六级翻译练习(含答案)Translation Exercises1.The substance does not dissolve in water whether heated or not(不管是否加热).2.Not only did he charge me too much/did he overcharge me(他向我收费过高),but he didn’t do a good repair job either.3.Your losses in trade this year are nothing in comparison with mine/compared with mine(与我的相比).4.On average, it is said, visitors spend only half as much money(一半的钱)ina day in Leeds as in London.5.By contrast, American mothers were more likely to attribute /owe theirchildren’s success to (把孩子的成功归因于)natural talent.1.She turned a deaf ear to our warnings(对我们的警告充耳不闻)and got lost.2.That Canadian speaks Chinese as fluently as he speaks English (和他说英语一样流利).3.Whether T ony will come or not(T ony是否来)doesn’t matter much. Wecan rely on ourselves.4.On hearing the news, I couldn’t help laughing(忍不住笑起来)and spread itamong the class.5.Not until Alice had a baby of her own did sherealize/become aware(她才了解)how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own.The beauty of the West Lake in Hangzhou is more than I can describe in words/beyond words(我无法用言语来描述)./doc/e513082942.html,st week, Tom and his friends celebrated his twentieth birthday, singing and dancing to their hearts’ content(尽情地唱歌跳舞).3.Why is she looking at me as if she knew me(好象她认识我似的)? I’ve never seen her before in my life.4.Mr. Johnson made full preparation for the experiment so that it could be conducted smoothly(以便实验能顺利进行).5.I avoided mentioning the sensitive subject lest he be offended/annoyed(触犯他).Jinling Hotel, where I stayed during my first visit to Nanjing, is located /situated (坐落在)on Hanzhong Road.1.I am sure we can solve the problem if we all put our heads together(集思广益).2.Mary constantly finds fault with(挑剔)her husband, which annoys him.3.It is no good waiting for the bus, we may as well walk home (我们不妨走回家吧).Prices are going up rapidly petrol now is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago(现在汽油的价格是几年前的两倍)1.Bush Administration let flood victims down (让洪水受害者大失所望)by itsdelayed relief efforts in the wake of Katrina. 援助1.It is well-known that the local economy should not bedeveloped at theexpense of the environment(牺牲环境为代价).2.All things considered / Everything considered(把一切都考虑过后), the trip to Paris has to be called off.3.Suppose that you are a heavy smoker / you smoke heavily (假如你抽烟很厉害)and you are anxious to break the habit, where could you get the help? 4.Their dream is nothing less than(=completely) a more equal society where (inwhich ) there is no racial prejudice(没有种族偏见的).No. 61.Can you prove that it was Henry who / that stole my computer (是Henry偷了我的电脑吗)?1.Chinese President, Hu Jintao called on the whole country to keep pace withtimes / to keep up with times(与时俱进).2.I accept that the romance may have gone out of the marriage, but surely thisis true of many couples(许多夫妻都一样).3.Since the death of her husband, she got into the habit of keeping the doorclosed(让门一直关着).4.Remember that the less processed a food, the higher its mineral and vitamincontent(它的矿物质和维生素含量就越高).He refused to sit for the examination, which was a silly thing to do(这是蠢事一桩).Cathy must have missed the train(Cathy一定是误了火车). She should have arrived here two hours ago. 1.I suggested he should adapt himself to the new conditions(去适应新的环境).2.They broke off the business relations with that company as it suffered hugelosses in the last financial year and went bankrupt(破产了).3.He is conserving his energy(在保存体力)for the last twenty-meter dash.1.In effect, only hard work plus proper methods / diligence in combinationwith proper methods(勤奋加方法得当)will always give you an advantage over others.2.Mr. Johnson is in charge(负责)the administration of the whole company.3.Perhaps this was the price (that has to be) paid for the progress(为进步而付出的)in the first place.4.I believe it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to deposit themoney in banks(而不是把钱存入银行).5.College students nowadays hope that they can have access to the Internet /can go on line(能够上网)in the dormitories.1.You will find Coca-Cola no matter where you go / wherever you go(无论去哪).1.Technology itself, and its effective use is not to be confined to (不会局限在)the traditional science subject.2.Teenage writer Han Han’s novels received great acclaim (倍受好评).3.The writer felt thrilled that his novel sold well(销路好).4.The size of the audience is largely dependent on(主要取决于)the weather. No. 101. I have had great deal of trouble keeping up with the rest of the class (跟得上班上的其他同学)2. None of us expected the chairman to turn up(我们没有人料到主席会出现) at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.3. