英语长句的翻译2教材课程.pptVIP

英语长句的翻译2 As a result of two or three centuries of scientific investigation /we have come to believe /that Nature is understandable /in the sense /that when we ask her questions /by way of appropriate observations and experiments，/she will answer truly /and reward us with discoveries that endure. 结构分析:句子的框架是…we have come to believe that…。that引导的从句做believe的宾语从句;此从句中有一个that从句作the sense的同位语从句;同位语从句中又套嵌一个由when引导的时间状语从句;此时间状语从句又套嵌一个定语从句that endure，修饰其先行词discoveries。 由于两三个世纪以来科学研究的结果，我们逐渐相信，如果运用合适的观察和实验方法向大自然探究问题，她会真心实意地给我们答复，并且以永不间断的发现来报答我们。从这个意义上来说，大自然是可以认识的。 Once intimidated（慌乱） by arguments/ that their children would feel more at home in bilingual classes，/and that they might lose their heritage in regular classes，/these women have since given voice，loudly and persuasively，/to what they know from experience/ that unless they are fluent in the language of their adopted country，/their children will never attend college /or land any but the most menial（仆人的） of jobs. 句子的框架是these women have…given voice…to what they know from experience that…。that从句做what they know的同位语从句;此从句中又套嵌一个unless引导的条件状语从句;Once intimidated by arguments是过去分词做状语修饰these women，其施动者arguments又有两个that引导的同位语从句修饰限定它。intimidated by arguments意为“被论点搞得惊慌害怕”;feel at home不能直译为“感到在家”，而译为“感到自在”;give voice to意为“表达，表露”;land jobs译为“找到工作”。 有人说，孩子们在双语课堂里会感到更加自由自在，而在正规班级会丧失其传统文化。这几位母亲曾被这一论点搞得惶恐不安，现在发表了最响亮，最有说服力的意见。从她们自身的经验中，他们深知:如果孩子们不熟练掌握他们所移居国家的语言，除了那些最简单的体力活儿外，根本谈不到上大学，也谈不到找到理想的工作。 It was the desire to be scholarly that brought about a wave of Latin terms which appeared in the16th century when the humanist movement brought new impetus to learning throughout Europe. 句子的框架是It was the desire…that brought about a wave…。it is…that…是强调句型，强调主语the desire to be scholarly。关系代词which引导定语从句，修饰Latin terms;关系副词when引导定语从句，修饰century。句中scholarly作“博学多才”讲;humanist movement译为“人文主义运动”;impetus意为“动力，促进”。 在16世纪的时候，人文主义运动促进了欧洲各国的学术运动，人们都想显示自己的博学多才，从而出现了一股使用拉丁字词的潮流。 This need is enshrined（铭记） in the concept of sustainable development，which means tha