2012英语四级翻译提高必备短语

1. above all 首先，尤其重要的，最重要的，强调要引起特别注意e.g. Above all, watching TV is educational.最为重要的是，看电视可以接受教育。

像玫瑰被践踏在地，降低自己，因你爱我，超越一切。

同学可以google一下，学学咯。

?:2. by accident 偶然，无意中3. be active in 对(于)…很积极e.g. She is active in protecting our environment.她积极参加保护环境的活动。

3. add up to 合计为e.g.The bills add up to exactly $100.这些帐单加起来正好一百元。

小编注：与add up to 类似的词组 add up。

add up 把...加起来e.g. Add up 3, 4 and 5 and you'll get 12.把三、四、五相加,总数是十二。

4. admit one's mistake 承认错误5. take / follow one's advice 接受某人的建议e.g.Be mindful to follow my advice.你要注意照我的忠告去做。

6. give advice on sth 就…提出建议e.g. Give advice on improving performance and obtaining higher efficiency.提出改进性能和提高工作效率的意见。

7. advice sb. to do sth 建议某人做某事8. the day after tomorrow 后天1. after all 毕竟;终究e.g. You should forgive him for his forgetfulness; after all, he is over seventy.你应该原谅他的健忘症，毕竟他已经七十多岁了。

e.g. The old methods proved best after all.采用老方法结果反而是某事物最好。

2. against one's will 违背意愿e.g. I am forced to sign the agreement against my will .我被迫违心地在协议上签了字。

3. at the age of 在…岁时4. achieve one's aim 实现目标e.g. Teaching efficiency is one of the important targets achieve the aim of the swimming and health lesson , s teaching methods , innovation and development in Universities .大学游泳与健康课教学方法创新与改革的目标，其中一项重要的优化指标是教学效率。

5. in the open air 在户外，在露天里6. at the airport 在机场7. the fire alarm 火警fire alarm evacuation signal 火警疏散信号sound the fire alarm 拉响火警报警器; 鸣响火警警报fire alarm system 火灾报警系统e.g. On hearing the fire alarm , all the workers laid down their tools and rushed the warehouse .一听到火警，所有的工人都放下工具，向仓库跑去。

8. be filled with anger 满腔怒火e.g. When we allow our minds to be filled with lust , hate , anger , bitterness , jealousy , greed , envy , selfishness , or even doubt , then we are guilty of sin.当我们脑海里充斥着淫欲，厌恶，怒气，辛酸，嫉妒，贪婪，妒忌，自私，疑惑，此时我们是有罪的。

1. live apart 分开住e.g. The butterfly and the milkweed , although competitors in a way , cannot live apart .蝴蝶和马利筋，虽然从某种角度来看是竞争对手，却又不能分开独立存活。

2. apart from除了apart from有两种含义:=besides 除...之外(还有)e. g. Apart from sport, my other interest is music. 除了运动,我的另一个兴趣是听音乐.=except for 如果没有e.g. Apart from that, all goes well. 除了那一点,一切都正常3. make/offer an apology to sb for sth. 因某事向某人认错或道歉4. argue with sb. about sth. 与某人争论某事e.g. Don't argue with me about it , my decision is final .不要与我争论，我的决定是最后的了。

5. lay sth. aside放在一边e.g. Lay aside bad habits .请丢掉坏习惯。

e.g. I want you to lay aside these useless prejudices .我希望你丢开这些无益的偏见。

6. ask sb. for advice / help 请某人指点/帮助7. be astonished at sth 惊讶于….e.g. She is astonished at the news.她听到消息很震惊。

8. at one time 以前，曾经1. pay attention to 注意pay high attention to 高度关注; 高度重视e.g. Pisces people pay attention to how they feel .双鱼座的人很注意他们自己的感受。

e.g. Following a game , many parents and coaches pay attention to the outcome and find the faults with their performance .一场比赛后许多父母和教练都集中精力在结果上，并对青少年的表现吹毛求疵。

2. attract one's attention 引起(注意，兴趣等)3. lie / swim on one's back 仰卧/仰泳4. a bad cold 重感冒小编注：趁着辨别词汇的功夫，我们一起总结下一些常见疾病的英文表达吧Cold 感冒 Fever 发烧 Flu 流感 Headache 头疼Stomachache 胃疼，肚子疼 Toothache 牙疼 Arthritis 关节炎Diabetes 糖尿病 Cancer 癌症 Infection 传染病，感染Enteritis 肠炎 Break 骨折 Heart disease 心脏病5. two pieces of baggage 两件行李6. keep / lose one's balance 保持/失去平衡keep the natural balance 保持自然平衡Keep the Balance Nutrition 保持均衡营养e.g. Squirrel ‘s tail can help him keep the balance when he’s jumping . Besides , he can use it as a quilt at night .松鼠的尾巴能帮它在跳跃的时候保持平衡，而且，在晚上还能当被子用。

