汉译英讲义与答案

一、汉译英应试原则和基本程序

（一）汉译英应试原则

手法灵活（如遇难译之处，换用其它相近说法表达）

语法正确（避免时态、语态、单复数等语法错误）

内容忠实（必须把原文的内容准确而完整地表达出来，不得有任何歪曲、遗漏或增删）

语言闪光（译文符合英语表达习惯，且用词准确、多样）

（二）汉译英基本程序

1．理解 通读并透彻理解原文含义

2．翻译 确定译文句子的时态、句型、结构和用词

3．审校 首先检查译文是否正确地转述了原文内容，是否有错译和漏译；其次，检查是否有语言上的明显错误，如时态、语态、单复数、拼写、大小写、标点符号等。发现错误，及时改正。

二、汉译英专项练习

一、倍数增减的表示法

1)Force N1 _1)is 2.5 times greater than Force N2

（考点：倍数 + 形容词/副词比较级 + than）______________(比力N2大2.5倍).

2)This substance 2)reacts three times as fast as the other one

（考点：倍数 + as + 形容词/副词 + as）_______________(反应速度是另外那种物质的三倍).

3)The earth __3)is 49 times the size of the moon

（考点：倍数 + 名词）_____________(是月球大小的49倍).

4)The landlord ___4)wants to raise the rent by a third

（考点：动词 + by + 数词/百分比/倍数）____________(想将租金提高三分之一).

5)They ____5)plan to double their investment

（考点：double + 名词）

___________(计划将投资增加一倍).

二、时态

1)Be quick, __1)or the wedding will have finished by the time we get to the church

（考点：将来完成时）_____________(否则等我们到达教堂时婚礼就已经结束了).

2)When she got home, _2)the children had fallen asleep

（考点：过去完成时）______________(孩子们已经睡着了).

3)When I prepare for the college entrance examination, ___3)my sister will be taking her vacation at the seaside

（考点：将来进行时）____________(我姐姐将在海边度假).

4)I__4)have been revising my resume all the morning

（考点：现在完成进行时）_____________(一上午都在修改我的简历).

5)Do you often go on holiday? _5)No. It has been five years since I went on holiday

（考点：It has been … since sb. did sth. 表示某人有多长时间没有做某事______________(不，我已经有五年没有度假了).

6)He joined the army in October, 2001. 6)He has been in the army for 5 years

（考点：1. 现在完成时；2.要用持续性动词才能接一段时间）_______________(他参军已五年了).

三、被动语态

1)The blackboard and chalk _1)is being replaced by the computer and the projector

（考点：被动语态的现在进行时）______________(正在被电脑和投影机所取代).

2)The book _2)will have been published b

y the end of this year

（考点：被动语态的将来完成时）______________(到今年年底就将已出版).

3)Computer models _3)can be used to demonstrate the way that cells work

（考点：1. 被动语态与情态动词联用; 2. 汉语有些没有“被”字等标志词的句子也表示被动, 要译成英语的被动语态）______________(可以用来演示细胞工作的方式).

4)When the bill of fare was brought, _4)I was startled, for the prices were a great deal higher than I had anticipated

（考点：同“3”的考点2）______________(我惊呆了，价格大大超出了我的预料).

5)5)Effective measures must be taken immediately

（考点：汉语的无主句通常翻译成英语的被动语态）_______________(必须立即采取有效措施)to eliminate sandy storms.

四、情态动词

1)The phone is ringing, 1)but there is no answer. She can’t be at home

（考点：情态动词可以表示可能性，can’t 表示“一定不”）_______________(但是没人接听。她一定不在家).

2)I can’t find my sunglasses. 2)I may have left them in the coffee shop yesterday

（考点：“情态动词can/could, may/might, must + 完成式”用于表示对过去发生的动作的主观判断）_______________(我可能昨天落在咖啡店里了).

3)You screamed in your sleep last night. 3)You must have dreamed of something terrible

（考点：同上）_______________(你一定梦见什么可怕的东西了).

