译文：All kinds of measures are taken to prevent corrosion.
简评：这句话可以按原文译成主动态，即：People have taken all kinds of measures to prevent corrosion。也可以用被动语态来翻译——All kinds of measures are taken to prevent corrosion。两者比较而言，被动态译文更突出表明所有、种种措施已经付诸实施，all kinds of measures得到强调，而主动态译法只是平铺直叙，重点不突出。
此外，汉语句子中有“据说”、“据了解”、“据报道”、“据估计”、“据传言”等词语时，可以酌情译成相应的英语被动句，如：It is supposed that(据推测……)，It is said that(据说……)，It is estimated that(据估计……)，It is calculated that(预计……)，It is reported that(据报道……)，It is suggested that(有人建议)，It is stressed that(有人强调……)，It is thought that(有人认为……)，It is considered that(有人认为……)，It is expected that(据期望……)，It is well known that(众所周知……)，It must be admitted that(必须承认……)，It must be pointed out that(必须指出……)，It is understood that(谁都知道……)，It may be safety said that(可以有把握地说……)等。
例5 据了解，这个地区有丰富的自然资源。
译文：The area is known to be rich in natural resources.
例6 众所周知，自然光其实是由许多种颜色构成。
译文：It is well known that natural light is actually made up of many colors.
1. He is ________________ (他与其说是个学者)as a writer.
2. The parents should also set the kids free _______________ (以便他们自己做选择).
3. Some freshmen _____________(打定主意)to pursue a master's degree after undergraduate studies.
4. So it is essential for the students _____________(深入社会实践)in order to learn something that they can't get in class.
5.In order to improve the competence of state-run enterprises，the central government ________________(已经实行了一系列改革)，among which is cutting down the staff.
1. not so much a scholar
解析：本句意为：与其说他是个学者不如说是个作家。考查的是"与其......倒不如......"的句型。句中所给部分已有as，所以最好用 not so much...as...。如：In many cases，nursing is not so much a job as a way of life.(在许多情况下，护理与其说是是一件工作倒不如说是一种生活方式。)
2. to make their own choices
解析：考查目的状语"以便"的英文表达，正确答案可以是：in order to/to/so as to+动词，也可以用in order/so+that从句。具体要根据字数要求定。
3. make up their minds
解析：本句意为：许多大一新生打定主意要在本科毕业后继续争取硕士学位。"打定主意、决定下来"可选用：make up one's mind to do，be determined to do，decide to do。题中pursue表示坚持不懈地追求，如：She pursued the study of English for five years.(她持续不断地学了五年英语。)
4. to participate in social practice
解析：本句意为：对学生而言，有必要深入社会实践，从而学到课堂上学不到的东西。"深入"事实上是指学生要参与社会实践，因此确切译法是to participate，"社会实践"可译成social practice或social activity。
5. has implemented a series of reforms
解析：本句意为：为了提高国有企业的竞争力，政府已经实行了一系列改革，其中一项是裁员。这里大家要记住"国有企业"的表达，而"外资企业"应译为 oversea-funded enterprise或foreign-based company。"实行"可选用implement，carry out，由于是"一系列"改革，因此reform要用复数形式。另外"已经"暗示句子应该用完成时态。