Lecture 1-8(中英句子).docVIP

Lecture One 定语从句 [原句] Other government activities are the responsibilities of the individual states, which have their own constitution and laws. [译文] 各州都有自己的宪法和法律，承担政府的其他职能。 [原句] Within each state are counties, townships, cities and villages, each of which has its own elective government. [译文] 各州下属辖县，镇，市，村，皆有其民选政府。 省略法 One of the features of London is the number of big stores, most of which are to be found in or near the West End. [译文] 伦敦一大特色是大商店多，大多数位于西区及其周边地区。 Another feature of London’s shopping life is the chain store, in which prices are low and a wide variety of goods are offered. [译文] 伦敦购物生活另一特色是连锁店，里面价格低廉，提供各种商品。 Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the sensational, which feature crime, sex and gossip, to the serious, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. [译文] 美国报纸和其他国家一样，既有耸人听闻的小报，报道犯罪，色情和小道消息，也有严肃报刊，聚焦实事新闻，分析国际时事。 E-commerce is a challenging and dynamic area where change, growth and innovation are the norm. [译文] 电子商务是一个充满挑战，充满活力的领域，变革发展和创新是其根本准则。 Scientists have been devoted to developing high-yield rice varieties that sparked the green revolution in the 1970s. [译文] 科学家致力于开发高产水稻品种，从而引发了20世纪70年代的绿色革命。 重复法 The high-tech explosion has created a new group of workers that like challenge and treasure the independence and the diversity of work. [译文] 高科技迅速发展，造成了一批新的员工，他们喜欢挑战，珍视独立和工作的多样性。 Cambridge University has nurtured great scientists, thinkers and poets such as Newton, Bacon, Byron, Milton and Darwin, who made outstanding contribution to the progress of mankind. [译文] 剑桥大学培养出了诸如牛顿，培根，拜伦，弥尔顿，达尔文这样的伟大科学家，思想家和诗人，他们为人类的进步做出了杰出的贡献。 8. Not long from now, the seemingly endless expansion of computer power that has propelled the digital revolution of the past two decades will stop unless major breakthroughs take place. [译文] 电脑的功能似乎在无止境地扩大，推动了过去二十年的数字革命，然而在不久的将来，如果没有大的突破，这种扩大将会终止。 9. Opposition to generically modified foods had come mostly from rich Western countries, whose people had more than enough to eat.