中译英练习题选编.doc

1.我们什么时候喝你的喜酒？ When will you invite us to your wedding feast? 2.他的英语说得真好，就像外国人一样。 He speaks English so well. He sounds like a native speaker. 3. 你要有所弋获，则必须在学习中不断深入。 弋获：射而得禽。泛指擒获。 译：If you want to gain anything, you must constantly deepen your studies. Sense of Grammar 新学期已经过去一个月了。 One month has passed since the new term began. 假期从明天开始。 The vacation begins tomorrow. Sense of Idiomaticness 地道；惯用法意识 中国矿产丰富 China is rich in minerals. 今天食堂吃饺子。 Jiaozi are served in the canteen today. 吃食堂味道不好。 The food served in the canteen doesn’t taste good. Sense of Coherence连贯性；条理性 我家里生活苦，父亲做小买卖，妈妈是家庭妇女，弟弟妹妹多，家里最大的是我，才十三岁，就唱戏养家了。 My family was hard up, with Father a peddler, Mother a housewife, and so many children to feed. At thirteen, as the eldest child, I acted to help support the family. 办年货 to do Spring Festival shopping 坐月子 the new mother’s month-long confinement for relaxation 他本来想要多给你一点帮助的，只是他近来太忙了。 He would have given you more help, but he has been so busy recently. 2. 从他的话音里，我能听出东西来。 I can tell something from the tone of his voice. 3. 我们享受公费医疗。 We are entitled to free medical care. 例 1. 问题是到哪儿去找答案。 The problem is where to find the answer. 例 2. 科学家必须知道怎样运用数学以求得对问题的准确答案。 It is necessary that a scientist know how to use mathematics to get an accurate answer to his question. 例 3. 你做什么没关系，重要的问题是你怎样做。 What you do does not matter. The point /The important thing is how you do it. 例 3中的“问题”是指“关键所在”、 “要点”、“要害”、“重要的事”，可译为The point 。也可用The important thing 生活中可写的东西是很多的，问题在于发掘和提炼。 There are many things in life that one can write about, but the point is how to explore and select them. 例 4. 我不断参阅论述那些问题的著作。 I have constantly referred to works dealing with those subjects. 例 4中的“问题”是指需要研究的“学科”或??论题”，故译为subjects。 例 5.你会听到到处都在讨论这个问题。 You’ll find the topic being discussed everywhere. 例 5中的“问题”是指人们谈论的“话题”，故译为topic。 例 6.那台车床出问题了。 Something has gone wrong with that lathe. 例 6中的“出问题”是指 “出了毛病”, 故译为 something has gone wrong。 例 7.一路上没出问题。 The trip went off without mishap. 例 7中的“问