专转本翻译常用短语

翻译常用短语

1.act on 按照…行动，根据；对…有效，

对…起作用

Acting on information received, the police raided the club.

The drug acts on the stomach.

….but…. 一点也不/ nothing….but…..仅仅，只不过

The hotel was anything but satisfactory. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt anything but lonely.

We could see nothing but water.

Nothing but a miracle can save her now. 3.a s / so far as …. be concerned…..

就…而言

As far as I am concerned, I cannot object to your marriage.

4. as/so long as 只要…., 如果…的话

I’ll lend it to you as long as you handle it

with care.

5. as if / as though 好像，似乎，仿佛

He behaved as if nothing had happened.

He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep.

6. as is often the case 这是常有的事，常常如此

in any case 无论如何

in no case 绝不，在任何情况

in case 在…的情况下，万一…的话；以防，免得

in case of 万一

that is not (necessarily) the case 事实未必如此，事实真相并非如此

In any case, do your best.

In case anything important happens, please call me up.

In case of rain they can’t go.

Some people believe that boys’ performance on tests is always than girls’. That is not necessarily the case, however.

7. as the saying goes 常言道，俗话说

“M ore haste, less speed”, as the saying goes.

8. as to sth /as regards sth /with regard to sth / regarding sth

至于…. 提到….

As to correcting our homework, the teacher always makes us do it ourselves.

There are no special rules as regards what clothes you should wear.

9. be absorbed in 全神贯注于…..

He was so absorbed in his work that he didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door. concentrate on / upon

We must concentrate our efforts upon improving education.

I can’t concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on.

10. be responsible for 对….负有责任Parents are responsible for their children’s safety.

He is held responsible for the accident.

11. be supposed to do sth. 理应…., 应当…,

按理…

We are supposed to help each other.

You are supposed to pay the bill by Friday. 12. but for…要不是….

But for your timely help, we couldn't have finished the work on time.

13. cannot…too…无论….也不过分

We cannot praise him too much

14. choose / select / pick …at random/randomly 任意挑选，随机选择Choose any number at random.

15. hold up 阻止，使延误，使耽搁

We were held up on our way to the airport in

a traffic jam.

16. lead to 导致，招致

This misprint led to great confusion.

17. if … permits / …permitting

如果…允许的话

I will go to meet you if time permits.

We’ll start tomorrow, weather permitting.