved .

抓住了主要矛盾，一切问题就可以迎刃而解。

20、We will try to make a painter of you .

我们会让你成为一名画家的。

21、 A mere glance at him and I realized that he was cheating .

我只朝他瞟了一眼就知道他在作弊。

Time is of no account with great thoughts , which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their authors’ minds ages ago.（拆分法）

时间和伟大的思想没有关系。那些思想至今仍然和当时在头脑中闪现时的情形一样，如

此鲜活。

He is the man who I am told made a fortune out of the traffic in arms when he was in the service of a certain general in the Middl East and subsequently lost it in one night at a

gambling house in Monaco .（拆分法）

有人告诉我曾经有这么一个人：他在中东的一个将军手下做事的时候在军火交易上发了一笔大财，后来一夜之间在摩纳哥的一家赌场又把它输光。

Before the receipt has been signed ,the money must not be paid .（肯定/否定转换）

否定：收据尚未签字之前，不得付款。

肯定：付款之前，收据应签字。

If you fail to settle the payment in two weeks , we will have to pass the matter to our

legal department . （肯定/否定转换）

如果你方两周内不付清贷款的话，我方将会把此事移交本公司法律部门处理。

You have had one trouble after another since you were a boy , the money we have spent on you would make a silver statue bigger than you .

从小儿三灾八难，花的银子也照样打出你这么个银人儿来。

He was described as impressed by Deng’s flexibility .

据说他对邓的灵活态度印象很深。

Theory is something but practice is everything.

理论固然重要，实践尤其重要。

Water shortages are a global problem ,especially in big cities .

水荒是个全球性问题，在大城市更是如此。

You are free to go out and see and meet people , and therefore you have control over

loneliness :you are not its prisoner.（增词/减词）

你可以出去走走，去会会别人，所以。你不是孤独的俘虏，你是主人。

He has long been held in cordial contempt by his colleagues: now that contempt was no longer cordial.

长期以来，他的同僚们虽然看不起他，却还是对他有些亲切感；现在，除了看不起之外，亲切感都没有了。

He is no more a writer than a painter .

他既不是画家，也不是作家。

He once again imparted to us his great knowledge , experience and wisdom .

我们又一次领受了他那广博的知识。丰富的经验和无穷的智慧。

Unfortunately ,we never found out the truth .

不幸的是我们从未发现事实真相。

Evidently I am to blame for it .

显然这事得怪我。

Applicants who had worked at a job would receive preference over thos tho had not .

有工作经验的优先录取。

当今一些经济大案，立案查处，成绩卓然，群众拍手称快。

Nowadays , the public is clapping their hands in applause for the great achievement we have made in placing cases on file for investigation and prosecution concerning some serious economic cases .

澳门，南海之滨一颗闪耀的明珠，以她的风采、沧桑和辉煌，更以1999年12月20日这个不同寻常的日子，吸引着全世界的目光。（语序调整）

A shining pearl on the coast of South China , Macao attracts the word’s attention for her charm, history of great events and glory , especially for the unusual date of December 20 ,1999.

中国是个大国，百分之八十的人口从事农业，但耕地只占土地面积的十分之一，其余为山脉、森林、城镇和其他用地。（合并法）

China is large country with four-fifths of the population engaged in agriculture , but only one tenth of the land is farmland , the rest being mountains , forests and places for urban and other uses .

人们通常认为，幸福就是生活富足，衣食无忧。

Happiness is generally believed to be leading a rich life without worrying about everyday needs

在当今这个社会人们天天在和时间赛跑。(直译)

In today’s society , every single day is a race against time for everybody .

弄清供求关系，就抓住了市场的牛鼻子。（意译）

The essence of marketing lies in a clear understanding of the relationship between supply and demand .

