英語四級翻譯備考的筆記

1. _______________ ,the number of trees in many big cities has dramatically reduced.

2. Travel can widen our knowledge, _____________ ,and make one open-minded as well.

3. Cars are responsible for most of the smog in cities, _______________ .

rnization will be entirely possible in the first half of the21st century, as long as we ________________that economicdevelopment is the center of all our work.

5. He was convinced on the basis of ____________that there would be a long and difficult struggle.

答案與解析:

1. With industries and business developing quickly

本句意為：隨着工商業的`發展，許多大城市的樹木數量正急劇減少。 隨着...... 要用介詞with或alongwith。 工商業 既包括工業也包括商業，翻譯時要注意譯文的完整性。本句也可譯成：With the quick development ofindustries and business.

2. broaden our horizon

句中的短語widen our knowledge意思是 擴大我們的眼界 ，make one open-minded是同義復指，它們表示相同的意思卻在英語裏使用不同的表達，以避免用詞重複。這是英語行文的一個技巧，考生在翻譯時應儘量避免 wordiness，這個技巧在寫六級作文時也值得借鑑。本句還可以譯成：expand our vision或extend our sight.