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A Course of Translation from Chinese into English Chapter 3 Translation of Sentences 3.5 特殊句型 ．工作再仔细也不过分。 One can never be too careful in ones work. ．我们的英文老师不是别人，正是刘先生。 Our English teacher is none other than Mr. Liu. 1．公园对于都市正如肺对于人的身体一样。 a. Park to the city is just the same as lung to man. b. Parks importance to city is just the same as the lungs importance to body. c. Parks are to the city as (what) lungs are to the body. 我们离不开空气，犹如鱼离不开水。 a. We cannot live without air, just as the fish cannot live without water. b. Air is so important to us, and so is water is to fish. c. Air is to us what water is to fish. 3.5 特殊句型 读书对于思想，好比运动对于身体一样。 Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body. 智力对于思想，犹如视力对于身体一样。 Intellect is to the mind what sight is to the body. (1) “删繁就简”? 2．你可以想象得出，成千上万的影迷的那些表示敬慕和恳求的信件一定把她弄得应接不暇。 It doesnt take too much stretch of the imagination to realize that she is now besieged with adoring and pleading notes from thousands of fans. 你可以想象得出，要做这么大的一笔买卖，她是怎样的忙碌。 It doesnt take too much stretch of the imagination to realize how busy she is with such a large business. 3.5 特殊句型 你可以想象得出，生活在那样一个荒野之地是何等艰难！ It doesnt take too much stretch of the imagination to realize how difficult it would be to live in a wild place like that. 3．这还不是他同一位女人认真相守的时候。 This wouldnt be the best time for him to get seriously involved with a woman. 这还不是他向老板透露这个消息的时候。 This wouldnt be the best time for them to disclose the news to the boss. 这还不是她开始她的舞蹈生涯的时候。 This wouldnt be the best time for her to start her dancing career. 3.5 特殊句型 这还不是这家公司开始推销它的产品的时候。 This wouldnt be the best time for the company to start the promotion campaign. 4．有些人仍然希望在其他公司找到新的工作，而另一些人则转而去学校教书甚至干上了蓝领工人的体力活儿。 Some have continued to cling to the hope of a new job in some other corporation, and others have turned to teaching or even to blue-collar jobs. 有些女孩仍然寄望于嫁给企业界大亨或是有足够金钱让她们过舒服日子的人，而另外一些人则已经转向低收入的教员或者工厂的工人。 Some girls have continued to cling to the hope of marrying a business tycoon or people who have enough mon