4)It’s a pity. _4)You should have invited her to your graduation ceremony

（考点：“情态动词should/ought to + have done” 用于评论过去应该做而实际并未做的动作，含有批评的意思）______________(你本应该邀请她来参加你的毕业典礼的).

5)5)I needn’t have put on my best suit to go to the party

（考点：“情态动词needn’t + have + done”表示对过去发生的动作进行评论，认为“无须发生”，“不必做”）_______________(其实我没必要穿上我最好的套装去参加那次聚会的); most of the guests were wearing jeans and sweaters.

五、虚拟语气

1)I wish _1)I had had your opportunities when I was young

（考点：I wish后的that从句中用过去完成式表示过去没有实现或不可能实现的愿望）______________(我年轻的时候有你们这样的机会).

2)If only 2)he had known this disease is curable

（考点：If only 引导的感叹句表示“但愿”或“要是……就好了”，用法与 I wish…基本相同）_______________(他知道这病是可以治好的)! Then he would not have killed himself.

3)—— Would you like him to paint your door with yellow stars?

—— I’d rather he 3)painted it blue, and without any decorations

（考点：would rather 后的that从句中用过去式表示不是事实）_______________(漆成蓝色的，而且不带任何装饰).

4)It’s high time that 4)measures were taken to

solve the problem of traffic jams

（考点：It’s (about/high) time 后的that从句中用过去式，表示“该是……的时候了”）_______________(采取措施解决交通堵塞的问题).

5)Hugh usually talks 5)as though he were delivering a speech at an assembly

（考点：as if / as though引导的从句中用过去式表示和现在事实相反或对现在情况有所怀疑）_______________(仿佛在大会上发表演说似的).

6)We insist that 6)Jack (should) be sent to hospital right now

（考点：表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的动词所接的宾语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) do”的虚拟形式）_______________(让杰克立刻进医院).

7)It was advised that 7)more mobile shops (should) be set up in the residential area

（考点：表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的动词所接的主语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) do”的虚拟形式）_______________(在居民区设立更多的流动商店).

8)His proposal was that _8)they (should) set up a special board/committee to examine this problem

（考点：表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的名词所接的表语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) do”的虚拟形式）______________(他们成立一个专门委员会来检查这个问题).

9)We are going to discuss his suggestion that 9)the mid-term exams (should) be canceled

（考点：表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的名词所接的同位语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) do”的虚拟形式）

[表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的动词及其名词常见的有：advise (advice), agree (agreement), decide (decision), decree, demand, determine (determination), grant, indicate (indication), insist (insistence), order, prefer (preference), propose (proposal), request, require (requirement), resolve (resolution), stipulate (stipulation), suggest(suggestion), urge, vote;常见的这类动词还有：allow, arrange, ask, beg, concede, demonstrate, ensure, intend, move, pledge, pray等]_______________(取消期中考试).

10)It is ridiculous that _10)we (should) be short of water in a country where it is always raining

（考点：在It is/was +形容词后的that从句中常用“sb. should do”的形式表示建议惊奇等。这类形容词常见的有：advisable, anxious, appropriate, compulsory, crucial, desirable, eager, essential, fitting, imperative, important, impossible, improper, natural, necessary, obligatory, preferable, proper, urgent, vital, willing等）______________(我们在一个总是下雨的国家还缺水).

11)It is essential that 11)everyone (should) be prepared for emergency

（考点：同上）_______________(每个人都为紧急情况做好准备).

12)12)If he had booked tickets in the way I told him

（考点：在非真实条件句中用过去完成式表示与过去的事实相反）_______________(如果他按照我告诉他的办法订票), we would ha

ve had quite a comfortable journey.

13)I was to have made a speech _13)if I had not been interrupted

（考点：同上）______________(要不是有人把我的话打断了).

14)It didn’t rain last night. 14)If it had rained, the ground would be wet

（考点：在非真实条件句中，当主句与从句表示的动作不是同时发生时，就根据情况用适当的谓语动词形式）_______________(要是下了，地就会湿的).

15)15)If I had been living in New York

（考点：同上）_______________(如果我一直住在纽约), I would know the U.S. well now.

