实用英汉翻译教程-5

Question 1

微妙的外交问题

Answer 1

delicate diplomatic question

Question 2

delicate diplomatic question

Answer 2

微妙的外交问题

Question 3

讲不大清楚的差异

Answer 3

delicate difference

Question 4

delicate difference

Answer 4

讲不大清楚的差异

Question 5

难做的外科手术

Answer 5

delicate surgical option

Question 6

delicate surgical option

Answer 6

难做的外科手术

Question 7

对音乐有鉴赏力

Answer 7

delicate ear for music

Question 8

delicate ear for music

Answer 8

对音乐有鉴赏力

Question 9

灵敏的嗅觉

Answer 9

delicate sense of smell

Question 10

delicate sense of smell

Answer 10

灵敏的嗅觉

Question 11

生花妙笔

Answer 11

delicate touch

Question 12

delicate touch

Answer 12

生花妙笔

Question 13

美味的食物

Answer 13

delicate food

Question 14

delicate food

Answer 14

美味的食物

Question 15

当时，他还一直要求所有居住在大不列颠的爱尔兰人必须携带身份证。

Answer 15

He also had been demanding that all Irishmen living in Britain be required to carry identity cards

Question 16

He also had been demanding that all Irishmen living in Britain be required to carry identity cards

Answer 16

当时，他还一直要求所有居住在大不列颠的爱尔兰人必须携带身份证。

Question 17

她们的性别鉴定，像所有的女运动员的性别鉴定一样，已由奥林匹克女性医
务监察部正式核实。

Answer 17

Their sexual identity, like that of all women competitors, had been officially confirmed by the Olympic Femininity Control Clicnic

Question 18

Their sexual identity, like that of all women competitors, had been officially confirmed by the Olympic Femininity Control Clicnic

Answer 18

她们的性别鉴定，像所有的女运动员的性别鉴定一样，已由奥林匹克女性医
务监察部正式核实。

Question 19

李光耀再三强调他的这个小小国家有必要发展自己的新加坡人的特点，以有
别于中国人。

Answer 19

Lee has again and again stressed the need for his tiny nation to develop its own Singaporean — as opposed to Chinese — identity

Question 20

Lee has again and again stressed the need for his tiny nation to develop its own Singaporean — as opposed to Chinese — identity

Answer 20

李光耀再三强调他的这个小小国家有必要发展自己的新加坡人的特点，以有
别于中国人。

Question 21

波兰，效忠教会现成为保护民族意识的唯一手段。

Answer 21

In Poland, loyalty to the church became the only means of defending national identity

Question 22

In Poland, loyalty to the church became the only means of defending national identity

Answer 22

波兰，效忠教会现成为保护民族意识的唯一手段。

Question 23

年轻的美国在奋力确立国家体制之际，产生了诸如杰弗逊和杰克逊那样的领
袖，他们致力于民主制度的建立，然而这种民主制度是把印第安人和黑人排
除在外的。

Answer 23

A young nation struggling to establish its identity produced leaders, such as Jefferson and Jackson, dedicated to a democratic process which, however, excluded Indians and blacks.

Question 24

A young nation struggling to establish its identity produced leaders, such as Jefferson and Jackson, dedicated to a democratic process which, however, excluded Indians and blacks.

