Chapter 1
1. The zodiac is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on people’s lives.
2. It is a haphazard timetable. Sometimes lessons happen, sometimes they don’t.
3. No man was allowed to infringe on the livelihood of his neighbor.
4. The scents of the flowers were wafted to us by the breeze.
5. The poor man’s clothes were so ragged that they could not be repaired any more.
6. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that the police were sure it was a case of sabotage.
7. The actor amused the audience by mimicking some well-known people.
8. The speaker tantalized us with tales of exotic lands and buried treasure.
9. I assure you there was no ulterior motive in my suggestion.
10. Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies.
11. The hunter kept the lion’s skin and head as trophies (trophy).
12. We saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.
13. He has been drinking alcohol so heavily that his death severely affected and got his quietus alcoholically.
14. The orphanage is just one of her philanthropic causes.
15. After a period of probation, a novice becomes a nun.
16. Despite his wealth and position, he has an unassuming personality.
17. The island is maintained as a sanctuary for engendered species.
18. If you adulterate something, such as food or drink, you reduce its quality or make it weaker, for example by adding water to it.
19. A barbecue is a grill on which meat, fish, and other foods are cooked over hot charcoal, usually out of doors.
20. The picket warned the sleeping troops that the enemy was creeping near.
21. When you are suffering from measles you have red spots on your skin and you feel as if you have a cold.
22. Their business was war, murder, pillage and rape.
23. He was brought before the tribunal for trial.
24. The guests, have eaten until they were satiated, now listened inattentively to the speakers.
25. If you spill hot liquid on your skin it will scald you.
26. The meeting took on a different posture after his moving speech.
27. While she had the fever, she raved for hours.
28. The mice scampered when the cat came.
29. Many animals display maternal instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.
30. On August 18th the president announced a general amnesty for political exiles.
31. She lived on the yonder (farther) side of the valley.
32. The old couple lived in abject (complete) poverty.
33. Larry was so absorbed (engrossed) in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
34. His grandfather used to be an admiral (a top naval officer).
35. She distributed gifts in a bountiful (generous) and gracious manner.
36. I have just had a long bout (period) of house cleaning.
37. The girls braided (plaited) their hair with flowers.
38. They got in quite a brawl (fight).
39. Her brazen (insolent) contempt for authority angered the officials.
40. After the storm the lake returned to its usual calm (placid) state.
41. Charles was in no position to make a judicious (wise) decision.
42. This wood is too wet to kindle (burn).
43. The politician promised to be candid (open and frank), but we wondered.
44. The lambs capered (skipped) about in the meadow.
45. There was a caption (title) underneath the photograph.
46. She is the most faultless (impeccable) person in the group.
47. The waiter fawned on (sought favor from) the rich customers in hopes of a large tip.
48. Not wishing to attend the dance, Marie feigned (disguised) illness.
49. He is one of the young lady’s fervent (ardent) admirers.
50. Huey Long’s denunciations of the federal government were often inspired by the fervor (zeal) of his listeners.
51. Fidelity (faithfulness) is a quality of character that is admired by most people.
52. The police will make every effort to capture the fiend (wicked person) who murdered the children.
53. We found a hamlet (small village) in the deep forest with only six families.
54. The rising prices are harassing (worrying) the manufacturers and the customers.
55. He is always harping on (talking tiresomely about) lack of opportunity.
56. Because the details of the project were rather hazy (vague), we decided to reject the proposal.
57. If Mr. Jones had known that she was a criminal, he would never have aided or helped (abetted) her in any way.
58. In front of the house is a small lake hemmed in (surrounded) by thick leafy trees.
59. He refused to see anyone and remained a hermit (recluse) all his life.
60. She wants to hitch (connect) her trailer to your car.
61. Does he love his wealthy mother or only pretend to for mercenary (selfish) reasons?
62. Pick up that mess (clutter) of dirty clothes and have them washed.
63. His joke caused mirth (laughter) in the audience.
64. A person’s miscellaneous (varied minor) expenses include stamps and haircuts.
65. With a little care you could have avoided the mishap (accident).
66. He ushered (guided) me to my seat at once.
67. In winter, many homeless vagabonds (wanderers) prefer to live in prison rather than to live in the open.
68. Confucius is considered the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages (philosophy).
69. A concert was given in the saloon (bar-room) of the ship.
70. Typically, ocean reefs teem with (swarm with) fish.
71. The colleges all have well-kept verdant lawns.
72. One-piece swimming costumes are more fashionable than bikinis this year.
73. To be a good manager, you must know how to devolve responsibility downwards.
74. The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.
75. She swiveled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn.
76. He tried to console her, but she kept saying it was all her own fault.
77. For breakfast I have porridge made with water, to which I add raisins.
78. The stream glinted in the moonlight.
79. I was just cogitating (cogitate) upon the meaning of life.
80. Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school’s restoration fund.