16)If the doctor had not come in time, 16)he would be dead now

（考点：同上）_______________(他现在就不在人间了).

17)But for his help, 17)we could not have rent a house at such a low price

（考点：but for经常作为非真实条件句中if的代用语）_______________(我们就不会以这么低的价格租到房子了).

18)I used my calculator; 18)otherwise, it would have taken me more time to work out this question

（考点：otherwise也经常作为非真实条件句中if的代用语）_______________(否则，我会花更长的时间才能算出这道题).

19)Were I in your place, 19)I would seize the opportunity without hesitation

（考点：在非真实条件句中如果有were, had, should这三个词，可以省去if，采用主谓语倒装的形式来表示条件）_______________(我会毫不犹豫地抓住机会).

20)Had it not been for their opposition, 20)this act would have been passed much earlier

（考点：同上）_______________(这项法案早就通过了).

21)Should there be another world war,21)the continued existence of the human race would be in jeopardy

（考点：同上） _______________(人类的继续存在就会有危险).

22)He walked lightly __22)lest he should awaken the baby

（考点：lest (以免)引导的从句通常用sb. should do的形式表示虚拟）_____________(以免惊醒婴儿).

六、不定式

1)It was a great achievement _1)to complete a 24-story building in 10 months

（考点：不定式作主语时常用it作形式主语放在句首代替不定式，而将不定式移到谓语后面）______________(10个月建成一栋24层的楼).

2)It is necessary 2)for us to have a good night’s sleep before the test

（考点：有时用“介词for + 代词/名词”来表示不定式的逻辑主语，这时整句的谓语描述的对象是事情，这种情况下谓语中常用的形容词有：necessary, important, possible, impossible, all right, essential等）_______________(我们在考试前好好地睡一晚上觉).

3)It is generous 3)of you to donate so much money to the people in the disaster area

（考点：有时用“介词of + 代词/名词”来表示不定式的逻辑主语，这时整句的谓语描述的对象是人，这种情况下谓语中常用的形容词有：absurd, bold, brave, careful, careless, cowardly, cruel, f

oolish, generous, good, honest, kind, nice, polite, rude, selfish, silly, stupid, thoughtful, thoughtless, wicked, wise, wrong等）_______________(你把这么多钱捐给灾区人民).

4)The teacher decided 4)not to punish those students who had been late for class

（考点：1. 用不定式结构作decide的宾语；2.不定式的否定形式是在to前加not）

（能带不定式作宾语的动词常见的有：afford, agree, ask, attempt, beg, begin, bother, care, choose, claim, consent, decide, demand, desire, dislike, endeavor, expect, fail, fear, forget, happen, hate, help, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, like, love, manage, mean, neglect, offer, plan, pledge, prefer, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, remember, resolve, start, threaten, undertake, venture, volunteer, vow, want, wish）_______________(不惩罚那些上课迟到的学生).

5)Mr. Green was wondering 5)whether to visit their son in France

（考点：“疑问词+不定式”作动词wonder的宾语。能以这种结构作宾语的动词通常有ask, consider, decide, discover, explain, forget, guess, know, learn, observe, remember, see, tell, understand, wonder等）_______________ (是否去看望在法国的儿子).

6)The gardener 6)warned me just now not to water flowers at noon

（考点：不定式作宾语补语）_______________(刚才警告我不要在中午给花浇水).

7)We 7)invited him to give us a lecture on modern art

（考点：同上）

（能带不定式结构作宾语补语的动词有advise, allow, ask, beg, cause, challenge, command, compel, enable, determine, encourage, expect, feel, find, force, get, hate, have, hear, help, inform invite, let, like, make, mean, need, notice, notify, oblige, order, permit, persuade, remind, request, require, see, send, teach, tell, tempt, trouble, urge, want, warn, watch, wish等。注：划线的动词后面的不定式不带to）_______________(请他给我们做有关现代艺术的讲座).

8)He feels it challenging 8)to be the chairman of students’ union in so large a university

（考点：动词 + it + 形容词/名词 + 不定式。it是形式宾语，不定式是真正宾语）_______________(在这么大一所大学做学生会).

