第8讲 examples(含译文).pptVIP

第8讲 科技文体的翻译 Lecture 8 Translation of Scientific Prose Warm-up Read the following paragraph and answer the questions. (1) Protection against complete structural failure is achieved in three different ways: first, by proper selection of material, especially in high load areas, to provide a consistent slow rate of crack propagation (扩散), and high residual (剩余的) strength; second, by providing such multipath structure on the airplane that the loss of any one segment would not endanger the airplane; and third, by providing readily accessible structure which can be inspected and maintained properly. (2) Archimedes first discovered the principle of displacement of water by solid bodies. 阿基米德首先发现固体排水的原理。 (3) Recent developments in the utilization of salinity power by reverse electrodialysis and other methods are discussed. 本文讨论采用逆电渗法和其他方法来利用盐动力的最新进展。 (4) The rotation of the earth on its own axis causes the change from day to night. 地球绕轴(axis)自转(rotate)，引起昼夜的变化。 (5) Television is the transmission and reception of images of moving objects by radio waves. 电视通过无线电波(radio waves)传递和接受活动物体(moving objects)的图像。 (6) Attention must be paid to the working temperature of the machine. 应当注意机器的工作温度。 (7) Electrical energy can be stored in two metal plates separated by an insulating medium. Such a device is called a capacitor, or a condenser, and its ability to store electrical energy is called capacitance. It is measured in farads. 电能可储存在由一绝缘介质隔开的两块金属极板内。这样的装置称之为电容器，其储存电能的能力称为电容。电容的测量单位是法拉。 (8) A direct current is a current flowing always in the same direction. 直流电是一种总是沿同一方向流动的电流。 (9) A body can move uniformly and in a straight line, there being no cause to change that motion. 如果没有改变物体运动的原因，那么物体将作匀速直线运动。 (10) Vibrating objects produce sound waves, each vibration producing one sound wave. 振动着的物体产生声波(sound wave)，每一次振动产生一个声波。 (11) In communications, the problem of electronics is how to convey information from one place to another. 在通讯系统中，电子学要解决的问题是如何把信息从一个地方传递到另一个地方。 (12) Material