81. In fairy stories, elves (elf) are small magical beings who play tricks on people.
82. She puts a piece of plastic tubing in her mouth and starts siphoning gas from a huge metal drum.
83. Three planes were standing on the tarmac.
84. The vegetable curry is served with rice and lentils.
85. The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road.
86. Pantomime is an amusing musical play, and it also used to mean mime.
87. All the parts have been taken from stock but they need to be invoiced before shipping.
88. Having agreed a price through the computer, the customer’s own machine can then automatically produce an invoice to consummate the deal.
89. She always has prunes in syrup for breakfast.
90. Many thousands of refugees have already died from malnutrition.
91. All the dancers come on stage during the grand finale.
92. Which modern novels are on the syllabus this year?
93. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
94. Tartan is mainly associated with Scotland.
95. The bullfighter was almost gored to death.
96. I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes—perhaps we should call the police.
97. Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.
98. To get to the cinema foyer (前厅), you have to push the wheelchair up the ramp.
99. The author seems to view the British system as a paragon of democracy.
100. I told her she looked fat, whereupon she threw the entire contents of a saucepan at me and burst into tears.
Chapter 2
101. It is presumptuous of the young senator to challenge the leadership so soon.
102. We mustn’t get impatient; if we bide our time and the chance will come.
103. To assess future needs, the Department simply extrapolated past demand trends.
104. She was putting lumps of sugar into her tea with a pair of silver tongs.
105. John was admitted to the sixth grade on probation.
106. Wiles are clever tricks that people use to persuade other people to do something.
107. She loves me and I reciprocate her affection.
108. The invalid was reclining (recline) lazily on the couch.
109. A treacherous person is one whom you trust, but who harms you secretly.
110. She made shorthand notes which she later transcribes.
111. The rider lashes his horse to make it go faster.
112. Alms are gifts of money, clothes, food, etc. to poor people.
113. Two months later a faction calling itself the “New Opposition” issued a circular to all members.
114. If you allude to something, you mention it in a very indirect way.
115. The artistic zealot Smards devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece.
116. When the river Nile overflows, it leaves sediment on the surrounding fields.
117. We received the quittance indicating the amount of money I had paid.
118. Next month there will be the ceremony of induction of the new chancellor.
119. Cybernetics is a science in which control system in electronic and mechanical devices are studied and compared to biological systems.
120. The theater had semicircular tiers of seats.
121. By now John was seething (seethe) with indignation and we gathered round trying to pacify him. 122. Nails protruded from the board and had to be removed for safety.
123. She knew that her efforts to feint cheerfulness weren’t convincing.
124. An eiderdown is a bed covering, placed on top of sheets and blankets, which is filled with small soft feathers or warm material.
125. If you are averse to something, you feel strongly that you are not willing to do it or that you don’t like it. 126. At the top of the steps was a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestal (基座).
127. The social workers tried to rehabilitate the juvenile delinquents.
128. To tabulate fact, figures, etc., is to write them in columns.
129. In ancient times, a serf was forced to work on his lord’s land, almost as a slave.
130. He gave me an ultimatum: either Mary has to leave, or me.
131. The manager juggled (played tricks with) his figures to make it seem that the company was prosperous. 132. The children became boisterous (wild) when their mother left the room.
133. The mathematician was working at the zenith (highest point) of her power.
134. My wife didn’t accede (agree) with what you suggested to us.
135. He received world-wide acclaim (praise) for landing on the moon.
136. He was acquitted (absolved) of his role in the disturbance.
137. He bought a bonnet (hat) for his girl friend yesterday.
138. Parks are a great boon (blessing) to people in big cities.
139. The prisoner made a breach (crack) in the wall and escaped.
140. The United Nations was asked to mediate the break (rift) between the two governments.
141. Carcasses (dead bodies) of animals lay rotten among the trees.
142. The child was caressed (fondled) by his mother with her hand.
143. After heavy rain the water formed many cascades (rapids) down the hill.
144. Cavities (cavity, holes) in teeth are caused by decay.
145. The students exulted (rejoiced) at the last day of school.
146. The speaker is going to tell us his fabulous (amazing) adventures on the moon.
147. The counterfeit bills were a good facsimile (reproduction) of the real ones.
148. Since he is shy about speaking in public, his voice always falters (stammers) a little at the beginning of his speeches.
