大学英语四级翻译常用句型

大学英语四级翻译常用句型
1)It is+形容词+that
It is conceivable thatknowledge plays an important role in our life.
可想而知，知识在我们的一生中扮演着一个重要的角色。

2)It is+形容词+to do/ doing
She had said what it wasnecessary to say.
她已经说了一切有必要说的话。

3)祈使句/名词+and/ or
Work hard, and you willfinally be able to reach your destination.
努力工作，你就能实现自己的目标。

4)as+many/ much+名词+as
It is said that visitorsspend only half as much money in a day in Leeds as in Lon-don.
据说，游客每天在利兹的花销仅为在伦敦的一半。

5)倍数词+as+形容词+as
The reservoir is three timesas big as it was ten years ago.
这个水库的面积是十年前三倍。

6) 倍数词+ more +名词/形容词十than
Smoking is so harmful topersonal health that it kills seven times more people each year than automobileaccidents.
吸烟对人体健康的危害极大，每年死于吸烟的人比死于车祸的人多七倍。

7)(not)as/ so...as(和……(不)一样)
The environmental problems arenot as serious as they suggested in their report.
环境问题没有他们在报告中说得那么严重。

8)no more...than(与……一样不)
She is no more fit to be amanager than a schoolgirl would be
一个女学生固然不宜当经理，她也同样不宜。

9)Nothing is more...than(没有比……更……的;……是最……的)
Nothing is more importantthanto receive education.
没有比接受教育更重要的事。

10)感官动词+of+名词
They hurriedly escaped into acave that smelt of terror.
他们仓皇地逃人一个充满恐怖气氛的山洞。

11)without/ not so much as(甚至没有)
Disappointed with her husband，Mary left home without so much as looking backat him.
出于对丈夫的失望，玛丽离开了家，甚至都没有回头看他一眼。

12)may/ might as well(…as)(与其……还不如……)
One may as well not know athing at all as know but imperfectly.
与其一知半解还不如彻底蒙在鼓里。

13)too...to(太……而不能……;极其地)
It was not too bright of themto settle in an area where earthquakes frequently occur
他们选择在地震多发的地区定居，这可不是个明智的决定。

14)only to find/ see(结果却;没想到会)
He spent almost all his moneyto buy the hen which was said to be able to lay gold eggs, only to find itcould not lay eggs at all.
为了买那只据说能下金蛋的母鸡，他几乎倾家荡产，没想到这只鸡根本不会下蛋。

15)It is undoubted that/ There is no doubt that(毫无疑问，……)
There is no doubt that warcan be avoided if we get down to peace talk.
毫无疑问，如果我们肯认真和谈就能避免战争。

16)rather than(而不是……)
Rather than pursue money to achieve happiness，we should focus on the improvement of ourselves.
我们应该集中精力改善自我，而不是追求金钱的享乐。

17)not... until(直到……才)
We can't release the film until we have the approval from the authority concerned.
直到获得有关当局的批准我们才能发行那部电影。

18)so/ such(…)th at(如此……以至于)
With the rumor spreading fast, their anxiety was such that they could not
sleep/they became so anxious that they could not sleep.
在谣言迅速散播的情况下，他们焦虑异常，无法人睡。

19)(The) chances are that(很可能……)
Chances are thatshe has already known it, and there is no need for us to keep the secret.
她很可能已经知道了，所以我们没有必要再保守这个秘密。

20)It occurred to sb. that(突然想到……)
It had never occurred to Cinderella she would become a princess someday.
辛德瑞拉从来没有想到她会成为一位王妃。

21)not...but...(不是……而是……)
To our disappointment, the plan caused not development but destruction.
让我们失望的是，这个计划带来的不是进步而是破坏。

22)It is taken for granted that(……被认为是理所当然的)
It has been taken for granted that women should take on all the housework.
多年来人们一直认为女性做家务是理所当然的。

