comely大学体验英语三之汉英翻译复习题

汉英翻译复习题

1.

不知什么原因，这条消息没有见报。

A. For no reason, the news did find its way into the newspaper.

B.

For one reason or another, the news did not find its way into the newspaper.

C. For some reasons, the news found no way into the newspaper.

D. For a certain reason, the news did not find any way into the newspaper.

2.

大错误没有犯，小错误没有断，因为我们没有经验。

A.

We

haven

’

t

made

any

major

mistakes,

we

have

made

minor

ones;

because

we

have

no

experience.

B. Since we haven

’

t made any major mistakes, we have made many minor ones, because we

have no experience.

C. As we haven

’

t made any major mistakes, we have made minor ones, because we have no

experience.

D.

Although we haven

’

t made any major mistakes, we have made many minor ones, because

we have no experience.

3.

我不是文学家，不属于任何流派，所以我不受限制。

A.

I

am

not

restricted

in

any

way

because

I

am

not

a

man

of

letters,

nor

I

belong

to

any

particular school.

B.

I

am

not

a

man

of

letters,

and

don

’

t

belong

to

any

particular

school,

therefore

not

restricted in any way.

C.

I am not a man of letters, nor I belong to any particular school. Thus I am not restricted in

any way.

D.

I

am

not

a

man

of

letters,

so

I

am

not

restricted

in

any

way

as

I

do

not

belong

to

any

particular school.

4.

相反，最肯定无疑的话如果说起来犹豫不决，闪烁其词， 也会变得苍白无力。

A.

On

the

other

hand,

the

most

assertive

words

will

lose

their

impact

if

expressed

in

a

hesitant, indirect manner.

B. On the contrary, even the most assertive words will become soft if people expressed in a

hesitant, indirect manner.

C. On the other hand, the most assertive words will be weak if they are said hesitantly and

indirectly.

D.

On

the

contrary,

even

the

most

assertive

words

will

become

fable

if

people

say

them

hesitantly and indirectly.

5.

她不喜欢说话，别人问了才回答，答得也不多。

A.

She said little, only answering briefly when asked a question.

B. She said little, answering only briefly when asking a question.

C. She said little, other asked then she answered briefly.

D. She said little, and not answered briefly only when until others asked.

6.

由于投资眼光，

10

A. He doubled his money in ten years by investing it wisely.

B.

He tripled his money in ten years by investing it wisely.

C. His money doubled in ten years by investing it wisely.

D. His money has bee doubled in ten years by investing it wisely.

7.

中国水域、草原、山地资源丰富，开发潜力巨大。

A.

China

’

s

water,

grassland

and

sloping

land

resources

are

rich

and

the

potential

for

exploitation is great.

B.

Rich

in

water,

grassland

and

sloping

land

resources,

China

’

s

potential

for

exploitation

is

great.

C. China has rich water, grassland and sloping land resources which have great potential for

exploitation.

D.

China

’

s

water,

grassland

and

sloping

land

resources

which

have

great

potential

for

exploitation are rich.

8.

通过改造中低产田，可使每公顷产量提高

1500

公斤以上。

A. The grain output per hectare can be increased by more than 1500kg after the upgrading of

medium and low yield land.

B.

The grain output per hectare can be increased by more than 1500kg through the upgrading

of medium and low yield land.

C. It is possible for the grain output per hectare to be increased by more than 1500kg after

the upgrading of medium and low yield land.

D. It is possible for the grain output per hectare to be increased by more than 1500kg if the

medium and low yield land is upgrade.

9.

今年第一季度的产量比去年同期增加了

12.5%

。< /p>

A.

The production increased by 12.5 percent between January and March compared with the

corresponding period last year.

B.

The

production

increased

12.5

times

between

January

and

March

compared

with

the

corresponding period last year.

C.

The

production

increased

12.5

percent

between

January

and

March

compared

with

the

corresponding period last year.

D.

