翻译练习和答案

It is a good horse that never stumbles.好马不失蹄

It is a skillful technician that never blunders. 智者千虑Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王Good fortune lieth within bad, bad fortune lurkth with good.

福兮祸之所以，祸兮福之所倚

Do not unto others what you would not be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人I could not recollect his name to save my life.我怎么都想不起他的名字These books have long been out of print, you can not get them for love or money.无价之宝

He is lying on his side.固执己见

She is standing on her head.他到立着

as timid as a rabbit胆小如鼠

as strong as a horse健壮如牛

as stubborn as a mule倔如驴

a bunch of rascals狐朋狗友

let the cat out of the bag露马脚

before one can say Jack Robinson说时迟，那时快

An old hand is a good guide.老马识途

精简发

一、试译下列各句，注意精简作主语的斜体人称代词：

1.I am 78 years old；I have been confined to my room with a paralytic stroke for the past 14 months.

.我七十八岁了，由于患了瘫痪性的中风，十四个月来一直出不了门。

2. Like his friend he had many wonderful ideas, but he only put a few into practice.他象他的朋友一样，虽然头脑里有许多美妙的想法，却只有少数付诸实施。

3．We can measure the amount of water in a pot, but we can't measure its heat. We haven't an instrument for that.

我们能测量罐的水量，但不能测量水的热度，我们还没有这种仪器。

4. The Grand Dukes always liked new ideas, and later they were good friends of Galileo.

几任大公毫无例外地都喜欢新思想，后来都成了伽利略的好朋友

二，试译下列各句，注意精简作宾语的斜体代词：

1．I've received your letter and read it with delight.

我收到了你的信，愉快地读了

2. If you have read these stories, tell them in your own words.，如果你已读过这些故事，用你自己的话讲出来

3. You must excuse me, I shall not speak of the matter again. 请你原谅，我以后不再提这事了。

4. In fact he showed quite clearly that the Copernican ideas were correct. But he did not say openly that he accepted them. .事实上，他相当清楚地表明，哥白尼的学说是正确的，只是他没有公开宣布接受。

三、试译下列各句，注意精简斜体的物主代词：

1.He put up hi s hand is a salute. 他举手致敬

2. In my childhood I learned a great deal about Russia.

在儿童时代，我就听到许多关于俄国的事情。

3.He sat, cursing himself, till his tea was stewed．

他坐着咒骂自己，直到把茶煮浓了。

4. Her dark hair waved untidy across her broad forehead，her face was short, her upper lip short, showing a glint of teeth, her brows were straight and dark, her lashes long and dark, her nose straight.

她黑发蓬蓬松松地飘拂在宽阔的前额上，脸是短短的，上唇也是短短的，露出一排闪亮的牙齿，眉毛又直又黑，睫毛又长又黑，鼻子笔直。

四、试译下列各句，注意精简非人称it和强势用it:

1 .It was a cold, dark day, the sky overcast.

寒冷阴沉的一天，乌云密布

2. It is only shallow people who judge by appearances. ．只有浅薄的人才会以貌取人

3.It is in the plant that we work together with the workers. 就是在这个工厂我们同工人们一起劳动。

4. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge；it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

读书只能供给心灵以知识的材料，思想才能把我们所读的变成自己的东西。

五、试译下列各句，注意精简并列连接词：

1.The door was opened, and they came in.门开了，他们走了进来

2. I can do it, and so can you.我能做，你也能做

3.His telescope and his experiments were always bringing him new surprises, and he made notes of his work every day.

．他的望远镜和实验总是给他带来惊奇的新发现，他每天都把这种工作情况记录下来。

4. He studied in the college for two years, and then he went to join the army.他在大学念过两年书，后来就去参军了。

六、试译下列各句，注意精简从属连接词：

1.When the board was spinning slowly, you could see all the different colours.纸板慢慢旋转，你就能看出各种不同的颜色。

2. If it should rain tomorrow, I shall stay at home.

明天下雨我就呆在家里不出去。

3 .As the temperature increases, the volume of water becomes greater.温度增高，水的体积就增大。

4. "Now, if we put this sofa against the wall and move everything out of the room except the chairs, don't you think it all right？“你们看，把这个沙发贴墙放，把屋子里的东西都搬出去，单留下椅子，怎么样？”

七、试译下列各句，注意精简前置词：

1 .And on June 5, 1985, we'll celebrate our victory.

一九八五年六月五日，我们将庆祝胜利。

2. On the thirteenth of May, 1956, I became a civilian again. 一九八五年六月五日，我再次变成了平民。

3 .Smoking is not allowed in the store-house.

仓库重地，不准抽烟。

4. Many new factories have been set up since liberation in their home town．解放以来，他们的故乡建立了许多新的工厂。

八、试译下列各句，注意精简斜体的冠词：

1 .I saw a boy and a girl on my way home. The boy had a book and the girl a doll．

我回家时看见一个男孩子和一个女孩子。男孩子拿着一本书，女孩子抱着一个洋娃娃。

2. When I got to the wharf, the steamer had already started. 我到码头的时候，轮船已经开了。

3 .A boy is always a boy.孩子总是孩子。

4. Milk is sold by the pound.牛奶按磅计价

词类转换

一、试译下列各句，将斜体的派生名词转译成动词：

1.An acquaintance of world history is helpful to the study of current affairs.读一点世界史，对学习时事是有帮助的

2. His very appearance at any affair proclaims it a triumph.

无论什么事情，只要他一露面，就算是成功了。

3. Alloy steels are formed by the addition of one or more of the following elements：nickel, tungsten, silicon and small amounts of other alloying elements.加进下列一种或几种元素可制成各种合金钢：镍、钨、硅和少量别的合金元素。

4. He urged upon citizens of the country the necessity of persisting in participation in political controversies.

他告诫全国公民，必须坚持参加政治论战。

二、试译下列各句，将斜体的动作名词转译成动词：

1.On the walk through the city they saw breadlines.

在走过市区的时候，她们看见领救济食物的人排着长队。

2. A view of Mt. Fuji can be obtained from here.

从这里可以看到富士山。

3.At the thought of the mishap his legs stiffened under him and couldn't move a step further.

．他一想到这场灾难，两腿就像有千斤重，再也挪不动一步了

4. After an impatient oath or two, she got her hair away from her eyes, sufficiently to obtain a sight of him．

.她不耐烦地咒骂了一两声，把头发从眼睛上拨开，才看到了他。

三、试译，将斜体的由动词加后缀er (or)构成的名词转译成动词：

1.He is no smoker，but his father is a chain-smoker.

他倒是不抽烟，但他爸爸却一支又一支不停地抽。

2. He was a regular visitor.他经常来

3 .She is a lover of Chinese paiting.她热爱中国画。

4. There were various possible players for the role.

可能扮演这种角色的有好几个人。

四、将n（前面有一个较固定的动词，两者合成一个短语）转译成v：

1.He has already made mention of the matter in his speech.

他在讲演中曾提到过这件事

2. He showed with his eyes that he heard, but made no sign of assent or dissent.他瞧了他一下，表示他听见了，但没有表示同意或不同意

3 .The Party branch secretary showed great concern for the students' health.党支书很关心学生的健康

4. She had high praise for Dr. Higpan, although she complained about