23)It is/ was said that(据说)
It is said that man is the least biologically determined species of all because he possesses features absent in other natural species.
据说人类是生物学上最难归类的物种，因为人类拥有其他天然物种所缺乏的特性。

24)When it comes to...(提及，当提到……的时候)
When it comes to physics, I know nothing.
谈到物理学，我一无所知。

25)be not much of a...(是个不太好的……)
Mike is not much of a teacher for he often skips from one subject to another.
麦克不是个好老师，因为他总是从一个话题跳转到另一个话题。

26)As far as sb./sth. is concerned(就……而言，在……看来)
As far as I am concerned, fashion belongs to women.
在我看来，时尚是属于女性的。

27)not only...but also(不但……而且……)
Shakespeare is not only a great playwright but also a brilliant poet.
莎士比亚不仅是一位伟大的剧作家而且是一位才华横溢的诗人。

28)(n) either...(n) or...(既不……也不……;或者……或者……)
Liking neither the story nor the background music, he fell asleep in the cinema.
他既不喜欢故事情节也不喜欢背景音乐, 所以在电影院里睡着了。

29)no sooner than/ hardly when/ scarcely when(刚……就……)
I had hardly opened the door when he rushed in.
我刚开门他就冲进来了。

30)the more…the more(越……越……)
The fastera country’s economy develops, the slower its population grows.
一个国家的经济发展越快，它的人口增长就越慢。

1、It作先行主语和先行宾语的一些句型
She had said what it was necessary to say.
2、强调句型
It is not who rules us that is important , but how he rules us.
3、"All+抽象名词"或"抽象名词+itself"(very+形容词)
He was all gentleness to her.
4、利用词汇重复表示强调
A crime is a crime a crime.
5、"something(much)of"和"nothing(little)of" "something of"相当于"to some extent"，表示程度。

在疑问句或条件从句中，则为"anything of "，可译为"有点"，"略微等。

""译为毫无"，"全无"。

"much of"译为"大有"，"not much of"可译为"算不上"，"称不上"，"little of"可译为"几乎无"。

something like译为"有点像，略似。

"
They say that he had no universty education , but he seems to be something of a scholar.
6、同格名词修饰是指of前后的两个名词都指同一个人或物，"of"以及它前面的名词构一个形容词短语，以修饰"of"后面的那个名词。

如"her old sharper of a father"，可译为："她那骗子般的父亲"。

Those pigs of girls eat so much.
7、as…as…can(may)be
It is as plain as plain can be.
8、"It is in(with)…as in(with)"
It is in life as in a journey.
9、"as good as…"相等于，就像，几乎如;实际上，其实，实在。

The merchant as good as promised the orphan boy, that he would adopt him.
10、"many as well…as"和"might as well …as" "many as well…as"可译为"与其……，不如……，更好"，"以这样做……为宜"，"如同……，也可以……"等等。

"might as well…as"表示不可能的事，可译为"犹如……"，"可与……一样荒唐"，"与其那样不如这样的好"等等。

One may as well not know a thing at all as know it imperfectly.
11、"to mak e…of"的译法(使……成为……，把……当作)
I will make a scientist of my son.
12、too…+不定式"，not(never)too…+不定式"，"too…not+不定式
She is too angry to speak.
13、only(not, all, but, never) too …to do so "和"too ready (apt) + to do"结构中，不定式，凡是"not"，"all""but等字后+"too…to，"不定式都失去了否定意义，在"too ready(apt) +to do"结构中，不定式。

You know but too yell to hold your tongue.
14、"no more …than…"句型
A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.
15、"not so much…as"和"not so much as …"结构，"not so much…as"="not so much as …"，其中as有进可换用but rather，可译为："与其说是……毋须说是……"。