149. Freedom of the press is a farce (mockery) under a dictatorship.
150. Sandy thought she was fat (obese), so she went on a crash diet.
151. There is concern about whether the budget will be ready for the new fiscal (financial) year.
152. The golden age of whale fishery (catching) is over.
153. People said those guesses (conjectures) were probably correct.
154. A gush (stream) of water came out when the pump started.
155. This place is a habitat (home) for pit vipers (毒蛇).
156. The enemy soldiers were on the hither (this) side of the river.
157. The miser kept a hoard (collection) of coins at a secret cabin.
158. Nelson’s voice was so hoarse (husky) that he could hardly speak.
159. The driver hobbled (walked lamely) around on crutches for a month after the accident.
160. All of us mocked at (jeered at) his craving for fame and profit.
161. There was a sing on the gate which read: “Do not molest (disturb) the dog.”
162. I’ll have to walk through the moor (wasteland) to find the missing child.
163. Sally was mortified (humiliated) by her date’s unprecedented behavior.
164. The boy built a castle on a mound (pile) of sand.
165. The boys always munch (chew) popcorn while they watch the movie.
166. In former days, poets often called the sky “the vault (arched roof) of heaven”.
167. I have a vehement (fierce) hatred of people who are cruel to animals.
168. The court judged him sane (sound-minded) and responsible for his acts.
169. In the chocolate factory we work under very sanitary (hygienic) conditions.
170. The fox hid in the thicket (bush) where the dogs could not reach it.
171. With one dexterous movement, he flicked the omelet over in the pan.
172. According to a recent study, at least 2000 people subsist by picking through the city’s garbage.
173. I find scientific terminology hard to understand.
174. His face had contorted with bitterness and rage.
175. Rapacious soldiers looted the house in the defeated city.
176. We moored the boat to a large tree root.
177. When two people elope they go away secretly together to get married.
178. The huge heaps of slag warned us that we were approaching a mining area.
179. The infantry are being sent into the battle zone.
180. French and Germany have signed a bilateral agreement to help prevent drug smuggling.
181. Your arteries (artery) are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. 182. She is one of the rising stars in the political firmament.
183. In the sentence “I wish I were rich”, the verb “were” is in the subjunctive.
184. The policeman was grappling (grapple) with two men.
185. She hooted her horn at the dog in the road.
186. She speaks Mandarin Chinese.
187. After our long game of tennis, we slaked our thirst with a beer.
188. Jade is a hard stone, usually green in color, which is used for making jewelry and ornaments.
189. A couple of victories would boost the team’s morale enormously.
190. Gandhi renounced the use of violence.
191. The contour of the car has been changed, making the new model less boxlike.
192. We have evidence to substantiate allegations that corruption took place.
193. The car hit a patch of ice and slewed around violently.
194. We keep the goat on a tether when it is grazing.
195. In his 20 years working for the company, he made an indelible mark on it.
196. The farmer’s tractor had turned the lane into a morass of mud which was difficult to walk through. 197. Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.
198. The dockland were derelict for many years before they were converted into a marina.
199. A paraphrase of something written or spoken is the same thing expressed in a different way.
200. She started to wean her baby when it was about six months.
Chapter 3
201. Each of the balloons has its own buoyance and lift.
202. The losing candidate spent a tortuous night listening to the election returns.
203. Winning the Nobel Prize added even more luster to the poet’s name.
204. In order to receive the degree she had to present a dissertation.
205. The decayed gentleman was at last reduced to servile labor.
206. Buoys show ships and boats where they can go, and warn them of danger.
207. He hammered a tack into the wall and hung a small picture from it.
208. The conference was held under the auspices of the United Nations.
209. We must be careful as we deplete our stocks of non-renewable resources.
210. A lady wears a shawl over her shoulders to keep her warm.
211. Before proceeding with the experiment, the lab assistant reiterated what the professor had said in his lecture.
212. In the aural test the student listens to spoken language but does not speak in response.
213. In these stories of pastoral life, we find an understanding of the daily tasks of country folk.
214. I am no longer fashionable to call a mental hospital asylum.
215. The sky became suffused with a pale, milky luminescence.
216. The old man tried to rejuvenate himself by taking hormone shots.
217. If you badger someone, you repeatedly tell him to do something or repeatedly ask him questions. 218. Their houses are in traditional style of clay over a lattice of bamboo.
219. The king, as the “symbol of the nation”, duly gave the Constitution his assent.
220. He swore that he would never steal again, but soon relapsed into a life of crime.
221. I’m sorry for bumping into you—somebody shoved me.
222. His mind was tainted from reading bad books.
223. A doctor’s life is consecrated to keeping people well.
224. The reception was held in a pavilion on the lawn.
225. The new nurse was perfunctory; she didn’t really care about her work.
226. Mice will shred things such as newspapers and make a terrible mess.
227. My father never aspired to the job of managing director, and was very surprised when it was offered to him.
228. Edward VIII relinquished his throne to marry Mrs. Simpson.
229. Black tides of lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.
230. He sieved the sand from the bottom of the river, hoping to find pieces of gold.
231. The chairman wanted to adjourn (dissolve) the meeting.
232. His employer appeared to be in such an affable (agreeable) mood that Tom decided to ask for a raise. 233. He was extremely agitated (perturbed) by the illness of his daughter.
