翻译练习1

1. Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents' help.

2. She is 23 years old, slim, attractive and in the final year of her law degree at the prestigious London School of Economics.

3. Fiscal restraint and sustained domestic demand have given the economy solidity.

4. Slumber fell on their tired eyelids like the light rain of spring upon the fresh turned earth.

5. The development of an economical artificial heart is only a few transient failures away.

6. It serves a little purpose to have continued public discussion of this issue.

7. He was a man of integrity, but unfortunately he had a certain reputation. I believed the reputation was not deserved.

8. As a demanding boss, he expected total loyalty and dedication form his employees.

9. AS he is a perfect stranger in the city, I hope you will give him the necessary help.

10. Buckley was in a clear minority.

11. He is physically weak but mentally sound.

12. Wherever severe oppression existed, there would be revolution.

13. But there had been too much publicity about my case.

14. We may safely say so.

15. The subversion attempts proved predictably futile.

16 We are watching the fluid situation with concern.

17. The islanders found themselves far from ready to fight the war.

18. The Chinese seemed justifiably proud of their economic achievements.

19. His failure to observe the safety regulations resulted in an accident to the machinery.

20. I also told him how appealing I found the offer. 21. It does not alter the fact that he is the man responsible for the delay.

22. There were also indications that intelligence, not politics was Helms’ primary concern.

23. Men become desperate for work, any work, which will help them to keep alive their families.

24. It does not make much difference whether he attends the meeting or not.

25. It is strange that she should have failed to see her own shortcomings.

26. The volcano had slumbered for years.

27. After another glass of whisky I began to feel dizzy.

28. Every man is liable to error.

29. I was sociable enough, but I enjoyed solitude too.