英语四六级考试译文笔记 第50篇

英语作文写作及翻译老师笔记（四六级考试）

1.保护古迹、古建筑和其他具有文化意义的物品，人们很少会争论这些行动的价值，所以如果很多人允许让满载文化意义的事物，比如一门语言，逐渐消亡，这就会显得很奇怪了。People rarely dispute the value of（1.争论……的价值）preserving ancient relics, old buildings and other items of cultural significance（

2.具有文化意义）, so it seems odd that （

3.……显得很奇怪）something so brimming with culture like a language is allowed by many to fade away（

4.逐渐消亡）.

1- dispute the value of

词典释义：

dispute

verb intransitive or transitive /dɪˈspjuːt/

■to disagree with something that someone says （对…）有异议；不同意，否认；争论

•Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.他是那个时期最好的艺术家，很少有人对此存有异议。

•The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed.她的死引起了激烈的争论。

•[+ (that)] I don't dispute (that) Lucas' films are entertaining, but they haven't got much depth.我并不否认卢卡斯的电影具有娱乐价值，但这些电影都没有甚么深度。

外刊例句：

Few dispute the value of nursery schools –they provide high-quality early education, promote inclusion and improve long-term outcomes for children, particularly those from challenging backgrounds. （）

没有什么人会对幼儿园的价值提出争论，幼儿园可以提供高质量的幼儿教育，让小朋友更好地融入集体，给他们带来更多长期影响，尤其是对那些来自贫苦家庭的小朋友而言。

替换表达：doubt the value of

2- of cultural significance

词典释义：

significance

[sɪg'nɪf.ɪ.kənts] noun uncountable

IMPORTANCE重要性

■importance 重要性，重要意义

•The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for/to people suffering from heart problems.这种新药的发现对心脏病患者来说具有重要意义。

外刊例句：

Judy Garland’s 1939 musical tops academic study’s list of films of cultural significance, with Star Wars in second and Psycho in third. （）

在关于最具文化影响力的电影的学术榜单上，朱迪·嘉兰德于1937年拍摄的音乐片登顶，紧随其后的是《星球大战》和《惊魂记》。

替换表达：be culturally significant

学生错误表达：With/bear cultural meaning

点评：cultural meaning是中式表达，这里应该改为of cultural significance

3- it seems odd that...

词典释义：

odd

UK [ɒd] US [ɑ:d] adjective

STRANGE奇怪的

■strange or unexpected 奇怪的，古怪的；异常的；出人意料的

•Her father was an odd man.她父亲是个古怪的人。

•What an odd thing to say.说起来多古怪的一件事啊。

•The skirt and jacket looked a bit odd together.这裙子和夹克搭配看上去有点怪。

•That's odd (= surprising) - I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.真奇怪——我肯定把锁匙放进这个抽屉了，可是却不见了。

•It 's odd that no-one's seen him.奇怪的是没人见过他。

•It must be odd to live on the 43rd floor.住在43层一定很怪异。

外刊例句：

So it seems odd that Mr Obama continues to delay its implementation. （）

因此，奥巴马再三推迟落实其政策，就显得很奇怪了。

学生错误表达：It will seem odd that

点评：这里应该使用一般现在时，表示一种常态，句子应该改为it seems odd that

4- fade away

词典释义：

fade away

[intransitive][present tense I/you/we/they fade away he/she/it fades away present participle fading away past tense faded away past participle faded away]phrasal verb

1. to disappear slowly

Her footsteps faded away down the staircase.

2.Same as:fade2

Most of these fashions just fade away and are forgotten.

3.Same as:fade4

If you don’t start eating properly you’re going to fade away.

外刊例句：

It's better to burn out than fade away. Kurt Cobain clearly thought so, quoting this famous Neil Young lyric in his suicide note, but then he obviously wasn't referring to the issue of greenhouse-gas emissions when it comes to the somewhat thorny cremation v burial debate. （）

焚烧成灰远比缓慢消失好。科特·克贝显然是这样想得，因为他引用了著名诗人尼尔·杨在其自杀绝句上的诗句。不过他显然不是指解决温室效应气体中的棘手讨论：焚烧与填埋之争。

替换表达：disappear/vanish/die out

学生错误表达：Gradually fade away

点评：fade away本身已经包含有“逐渐”的含义，这里gradually要去掉。

2. 在一个日渐全球化的世界，小语种的消亡在很大程度上是难以避免的，虽然这可能会令人难过，但实质上这是进步的一种体现。