英语翻译复习题.doc

翻译复习题
1． 那意味着大量的工作和责任 (mean)
2． 做出了承诺，你就要兑现 (fulfill)
3． 我们对蚂蚁研究得越多，就越觉得他们像人类。(the…the…)
4． 一般来说，女士爱逛商店买新衣服。(in general )
5． 尽管不太流利，她的英语足以应付这项工作。(adequate )
6． 出了一处拼写错误，他的答卷完美无缺。(perfect )
7． 他尽管很同情，却无能为力。(while )
8． 讨论这样的问题简直是挥霍时间。(waste )
9． Jane总是学着妈妈的样子做事。(model oneself after )
10． 没有什么能制止我实现自己的理想。(ambition )
11． 他没有做出一种明确的解释。(explanation )
12． Mart发现学习英语挺故意义。(rewarding )
13． 你是怎样高效率完毕任务的？(effectively)
14． 这个科学家通过艰苦努力，获得了成功。(attain )
15． 无论花多少钱，他也要把自己的汽车修好。(no matter how)
16． 年轻人应当尊敬老年人。(respect )
17． 学生在空白处记笔记。(margin)
18． 有志者事竟成。(will)
19． 刻苦努力是通向成功的必由之路。(way to)
20． 这些东西哪个杂货店均有。(available)
1. That means a lot of work and responsibility.
2. Once you make a promise, you must fulfill it.
3. The more we study ants, the more they seem to be like ourselves.
4. In general, women enjoy going shopping for new clothes.
5. Although his English is not fluent, it is adequate to handle the work.
6. His paper is perfect except for a spelling mistake.
7. While he sympathizes, he can’t really do very much to help.
8. It is a waste of time discussing such questions.
9. Jane always models herself after her mother in whatever she does.
10. Nothing can prevent me from carrying out my ambition.
11. She failed to make a clear explanation.
12. Mary found it rewarding learning English.
13. How did you fulfill the task effectively?
14. After working hard, the scientist attained success.
15. No matter how much money it cost, he would have his car repaired.
16. Yong people should respect the old.
17. Students take notes in the margin.
18. Where there is a will, there a way.
19. Hard work is the way to the end of the rainbow.
20. Such articles are available in any drugstore.
1. They failed to convince the directors that their proposals would work.
2. Hearing the news, he felt extremely sad.
3. Don’t remind me of that awful day----I made such a fool of myself!
4. She is going to India on a special assignment for her newspaper.
5. Human beings are much more intelligent than animals.
6. The police have blocked off the road where the bomb was found.
7. If he’s not here in five minutes, we’ll assume that he isn’t coming.
8. The teacher made me responsible keeping the class in order while she went out.
9. Why are you being so critical of everything I do?
10. Her performance was adequate, though hardly exciting.
11. His parents hoped the course would broaden his horizons.
12. The result was the best that could be expected under that circumstances.
13. The company should be able to fulfill our requirements.
14. There are no simple solutions to the problem of unemployment.
15. He took the lead, and maintained it until the end of the race.
16. The difficulty of putting our ideas into practice challenged us to find new methods.
17. There was nothing special about the film----it was only average.
18. There was universal agreement as to who should become the new chairman.
19. She was brought up to believe that money is the most important thing in life.
20. You shouldn’t miss the opportunity to see the play----it’s rarely put on.
21. That’s indeed a crucial point. I am in entire agreement with you.
22. I had to restrain myself from telling him what I thought of his proposals.
23. The school has only been open for six months, so it’s hard to evaluate its success.
24. They awoke to the danger of the situation too late to do anything about it.
25. I am afraid that the company was not capable of handling such a large order.
26. It seemed unlikely to me, but she seemed absolutely positive about it.
27. He completed the book with a chapter on the practical applications of his theory.
28. He failed to set a new record, but it was a good attempt.
29. In the past few years the company has concentrated on improving its efficiency.
30. She has at last achieved her lifetime ambition of setting up a school.
31. So many new ideas! It’s all rather too much for me to absorb all at once.
32. I don’t think we should devote any more time to this question.
33. Teaching can be a rewarding career.
34. Just a minute! Don’t you think it a very full schedule?
35. The fall in prices will be beneficial to small business.
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Passage One
During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tramp who, apparently though no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Probably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents.
However ridiculous that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humor as indeed tramps very commonly are.
Everyone else was enjoying Christmas. So he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He yielded himself cheerfully, and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and on television. Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas, too.
1. The tramp was locked in the store __________.
A) for 7 days
B) on purpose
C) by accident
D) for security reasons
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the underlined phrase “ dead beat” in paragraph 1 means ______________.
A) angry
B) exhausted
C) forgetful
D) careless
3. Which of the following was uncertain about the tramp after he was locked in the store?
A) He watched TV
B) He was well fed
C) He had a sound sleep
D) He had a good drink
4. When the tramp was arrested, he ____________.
A) was drunk
B) felt he deserved it
C) made no resistance
D) felt himself wronged
5. The judge didn’t award compensation to the chain store because ___________.
A) the store was responsible for what happened
B) the report of the event benefited the store a lot
C) the tramp had stolen nothing of value
D) the tramp was penniless
Passage Two
Online distance learning is an instructional system which connects learners with educational resources. Students work on their own at home, at work, or at school and communicate with faculty and other students by means of e-mail, electronic meetings, videoconferencing, chat rooms, instant messaging and other forms of computer-based communication. There are both advantages and disadvantages to online distance learning.