234. The foreign countries’ attempt at a blockade (closure) of the port was unsuccessful.
235. It was difficult to make out the details because the photograph was quite blurred (indistinct).
236. Walking is difficult in the bog (marsh land).
237. The little town has a volunteer fire brigade (corps).
238. I had half a broiled (grilled) chicken for my dinner.
239. A celestial (astronomical) map shows the positions of the planets.
240. On Sundays, he used to attend service held in a chapel (small church).
241. The other day we had a cleaning and we took all the junk (refuse) out of the attic.
242. The sleeping soldier received a strong censure (reprimand) from his commanding officer.
243. Her parents had taught her that she should behave like a chaste (pure) and modest young lady.
244. Although the two candidates disagreed on many issues, there was no enmity (hostility) between them. 245. The new job entails (involves) selling and setting up sales conference.
246. The manager was entangled (caught) in a web of difficulties as a result of severe business loses.
247. Bicyclists often find it expedient (convenient) to ignore stop signs.
248. Your comment is actually extraneous (irrelevant) to the topic.
249. Mr. Smith’s apartment is too extravagant (exorbitant); he plays twice as much as I pay.
250. The tiny part was difficult to extricate (remove).
251. Nowadays many people still use flints (hard stones) for striking fire.
252. Tom has got nothing to do with Mary now because she flirts (plays at love) with every man in her office. 253. I hate to see a man grovel (humble himself) before his superiors.
254. It took me hours to grub (dig up) the roots of the tree.
255. The drunken father always gave a gruff (stern) answer to his wife’s questions.
256. The people in the city are now under the hoof (suppression) of the conqueror.
257. The kids are reeling hoops (iron circle) for fun and exercise.
258. Some people regard a gambling house as a heavenly spot while others regard it as a horrid (horrible) hell.
259. The light hues (shades) in the painting remind me of the style of Degas.
英语语法专业术语 语法grammar 句法syntax 词法morphology 结构structure 层次rank 句子sentence 从句clause 词组phrase 词类part of speech 单词word 实词notional word 虚词structural word 名词noun 专有名词proper noun 普通名词common noun 可数名词countable noun 不可数名词uncountable no 抽象名词abstract noun 具体名词concrete noun 物质名词material noun 集体名词collective noun 个体名词individual noun 介词preposition 连词conjunction 动词verb 主动词main verb 及物动词transitive verb 不及物动词intransitive verb 系动词link verb 助动词auxiliary verb 情态动词modal verb 规则动词regular verb 不规则动词irregular verb 短语动词phrasal verb 限定动词finite verb 非限定动词infinite verb 使役动词causative verb 感官动词verb of senses
动态动词event verb 静态动词state verb 感叹词exclamation 形容词adjective 副词adverb 方式副词adverb of manner 程度副词adverb of degree 时间副词adverb of time 地点副词adverb of place 修饰性副词adjunct 连接性副词conjunct 疑问副词interrogative adverb 关系副词relative adverb 代词pronoun 人称代词personal pronoun 物主代词possessive pronoun 反身代词reflexive pronoun 相互代词reciprocal pronoun 指示代词demonstrative pronoun 疑问代词interrogative pronoun 关系代词relative pronoun 不定代词indefinite 物主代词possessive pronoun 名词性物主代词nominal possessive 形容词性物主代词adjectival possessive pronoun 冠词article 定冠词definite article 不定冠词indefinite article 数词numeral 基数词cardinal numeral 序数词ordinal numeral 分数词fractional numeral 形式form 单数形式singular form 复数形式plural form 限定动词finite verb form 非限定动词non-finite verb form