而"not so much as"="without(not)even，"可译为"甚至……还没有"。

The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it .
16、"Nothing is more…than"和"Nothing is so …as"结构，"Nothing is more…than"和"Nothing is so …as"都具有最高级比较的意思，"Nothing I"可换用"no"，"nobody"，"nowhere"，"little"，"few"，"hardly"，"scarcely"等等，可译为"没有……比……更为"，"像……再没有了"，"最……"等。

Nothing is more precious than time.
17、"cannot…too…"结构,"cannot…too…"意为"It is impossible to overdo…"或者，即"无论怎样……也不算过分"。

"not"可换用"hardly"，"scarcely"等，"too"可
换用"enough"，"sufficient"等
You cannot be too careful.
18、"否定+but "结构，在否定词后面的"but"，具有"which not"，"who not"，"that not"，等等否定意义，构成前后的双重否定。

可译成"没有……不是"或"……都……"等
Nothing is so bad but it might have been worse.
19、"否定+until(till)"结构，在否定词"no"，"not"，"never"，"little"，"few"，"seldom"等的后边所接用的"until/till"，多数情况下译为"直到……才……"，"要……才……"，把否定译为肯定。

Nobody knows what he can do till he has tried.
20、"not so…but"和"not such a…but"结构，这两个结构和"否定+but"的结构
差不多，不同之点是这两个结构中的"but"是含有"that…not"意味的连续词，表示
程度。

可译为"还没有……到不能做……的程度"，"并不是……不……"，"无论怎样……也不是不能……"等。

He is not so sick but he can come to school.
21、"疑问词+should…but"结构，这个结构表示过去的意外的事，意为"none…but"，可译为"除了……还有谁会……"，"岂料"，"想不到……竟是……"等。

Who should write it but himself?
22、"who knows but (that)…"和"who could should…but"结构，这个结构是反问形式，一般意译为"多半"，"亦未可知"等等，有时也可直译。

Who knows but (that) he may go?
23、"祈使句+and"和"祈使句+or"结构，"祈使句+and"表示"If…you…"，"祈使名+or"表示"if…not…,you。

Add love to a house and you have a home. Aad righteousness to a city and you have a community. Aad truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school.
24、"名词+and"结构，在这个结构中，名词等于状语从句，或表示条件，或表示时间。

A word, and he would lose his temper.
25、"名词+and"结构，在这个结构中，名词等于状语从句，或表示条件，或表示时间。

A word, and he would lose his temper.
26.It is not that…but that…这不是说…，而是说…
27.nothing else than 完全是，实在是
「例文」What the man said was nothing else than nonsense.
「译文」那个人讲的话完全是一派胡言。

28.more…than…结构有三种译法：than连接肯定形式的从句时，该从句译为否定句;在比较的基础上表示选择关系时，可译为与其说…不如说;进行同类比较时，译成比…更.
「例文」The complexity of the human situation and injustice of the social order demand far more fundamental changes in the basic structure of society itself than some politicians are willing to admit in their speeches.
「译文」人类社会形势的复杂性和社会制度的不公正性要求对社会基本结构进行彻底变革，而一些政客口头上是很不愿意承认这一点的。

1. leave sb the choice of … or …要么…，要么… (选择类经典句)
Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves usthe choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission.
敌人冷酷无情/铁石心肠，我们要么顽强抵抗，要么屈膝投降。

The age of 30s leaves you the choice ofmarriage or remaining a bachelor.
年过三十，要么成婚，要么单身。

2. be the instrument of sth 引来某事物的人或事(使动类经典句)
能够让你幸福，我愿意付出我的一切。

If I can be the instrument of yourhappiness, I will sacrifice all my belongings.
3. it was the memory / memoriesof 追溯到… (回忆类经典句)
追溯到1964年东京及1988年汉城举办的奥运会，可能分别被视为日韩两国发展的转折点。

Perhaps it was the memories of the 1964Tokyo Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which were considered turningpoints in their nations’ development.
追溯到1945年广岛和长崎遭受原子弹攻击，从而形成了“零地带”这个术语。