The fact that the average Englishman’s home h as become his workshop is partly because he is keen on working with his hands and partly because he feels , for one reason or another that he must do for himself many household jobs for which , some years ago , he

would have hired professional help .(化繁为简)

普通英国人的家已经成了自家的工场，一方面是因为他热衷于自己动手，另一方面是因为出于某种原因，他觉得许多家务活必须自己干，而这些活在几年前他会雇专人来干的。

A negative attitude towards divorce runs consistently through the conscience of the Chinese who , traditionally and morally attach much importance to marriage.（化整为零，拆分法）

中国人从传统上和道德上时看重婚姻的，所以他们对离婚一般是持反对态度的。

Displays in modern zoos try to recreate as accurately as possible the natural environment in which an animal or group of animals is found .

现代动物园尽可能的替代动物营造天然环境，在那种环境下人们看到的动物跟野外没什么两样。

When I turned around ,John was grinning ,expectant ,studying my face intently to see if

he had pleased me ,He had .（增补法）

我转过身，只见约翰正咧着嘴笑，满脸期待的神情；他热切的目光想从我的脸上探明他是否博得了我的欢心。他确实博得了我的欢心。

In reality , the lines of division between sciences are becoming blurred , and science again approaching the “unity” that it had two centuries ago —although the accumulated knowledge is enormously greater now ,and no one person can hope to comprehend

more than a fraction of it .（结构调整）

虽然现在积累起来的知识要多得多，而且任何人也只可能了解其中的一小部分，但事实上，各学科之间的界限却变得模糊不清，科学将再次近似于200年前的“大统一”状态。

那个小伙被这夜景所吸引而流连忘返。

The young man who is enchanted by the night scene does not want to go home .

外面一团漆黑，大雨倾盆。

Outside it was pitch-dark and it was raining cats and dogs .

新中国处处可以看到新人、新事物。

Everywhere you can find new types of men and objects in new China .

打得赢就打，打不赢就走。

Fight when you can win ; move away when you cannot win .

不但在中国，就是在西洋，他们原来也有一句俗谚，遇着你说出不可能的事情，往往揶

揄地说道：“你不如尝试飞上天吧。”

Not only in China , in the West ,people would say mockingly to anyone attempting the impossible ,”You might just as well try to fly .”

The true joy of joys is the joy that joys in the joy of others .

与人同乐才是真乐。

There has been a tremendous expansion of kindergartens in both town and villages.

城市和农村的幼儿园都在大量发展。（名词转译动词）

He went to the shop for a bottle of wine.

他去小店买了一瓶酒（介词转译为动词）

In fact , the abuse of drugs has become one of America’s most serious social problem .

事实上，滥用毒品已经成为美国最为严重的社会问题之一。（名词转译为动词）

The manager is grateful to the customers for their valuable suggestions.

经理感谢顾客们提出的宝贵意见。（形容词转译为动词）

A further continuing and thus far insurmountable problem has been descending in technological innovation in the industry .

技术改进的减少始终是今后继续存在、而且目前无法解决的一个问题。

It was an elderly woman ,tall and shapely still , though withered by time , on whom his eys fell when he stopped and turned.

他站住，转过身来，定眼一看，是个年迈妇女，个子很高，依然一副好身材，虽然受岁月折磨而显得憔悴。

He has been wedded to translation .

他和翻译结下不解之缘。

The unpleasant noise must be immediately put an end to .

必须立即终止这种讨厌的噪音。

Constant technological advances in soil conservation and livestock production will be required to keep pace with this ever-growing need .

为了适应这种日益增长的需求，水土保持与畜牧生产的技术需要不断进步。

他的著作在英语国家中得到广泛阅读。

His works are widely read in the English-speaking countries.

没有调查研究，就没有发言权。

He who makes no investigation has no right to have a say .

近日来，医院的效率越来越高了。

Hospitals are getting more efficient these days.

我怕他会输给大公司。

I am afraid that he may lose out to larger firms .

支持不得人心的法令的政治家完全是在冒险，他可能在下次大选中失败。

A politician supporting an un popular law is sticking his neck out; he may lose out in the next election .

