考研英語4個(gè)長短句翻譯練習(xí)
1. Above all, like their female human counterparts,they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of "goods and services" than males.
【分析】簡單句。句子主干為they tend to pay much closer attention to…。介詞短語 like...counterparts作方式狀語。整個(gè)句子是一個(gè)含比較結(jié)構(gòu)的主謂賓句型。
【譯文】最重要的是,就像人類當(dāng)中的女性一樣,它們(雌性猴子)往往比雄性更關(guān)注“商品和服務(wù)”的價(jià)值。
【拓展】1)counterpart在句中意為“與對(duì)方地位相當(dāng)?shù)娜,與另一方作用相當(dāng)?shù)?物”,還有“副本,復(fù)本”意思。2)tend to do “易于...,往往會(huì)...”。
2. Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn't know for sure?That the evidence was inconclusive,the science uncertain?That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?
【分析】多重復(fù)合句。雖然本句有三個(gè)問號(hào),其實(shí)是一個(gè)句子。主語為you,謂語為remember,賓語為all those years。when引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾all those years,其主干為 scientists argued that…but the doubters insisted that…That…That…。定語從句中嵌套四個(gè)賓語從句,第一個(gè)為謂語用argued的賓語,后三個(gè)為謂語insisted的賓語。
【譯文】還記得科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為吸煙會(huì)致人死亡,而懷疑者們卻堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為我們無法對(duì)此得出定論的時(shí)候嗎?還得出懷疑者們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為缺乏決定性的證據(jù),科學(xué)也確定的時(shí)候嗎?還記得懷疑者們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為反對(duì)吸煙的游說是為了毀掉我們的生活方式,而政府應(yīng)該置身事外的時(shí)候嗎?
3. Instead of a plan of action, they continue topress for more research-a classic case of "paralysis by analysis".
【分析】簡單句。instead of...介詞短語作狀語,表示否定的邏輯關(guān)系。本句的主干為they continue to press…。破折號(hào)后的部分不是修飾前面名詞research,而是說明前面的整個(gè)句子。
【譯文】他們沒有出臺(tái)行動(dòng)計(jì)劃,相反只是繼續(xù)迫切要求進(jìn)行更多的研究——這是一個(gè)典型的“分析導(dǎo)致麻痹”實(shí)例。
【拓展】paralysis by analysis意為“分析導(dǎo)致麻痹”,指無休止地研究一件事,致使最終沒有任何行動(dòng)。
4. But not all parts of the brain are equally involved;the limbic system (the "emotionalbrain")is especially active, while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reasoning) is relatively quiet.
【分析】并列句。分號(hào)連接兩個(gè)并列的分句,后一分是對(duì)前一分句的解釋說明,其中又包含由while連接的兩個(gè)并列分句,表對(duì)比關(guān)系。
【譯文】但并非大腦所有部分的活動(dòng)都是均等的,腦邊緣系統(tǒng)(“情緒大腦”)尤其活躍,而前額皮質(zhì)(思維和推理的中心部位)則相對(duì)安靜。
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