There are many benefits to using online distance learning environments. Online education is available all the time, anywhere and to all people. However, there are weaknesses for some learners. The online learner only has the written text and no other face-to-face hints. This may confuse the learner and cause misunderstanding. While distance learning allows for an openness, it is also difficult because it is done by e-mail messages and writing, and therefore may take more time than face-to-face learning. Sometimes the messages can be overwhelming for many online students.
Universities, colleges and schools use online distance learning environments. These are important for students who may be unable to attend classes for various reasons like illnesses or busy everyday schedules. Some learners just want to further their studies at home. They enjoy the convenience of home learning as they take regular programs or enrichment classes.
Online courses keep learners very occupied at all hours of the day. There are a great many messages and other online resources to read and respond to. Most learners have regular jobs or attend regular school classes on ground as well. However, the benefits are clear. Online distance learning is becoming very popular. Some online classes have become a profitable business as they replace regular traditional means of learning.
6. Which of the following is TRUE of the passage about online distance learning?
A) It has more disadvantages than advantages
B) It is a learning form based on internet
C) It is not available for some students
D) It has only enrichment classes
7. Sometimes online distance learning can be a problem because _______.
A) learners can’t afford it
B) learners get too many hints
C) it involves excessive writing
D) it is not available at the weekend
8. One of the good aspects of online distance learning is _____________.
A) speed
B) convenience
C) easy operation
D) variety of instruction
9. What kind of students may NOT like online distance learning?
A) Those busy with their schedules
B) Those in need of further education
C) Those unable to attend regular classes
D) Those in favor of face-to-face teaching
10. With regular means of learning, the learners have to study ________.
A) at school
B) on their own
C) at all hours of the day
D) by means of reading and writing
Passage 3
Invented at the turn of the century, radio ( the transmission of electric signals without wires connecting the points of transmission and reception) became widespread throughout North America and Europe by the 1930s. The early radio was large and cumbersome but over the years the radio has become increasingly smaller and more portable. People now listen to the radio in their cars or carry a walkman when going from one place to another. Radio is perhaps the most convenient of all the media. The influence of the radio began to decline in the 1950s with the advent of television. But many people still consider radio superior in quality when it comes to analytical news programs.
On July 1, 1941, the FCC granted broadcasters permission to use commercial to help pay costs. NBC and the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) soon began regular commercial broadcasts in New York City.
The United States’ entry into World War Two in December 1941 delayed the commercial growth of TV, but broadcasting continued. In fact, CBS was one of the most notable of the early shows that same month----a documentary on Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
The manufacture of commercial TV equipment, however, ended almost entirely in 1942. But technical improvements in the laboratory continued at a more rapid pace because government officials thought television might have military uses. During the war, engineers developed new types of phosphors for TV picture tubes that greatly improved brightness and contrast. Clearer glass tubes helped to increase picture clarity.
After World War Two ended in 1945, television stations sprang up throughout the United States. The year 1951 saw the first coast-to-coast telecast. A TV boom was underway.
But the TV image still differed from the scene being telecast in one significant aspect: the image lacked color. Since the late 1930s, researchers had experimented extensively with color-TV systems. In December 1953, the FCC pave the way for color broadcasting by establishing a standard, and in 1954 color sets went on sale in the United States.
1. The radio was invented at the turn of last century, it soon became widespread throughout _________.
A) South America and North Europe
B) North Latin America and South Europe
C) North America and Europe
D) South Latin America and East Europe
2. Nowadays radio has become ________________.
A) increasingly smaller and more portable
B) increasingly heavy and inconvenient
C) more expensive and less convenient
D) bigger and cheaper
3. The broadcasters asked the FCC to ______________.
A) allow them to make ads in their programs
B) allow them to use commercial to help pay costs
C) allow them to use non-commercial ads
D) allow them to use different frequencies
4. During WWII, CBS was famous for one of the early shows which is __________.
A) a documentary
B) a music comedy
C) a news report
D) a feature story
5. During the war, engineers developed new types of phosphors for TV picture tubes that greatly improved _____________.
A) brightness and contrast
B) darkness
C) rotation and color
D) size
Passage 4
It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either have science or you don’t, and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information along with the neat and promptly useful bits.
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illumination piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science to the human intellect. In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are and how far from being answered. Because of this, we depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.
But we are making a beginning and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can’t be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter of consciousness. To be sure, there may well be questions we can’t think up ever and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers if we keep at it long enough and pay attention.
1. According to the author, really good science _______.
A) would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment
B) will produce results which cannot be foreseen
C) will help people to make the right choice in advance
D) will bring about disturbing results
2. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century ______.
A) tho