翻译练习3参考

翻译练习3 参考

1. The teeth in one wheel engage with those of another.

一个齿轮的齿与另一齿轮的齿相啮合。

2 So far as people who have no ear for music are concerned, it would be a waste of time and money for them to try to learn music.

就那些对音乐没有欣赏能力的人来说，要他们学音乐简直是浪费时间和金钱。（Qian gechuan, 1980：304）

3This was the period when Einstein began the research which resulted in the creation of his famous Theory of Relativity.

就在这期间，爱因斯坦开始了一项研究。经过这项研究，他创立了著名的相对论。

4It has been noted with concern that the stock of books in the library has been declining alarmingly. Students are asked to remind themselves of the rules for the borrowing and return of books, and to bear in mind the needs of other students. Penalty for overdue books will in the future be strictly enforced.

近年已注意到本馆存书惊人地减少，此事令人关切。现要求学生不要忘记借书还书规则，并考虑其他学生的需要。今后凡是借书逾期不还者，必将严格按章处罚。( Lian shuneng, 2007.12: 51)

5There is no living plant or animal, be it ever so common, which will not repay study, and provide, if intelligently observed, quite an interesting story.

无论是怎样普通的动植物，都有研究的价值，如果理智地观察的话，也会提供一个很有兴趣的故事。（Qian gechuan, 1980: 267）

6. The sun appears to take his daily course over the earth, while it is really the earth that moves. The sun, at least, so far as we are concerned, is standing still.

太阳好像是每天围绕地球在走，而实际走动的却是地球。至少就我们地球上的人来说，太阳是屹立不动的。（Qian gechuan, 1980: 304）

7 Ecotourism (often including rural tourism, heritage cultural tourism, nature-based tourism, and adventure/experience-based tourism) has demonstrated growth far in excess of the so-called “mass tourism”, registering 30% annual increases between 1995 and 2000.

生态旅游（通常包括乡村旅游、文化遗产旅游、自然风景旅游、冒险体验旅游）的增长速度远远超过了所谓的…大众旅游‟，在1995年至2000年间，年增长率到30%。

8 It needs to be emphasized that the KBE is nothing far removed from ordinary people and life. The KBE regards human resources as a key source of development, simple because knowledge is imbedded in people, and human beings are the creators of knowledge.

值得强调的是，知识经济绝非什么高深莫测的特殊体系。知识经济只是把人看作最为宝贵的资源，原因非常简单，知识是人类创造的。

9 There are two basic problems that must be addressed when direct investment is made.

如果选择直接投资，必须解决两个基本问题。

10 There exists diverse civilization in the world, just like there are diverse species in the nature. The world is home to over 200 countries and regions, more than 2500 ethnic groups and 6000-plus languages.

文明具有多样性，如同自然界物种具有多样性一样。当今世界，有200 多个国家和地区，2500多个民族，6000多种语言。

11 After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.

水灾之后，通常瘟疫会接踵而来。

12 The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.

新任总统的就职典礼是一个盛大的仪式。

13 The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.

窃贼小心而隐蔽地潜入了那所住宅。

14 The gifts of charity meddled with a man‟s private affair.

慈善捐赠干预了人们的私人事务。

15 John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.

约翰翻遍了所有的抽屉找他的手套。

16 Enemy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its treasures.

敌兵洗劫了这座城市，掠走了城中的财宝。

17 He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.

作为一名电影演员，他一度非常走红，但现在已经很少有人走入影院去看他的电影了。

18 What the Ice Age did was to eradicate the abundant mammalian life in the Northern Hemisphere.

冰期在北半球所造成的是大量哺乳动物的灭绝。

19 We have no reason whatsoever to dither or hesitate.

我们没有任何理由可以心存疑虑，踌躇不前。

20 Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.

自私是他性格中过去很少为我们所见的一面。√