【编者按】对于英语四级翻译很多考生选择放弃,也许是因为它排在试题最后,也可能是因为它占分小,分值只占5%。但考场上每一分都是珍贵的,不妨平时多做一些练习吧。
1.Everyone has his inherent ability ,________________ (只是很容易被习惯所掩盖).
2.The importance of traffic safety , _________________ (无论如何强调都不为过).
3.In my opinion , ______________ (打电动玩具既浪费时间也有害健康).
4.There is no doubt that ______________ (近视是一个很严重的问题)among the youth of our country.
5.According to my personal experience , ___________________ (微笑已带给我许多好处).
答案与解析:
1. which is easily concealed by habits
每个人都有与生俱来的能力,只是很容易被习惯所掩盖。本题的难点在于对动词"掩盖"的选择。这里的"掩盖"是抽象含义,并不是像cover那样能找到真实的掩盖物,所以应该选择conceal,常用搭配由:conceal...from。另外,这句话是一个非限制性定语从句。句子需填补内容是对 ability的补充说明,"能力"是中心词。因此,要用which引导这个非限制性定语从句。
2. can't be overemphasized / can't be emphasized too much
本句考查的是"再......也不为过的"的说法。英语句型是:cannot + do sth. + too much 或cannot over-do,如:He is so excellent that we cannot praise him toomuch.(他是这样的优秀,我们怎样称赞他都不过分。)cannot是否定,与too much 和 over-V.结构连用时强调肯定,表示"怎么......也不为过"。
3. playing video games not only takes much time but also does harm to health
句子需填补部分的主语是"打电动玩具",虽然"打"是动词,但根据全句结构我们需要将play处理成动名词形式充当主语。此外,考察"不仅......还"的句型。"浪费时间"除了答案表达之外也可以用waste time 。
4. near-sightedness is a serious problem
There is no doubt that后接从句,从句里应有完整的主谓宾结构。如:There is no doubtthat the thief jumped into the room from the balcony in the secondfloor.(毫无疑问,小偷是从二楼的阳台跳进来的。) "近视"还可以说成myopia 或 short sight 。
5. smile has done me a lot of good
本题考察"带给某人很多好处"的表达。我们知道"对某人有好处"可以说成do good to sb. 或do sb.good,依此类推,"给我带来很多好处"就是:do a lot of good to me或do me a lot of good 。