9)We hope to have more opportunities 9)to apply what we have learned in class to practice

（考点：不定式作定语）

（不定式常用作以下名词/代词的定语：ability, ambition, anything, attempt, capability, chance, curiosity, desire, decision, determination, effort, failure, intention, need, nothing, opportunity, place, plan, promise, reason, right, something, tendency, time, way, wish等）_______________(把我们在课堂上学到的东西应用于实践).

10)The bad weather 10)ruined our plan to show the film in the open air

（考点：同上）_______________(破坏了我们在露天放电影的计划).

11)The environmentalists are against _11)the decision to build a nuclear power station in the suburbs

（考点：同上）______________(在郊区建一座核电站的决定).

12)Sally Ride was the first _12)American woman to explore the outer space

（考点：由only, last, next，序数词或形容词最高级修饰的名词常用不定式作定语）______________(探索外部空间的美国妇女).

13)They lifted a rock 13)only to drop it on their own feet

（考点：不定式作结果状语_______________(结果砸了自己的脚).

14)He was surprised 14)to meet a high school classmate in the mountain village

（考点：不定式作原因状语）_______________(在这个山村遇见一个中学同学).

15)I am sorry _15)to have taken up so much of your time

（考点：1. 不定式作原因状语；2. 不定式的完成时）______________(占用了您这么多时间).

16)I happened 16)to be standing in the doorway when he rushed in

（考点：不定式的进行式）_______________(在他冲进来的时候站在门口).

17)She doesn’t like 17)to be treated as a guest

（考点：不定式的被动形式）_______________(被当作客人).

18)If you want to save money, you’d better 18)go to the campus bookstore to buy used books

（考点：不带to的不定式）_______________(到校园书店买旧书).

19)We did nothing 19)but play bridge the whole day

（考点：同上）_______________(除了整天打桥牌).

20)We were made _20)to wipe our feet on the mat before going into the room

（考点：当动词see, make, hear等用于被动语态时，不定式要保留to）______________(进屋之前在垫子上擦擦脚).

七、分词

1)This is the first time that I heard _1)“Happy birthday to you” sung in Italian

（考点：分词作宾语补语）（catch, discover, feel, find, get, have, hear, keep, leave, make, notice, see, watch等动词常用分词形式作宾语补语）______________(用意大利语唱“祝你生日快乐”).

2)The cars 2)parked in the fire lane

（考点：分词作定语）_______________(停在消防通道的) will be ticketed.

3)The war went on for years, 3)killing thousands upon thousands of people

（考点：分词作结果状语）_______________(夺去了成千上万人的生命).

4)The farmers used a new insecticide, thus 4)raising the average yield by 15 percent

（考点：同上）_______________(将平均产量提高了15%).

5)Einstein watched the toy in delight, 5)trying to deduce its operating principle

（考点：分词作伴随状语）_______________(想推导出它的运转原理).

6)6)Seeing that everyone was bending over his/her book

（考点：分词作原因状语）_______________(看到大家都在聚精会神地看书), we stopped talking and began to study.

7)7)Deeply moved by the boy’s deeds

（考点：同上_______________(被这个男孩的事迹深深打动了), they decided to pay for his education.

8)_8)Seen from the eyes of a young friend

（考点：分词作方式

状语）______________(从一个年轻朋友的眼光来看), Einstein was a simple, modest and ordinary man.

9)9)Not having heard from his parents for a long time

（考点：1. 分词作原因状语；2.分词的否定形式；3.现在分词的完成式）_______________(好久没有收到父母的来信了), he was worried about them.

八、动名词

1)1)Taking a cold bath every day

（考点：动名词作主语）_______________(每天洗冷水澡) does him a lot of good.

2)They tried to avoid 2)making their daughter do what she didn’t like to do

（考点：动名词作动词的宾语）

（下列动词后的宾语只能是动名词而不能是不定式：admit, advise, allow, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, delay, deny, dislike, dread, encourage, enjoy, escape, excuse, fancy, finish, can’t help, imagine, keep, mind, miss, permit, postpone, practice, prevent, propose, recall, recollect, resent, resist, risk, can’t stand, stop, suggest）_______________(让女儿做她不喜欢的事情).

