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第一部分 翻译概论 G: 练习一 英译汉练习 1. It rains cats and dogs. 大雨滂沱. 2.Our son must go to school. He must break out of the pot that hold us in. 我们的儿子一定要上学，一定要出人头地. 3. Cast pearls before swine. 对牛弹琴. 4. He was a dead shot. However, he met his Waterloo this time. 他是一个神枪手，可这一次却遭到惨败。 （遭遇了滑铁卢） 5. After the failure of his last novel, his reputation stands on slippery ground. 他上一篇小说写砸了，他的名声从此岌岌可危。 6. He carried his age astonishingly well. 他一点儿不显老，面容年轻得令人惊讶。 7. Shed never again believe anything in trousers. 她再也不愿相信任何男人。 8. Nixon was pleased by the distinction, but not overwhelmed. 尼克松对受到破格礼遇非常高兴，但并没有受宠若惊。 9. Ill have Lisa where I want her. 我要让丽莎乖乖听话。 10. Yet China was a land of constant surprise and shifting impression. 而中国是一片令人惊讶、日新月异的土地。 练习二 翻译下面与“送”相关的短语，体会汉语和英语的联系与区别。 送 = send? 1. 送某人一本书 2. 送礼 3. 送信 4. 送客 5. 送行 6. 送雨伞 7. 送命 8. 送孩子上学 9. 送某人回家 10. 将卫星送上天 11. 送葬 12. 送罪犯上法庭审判 1. give sb. a book 2. present a gift to sb. 3. deliver a message 4. see a visitor out 5. see sb. Off 6. bring sb. an umbrella 7. lose one抯 life (get killed) 8. take a child to school 9. escort sb. home 10. launch a satellite 11. take part in a funeral procession 12. hand the criminal over to the court for trial  T: 练习一 1. All his answers are not right. 他的答案未必全对。 The electric resistance is measured in ohms. 电阻的测量单位是欧姆。 The motor did not stop because the electricity was off. 发动机并未因为电源中断才停止运转。 Note that the words “velocity” and “speed” require explanation. 请注意“速度”和“速率”两个词需要解释一下。 My younger brother was only too delighted to accept his kind invitation. 我的兄弟欣然接受了他的邀请。 The new secretary was rude to the workers, but when she talks to the boss , butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth. 这位新秘书对工人态度很粗鲁,可是跟老板谈话时却满口的奉承话。 I think we should have been told if there was anything up. 4. 对这场人人皆知的灾祸，这个工厂是负有责任的。 The factory is responsible for the all-known disaster. 5. 他说得太快，我们不能理解他的意思。He spoke so rapidly that we could not