08年高考英语中译英翻译练习

104.This book contains fifty short stories, including the one I told just now.

105.If you do shopping in the supermarkets in America, you will be surprised to find many of the clothes were made in China.

106. Can you tell apart the four verbs which have similar meanings?

107.Through this novel, you can have an idea about the life and customs of the Europeans in the eighteenth century. 108. The reason why he became near-sighted is that he often kept reading (books) for four or five hours.

109.When you meet with difficult problems in the college entrance examinations, being calm and

confident is the key to success.

110.I really don’t understand why the information which I stored in the computer last Sunday is missing.

111. It is certain that you will be laughed at if you wear this kind of clothes/ a coat like this in the street.

112.It is natural for people who have learned English for three or four years to make some mistakes while (they are) talking with others.

113. The substance (which is) taken out of coal can be made into various useful articles.

114. The foreign teacher with whom you shook hands just now will teach us English literature next term.

115. Even if I fail in the exam, I won’t cheat as Tom did.

116.Whether to build another tunnel under the Huangpu River will be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting.

117. It is really considerate of you to have arranged a room equipped with an air-conditioner for my grandmother. 118. To his excitement, on the top of the mountain he saw the wonderful sight which he had never seen in his life. 119. This kind of clothes is specially designed for those who work under different terrible conditions.

120. Young people can’t always think of themselves, and must learn how to care for others.

121. I wonder whether you have noticed the article about pollution in Jiefang Daily.

122. If you want to see a dentist in Britain, you should phone to make an appointment beforehand.

123. Little Tommy hurried to school and didn’t look both ways and as a result he was knocked down by a motorbike. 124. The Chinese medicine smells a bit strange, but it is quite effective in treating cold.

125. I am terribly sorry to have given you a lot of troubles in the past few months.

126. The land to the east of the Huangpu River is called Pudong, which is larger than Singapore in area.

127. Many people have been dreaming of settling down on the moon some day in the future.

128. The more slowly you walk in the desert, the more dangerous it will be.

129.He had a talent for music and was appointed conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of thirty/ when he was thirty.

130.The experts suggested that polluted water (should) be made clean before it was poured into the rivers and lake s.

131. The teacher’s encouragement made Peter confident of (或about) the future.

132. Although eggs are rich in nutrition, you can’t substitute two eggs for a balanced breakfast.

133. If you walk along this path, it will take at least twenty minutes to reach the house at the foot of the mountain. 134. Please list all the people who must attend the meeting as soon as possible.

135. You are taller than I (或me) by a head. What else do you have besides/in addition to three meals every (或a) day?

136. Who will be sent or take part in the fashion competition to be held in Tokyo hasn’t been decided yet.

137. What makes me worried is that this child seems to be interested in nothing except computers.

138. I clearly remember meeting this man, but I can’t tell when and where.

139. You have sweet food at every meal, which does great harm to your teeth.

140. Do you know how to refuse an invitation of other people in a friendly way in English?

141. This monument was set up in honour of the soldiers who died during the Liberation War.

142. If you keep on working hard, I think your dream will come true.

143. I assure you that anything like what happened yesterday won’t happen again from now on.

144.

That the population on the earth is increasing rapidly is one of the serious problems that mankind faces. /The rapid i ncrease in the population on the earth is one of the serious problems facing mankind.

145. That country is often involved in wars, and this is why it is extremely poor.