3)Developing varieties is the key to 3)getting our goods into the international market

（考点：动名词作介词的宾语）_______________(使我们的产品进入国际市场).

4)It is no use 4)crying over spilled milk

（考点：动名词用于固定结构。动名词经常与以下词组连用：be worth, have difficulty (in), it be no good/use/worthwhile, there be no need/no point in, how/what about, what’s the point of, what’s the use of）_______________(为洒了的牛奶而哭泣).

5)He denied_5)having peeked at his neighbor’s test paper

（考点：动名词的完成式）______________(偷看了同桌的试卷).

6)We congratulated her on _6)being promoted to manager

（考点：动名词的被动式）______________(被提升为经理).

九、非谓语动词用法区别

1)Success means 1)working very hard.

（考点：mean表示“意味着”）_______________(非常努力地工作).

2)John meant 2)to drive there, but his car broke down

（考点：mean表示“打算”）

（类似需要区别的动词还有forget, remember, regret, go on, stop等）_______________(开车去那儿，但他的车出了故障).

3)I heard him 3)talking to his mother

（考点：强调正在进行）_______________(在跟他的母亲谈话).

4)I heard him 4)talk to his mother for an hour

（考点：强调整个过程）_______________(跟他的母亲谈了一个小时).

5)He jumped into the pool to save the child 5)only to break his own leg

（考点：意料之外的结果）_______________(结果却摔断了自己的腿).

6)He jumped from the burning house, 6)breaking his legs

（考点：意料之中的结果）_______________(摔断了双腿).

7)He was happy 7)to see his parents in good health

（考点：不定式作原因状语位于句末）_______________(看到父母很健康).

8)_8)Seeing his parents safe and sound

（考点：分词作原因

因状语位于句首）______________(看到父母安然无恙), he issued a sigh of relief.

9)_9)Following its footprints

（考点：现在分词强调主动）______________(跟随着它的脚印), the zoologists spotted the hungry panda.

10)The pop, _10)followed by two body guards

（考点：过去分词强调被动）______________(后面跟着两个保镖), came to meet his fans.

十、名词从句

1)1)Why they left their hometown for Yunnan

（考点：主语从句）______________(他们为什么离开家乡去云南) is still a secret.

2)_2)What confused me most

（考点：同上）______________(最让我不解的) was that he spoke English so well.

3)_3)That this was done on purpose

（考点：同上）______________(这么做是故意的) became obvious.

4)It is not clear yet 4)who should be responsible for this matter

（考点：较长的主语从句可以后置，用it作形式主语）_______________(谁应该为这件事负责).

5)It is none of your business 5)whom Mary is engaged to

（考点：同上）_______________(玛丽与谁订婚).

6)Don’t put off till tomorrow 6)what can be done today

（考点：宾语从句）_______________(今天能做的事).

7)This novel is just 7)what I have been looking for

（考点：表语从句）_______________(我一直在寻找的).

8)It is not yet known 8)whether/if robots will one day have vision as good as human vision _______________(机器人是否有一天能拥有象人一样的视力).

9)_9)Whether she likes the present

（考点：whether引导前置的主语从句）______________(她是否喜欢那个礼物) is not clear to me.

10)My main problem right now is 10)whether I should ask for another loan

（考点：whether引导表语从句）_______________(我是否应该请求另一笔贷款).

11)It all depends on 11)whether they will support us

（考点：whether引导宾语从句）_______________(他们是否会支持我们).

12)You have yet to answer my question 12)whether I can count on your vote

（考点：whether引导同位语从句）

（9-12中的whether不可以替换为if）_______________(我是否可以指望你的投票).

13)Finally, the workers got an answer 13)that the Government could do nothing to raise their wages

（考点：同位语从句）_______________(做不了什么事来提高他们工资).

