第一次测验翻译

1.政府采取的一系列措施不但没有化解矛盾，反倒激起更多的暴力冲突，反对党联合工会

共同导致政府的垮台。（give rise to, form an alliance with, bring about）

Instead of resolving contradictions, the series of measures taken by the government gave rise to more violent clashes. The Opposition formed an alliance with the trade unions and together brought about the downfall of the government.

2.如今，大学与现实世界的距离越来越小。从前，学者追求的是学问本身，而不是把学问

作为达到目的手段，但这样的时代已经一去不复返了。（shrink, gone are the days, a means to an end）

Nowadays, the gap between the university and the real world is shrinking. Gone are the days when scholars pursued knowledge as an end rather than a means to an end.

3.一看见抽屉里的老照片，我的眼泪就涌了出来。它们让我想起了我和家人一起生活的美

好时光。（the moment, well up）

The moment I saw those old photos in the drawer, tears welled up in my eyes, for my memory went back to the days when I lived happily with my family.

4.这些文件很重要，内容要绝对保密。处理掉时应先把它们撕掉，而不是当垃圾扔掉。

（content of which, tear up, instead of）

These are important documents, the content of which should be kept strictly confidential. If you need to dispose of them, you must tear them up instead of throwing them out with the trash.

5.地震几个月后，人们与平时一样忙着各自的事情。但地震给人们带来的精神创伤永远无

法抹去。（go about, mental trauma, wipe out）

Several months after the earthquake, people are busy going about their business. But the mental trauma the earthquake bought to people will never be wiped out.