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第四章 英译汉翻译技巧 一、增词法（1） 1.The purchase of used , second-handed clothing , furniture or other household articles may be an excellent way of economizing. 购买用过的旧衣服、旧家具或其他家用物品是极好的省钱的方法。 2.Like anything else , abilities deteriorate when we stop applying our energies to them. 就像任何其他东西一样，我们的各种能力若不花精力去训练的话也会退化。 3.We began the 19th century with a choice , to spread our nation from coast to coast. 19世纪初我们作了一个抉择，把我们国家从东海岸扩展到西海岸。 4.They were being so nice , and I was finding it hard to be civil. 由于他们如此地友善，我反倒不好公事公办地客套了。 5.She heard me out ,then quietly told me how long they had been saving for a dining-room table .Not just anny table , but something durable and beautiful they could use and love for a life time , a focal point for gatherings of family and friends , a source of happy memories their daughter could carry with her when she left to establish her own home . 她听完了我的一顿唠叨，随后轻轻地告诉我他们花了多么长的时间省吃俭用来买一张餐桌。他们想要的不是随便的一张桌子，而是他们能终生使用与钟爱的耐用而美丽的宝物，是家人朋友相聚的中心，是一个幸福回忆的源泉，当她女儿长大成家后，能够伴随她怀念不忘。 6.His words seemed to cling to me---- along with an awful sense of intrusion. 他的话如恶魔缠身，挥之不去，同时摆脱不掉的还有一种受到侵犯的不快的感觉。 7.Flushed and emotional , Mrs. Mayton challenged him , “why did you sit for there minutes without telling us ?” 梅顿女士脸色通红，情绪激动，她质问道：“你为什么坐了3分钟却不告诉我们?” 8.A few broken plates are a small price to pay for the joy we get using them.Besides , every chip and crack has a story to tell. 与使用这些瓷器所享受到的乐趣相比，几个摔碎的碗碟只不过是小小的代价而已，并且每个碎片都包含着一个故事。 9.Computers are infinitely literal minded; they exercise no judgement , have no values. 计算机完全是按照指令进行操作的，它们既不能做出判断，也没有价值标准。 10.The paper said that foreign agents had infiltrated the then government and engineered the president’s overthrow. 报纸说外国的特务渗透到当时的政府中去并且策划了推翻总统的阴谋。 11.This is a consequence of allowing people to play a fulfilling role in the direction of their lives. 这是让人们在处理自己生活方面发挥有所作为的作用而产生的结果。 12.No wonder the sight of it should send the memories of quite a number of the old generations back 45 years ago.