汉英翻译第二章选择词汇介绍.doc

汉英翻译第二章选择词汇 课后练习检查和讲评 他说的一套，做的另一套。教科书译文：He said one thing and did another. 李老师认为教科书译文值得商榷。 Dear John, Please paraphrase (explain) the following sentenses: 1.His words betray his actions. 2.He dose not keep his words in line with his actions. 3.When it comes to drive , she has got more than any one of us. thans! Li Tian-xin Both 1. and 2. have the same meaning, however, the first (His words betray his actions.) is the more common way to express the concept.What this means is that what you say about a given subject is contradictory to what you do. As an example ... a boy tells a girl that he loves her, he cant live without her and various other romantic things. Then this same boy is seen with other girls in an intimate setting - maybe eating dinner, maybe going to a movie, and so on. He says that there is only one girl for him but his actions prove him a liar - his words betray his actions.3. The word drive here means desire, commitment and faithfulness to start and finish a project of any kind. It could be learning to swim, graduating from college (a 4-year commitment takes a lot of drive to complete), even studying for an exam requires drive from the students who really want to succeed and achieve good things.A paraphrase of 3. then is: She has more faith, commitment and action in every aspect of her life than any of us.John 干劲的英文 音标：[ gànjìn ]?? 英文翻译 drive; vigour; enthusiasm: 有头脑、干劲和首创精神的青年 young men with brains, drive and initiative; 干劲十足 be full of vigour; 冲天干劲 boundless energy - 例句与用法 1. We shall want a real Henry Ford effort .我们需要有一种真正亨利福特的干劲。 2. When it comes to drive , she s got more than any of us .讲干劲，她比谁都足。 3. Our sales people need determination and drive .我们的推销人员需要有决心和干劲。 4. Low morale among the work force is the product of bad management .工人干劲不足是管理不善所致。 5. More people mean a greater ferment of ideas , more enthusiasm and more energy .热气高，干劲大。 6. Old as he is , he works just as hard as he did in his younger days .他人虽老了，干劲却不减当年。 7. Their