四级翻译方法技巧(revised).ppt

Ex. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 要是他适合当校长，那么哪个学生都可以当。（no more…than） no more…than He is no more fit to be a headmaster than any schoolboy would be. 2. 至于她的父亲，她不敢肯定是否会接收她和她的小孩。(as for) as for not sure whether As for her father, she is not sure whether he will accept her and her baby. undermine while Staying up late will undermine one’s health while going to bed early and getting up early will benefit it. 3. 晚睡会损害健康而早睡早起有益于健康。(undermine) convey The ambassador personally conveyed the president’s message to the premier. 4. 大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候。(convey) personally 5. 这个女孩决定敞开心扉，把她看见的一切都告诉警方。(open up) open up what she had seen The girl decided to open up and tell the police what she had seen. 6. 过量的运动对身体健康弊多利少，所以我们必须控制运动量。(do more harm than good) P.47 excessive do more harm than good Excessive exercises does more harm than good to one’s health. Therefore we must control the amount of exercise we do. 7. 他几次试图加入他们的谈话，但都由于胆小而放弃了。(make a few attempts to) make a few attempts to He made a few attempts to join in their conversation, but he gave up out of timidness. timidness 8. 就方便快捷而言，火车无法与飞机竞争。(in terms of) in terms of Trains cannot compete with planes in terms of convenience and speed. 9. 就中美文化作一对比会有助于你尽快明白和适应在美国的学习环境。(a comparison of) a comparison of adapt to Making a comparison between Chinese and American cultures will help you to better understand and adapt to your study environment in the USA. 10. 在公共汽车上年轻人给老弱病残让座是中国人的传统美德。(yield) yield their seats to It is a traditional Chinese virtue for the young on buses to yield their seats to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. 11. 她将她的少年时代描绘成一个幻想和发现的时期。(portray … as) P.126 wonder and discovery She portrayed her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery. 12. 试验表明，不抽烟的人比抽烟的人在工作中犯的错误要少。(fewer … than) Experiments show committed Experiments showed that non-smokers committed fewer errors than smokers. 13.球迷经常受到人们的重视，不是因为他们自身的成功，而是因为他们支持的球队获得胜利。（not … but） be highly regarded Football fans are often highl