考研百天冲刺：真题经典长难句解析及翻译.doc

考研百天冲刺：真题经典长难句解析及翻译(3) 1) While there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians, modern practice most closely conforms to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past. 句子分析： ：While there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians, / modern practice most closely conforms to one / that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past. ： 1)主干结构是While there are almost as... as there are... +主句，While，as... as结构是比较级，， 　　2)主句中one是宾语，后面的that从句是它的定语从句。 　　3)sees history as把……看作是，不定式短语to recreate and explain...作名词the attempt的定语。 第三、词的处理： While 虽然，尽管 definitions 定义，界定 modern practice 现代(补词：史学家的)实践 conforms to 符合于，趋向于认为 attempt 试图，尝试 to recreate 再现，重现(不能说重新创造历史) 参考译文： 几乎每个历史学家对史学都有自己的界定，但现代史学家的实践最趋向于认为，历史学是试图重现过去的重大史实并对其作出解释。 2) There is no agreement whether methodology refers to the concepts peculiar to historical work in general or to the research techniques appropriate to the various branches of historical inquiry. 句子分析： ：There is no agreement / whether methodology refers to the concepts peculiar to historical work in general / or to the research techniques appropriate to the various branches of historical inquiry. ： 1)主干结构是存在句There is no agreement因为主语部分太长， 　　2) whether methodology refers to ...or to ...是主语agreement的同位语。 　　3) the concepts后面的形容词短语peculiar to historical work in general是它的定语；the research techniques后面的形容词短语appropriate to the various branches of historical inquiry也是作定语。 第三、词的处理： whether...refers to... or to... 是指……还是指…… the concepts/peculiar to/historical work/in general (按后置定语的顺序倒译)一般的历史研究中的特有概念 the research techniques 研究手段 appropriate to 适用于， the various branches 各个领域 historical inquiry 历史探究 参考译文： ，， 3) It applies equally to traditional historians who view history as only the external and internal criticism of sources, and to social science historians who equate their activity with specific techniques. 句子分析