英语翻译练习册
翻译练习册
英译汉练习
I． Sentences for Translation
Diction
1. Needing some light to see by, the burglar crossed the room with a light step to light the light with the light green shade.
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3. Accession shall be subject to approval of two-third vote of the Directors of the Governing Body.
4. Subject to the fulfillment of other formalities, they shall be granted all necessary permits.
5. Payments are subject to change in keeping with inflation.
6. Before it begins to work, the yeast is subject to disruption caused by 1
fluctuations in temperature.
7. Perhaps this is the very mechanism of the creators of our nation who hold these truths to be self-evident.
8. And, again as a result of the development of modern technology, mechanism in philosophy became an upstart.
9. Under capitalism drug and alcohol are used by some as an escape mechanism.
10. The two model variants of the socialist eic mechanism are to be distinguished from the point of view of market function.
11. But people are apt to marvel at an ingenious mechanism and obliterate the man who makes it.
12. The mechanism of the process, slow and delicate , often escapes our attention.
Conversion
1. Such news was no joke.
2. Her sighs made it clear she was unhappy.
3. Every man is a fool sometimes, and none at all times.
4. Trust not a new friend nor an old enemy.
5. He stood watching her go down the street with a slow, self-satisfied sway of her body.
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6. There is a limit to one’s youth, but no limit to his wisdom. Draw on the limitless wisdom during the short span of youth.
7. In the British system, a parliamentary election also determines who shall be Prime Minister, but the American Constitution provides for separate election of President and Congress.
8. She cast impatient glances at the footpath.
9. We have decided to place a trial order for the following on the terms stated in your letter.
10. Lower temperatures are associated with lower growth rate.
11. Please let us know if our terms are acceptable.
12. Kindly give our claims your prompt attention and let us have your remittance in due course.
13. The new contract would be good for 5 years.
14. There are many wonderful stories to tell about the places I visited and the people I met.
15. Today has seen the practical fulfillment of the historic decision taken on 25 October 1971, when the General Assembly voted to resto re to the People’s Republic of China its lawful rights in this organization.
Passive Construction
1. Illnesses must be correctly diagnosed before they can be treated with medicine.
2. Principles mean very little unless they are acted up.
3. Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
4. Their friendship was turned to enmity through idle gossips.