历年专业八级考试真题：翻译 历年专业八级考试真题：翻译 Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are inevitably the province（范围）of the rich unless we abdicate（退位、放弃）society’s power of choice. We can choose to make opera and other expensive forms of culture, accessible（易接近的，可达到的）to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? No body denies the imperatives（必要的）of food, shelter, defence, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, man-kind stretched out a hand of not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse（冲动）towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation（表述、陈述）is fundamental. In Europe, this desire has found fulfillment（完成、成就）in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These masterpieces are the touchstones （标准、试金石）for all our efforts; they are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire（立志、追求目标、渴望）; they carry the most profound （深厚的、深刻的）messages that can be sent from one human to another. 参考译文： 欣赏歌剧是一种奢侈：你必须为此支付昂贵的票价。然而，享用昂贵的东西并不完全是富人的特权，除非我们放弃社会选择的权利。我们有权利使歌剧和其他昂贵的文化形式面向大众，面向那些个人没有支
一、The old gentleman, however, seemed cheerful enough; and it was plain that he took an interest in the strangers, and wished to make their acquaintance. This was soon effected by the friendly waiter; and after a little talk the old man invited them to visit his villa and garden which were just outside the walls of the town. So the next afternoon, when the sun began to descend, and they saw in glimpses through door-ways and windows, blue shadows beginning to spread over the brown mountains, they went to pay their visit. It was not much of a place, a small, modernized, stucco villa, with a hot pebbly garden, and in it a stone basin with torpid gold-fish, and a statue of Diana and her hounds against the wall. But what gave a glory to it was a gigantic rose-tree which clambered over the house, almost smothering the windows, and filling the air with the perfume of its sweetness. Yes, it was a fine rose, the Conte said proudly when they praised it, and he would tell the Signora about it. And as they sat there, drinking the wine he offered them, he alluded with the cheerful indifference of old age to his love-affair, as though he took for granted that they had heard of it already. 译文： 然而,这位老先生看起来心情非常愉快;显然他对这两位陌生人很感兴趣，并愿意与他们结交.在热心的服务生的帮助下,他们很快相识了;短暂的交谈之后，老人便邀请他们去他城墙外不远的别墅与花园做客. 于是次日下午，夕阳西落,从开启的门窗轻轻瞥去,他们看到,兰色暗影已渐渐笼罩棕褐的山峦，他们便欣然动身。那里很平常,矗立着一座现代化小型别墅座，表面粉刷了一层灰泥。还有一座铺满鹅卵石的花园，园里石砌水池中有几尾金鱼慵懒地游动。靠墙的地方有一尊守猎女神及其猎犬的雕像。但是使这小园生辉的是一颗巨大的玫瑰树。树已长过屋顶，几乎完全遮住了窗户。空气中满是玫瑰的芳香。这株玫瑰的确不错，听了客人夸奖，伯爵得意地说。他还表示非常乐意把树的来历讲给夫人听。于是他们坐在那里，一边饮酒，一边听他以老年人满不在乎神情，愉快地提及他的那一段往日爱情，仿佛他相信他们对此一定早有耳闻 二、We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series. There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life. To be truly happy is a question of how we begin and not of how we end, of what we want and not of what we have. 参考译文：
一．国际事务： negotiations，delegate，delegation，summit 峰会 charter n. 特许状，执照，宪章 pledge n. 诺言，保证，誓言，抵押，信物，保人，祝愿vt. 许诺，保证，使发誓，抵押，典当，举杯祝……健康 vt. 特许，发给特许执照 promote peace 促进和平 boost economic co-op 加强经济合作 make concession/compromise 作出妥协 pass a resolution 通过决议 sanction n. 核准，制裁，处罚，约束力 vt. 制定制裁规则，认可，核准，同意 default n. 违约，不履行责任，缺席，默认值 vt. 疏怠职责，缺席，拖欠，默认 vi. 疏怠职责，缺席，拖欠，默认 veto a bill 否决议案 break the deadlock 打破僵局 a scientific breakthrough 科学突破 an unexpected outcome 出乎意料的结果 sign/ratify an accord/deal/treaty/pact/agreement 签署协议diplomatically isolated country 在外交上被孤立的国家diplomatic solutions 外交解决方案 hot spot 热点 take hostilities toward..... 对……采取敌对态度 ethnic cleansing 种族排斥 refugee，illegal aliens 非法移民 mediator 调解员 national convention 国民大会 fight corruption 反腐败 corrupted election 腐败的选举 peace process 和平进程 give a boost to... 促进 booming economy 促进经济发展 mutual benefits/interests 双赢 Defense Minister，evacuate，flee from Pentagon 五角大楼impose/break a deadline 规定/打破最后期限 retaliate 报复 banking reform 金融改革 commissioner 代表 go bankrupt 破产 file for bankruptcy 提出破产 deputy 代表