7. at the ball 在舞会上8. have / take a cold bath 洗冷水澡1. be angry at sth. 因某人之言行而生气亦可理解为因某事而生气，仅对事情而言，可与be angry about 互换e.g. Never both be angry at the same time .两个人永远不要同时生气。

2. be angry with sb. 生某人的气,强调对某人的不满e.g. 3.It is just as I tell you, I assure you , and you must be angry with me, for you have sought this disclosure.的确是这样，我可以保证，但你一定不要恼怒，因为这是你自己要我讲出来的。

3. make an announcement 通知make an urgent announcement 紧急宣布4. one after another 相继地，按顺序地e.g. We achieved victories one after another. 我们取得了一个又一个的胜利。

小编注：按传统语法，one after another 指三者或三者以上，若指两者则用one after the other, 但使用英语时，两者常换用。

5. each other相互(指两者之间)6. give no answer to sth. 没有回答7. be anxious about 为…而担心e.g.There is no be anxious about his health .没有必要担心他的健康。

8. be anxious to do sth 急于做某事.大学四级考试临近，考生的准备工作也已接近尾声。

最后的这几天考生要注重查缺补漏，在这里我们重点来说下大学四级中的翻译题。

翻译题所占分值为5℅，由5个句子组成，每句话都由一部分汉语和一部分英语构成，要求考生将其中的汉语部分翻译成英语，与所给英语部分构成一个完整的句子。

抓住所要翻译内容的主干，然后在此基础添加句子的其他成分，句子既成。

下面我们一起看一下，支撑整个翻译内容的重点句型。

1. It is + 形容词 + that【例句】________________(可想而知)that knowledge plays an important role in our life.【答案】It is conceivable2. It is+形容词+to do/ doing【例句】She had said what ________________(一切有必要说的话).【答案】it was necessary to say3. 倍数词+ more +名词／形容词+than【例句】Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ________________(比死于车祸的人多七倍) each year.【答案】seven times more people than automobile accidents4.（not）as/ so… as 和……（不）一样【例句】The environmental problems ________________(没有他们在报告中说得那么严重).【答案】are not as serious as they suggested in their report5. no more…than 与……一样不【例句】She ________________(也同样不宜当经理) a schoolgirl would be.【答案】is no more fit to be a manager than6. Nothing is more…than 没有比……更……的；……是最……的【例句】________________(没有比……更重要) to receive education.【答案】Nothing is more important than7. 感官动词+of+名词【例句】They hurriedly escaped into ________________(充满恐怖气氛的山洞).【答案】a cave that smelt of terror8. without/ not so much as 甚至没有【例句】Disappointed with her husband，Mary left home ________________(甚至都没有回头看他一眼).【答案】without so much as looking back at him9. only to find/ see 结果却；没想到会【例句】He spent almost all his money to buy the hen which was said to be able to lay gold eggs, ________________(没想到这只鸡根本不会下蛋).【答案】only to find it could not lay eggs at all10. It is undoubted that/ There is no doubt that 毫无疑问，……【例句】________________(毫无疑问) war can be avoided if we get down to peace talk.【答案】There is no doubt that11. rather than 而不是……【例句】________________(与其追求金钱的享乐)，we should focus on the improvement of ourselves.【答案】Rather than pursue money to achieve happiness12.（The）chances are that 很可能……【例句】________________(她很可能已经知道了), and there is no need for us to keep the secret.【答案】Chances are that she has already known it13. It occurred to sb. that 突然想到……【例句】________________(玛丽从来没有想到)she would become a princess someday.【答案】It had never occurred to Marry14. not… but… 不是……而是……【例句】To our disappointment, ________________(这个计划带来的不是进步而是破坏).【答案】the plan caused not development but destruction15. When it comes to… 提及，当提到……的时候【例句】________________(谈到物理学), I know nothing.【答案】When it comes to physics16. be not much of a… 是个不太好的……【例句】________________(麦克不是个好老师) for he often skips from one subject to another.【答案】Mike is not much of a teacher。