英译汉技巧练习

英译汉技巧练习

一词多义

poor

1.Cuba is indeed a poor country, but it intends to catch up.

2.The water is poor in oxygen.

3.The Department of Justice was reluctant to bring poor cases into court.

4.The outlook for détente is poor over the short time.

5.In my poor opinion, you’v e made a great mistake.

6.Other media closer to the scene dismissed Carter as a poor loser.

7.“Poor Mexico”, an old saying goes, “so distant from God, so close to The United States.”

8.She told me that she was a poor sailor and always went to bed immediately on getting on the boat. develop

9.This fear is that these minor clashes may develop into all-out confrontation.

10.When started out as a short story eventually developed into a full-scale novel.

11.Their casual acquaintance developed over time into a lasting friendship.

12.The whole project developed out of an idea that I had while I was in the States.

13.This exercise is designed to develop the shoulder and back muscles.

14.For some reason, the last film I took didn’t develop properly.

15.The study showed that one in twelve women is likely to develop breast cancer.

16. A good diet is essential for a child’s healthy growth and development.

17.There’s been a lot of housing development in the area.

词义褒贬

1.Hitler’s ambition to conquer the whole of Europe was doomed to fail.

2.Although he is very young, he is very ambitious in his research work.

3.He is fidgety and restless.

4.All the inventors have a restless mind.

5.She was vexed by the persistent ringing of the phone.

6.The old couple made a persistent effort to search for their daughter lost in the war.

7.He is respected by his people for his farsightedness.

8.I always consider him calculating and mercenary and did my best to avoid him.

9.Ford found that Zhou Enlai was a charming, polished, shrewd host. “Calculating,” Ford

added, “Strong, Extremely well-informed.”

10.To be something and somebody was Harriman’s fondest wish for his son.

11.When he hosted a grand party to celebrate the nation’s 2500th anniversary, he invited actually

everybody who was anybody, but mostly nobodies showed up.

12.When everybody is somebody, then nobody is anybody.

13.He found it difficult to get a job because a cloud always hung over his reputation.

14.Then, just as Chinese friends arrived who might secure my journey, the Russians arrested me as a

“spy” and sent me out through Poland. (Anna Louise Strong)

15.His splendid new car was the envy of all his friends.