English grammar terms often used 英语语法常用词语1．Parts of speech 词类 noun 名词pronoun 代词numeral 数词adjective 形容词verb 动词adverb副词article 冠词preposition介词conjunction连词interjection感叹词particle 小品词 2. Word building 构词法 conversion 转化derivation 派生affixation词缀法prefix前缀suffix后缀compound words 合成词 3．Classification of nouns 名词的分类 common nouns普通名词proper nouns 专有名词 individual nouns个体名词collective nouns 集合名词 material nouns 物质名词abstract nouns 抽象名词 countable nouns 可数名词uncountable nouns不可数名词 the singular form 单数形式the plural form 复数形式 the common case 普通格the possessive case 所有格 the subjective case 主格the objective case 宾格 person 人称third person singular 第三人称单数 4. Classification of pronouns 代词的分类 personal pronouns 人称代词possessive pronouns 物主代词 self pronouns 反身代词demonstrative pronouns 指示代词 interrogative pronouns 疑问代词conjunctive pronouns 连接代词 relative pronouns 关系代词reciprocal pronouns 相互代词 indefinite pronouns 不定代词 5．数词、形容词、冠词 cardinal numerals 基数词ordinal numerals 序数词 fractional numerals 分数词the comparative degree 比较级 the superlative degree 最高级The definite article 定冠词 the indefinite article 不定冠词 6．Classification of verbs 动词的分类 national verbs 实义动词link-verbs系动词 auxiliary verbs助动词modal verbs 情态动词 transitive verbs 及物动词intransitive verbs 不及物动词 regular verbs 规则动词irregular verbs 不规则动词 the present forms 现在式the past forms 过去式 the participle 分词the present participle现在分词 the past participle 过去分词the infinitive 不定式 the gerund 动名词bare infinitive 不带to的不定式
1996年高等院校英语专业八级考试 https://www.doczj.com/doc/e35479645.html,/tem8/tem-8-96translation.htm C-E原文： 近读报纸，对国内名片和请柬的议论颇多，于是想起客居巴黎时经常见到的法国人手中的名片和请柬，随笔记下来，似乎不无借鉴之处。 在巴黎，名目繁多的酒会，冷餐会是广交朋友的好机会。在这种场合陌生人相识，如果是亚洲人，他们往往开口之前先毕恭毕敬地用双手把自己的名片呈递给对方，这好像是不可缺少的礼节。然而，法国人一般却都不大主动递送名片，双方见面寒暄几句，甚至海阔天空地聊一番也就各自走开，只有当双方谈话投机，希望继续交往时，才会主动掏出名片。二话不说先递名片反倒显得有些勉强。 法国人的名片讲究朴素大方，印制精美，但很少有镶金边儿的，闪光多彩的或带香味的，名片上的字体纤细秀丽，本人的名字也不过分突出，整张纸片上空白很大，毫无拥挤不堪的感觉。 参考译文： Version 1: In reading recent newspapers, I have come to find that people in China have become more and more interested in discussing name cards and invitation letters. This reminds me of the name cards and invitation
letters of the French people that I saw when I was sojourning in Paris. In writing down those random reminiscences, I believe that they might provide some useful information for us to learn. In Paris, cocktail parties and buffet receptions of different kinds offer great opportunities for making friends. On such occasions, strangers may get to know each other. If they are Asians, they will, very respectfully and with both hands, present their calling cards to their interlocutors before any conversation starts. This seems to be the required courtesy on their part. The French, however, usually are not so ready with such a formality. Both sides will greet each other, and even chat casually about any topic and then excuse themselves. Only when they find they like each other and hope to further the relationship will they exchange cards. It will seem very unnatural to do so before any real conversation gets under way. The French tend to take extraordinary precaution in making their name cards, simple yet elegant. Exquisitely designed and printed, their name cards are seldom golden-framed, or colorfully shiny, or tinted with fragrant smells. The letters which appearing on their name cards tend to be diminutive but beautiful, not allowing the name of the card-bearer t be overly prominent / salient. The entire card leaves much empty space, imparting no sense of over-crowdedness.