14)Obviously, there was little certainty 14)that the chairman would agree to this proposal

（考点：同上）_______________(会同意他的提议).

十一、定语从句

1)Everyday many tourists come to visit 1)the house where Lu Xun was born

（考点：先行词为地点，定语从句通常由where引导）_______________(鲁迅出生的那栋房子).

2)The old lady died 2)on the day when his son arrived

（考点：先行词为时间，定语从句通常由when引导）_______________(在她儿子到达的那天).

3)This is 3)the reaso

n why I am in favor of this reform

（考点：先行词为reason，定语从句通常由why引导）_______________(我赞成这一改革的理由).

4)Let ABC be 4)a triangle whose three sides are of unequal length

（考点：whose引导的定语从句）_______________(一个三边不等长的三角形).

5)Some of the roads were flooded, 5)which made our journey more difficult

（考点：非性定语从句）_______________(这使我们的旅程更为艰难).

6)He introduced me to his students, __6)most of whom were English majors

（考点：同上）_____________(他们大部分是英语专业的学生).

7)_7)As is known to all

（考点：as 引导的定语从句）______________(众所周知), water is a liquid.

十二、状语从句

1)1)Whatever we talk about

（考点：让步状语从句）_______________(不管我们谈论什么), Jim brings polities into the discussion.

2)_2)Whichever side wins

（考点：同上）______________(不管哪一方获胜), I shall be satisfied.

3)__3)However hard some people in the audience tried to upset him

（考点：同上）_____________(不管观众中的一些人如何使劲地难为他), the comedian always had a quick, sharp reply.

4)We climbed high __4)so that we might get a better view

（考点：目的状语从句）_____________(这样我们就可以看到更好的风景).

5)The problem so very complicated _5)that it took us nearly two weeks to solve it

（考点：结果状语从句）______________(花了我们两个周才解决).

6)You can go out 6)as long as you promise to be back before 11 at night

（考点：条件状语从句）_______________(只要你答应晚上11点以前回来).

7)I remember the whole thing 7)as if it happened yesterday

（考点：方式状语从句）_______________(仿佛是昨天发生的).

十三、比较级最高级

1)Does she dance _1)as gracefully as her sister

（考点：同级比较）______________(跟她姐姐一样地优美)?

2)The buildings look _2)far uglier in London than here

（考点：用副词或词组来修饰比较级）______________(在伦敦比在这儿难看得多).

3)This is _3)one of the best pictures that he has ever painted

（考点：最高级）______________(他画的最好的画之一).

4)The higher you climb, _4)the thinner the air becomes

（考点：“越……越……”结构）______________(空气就越稀薄).

十四、倒装句

1)Scarcely had she fallen asleep 1)when a knock at the door awakened her

（考点：Hardly…when…结构）_______________(一阵敲门声就把她吵醒).

2)No sooner had Anne arrived __2)than she fell ill

（考点：No sooner…than…结构）_____________(就生病了).

3)The husband was not hospitable to the visitor. _3)Nor did the wife say a word of welcome.

（考点：nor表示“后者与前者一样地不……”）______________(他妻子也没说一句

欢迎的话).

4)Only then 4)did the doctor realize that his patient needed surgery

（考点：only引导的状语位于句首，句子倒装）_______________(那个医生才意识到他的病人需要手术).

5)Only when you adjust down your price _5)can we conclude the business

（考点：同上）______________(我们才能做成这笔买卖).

十五、强调句

1)1)It was Jefferson who wrote

（考点：强调主语_______________(正是Jefferson写下了)the Declaration of Independence.

2)_2)It is with genuine feeling that the author（考点：强调状语）______________(作者是带着真挚的情感)praises all that is progressive.

3)_3)It was because the water had risen that（考点：强调状语从句______________(正是因为水涨了)we could not cross the river.

4)4)It was Jim, the heartless fellow, who was heard（考点：强调主语）_______________(人们听见正是Jim 这个无情的家伙) shouting at his mother in the dead of night.

5)_5)It was not until I told her that（考点：强调状语从句）______________(直到我告诉她) Mrs. Williams knew anything about it.