英語四級翻譯題以及答案解析

1. He works _______________(在倒數第二個辦公室).

2. The beauty of the lake is _______________(難以用語言形容).

3. ________________(一個人如果關在家裏)，a person cant know much about the world.

4. _______________(完成作業後)，they went to the library.

5. I found him ________________(被打得青一塊紫一塊).

答案與解析：

1. in the last office but one

but經常與表示最高級的`形容詞或first，next，last等同連用，如：Some people say this nation is the cleverest but one in the whole world.(有人説，這個民族在全世界範圍內聰明才智排第二。)She was the last but one to come.(她是倒數第二個來的。)

2. beyond description

比起譯文not easy to describe in words，cannot be described by words，答案的譯文顯然要精妙得多。beyond用作介詞時可以表示exceeding，out the reach of，即：超出(理解、範圍、眼界)之上。如：This passage is beyond my comprehension.(這篇文章超出了我的理解力。)I won t buy your radio set beyond my offer.(只要超出我出的價錢，我就不買你這台收音機。)

3. Kept within houses

過去分詞短語作狀語表示條件，相當於一個條件狀語從句。Kept within houses要比If a person was kept within houses更簡潔明瞭，且可以避免前後句person的重複。請看下例：Given more time, I can also do it.(如果給我足夠時間，我也可以做此事。)過去分詞短語還可以作原因狀語、時間狀語、伴隨狀語等。考生應注意複習。如：Influenced by his ideas, she joined the revolution too.(作原因狀語)Heated，ice changes into water.(作條件狀語)He went there with great hope，but returned greatly disappointed.(表伴隨狀況)