2007英语六级翻译题模拟训练(十六)
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2007:12:01 14:35:42
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1.The substance does not dissolve in water _____ (不管是否加热).  
2. Not only _____ (他向我收费过高), but didn’t do a good repair job.  
3. Your losses in trade this year are nothing _____ (与我相比).  
4. On average, it is said, visitors spend only_____ (一半的钱) in a day in Leeds as in London.  
5. By contrast, American mothers were more likely _____ (把孩子的成功归因于) natural talent 
 
参考答案及解析: 
1. whether (it is) heated or not 
2. did he charge me too much 
3.  compared with mine 
4.  half as much (money)  
5. to attribute their children ’ s success to  
1. [关键词]加热――heat;不管是否――(no matter) whether… or not  
  [连 接]heat与其逻辑主语substance之间需采用被动连接,即heat加ed。  
  [优 化]whether (it is) heated or not. ――注意,it is可省略。  
  [点 评]如果heated or not放在句首,whether也可以省略 
以上是第五期的例题,观察了大家的答案,大家都大部分都会选用heat,但是却忘记了被动语态!看来使用被动语态方面还是比较薄弱。 
2.考察only于句首的半倒装用法,几对并列连词如not only…but also, hardly… when等连接两个并列句, 连词 在句首, 前句半倒装, 后句不倒装:  
Not only was everything he had taker away from him, but also his German citizenship was taken away.  
3.compare with 与…相比,很多沪友用了compare to,注意了这个短语多指比喻。 
compare a with b 把a和b做比较  
compare a to b 把a比作b 
4.half as 形容词原级 as表示“……的一半”。 显然本句在拿 as…as… 结构做文章。因为是比较关系,把在 Leeds 和在 London 的费用做比较,所以后半句有明确的 “as” 一词。空缺部分是要有 “as”, 还要有 “half” 和 “money” 。关键是次序如何调理。根据比较结构中的倍数原则,倍数数字放在最开始,接下去有关于量的 as much n. as, 因此本句要填入 “half as much money”。 
5.ascribe 和 attribute 差别不大,都可以解释为"(中性)把...归因于,(褒义)把...归功于,(贬义)把...归咎于",也可以解释为"把...归属于,认为...归属于...",基本可以互换。