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学会一句多译是有效运用英语的一种很好的手段。因为无论是口语表达,还是书面写作,恰当地选择词语和灵活多样的句子结构都是显示你英语实力的重要佐证。本文为同学们归纳了具有代表性的15个一句多译的例子,供同学们参考使用。
1. 请代我问候你的父母。
Please give my regards / love to your parents.
= Please say hello to your parents.
= Please send my best wishes to your parents.
2. 告诉我你缺席的理由。
Tell me the reason for your absence.
= Tell me the reason why you are absent.
= Tell me why you are absent.
= Tell me what cause you to be absent.
3. 我认为这部戏值得一看。
This play is worth seeing, I think.
= This play is worthy to be seen, I think.
= This play is worthy of being seen, I think.
= It is worth while seeing this play, I think.
= It is worth your while to see this play, I think.
4. 你介意我打开窗子吗?
Do you mind if I open the window?
= Would you mind if I opened the window?
= Would / Do you mind my opening the window?
5. 和溜冰比起来,我更喜欢游泳。
I prefer swimming to skating.
= I prefer to swim rather than skate.
= I prefer to swim instead of skating.
= I would rather swim than skate.
= I like swimming better than skating.
6. 他刚走出家门就开始下雨了。
He had no sooner left home than it began to rain.
= No sooner had he left home than it began to rain.
= He had hardly / scarcely left home when it began to rain.
= Hardly / Scarcely had he left home when it began to rain.
= It began to rain as soon as he left home.
= The moment he left home, it began to rain.
7. 那个问题太难了,我无法解决。
That problem is too difficult for me to solve.
= That problem is so difficult that I can’t solve it.
= That problem is not easy enough for me to solve.
= That problem is beyond my ability.
= It is so difficult a problem that I can’t solve it.
= It is such a difficult problem that I can’t solve it.
= It is such a difficult problem as I can’t solve.
8. 直到他昨天告诉我,我才知道此事。
= I didn’t know about it until he told me yesterday.
= Not until he told me yesterday did I know about it.
= It was not until he told me yesterday that I knew about it.
9. 汤姆迟到了,老师很生气。
Tom’s being late made the teacher angry.
= The teacher was angry at Tom’s / Tom being late.
= That Tom was late made the teacher angry.
= Tom being late, the teacher was angry.
= The teacher was angry, because Tom was late.
10. 我在回家的路上碰到了一个老朋友。
I happened to meet an old friend of mine on my way home.
= I met an old friend of mine on my way home by chance / by accident.
= I met with / came across an old friend of mine on my way home.
= It happened that I met an old friend of mine on my way home.
11. 我们去看看汤姆出什么问题了。
Let’s go to see what’s the problem with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s the trouble with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s the matter with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s wrong with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s happened to Tom.
12. 众所周知,地球绕着太阳转。
It is known to everybody that the earth travels round the sun.
= As is known to everybody, the earth travels round the sun.
= The earth travels round the sun,as / which is known to everybody.
= Everybody knows that the earth travels round the sun.
13. 努力学习,否则,你不会成功的。
Study hard, or you will not succeed.
= If you don’t study hard, you will not succeed.
= You will not succeed unless you work hard.
= Study hard. If not, you will not succeed.
14. 我相信你会通过考试的。
I’m sure that you will pass the examination.
= I’m sure that you will succeed in the examination.
= I’m sure that you will succeed in passing the examination.
= I’m sure that you will manage to pass the examination.
15. 60%的同学认为公园不应该收费。
Sixty percent of the students think that the park should not charge entrance fees.
= Sixty in [out of] one hundred students hold the view that entrance fees should not be charged for parks.
= Three fifths of the students believe that a park should be free of charge.
= Three in [out of] five students are against the idea of entrance fees for parks.
= In the opinion of 60% of the students, people can enter parks for free [nothing].
= 60% of the students have the idea that people should be allowed to enter parks without charge.
(编辑 周贞雄)
1. 请代我问候你的父母。
Please give my regards / love to your parents.
= Please say hello to your parents.
= Please send my best wishes to your parents.
2. 告诉我你缺席的理由。
Tell me the reason for your absence.
= Tell me the reason why you are absent.
= Tell me why you are absent.
= Tell me what cause you to be absent.
3. 我认为这部戏值得一看。
This play is worth seeing, I think.
= This play is worthy to be seen, I think.
= This play is worthy of being seen, I think.
= It is worth while seeing this play, I think.
= It is worth your while to see this play, I think.
4. 你介意我打开窗子吗?
Do you mind if I open the window?
= Would you mind if I opened the window?
= Would / Do you mind my opening the window?
5. 和溜冰比起来,我更喜欢游泳。
I prefer swimming to skating.
= I prefer to swim rather than skate.
= I prefer to swim instead of skating.
= I would rather swim than skate.
= I like swimming better than skating.
6. 他刚走出家门就开始下雨了。
He had no sooner left home than it began to rain.
= No sooner had he left home than it began to rain.
= He had hardly / scarcely left home when it began to rain.
= Hardly / Scarcely had he left home when it began to rain.
= It began to rain as soon as he left home.
= The moment he left home, it began to rain.
7. 那个问题太难了,我无法解决。
That problem is too difficult for me to solve.
= That problem is so difficult that I can’t solve it.
= That problem is not easy enough for me to solve.
= That problem is beyond my ability.
= It is so difficult a problem that I can’t solve it.
= It is such a difficult problem that I can’t solve it.
= It is such a difficult problem as I can’t solve.
8. 直到他昨天告诉我,我才知道此事。
= I didn’t know about it until he told me yesterday.
= Not until he told me yesterday did I know about it.
= It was not until he told me yesterday that I knew about it.
9. 汤姆迟到了,老师很生气。
Tom’s being late made the teacher angry.
= The teacher was angry at Tom’s / Tom being late.
= That Tom was late made the teacher angry.
= Tom being late, the teacher was angry.
= The teacher was angry, because Tom was late.
10. 我在回家的路上碰到了一个老朋友。
I happened to meet an old friend of mine on my way home.
= I met an old friend of mine on my way home by chance / by accident.
= I met with / came across an old friend of mine on my way home.
= It happened that I met an old friend of mine on my way home.
11. 我们去看看汤姆出什么问题了。
Let’s go to see what’s the problem with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s the trouble with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s the matter with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s wrong with Tom.
= Let’s go to see what’s happened to Tom.
12. 众所周知,地球绕着太阳转。
It is known to everybody that the earth travels round the sun.
= As is known to everybody, the earth travels round the sun.
= The earth travels round the sun,as / which is known to everybody.
= Everybody knows that the earth travels round the sun.
13. 努力学习,否则,你不会成功的。
Study hard, or you will not succeed.
= If you don’t study hard, you will not succeed.
= You will not succeed unless you work hard.
= Study hard. If not, you will not succeed.
14. 我相信你会通过考试的。
I’m sure that you will pass the examination.
= I’m sure that you will succeed in the examination.
= I’m sure that you will succeed in passing the examination.
= I’m sure that you will manage to pass the examination.
15. 60%的同学认为公园不应该收费。
Sixty percent of the students think that the park should not charge entrance fees.
= Sixty in [out of] one hundred students hold the view that entrance fees should not be charged for parks.
= Three fifths of the students believe that a park should be free of charge.
= Three in [out of] five students are against the idea of entrance fees for parks.
= In the opinion of 60% of the students, people can enter parks for free [nothing].
= 60% of the students have the idea that people should be allowed to enter parks without charge.
(编辑 周贞雄)