He was reluctant to accept the position , and with reason.

他不愿接受这个职位，他这样做是有理由的。（介词转动词）

The new treaty would be good for ten years.

这一新条约的有效期为十年。（形容词转名词）、

Heavy footsteps signaled the teacher’s approach .

沉重的脚步声显示老师已经近了。（名词转动词）

It was officially announced that they agreed on a reply to the organization .

官方宣布，他们就给该组织的回复达成了一致意见。（副词转为名词）

The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.

要到那农舍去唯有穿过田地。（名词和介词分别转为动词）

Each time out was a continuation ,not a repetition .

每次出游一次。都是上次的继续而不是重复。（副词转为动词）

This program was not popular with all of the troops.

并不是所有军方都喜爱这一方案。（形容词转动词）

They , not unexpectedly ,did not respond . （拆分法）

他们没有答复，这完全是意料中的事。

They tried in vain to blame us for the breakdown of the talks. （拆分法）

他们企图把谈判破裂的责任加在我们身上，但没有成功。

You cannot legally conclude an agreement with that company. （拆分法）

你们若单独同该公司签订协议，那就是不合法的。

With the fear of largely imaginary plots against his leadership, his self-confidence seemed totally to desert him .（拆分法）

由于害怕有人阴谋推翻自己的领导，他似乎完全丧失了自信。但所谓的阴谋在很大程度上是他自己想象出来的。

Follow his advice and you will surely make good performance at the interview.

如果你听从他的忠告，就一定会在面试中表现出色。

Come early or you may not find a good seat in the lecture hall.

早点来，否则找不到讲座教室里的好座位。

It is no surprise that the move that more financial aid be provided to the country at war was rejected by the Congress.

有动议要求对处于战时的该国增加资金援助，但该动议遭到众议院的拒绝，这一结果并不令人意外。

The isolation of the rural world because of distance and the lack of tansport facilities is compounded by the paucity of the information media.

由于距离远，又缺乏交通工具，农村社会与外界是隔绝的。而通讯工具的不足则使这种

隔绝状态变得更加严重。

Not surprisingly , the decline of the dollar has not affected the price-be-damned luxury car market.

美元贬值并没有影响高档轿车的销售量，这并不奇怪。

Presumably , he needed to feel cornered so he would outperform everyone ,almost as though he enjoyed overcoming adversity and showing off his brilliance and subtlety.

情况或许是这样：他需要感到被别人逼到绝境，这样才好背水一战，胜人一筹，就仿佛他乐于战胜逆境，以显示自己的聪明才智一般。

生产上去了，效益提高了，少数人也因此升官发财了，但数百名工人却被无缘无故地解雇了，真令人不可思议。

It is beyond our understanding that hundreds of workers were dismissed without a sound reason in spite of the fact that the production had been on a rise ,the profits enhanced and with this a few had been promoted with a pay rise.

他在国有企业当科长，除了工资之外，可能还有点隐性收入，为什么辞职不干到外企去呢，我真弄不明白。

I really cannot understand why he should have resigned and gone to a foreign business as he served as a section head in a state-owned business , possibly with some under-the –table income.

They were ready to be disposed of by their parents if alive , or otherwise by their nearest relations .（增词）

如其父母健在，由父母领回。若父母已故，由其近亲代领。

In order to survive , to feed , clothe and shelter himself and his children , man is engaged in a constant struggle with nature .

为了生存，为了自己和子孙后代的衣食住行，人类和大自然不断进行斗争。

妈妈已经退休，主要忙于家务，为全家准备可口的饭菜，营造舒适的生活环境。

Retired already , Mother is engaged mainly in housework by cooking dishes and maintaining a confortable living environment for us .

We learn that you have been dealers of Chinese products for many years.

据我们了解，贵公司经营中国产品已有很多年历史。

Vietnamese War is a serious drain on American resources。

越南战争严重地消耗了美国的资源。

Is there a shop around where we can get fruit ?