11.常用新闻英语词汇. 政治、法律、外交 1. Abortive coup attempt流产政变 2. Absent trial缺席审判 3. Absentee voting缺席投票 1 4. Absolute majority绝对多数 5. Absolute monarchy君主专制政体 6. Abstain from voting放弃,不投票 7. Abstention弃权 8. Accord协定,一致 9. Accredited journalist特记者 10. Acting president代总统 11. Action platform行动纲领 12. Action policy行动方针,实施方针 13. Administration party执政党 14. Administrative authorities行政当局 15. Administrative injunction行政命令 16. Administrative policy speech施政演 17. Advanced countries发达国家 18. Advisory body顾问团 19. Advisory committee咨询委员会 20. Agenda会议事项,议事日程 21. Agreed formula商定的方安 22. Aid-giving agency援助机构 23. Alien domination外国统治 24. Allied powers同盟国 25. All-out ban全面禁止 26. Ambassador-at-large巡回大使 27. Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary特命全权大使 28. Amendment修正案,附加条款 29. Amicable relation友好关系 30. Amnesty 31. Anarchy大赦 32. Annex(领土)合并,兼并 33. Anxious澳、新、美三国防御体系 34. Appeasement policy绥靖政策 35. Appropriate authorities有关当局
高一英语语法与词汇综合练习150题 1. --- Oh, dear. I forgot the air tickets. --- You ______ something. A. have left B. are always leaving C. are leaving D. always left 2. --- I ______ so busily recently that I ______ no time to help you with your math. --- That’s OK. I can manage it by myself. A. have been working; have B. have worked; had C. am working; will have D. had been working; had had 3. Remember to send me a photo of us next time you ______ to me. A. are writing B. will write C. has written D. write 4. I first met Tom 10 years ago. He ______ in a radio factory at that time. A. had worked B. has worked C. was working D. has been working 5. --- What ______ when I phoned you? --- I ______ my work, and I wanted to go out. A. have you done; finished B. were you doing; have finished C. did you do; had just finished D. were you doing; had just finished 6. Public service advertisements are often run ___ free, and are ___to educate people about health, safety, or any other issue which affects public welfare. A. for, mean B. for, meant C. of, to mean D. in, meaning 7. The old woman found herself ______ when she left the market. A. cheating B. cheated C. to be cheated D. to have cheated 8 Brain told you that there wasn’t anyone in the room at the moment, ______? A. was there B. wasn’t there C. didn’t he D. did he 9. Doctors believe that only a small number of people ____ of this kind of disease. A. is in danger B. is in a danger C. are in danger D. are in the danger 10. _____ books you have borrowed from the library should be returned in two weeks’ time. A. Whatever B. However C. No matter what D. What 11. They would not allow him _______ climbing Mount Everest. A. to risk to B. to risk going C. risking going D. risk going 12. We ______ for one hour and a half and it is about time we ______ a rest. A. trained; take B. have trained; took C. are training; will take D. had trained; to take 13 We have to work hard; ______ we’ll lose the chance. A. therefore B. otherwise C. besides D. however 14 I am in low spirits, because the money _______ I was going to buy Mum a present is gone. A. with which B. from which C. by which D. through which 15. --- Shall I tell John about it? --- No, you _____. I’ve told him already. A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. don’t have to 16 —How did you finish the job so soon,Jack? —_______asking for help. A.At B.In C.With D.By 17 —It’s too dark. What’s in the distance?—There_______a boy and two dogs. A. are B. seem to be C.seems to be D.appear 18.There are too many mistakes in your homework. It needs_______. A. to rewrite B. rewriting C.being rewritten D.be rewritten https://www.doczj.com/doc/e35479645.html,st week I paid a visit to the mountain village where I was _______. A. brought in B. brought out C.brought up D.brought down
2016年专八翻译题及答案详解 “流逝”表现了南国人对时间最早的感觉。子在川上曰：“逝者如斯夫。”他们发现无论是潺潺小溪，还是浩荡大河，都一去不复返，流逝之际青年变成了老翁而绿草转眼就枯黄，很自然有错阴的紧迫感。流逝也许是缓慢的，但无论如何缓慢，对流逝的恐惧使人们必须用“流逝”这个词来时时警戒后人，必须急匆匆地行动，给这个词灌注一种紧张感。 【参考译文1】 They have found that the flowing water,either a murmuring stream or a mighty river, passes quickly and never returns. With the passage of time, the young become the old and the green grass turns yellow. People naturallyhave a sense of urgency to value every bit of time. As time goes by,no matter how slowly it elapses, people always use the word “liushi” to warn thelater generations for fear of time’s flowing away. They tell their descendants to treasure every single minute and make a hurried action, which adds a sense of tension to the word. 【参考译文2】 They find that either a murmuring stream or a mighty river has gone forever and that the passage of time turns a young man into an old one, and yellows of the grass, which sends a massage of how time flies. Maybe the passing of time is slow. But no matter how slow it is, it makes people so fearful that they use “passage” to warn the later generations to rush. And the use of “passage” also infuses a sense of tension into the word. 【参考译文3】
2018 英语专八翻译技巧 由于表达习惯不同，英文中常有省略主语的现象，在翻译成汉语时要把它们译出来。情况一般有以下几种： 以抽象名词作主语，而中文的表达习惯则需要把抽象变为具体; 英文中常常会为了避免重复而多用介词，中文则不怕重复，一个词会用上好几遍;英语中的复数名词译为汉语时，常常加入这些、各种、种种等，要视具体语境情况而定。 He did not give us satisfied answer; this made us angry. 他并没有给出我们满意的答复，这种态度使得我们非常生气。 There are solutions proposed to solve the public problem. 针对这一公共问题，大家提出了种种解决方案。 同理，需要增译谓语的情况也时有出现。英语中出现两个或多个相同谓语时，常常会省略，以使句子不那么赘余，而中文中则要译出来，使其表达更加地道。英文中的介词短语译为中文时往往要增译动词，而有些英语中的名词在译为中文时也要加入相应的动词，使其意义更加完整，表达更加明确。 We went to Xiamen this week, Shenzhen next week. 我们这周去厦门，下周去深圳。 After the party, he has got a very important speech. 参加完聚会后，他还要发表一个重要讲话。 2017 英语专八翻译技巧▶时间状语的翻译 1、时间状语常常可以直接翻译，一般译到主句前。 He came in while I was watching TV. 我在吃饭的时候他进来了。 They burst into tears suddenly when they heard the sad news.
