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翻译技巧篇 被动语态 英汉相比，英语多用被动语态，而汉语则少用，其愿因之一也许是汉语系意合语言，这个“被”字完全可以被“融化”掉。此外，汉语表达被动的方式比较丰富。 下段共计14个谓语动词，竟用了13个被动语态。 As oil is found deep in the ground, its presence cannot be determined by a study of the surface. Consequently, a geological survey of the underground rocks structure must be carried out. If it is thought that the rocks in a certain area contain oil, a “drilling rig” is assembled. The most obvious part of a drilling rig is called “a derrick”. It is used to lift sections of pipe, which are lowered into the hole made by the drill. As the hole is being drilled, a steel pipe is pushed down to prevent the sides from falling in. If oil is struck, a cover is firmly fixed to the top of the pipe and the oil is allowed to escape through a series of valves. 长句练习 （1）There is nothing more disappointing to a hostess who has gone to a lot of trouble or expense than to have her guest so interested in talking politics or business with her husband that he fails to notice the flavor of the coffee, the lightness of the cake, or the attractiveness of the house, which may be her chief interest and pride. （2）Multitudes of bees used to bury themselves in the yellow blossoms of the summer squashes. This, too, was a deep satisfaction; although, when they had laden themselves with sweets, they flew away to some unknown hive, which could give back nothing in requital of what my garden had contributed. （3）Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the rapid development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. （4）The thought that she would be separated from husband during his long and dangerous journey saddened Mrs. Brown. 技巧练习段落 On　one　of　those　sober　and　rather　melancholy　days，　in　the　latter　part　of　Autumn，　when　the　shadows　of　morning　and　evening　almost　mingle　together，　and　throw　a　gloom　over　the　decline　of　the　year，　I　passed　several　hours　in　rambling　about　Westminster　Abbey