附近有什么商店可以买到水果吗？

电脑的普及使办公室工作更加便捷。

The popularity of computers has made office work much more simple and easier .

新设备的引进大大提高了我们的工作效率。

The introduction of the new equipment has led to a much higher efficiency in our work.

你们取得的成就把你们带到人生的转折点上，我希望你们引以为荣。

I hope you are proud of the accomplishments that have brought you to this important transition in your lives .（合译法）

过去向我们学习的人，现在反而超过了我们这对我们来说确实是个挑战。

It was a real challenge that those who had learned from us now excelled us .

我去过一些地方，也遇到不少人。要谈起奇妙的事儿可多着呢。

There are many wonderful stories to tell about the places I visited and the people I met.

绝对不许违反这个原则。

No violation of this principle can be tolerated .

振兴科技和繁荣经济，必须坚持教育为本。

The vitality of science and technology and the prosperity of economy must based on education .

这种局势对国际安全是个威胁，这样的说法是完全正确的。

It has been rightly stated that this situation is a threat to international security

近来忙于其他事务，未能早些复信，深感抱歉。

I am very sorry that the pressure of other occupations has prevented me from sending an early reply to your letter.

This computer os popular for its good design and ease of use .

这种计算机因设计巧妙、简单易用而广受欢迎。

了解过去有助于了解现在，了解现在有助于预知未来。

An acquaintance of the past is helpful to the acquaintance of the present , which is in turn helpful to the prediction of the future.

他遭到无理解雇，这使我们大家都感到吃惊、

His unfair dismissal was a great surprise to us all.

不遵守规则，就会被开除。

Failure to comply with the rules can result in expulsion .

这一调查引发了一场关于怎么培养文明礼貌风尚问题的全国性讨论。

The survey has aroused a national discussion on the issue of how we should cultivate good manners .

In an age of plenty , we feel spiritual hunger.（增词法）

在物质丰富的年代，我们感受到精神上的饥渴。

United , we stand ; divided , we fall.（减词法）

合则存，分则亡。

There is more to their life than political and social and economic problems , more than transient everydayness .

他们的生活远不止那些政治、社会和经济问题。远不止一时的柴米油盐问题。

If we donot get more money , community theater will cease to exist here.

如果筹不到更多的资金，这里的社区剧院就将不复存在。

Please keep the fire burning .（正说反译）

别让火灭了。

Some men of insight actively discourage people from excess consumption . （正说反译）一些有识之士积极劝阻人们不要过量消费。

她阅尽人间沧桑，似乎一切都尽显在她眼中，严肃、微妙、难以言表。（引申法）

She has a vast heritage of experience , which seems to brood in her eyes , too solemn and too subtle for expression .

她隔窗望去，突然发现有只小船停泊在河边，船里有位船夫睡得正香。

Looking through the window , she suddenly spotted a boat moored to bank . in it there was a boatman fast asleep .

充分发挥个体、私营等非公有制经济在促进经济增长、扩大就业和活跃市场等方面的重要作用。

We should take advantage of non public-owned economy ,including individual and privately owned economy , to fulfill its significant effect on accelerating economic improvement ,enlarging employment . and flourishing the market.

小国人民敢于起来，敢于拿起武器，掌握自己国家的命运，就一定能够战胜大国的侵略。

The people of a small country can certainly defeat aggression by a big country , if only they dare to rise in struggle ,dare to take up arms and grasp in their own hands the destiny of their own country .

APEC will have to be non-discriminatory and it will have to seek to be open rather than

closed in its approach.

亚太经合组织必须一视同仁，并且在态度上必须是开放的而不是封闭的。

不管晴天还是下雨，比赛准时进行。

Rain or shine , the match will go on time .

他是个活跃的学生，可他今天在课堂上无精打采，一反常态。

He is an active student , but he was uncharacteristically listless in class today.

汤姆森没有钱，不可能投资这么大的一个合资项目。（增词法）

As he is not rich ,Thomson is unlikely to invest in this big joint venture.

