翻译常见词组

be determined by…由…所决定

have something to do with…与…有关系

be central to sth. 对…来说是重要的

in contrast 相反

due to…由…所引起

be deprived of…剥夺某人的…

1991

shut off 关上，停止

in any case 不管怎样

or so 左右

at the rate of…以…的速度

take time 费时间，需要时间

be likely to…可能

result in 导致，出现

not nearly 远非，远不如

head into 走向…，本句中译为“陷入”更好些

in the matter of…关于，就…而言

make...possible 使...成为可能combine...with...把...和...结合起来，与...结合，加上 (1992)

refer to…提到，谈到

agreement on…. 对…（看法）一致

be comparable to…和…相似,（注意与with搭配）

in terms of…从…方面

on the whole 大体来说，总的来说

draw a conclusion 得出结论，告一段落

have the attitude towards…对…的态度

1993

nothing but …只不过

of course 当然，自然

by means of…通过…

by the help of…在…的帮助下

in a sort of sense 从…上来说

manage to do sth. 设法（试图）得到…

extract …from…从…中提炼出（归纳出）…

out of…起源，来源

build up 建立

by no means 无法，没办法

be compared with…与…比较

a sort of…某种

set in 到来，开始

differ in…在…上不同

go through 经历

not so much…as…可以理解为“...不如...那么多”，引申为“与其说是...不如说是...”because of “因为”

in short “总之，简言之”

as we call it “我们所谓的”

a series of “一系列”

over the years “多年来，这些年来”

turn…on…词典解释为“开启, 变得兴奋, 突然装出, 开始”，但题中turn...telescope on the heaven可译为“把...望远镜对准太空”

rather than “与其...不如...”或“不是...而是...”，在此应理解为“而不是...”

at the expense of “由...付费；以...为代价”

vice versa 拉丁语“反之亦然”

depend on “依赖，依靠，取决于”

the driving force “驱动力”

1995

in doing sth. “在做...的过程中”

divert…from…“把...从...转移开来”

lie with…“取决于”

be validated by…“被...所证实”

whether…or…“是做...还是做...”，句中可译为“是使用...还是使用...”

depend upon…and on…“取决于...同时还取决于...”

depend upon…and upon…“取决于...同时还取决于...”

such…as…“诸如...这样的...”

in general “通常，大体上，一般来说”

for example “例如”

compensate for “补偿，赔偿，弥补”

grow up “长大”

under…circumstances. “在...情况下”（under no circumstances 无论如何，决不）

1996

be results of…“是...的结果；由于...的原因”

social needs “社会需求”

to some extent “在某种程度上”

come to the conclusion “得出了这样的结论”

make demand of…“提出要求”

scientific establishment “科研机构”

in detail 详细地

a certain amount of “一定数量的”

not related to…“与...没有关系”

immediate goals “直接目标”

be unable to do…“没有能力去做...”

in principle “原则上，基本上，大体上，在理论上”

deal with “解决，处理”

new forms of thought “新的思维方式”

as well as “和，也，又”

new subjects for thought “新的思维对象（或内容）”

in the past “过去”

give rise to sth. “引起，导致”

1997

an agreed account of…“关于...的共识”

human rights “人权”

leads ...to…“导致...走向...”或者“将...引向...”

at the outset “开始，开端”

invite sb. to do sth. “使某人去做某事”

extend to 通常表示“伸出，延伸，扩展”；有时表示“提供、给予”，在此为第二种解释no…at all. “完全不，完全没有”

Arguing from the view that…同“arguing that..."（大约是“认为是”的意思）

different from.... “与...不相同”

in every relevant respect “在每一个相关的方面”

in action “在起作用”

rather than “而不是”

1998

even more important 更为重要的是……

be able to 能够……

look into 观察，调查，向……的里面看，窥视，浏览

put forward 提出

be required for sb. to do sth.

向某人提出做某事的要求

close in on…观测，研究本文应译为“靠近，接近”

as expected 同预计的一样

1999

as…as………和……一样

conform to 与……一致，与……相符合，符合，遵照，遵守

see…as 把……看作……

less…and more…与其说是因为……，不如说是因为……

whether…or…是……还是……

refer to 指，谈到，涉及

peculiar to………所特有的

in genera 一般的

appropriate to………所适用的，……所适合的

apply to 适用于，应用于，作用于，存在于（本文取此义）

view…as…把……看作是……，认为……就是……

equate…with…. 把……和……等同起来，认为……就是……

2000

under…conditions 在……条件下

such as 像……，诸如……

it is obvious that…显而易见的是

be directly bound up with 与……密切相关

in turn 轮流的，反过来