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, as was to be expected (正如预料的那样).4. Most doctors recognize that medicine is as much an art as it is a science (是一门科学,也是一门艺术).5. Some women could have made a good salary(本来能够挣一份很好的工资) in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.1. 1. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no access(无法获得)to the health service.2. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used to students’ being late for his lecture (习惯了学生上他的课迟到).3. The price of beer ranges/varies from 50 cents to $4(从50美分到4美元不等) per liter during the summer season.4. We’d like to reserve a table for five (预订一张五个人的餐桌) for dinner this evening.5. There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means to make trouble (他想找麻烦).1. It may be necessary to stop at intervals in the learning process(在学习过程中每隔一段时间就停下来) and go back to thedifficult points in the lessons.2. The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he injure himself(以免他伤害自己).3. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy preparing for her examination (她正忙着准备她的考试).4. The ship’s generator broke down and the pumps had to be operated manually (不得不用手工操作) instead of mechanically.5. Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I needn’t have borrowed it from the bank (本来不必从银行借钱的)1. 1. By the time you get to New York, I shall have left for(已经动身去)London.2. 2. Buying clothes is often a very time-consuming job(是一件很耗时的工作),because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her.3. 3. It’s time something was done/some measures were taken(采取措施) about the traffic problem downtown.4. 4. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soonovercame it/got over it(克服了这种心理).5. 5. Please don’t stand in the kitchen, you’re in the way(挡路了).1. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone hadinterrupted me(打扰我) that evening.2. It is because she is too inexperienced (正是由于她太没有经验) that she does not know how to deal with the situation.3. When I caught him cheating me (发现他骗我), I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.4. The manager would rather his daughter did not work in the same office (不在一个办公室内工作).5. The sports meet originally due to be held last Friday was finally calledoff/cancelled because of the bad weather (最终因天气不好而取消了).No. 151. 1. I will be doing/conducting the experiment(将在做实验) from three to five this afternoon.2. How close parents are to their children has a strong influence on the character of the children(对孩子们的性格有很强的影响).3. But for his help, I would not have finished so early (我不可能这么早完成).4. His remarks left me wondering about his real purpose (想知道他的真实目的).5. Mark often attempts to escape being fined (试图逃脱罚款) whenever he breaks traffic regulations.No. 161. 1. If this can’t be settled reasonably, it may be ne cessary to resort to force (诉诸武力).2. 2. The room is in a terrible mess; it can’t have been cleaned(肯定没打扫过).3. 3. Everybody knows he was wrongly accused/charged(受到了冤枉指控).4. 4. He wears a pair of sunglasses for fear that he should be recognized(惟恐被别人认出来).5. 5. She never dreams of being sent abroad(被派到国外).No. 171. 1. If you won’t agree to our plan,neither will they(他们也不会同意).2. 2. I should say Henry is not so much a writer(与其说是个作家不如说是) asa reporter3.Believe it or not(信不信由你), his discovery has created a stir in scientificcircles.4. 4. If you don’t like to swim, you may just as well stay at home(不妨待在家里).5. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you stain the new carpet (弄脏了新地毯).1.Frankly speaking, I’d rather you didn’t do any thing about it for the timebeing(暂时不对它采取任何措施).2.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives playindispensable roles in raising children(在养育孩子方面起着不可缺少的作用)3.John seems a nice person, Even so, I don’t trust him(即使这样我也不信任他).4.The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence(第五代具有人工智能的计算机), are being developed and perfected now.5. 5. What a lovely party! It’s worth remembering all my life(值得牢记一生).1. 1. Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not lose contact with theoutside world(和外界失去联系).2. 2. Cancer is second only to heart disease(仅次于心脏病) as a cause of death.3. 3. You could probably get by with this computer(你用这台电脑也许能够应付), but a more powerful one would be better.4. Many schools don’t take full advantage of the Internet (充分利用互联网).5. John cannot afford to go to the university, not to speak of/not to mention/let alone going abroad (更不用说出国了).1. 1. I don’t mind your delaying making the decision(我不介意你延期做出决定) as long as it is not too late.2. 2. I suggested he should adapt himself to(使自己适应) his new conditions.3. I have no objection to hearing your story again (再听听你的故事).3. 4. This popular sports car is now being turned out(正在被生产出来) at the rate of a thousand a week.4. 5. Could you take a blank sheet of paper(请你找张空白纸) and write your name at the top?。