清华大学的电视学者尹鸿说，没有任何一个电视节目能完整体现社会现状，他更喜欢《非诚勿扰》，他说这个节目更具争议性，冲突更激烈。

No TV show can fully reflect social reality , says YinHong ,a Chinese television scholar at Beijing’s Tsinghua University .he prefers “If you are the one”(a match-making TV program .produced by Jiangsu satellite TV )because it is more controversial .

我现在还清楚的记得第一次来北京时的情景。(减词法)

I still remember clearly the first time I came to Beijing .

He admired the president’s stated decision to fight for job .

他对总统声明为保住职位而决心奋斗表示钦佩。

In music , she will be found to have realized her friends’ fondest wishes .（被动语态转主动）

在音乐方面，她的造诣是不会辜负朋友们的殷切希望的。

She was seen to enter the building about the time .

有人看到她在那时候进入了那栋大楼。

Children should be taught to speak the truth .

应该教育儿童讲真话

You have been told so many times not to mention this.

已经告诉你多少遍，不要再提这件事。

Some things have been said here tonight , that ought not to have spoken .

今晚有人在此讲了一些不该讲的话。

So far ,nearly 1000 drop-out have been aided by the found .

到目前为止，这个基金已经资助了上千名辍学儿童。

What we say here will not be long remembered but what we do here can change the world .

世人不会长久记住我们在此说的话，但我们在这所做的一切将改变世界。

Candidates are required to present themselves 15 minutes before the examination begins .

考生应于考试前15分钟进入考场。

The talk about raising the taxes was a red-flag to many voters .（引申法）

关于增加税收的言论激怒了许多选民。

On behalf of all of your American guests ,I wish to thank you for the incomparable hospitality for which the Chinese people are justly famous through out the world .（拆分法）

我代表你所有的美国来客对你们的无与伦比的的盛情招待表示感谢。中国人民以这种热情闻名于世。

He was the late president’s alter ego ,and is a close and influential friend of the president to be in office .（增补法）

他是已故总统的知己，现在是即将任职的新总统的一个极有影响力的密友。

It was equality clear that the Chinese agree on what is right or wrong in most situation :in casual encounters with Benjamin and other western children .（语序调整）在多数情况下，中国人对什么是对的什么是错的都有一致的看法，特别是在遇到本杰明和其他西方的孩子时这种现象就相当明显。

The newspaper accounts are far from being true .

报纸的报道远非事实。

He allowed the father to be overruled by the judge .and declared his own son guilty .（引申法）

他让法官的职责战胜了父子的亲情，判决他的儿子有罪。

We believe that the younger generation will prove worthy of our trust .（正反）

我们相信年轻的一代将不会辜负我们的信任。

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In fact , gun-violence has become one of America’s most serious social problems .it is reported that more than 30000Americans have been killed by guns . and more than 200000 Americans have been injured by guns every year.

这些组件已加屏蔽，因此不受磁场的影响。（正反）

These elements have been shielded , so they are free from effects of the magnetic field .

我很荣幸的通知你，你赢得了一笔特别奖学金。

It’s my honor to inform you that you have won a special scholarship .

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China is a big developing sea-side country , who puts high value in the exploit and protect of the sea .As a developing power with a long coastline ,China attaches great importance to the exploitation and protection of marine resource and takes it as one of the state strategies.

他用辛辛苦苦积攒了五年的钱买一一架照相机，然后他带着他走遍全国，拍摄了许多祖国名胜古迹的照片。

With the money he had saved hard for five years he bought a camera ,with which he then traveled around the country taking numerous pictures of the scenic spots and places of historic interest of our motherland .

旧历新年快来了，这是一年中的第一件大事，除了那些负债过多的人以外，大家都热烈的欢迎这个佳节的到来。

The traditional New Year was soon approaching ,the first big event of the year .and everyone except those who owned heavy debts , was enthusiastically looking forward to it .

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