英语新闻词汇大全accredited journalist n. 特派记者 advertisement n．广告． advance n．预发消息；预写消息 affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻 anecdote n．趣闻轶事 assignment n．采写任务 attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源 back alley news n. 小道消息 backgrounding n．新闻背景 Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。 banner n．通栏标题 beat n．采写范围 blank vt. "开天窗" body n. 新闻正文 boil vt．压缩(篇幅) box n. 花边新闻 brief n. 简讯 bulletin n．新闻简报 byline n. 署名文章 caption n．图片说明 caricature n．漫画 carry vt．刊登 cartoon n．漫画 censor vt. 审查(新闻稿件)，新闻审查 chart n．每周流行音乐排行版 clipping n．剪报 column n．专栏；栏目 columnist n．专栏作家
continued story 连载故事;连载小说contributing editor 特约编辑 contribution n．(投给报刊的)稿件;投稿contributor n．投稿人 copy desk n．新闻编辑部 copy editor n．文字编辑 correction n．更正(启事) correspondence column读者来信专栏correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记者 cover vt．采访;采写 cover girl n. 封面女郎 covert coverage 隐性采访;秘密采访 crop vt．剪辑(图片) crusade n．宣传攻势 cut n．插图vt．删减(字数) cut line n．插图说明 daily n．日报 dateline n．新闻电头 deadline n．截稿时间 dig vt．深入采访；追踪(新闻线索)；“挖”(新闻) digest n．文摘 editorial n．社论 editorial office 编辑部 daily 日报 morning edition 晨报 evening edition 晚报 quality paper 高级报纸 popular paper 大众报纸 evening paper 晚报 government organ 官报
英语语法专业术语表达 疑问代词 现在进行时 76. The Past Continuous Tense 1. Morphology 词法 41.Conjunctive Pronoun 连接代词 过 去进 行时 2. Notional Words 实义词 77. The Future Continuous Tense 3. Form Words 虚词 将来进行时 4. Parts of Speech 词类 44. Reciprocal Pronoun 相互代词 78. The Present Perfect Tense 42. Relative Pronouns 关系代词 43. Indefinite Pronouns 不定代词 5. The Noun 名词 45. The Subjective Case 主格 现在完成时 6. The Pronoun 代词 79. The Future Perfect Tense 46. The Objective Case 宾格 将 来完 成时 7. The Numeral 数词 80.The Present Perfect Continuous 8. The Verb 动词 现在完成进行时 9. The Adjective 形容词 49. Fractional Numerals 分数词 80. The Sequence of Tenses 10. The Adverb 副词 50．Notional Verbs 实意动词 时态的呼应 47. Cardinal Numerals 基数词 48. Ordinal Numerals 序数词 11. The Article 冠词 51. Link Verbs 连系动词 82. The Active Voice 主动语态 12. The Preposition 介词 52. Auxiliary Verbs 助动词 83. The Passive Voice 被动语态 13. The conjunction 连词 53. Modal Verbs 情态动词 84. The Indicative Mood 陈述语气 14. The Interjection 感叹词 54. Transitive Verbs 及物动词 85. The Imperative Mood 祈使语气 16. Word Building 构词法 86.The Subjunctive Mood 55. Intransitive Verbs 不及物动词 18. Derivation 派生 20. Prefix 前缀 21. Suffix 后缀 56. Regular Verbs 规则动词 57. Irregular Verbs 不规则动词 58. Person 人称 虚拟语气 87. Sentences of Real Condition 真实条件句 88. Sentences of Unreal Condition 22. Compound Words 合成词 59. Number 数 虚拟条件句 23. Classification of Nouns 89. Degrees of Comparison 60. Tense 时态
1997年:English to Chinese Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are inevitably the province（范围）of the rich unless we abdicate（退位、放弃）society’s power of choice. We can choose to make opera and other expensive forms of culture, accessible（易接近的，可达 到的）to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? No body denies the imperatives（必要的）of food, shelter, defence, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, man-kind stretched out a hand of not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse（冲动）towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation（表述、陈述）is fundamental. In Europe, this desire has found fulfillment （完成、成就）in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These masterpieces are the touchstones（标准、试金石）for all our efforts; they are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire（立志、追求目标、 渴望）; they carry the most profound （深厚的、深刻 的）messages that can be sent from one human to another.