The

production

increased

87.5

percent

between

January

and

March

compared

with

the

corresponding period last year.

10.

这几年来，我因行动不便，整天过着“井蛙”的无聊生活。

A. My recent years inconvenience in action put me into a dull life of well frog.

B. I recent years, I am inconvenient in action and live a dull life like a frog at the bottom of a

well.

C. Unable to move about conveniently these years, I have been leading a dull life well frog

’

s

life.

D.

In recent years, unable to move about easily, I have been leading a dull life like that of a

“

frog at the bottom of a well.

”

11.

如今，能为他的这本散文集作序，我觉得很荣幸。

A. I am asked to write a preface to this collection of his essays and I find it a great honor.

B. I am able to write a preface to this collection of his essays and I feel it a great honor.

C. Being able to write a preface to this collection of his essays, I feel greatly honored.

D.

I find it a great honor to be asked to write a preface to this collection of his essays.

12.

梵蒂冈就是在圣彼得堡教堂 附近，是罗马教皇的宫殿，这是一个国中之国。

A. Vatican is near to St. Peter

’

s. It is the palace of the Pope in Rome. It is a country within a

country.

B. Standing beside St. Peter

’

s, Vatican, the palace of the Pope in Rome, is a country within a

country.

C. Vatican which stands in the neighborhood of St. Peter

’

s is the palace of the Pope in Rome

and is a country within a country.

D.

Not far from St. Peter

’

s was the Vatican, the palace of the Pope in Rome, constituting a

country within a country.

13.

手上的钱不够用了，他只好打消买皮鞋的念头。

A. Money is not enough. He has to drop the idea to buy a pair of leather shoes.

B. Money being not enough, he has to drop the idea to buy a pair of leather shoes for the

time being.

C.

Money is not enough, he has to drop the idea to buy a pair of leather shoes for the time

being.

D. He has to drop the idea to buy a pair of leather shoes for the time being because money is

not enough.

14.

海洋覆盖了地球表面的

71%

，是全球生命支持系统的一个基本组成部分。

A.

The

ocean

covers

71

percent

of

the

earth

’

s

surface

and

it

is

a

basic

component

of

the

global bio-support system.

B.

The

ocean,

which

covers

71

percent

of

the

earth

’

s

surface,

is

a

basic

component

of

the

global bio-support system.

C.

Flooding

71

percent

of

the

earth

’

s

surface,

the

ocean

forms

a

basic

component

of

the

global bio-support system.

D. The ocean, which is a basic component of the global bio-support system, covers 71 percent

of the earth

’

s surface.

15

．中国现有 宜农荒地

3500

万公顷，其中可开垦为耕地的约有

万公顷。

A

．

China

now

has

35

million

hectares

of

wasteland

which

are

suitable

for

farming,

of

this,

about 14.7 million hectares can be reclaimed.

B

．

China now has 35 million acres of wasteland which are suitable for farming, of this about

14.7 million acres can be reclaimed.

C

．

China now has 35 million acres of wasteland are suitable for farming. Of this, about 14.7

million acres can be reclaimed.

D

．

China

now

has

35

million

hectares

of

wasteland

which

are

suitable

for

farming.

Of

this,

about 14.7 million hectares can be reclaimed.

16

．五四运动是在思想上和干部上准 备了一九二一年中国共产党的成立。

A

．

The May 4

th

Movement, both on ideology and on cadres, prepared for the founding of the

Communist Party of China in 1921.

B

．

The May 4

th

Movement, both in ideology and in cadres, prepared for the founding of the

Communist Party of China in 1921.

C

．

Both on ideology and on the matter of cadres, the May 4

th

Movement paved the way for the

founding of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.

D

．

Both in ideology and in the matter of cadres, the May 4

th

Movement paved the way for the

founding of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.

17

． 直到在法庭受到审讯时，他才明白了事情的真相。

A

．

It was until his trial in the court that he got to know the truth of it.