翻译练习

翻译练习之二

01. ______________________________(多亏了一系列的新发明), doctors can treat this disease successfully.

Key: Thanks to a series of new inventions

02. In my sixties, one change I notice is that _______________________(我比以前更容易累了). Key: I am more inclined/likely to get tired than before

03. I am going to pursue this course, _______________________ (无论我要做出什么样的牺牲). Key: no matter what kind of sacrifice I will make

04. I would prefer shopping online to shopping in a department store because ________________________(它更加方便和省时).

Key: it is more convenient and time-saving

05. Many Americans lives on credit, and their quality of life ________________________ (是用他们能够借到多少来衡量的), not how much they can earn.

Key: is measured by how much they borrow

06. The finding of this study failed to _____________________(将人们的睡眠质量考虑在内). Key: take people’s sleep quality into account/consideration

07. The prevent and treat of AIDS is _________________________(我们可以合作的领域). Key: the field (where we can cooperate）/ the field in which we can cooperate

08. Because of the leg injury, the athlete_________________(决定退出比赛).

Key: decided to quit the match

09. To make donations or for more information, please _________________________(按以下地址和我们联系)

Key: contact us at the following address

10. Please come here at ten tomorrow morning ___________________(如果你方便的话). Key: if it is convenient for you/ at your convenience

11. Specialists in intercultural studies say that it is not easy to ___________________(适应不同文化中的生活).

Key: adapt to life in different cultures

12. Since my childhood I have found that ________________(没有什么比读书对我更有吸引力).

Key: nothing is more attractive to me than reading

13. The victim _________________(本来有机会活下来) if he had been taken to hospital in time. Key: would have had a chance to survive

14. Some psychologists(心理学家) claim that people_________________(出门在外时可能会感到孤独).

Key: might feel lonely when they are away from home

15. The nation’s population continues to rise _______________(以每年1200万人的速度). Key: at an annual speed of 12 million

16. __________________(保护濒危物种) is a great economic burden on the developing nations. Key: Preservation of endangered species / Protection of rare species / Protection of species in real danger

17. Hosting the Olympic Games can ___________________(增加政府收入,创造就业机会). Key: increase the government revenue and create more employment

18. Some of the students are immature and curious , so they can _________________(难以抵制诱惑,沉溺于网上冲浪)

Key: hardly resist the temptation and indulge in internet surfing

19. Encouraging females go back home to be full-time housewives is a very ridiculous idea which___________________(剥夺妇女基本的工作权利).

Key: deprives women of their basis right to work

20. TV and the internet distance a person from his/her friends, because people nowadays __________________ (缺乏与同伴们面对面交流的机会).

Key: lack adequate face to face communication with their peers / are lack of direct contact with their friends.

21. Military service help one cultivate ________________ (强烈的独立性,自信心和成就感). Key: a strong sense of independence, self-confidence and accomplishment.

22. Through traveling, people with different racial (人种的) and political backgrounds get to know each other better, thus __________________(消除误会和偏见).

Key: removing misunderstanding and prejudice

23. __________________(有些人如此痴迷于上网以至于) they often neglect the emotional (情感的) needs of their family members. As a result, resentment and hatred arise.

Key: Some people are so addicted to net surfing that

24. The rubbish problem_______________(对人们的健康形成潜在的危险) because it contains all kinds of germs (细菌) and viruses and transmits a number of epidemic diseases (流行病). Key: pose potential risks to people’s health

25. People should be encouraged to share their joys and sorrows at the diner table