【英语】英语翻译易错剖析

【英语】英语翻译易错剖析

一、高中英语翻译

1．高中英语翻译题：Translation: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1．究竟是什么激发小王学习电子工程的积极性？(motivate)

2．网上支付方便了客户，但是牺牲了他们的隐私。(at the cost of)

3．让我的父母非常满意的是，从这个公寓的餐厅可以俯视街对面的世纪公园，从起居室也可以。(so)

4．博物馆疏于管理，展品积灰，门厅冷落，急需改善。(whose)

【答案】

1．What on earth has motivated Xiao Wang’s enthusiasm/ initiative to major in electronic engineering?

2．Online payment brings convenience to consumers at the cost of their privacy.

3．To my parents’ satisfaction, the dini ng room of this apartment overlooks the Century Park opposite the street and so it is with the sitting room.

或者What makes my parents really satisfy is that they can see the Century Park from the dining room of this apartment, so can they from the living room.

4．This museum is not well managed, whose exhibits are covered with dust, and there are few visitors, so everything is badly in need of improvement.

或The museum whose management is reckless, whose exhibits are piled with dust and whose lobby is deserted, requires immediate improvement.

【解析】

1．motivate sb to do sth 激发某人做某事，on earth究竟，major in 以…为专业，enthusiasm/ initiative热情/积极性，故翻译为What on earth has motivated Xiao Wang’s enthusiasm/ initiative to major in electronic engineering?

2．online payment网上支付，brings convenience to给…带来方便，at the cost of以…为代价，privacy隐私，故翻译为Online payment brings convenience to consumers at the cost of their privacy.

3．To my parents’ satisfaction令我父母满意的是，后者也那样so it is with。也可以用主语从句What makes my parents really satisfy 表语从句thatthey can see the Century Park from the dining room of this apartment。overlooks俯视，opposite the street街对面，living room 起居室。故翻译为To my parents’ satisfaction, the dining room of this apartment overlooks the Century Park opposite the street and so it is with the sitting room.或者What makes my parents really satisfy is that they can see the Century Park from the dining room of this apartment, so can they from the living room.

4．not well managed/ management is reckless疏于管理，be covered with dust/ be piled with dust被灰尘覆盖，few visitors游客稀少，be badly in need of improvement/ requires immediate improvement亟需改善。故翻译为his museum is not well managed, whose exhibits

are covered with dust, and there are few visitors, so everything is badly in need of improvement.或The museum whose management is reckless, whose exhibits are piled with dust and whose lobby is deserted, requires immediate improvement.

2．高中英语翻译题：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1．他一交试卷就意识到忘记写名字了。（Hardly）

2．这家医院装备了现代化的设施，而且人们乘地铁可以到达。（accessible）

3．在这样一个快速变化的社会，人们担心不能得到最新资讯并落后于他人。（afraid）4．抱着努力不会白费的信念，他经历了起起伏伏，最终取得了成功。（belief）

【答案】

1．Hardly had he handed in the test paper when he realized that he had forgotten to write his name on it.

2．This hospital is equipped with modern facilities and is accessible by underground.

3．In such a rapidly changing society, people are afraid of not being able to get the latest information and thus falling behind others. / In such a rapidly changing society, people are afraid that they will not be kept updated with the latest information and thus fall behind.

4．Holding /With the belief that his efforts will pay off can’t be in vain/ won’t be wasted will be rewarded/no effort will turn out to be a waste, he achieved success in the end and after going through ups and downs.

【解析】

1．考查倒装句。根据句意及提示词可知，本句关键词（组）：hand in“提交”，realize“意识到”，要使用hardly…when…句型，主句使用过去完成时，从句使用一般过去时，hardly位于句首时，主句使用部分倒装结构。故译为：Hardly had he handed in the test paper when he realized that he had forgotten to write his name on it.

2．考查accessible的用法。根据句意及提示词可知，本句关键词（组）：be equipped with modem facilities“装备了现代化的设施”，accessible“易接近的；可进入的”，此处描述的是客观事实，应使用一般现在时。故译为：This hospital is equipped with modem facilities and is accessible by underground.

3．考查afraid的用法。根据句意及提示词可知，本句关键词（组）：such a rapidly changing society“这样一个快速变化的社会”，be afraid of/that“担心，害怕”，be able to

do“能够做某事”，get the latest information“得到最新资讯”，fall behind“落后”，此处描述的是客观事实，应使用一般现在时。故译为：In such a rapidly changing society, people are afraid of not being able to get the latest information and thus falling behind others. /In such a rapidly changing society, people are afraid that they will not be kept updated with the latest information and thus fall behind.

4．考查belief的用法。根据句意及提示词可知，本句关键词（组）：hold/with the

belief“坚持信念”，pay off/ can’t be in vain/ won’t b e wasted/ will be rewarded/no effort will turn out to be a waste“不会白费”, achieve success“取得了成功”，go through ups and downs“经