It was the memory of 1945 Hiroshima andNagasaki suffered from the attacks of atomic bomb, from which originated theterm of “Zero Ground”.
4. on the premise / ground /prerequisite / proposition / hypothesis / presuposition that 基于一个前提… (假设类经典句)
中国政府在宣布实行和平统一的方针时，是基于一个前提，即当时的台湾当局坚持世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分。

The Chinese declared to implement thepolicy of peaceful reunification on the premise that the then Taiwanauthorities maintained that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan isonly one part of China.
对投资者的建议是以利率会继续下跌为根据的。

Advice to investors was based on thepremise that interest rates would continue to fall.
5. be bound to 必定…;一定… (意愿类经典句)
西部大开发一定能成为沟通世界各国和中国的一座桥梁，促进中国和世界经济共同发展，共同繁荣。

The Great Western Development is bound tobe a bridge between China and the rest world, promoting the common economicdevelopment and prosperity of China and the world at large.
正义战争必然要战胜侵略战争。

Just wars are bound to triumph over wars ofaggression.
6. a matter of sth/doing sth 与…有关的情况或问题(描述类经典句)
请思考一下同一个人现在及八年前说的话。

“说到底，‘贫穷’与其说是生活在贫穷的国家里，还不如说是技艺不精。

”
Considering the following statements, madeby the same man eight years apart. “Eventually, being ’poor’ won’t be as much a matter ofliving in a poor country as it
will be a matter of having poor skills.”
处理这些问题全凭经验。

Dealing with these problems is all a matterof experience.
7. This is the similar casewith/when 这恰如;正如;也会(比较类经典句)
这恰如我们虽然看不懂莫扎特乐曲的总谱，却照样能同它的主旋律产生共鸣，击节称赞。

This is the similar case when the mainmelody can evoke a strong echo for us to clap our hands in admiration despiteour disability to understand the score of Mozart’s musical pieces.
除此以外，老百姓的服务性消费，如教育，信息，旅游等消费也会大量增长。

Besides, this is also the case with the citizen’sexpenditure such as education, information, traveling.
8. be exemplified by 这一点也证明了…;这点反映在以下事实：… (举例类经典句)
美国人想把儿童和成人的世界划清界限，这一愿望还反映在以下事实：如果父母在事故中丧生，人们总是设法晚点将消息告诉他们的子女。

This American desire to keep the children’sworld separate from that of the adult
is exemplified also by the practice ofdelaying transmission of the news to children when their parents have beenkilled in an accident.
体力劳动者在任何场合通常都相当自在。

收入档次不同的人上同一所学校，这个事实多少说明了这一点。

The manual worker is usually quite at easein any company. This is partly explained by the fact that people of all incomegroups go together to the same schools.
9. constitute… (不用于进行式)是;认为(判断类经典句)
历史雄辩地说明，中美之间建立在平等互利基础上的劳动分工是最为合理和实用的国际关系。

History has proved eloquently that thedivision of labor based on equality and mutual benefit between China and USAconstitutes the most reasonable and practical international relationship.
我的决定不应视为先例。

My decision does not constitute aprecedent.
这一失败是我们外交上的一次较大的挫折。

The defeat constitutes a major set-back forour diplomacy.
10. witness…见证… (发生类经典句)a time or event witnesses sth / sb in aparticular situation or doing a particular thing.
经过二十多年的快速发展，中国西部地区已奠定了一定的物质技术基础，社会保持稳定，市场经济体制正在逐步建立和完善，为西部经济持续快速增长创造了有利的市场环境。

The rapid development in the past 20-plusyears witnesses a relatively solid foundation in terms of material wealth andtechnology in the western region of China
在下一轮的会谈中，我们将宣布中东地区永久停火协议，对此我抱有乐观态度并充满希望。

I am optimistic and hopeful that the nextround of talk will witness a permanent cease-fire in the Middle East.。