Answer 24

年轻的美国在奋力确立国家体制之际，产生了诸如杰弗逊和杰克逊那样的领
袖，他们致力于民主制度的建立，然而这种民主制度是把印第安人和黑人排
除在外的。

Question 25

每个人的生活都有苦有甜。

Answer 25

Every life has its roses and thorns

Question 26

Every life has its roses and thorns

Answer 26

每个人的生活都有苦有甜。

Question 27

帝国主义者的特性是既残暴又狡猾。

Answer 27

There is a mixture of the tiger and the ape in the character of the imperialists

Question 28

There is a mixture of the tiger and the ape in the character of the imperialists

Answer 28

帝国主义者的特性是既残暴又狡猾。

Question 29

他的小说是时代的一面镜子。

Answer 29

His novel is a mirror of the times

Question 30

His novel is a mirror of the times

Answer 30

他的小说是时代的一面镜子。

Question 31

改善关系

Answer 31

mend one's fences

Question 32

mend one's fences

Answer 32

改善关系

Question 33

巴结某人

Answer 33

lick one's boots

Question 34

lick one's boots

Answer 34

巴结某人

Question 35

打破僵局

Answer 35

break the ice

Question 36

break the ice

Answer 36

打破僵局

Question 37

表明观点或态度

Answer 37

put one's cards on the table

Question 38

put one's cards on the table

Answer 38

表明观点或态度

Question 39

吃得极少

Answer 39

eat like a bird

Question 40

eat like a bird

Answer 40

吃得极少

Question 41

打个盹儿

Answer 41

catch forty winks

Question 42

catch forty winks

Answer 42

打个盹儿

Question 43

《牛津辞典》是英文所有词语方面的问题的最高权威。

Answer 43

The OED is the final court of appeal in all matters concerning English words

Question 44

The OED is the final court of appeal in all matters concerning English words

Answer 44

《牛津辞典》是英文所有词语方面的问题的最高权威。

Question 45

萨姆知道无论境况如何，他都可以将家庭作为靠山。

Answer 45

Sam knows he can depend on his family, rain or shine

Question 46

Sam knows he can depend on his family, rain or shine

Answer 46

萨姆知道无论境况如何，他都可以将家庭作为靠山。

Question 47

在那以后的四个星期里，消息时而部分有所好转，时而又有点不妙，两种情况不断交替出现。

Answer 47

See-sawing between partly good and family ominous, the news for the next four weeks was never distinct

Question 48

See-sawing between partly good and family ominous, the news for the next four weeks was never distinct

Answer 48

在那以后的四个星期里，消息时而部分有所好转，时而又有点不妙，两种情况不断交替出现。

Question 49

假使他同她在一块是那么不幸福……他为什么不离开她呢？她没有他还可 以幸福的。这是多么无聊啊———这种经常争吵的生活。

Answer 49

If he is unhappy with her...why doesn't he leave her? She can be happy without him. It is so silly---this cat-and-dog existence

Question 50

If he is unhappy with her...why doesn't he leave her? She can be happy without him. It is so silly---this cat-and-dog existence

Answer 50

假使他同她在一块是那么不幸福……他为什么不离开她呢？她没有他还可 以幸福的。这是多么无聊啊———这种经常争吵的生活。

Question 51

两年以后，他成了风靡全国的杰出人物。

Answer 51

In two years, he was a national phenomenon

Question 52

In two years, he was a national phenomenon

Answer 52

两年以后，他成了风靡全国的杰出人物。

Question 53

胜利永远属于强者。

Answer 53

Victory always goes to the strong

Question 54

Victory always goes to the strong

Answer 54

胜利永远属于强者。

Question 55

越南战争成了他进入新政府的敲门砖，他担任政府的对外政策顾问，那是第 三次了。

Answer 55

Vietnam was his entree to the new Administration, his third incarnation as a foreign policy consultant

Question 56

Vietnam was his entree to the new Administration, his third incarnation as a foreign policy consultant

Answer 56

越南战争成了他进入新政府的敲门砖，他担任政府的对外政策顾问，那是第 三次了。

Question 57

近来你读了什么幽默作品吗？

Answer 57

Have you read any humour recently

Question 58

Have you read any humour recently

Answer 58

近来你读了什么幽默作品吗？

Question 59

小时候，他是个使所有老师失望的孩子。

Answer 59

As a boy, he was the despair of all his teachers

Question 60

As a boy, he was the despair of all his teachers

Answer 60

小时候，他是个使所有老师失望的孩子。

Question 61

公众舆论越来越强烈地要求为消除噪音采取某些措施。

Answer 61

Public opinion is demanding more and more that something be done about noise

Question 62

Public opinion is demanding more and more that something be done about noise

Answer 62

公众舆论越来越强烈地要求为消除噪音采取某些措施。

Question 63

他把鼻梁上的眼镜往上推了推。

Answer 63

He pushed his spectacles higher on the bridge of his nose

Question 64

He pushed his spectacles higher on the bridge of his nose

Answer 64

他把鼻梁上的眼镜往上推了推。

Question 65

建筑工人在那条河上架起了一座大桥。

Answer 65

The construction workers threw a bridge across the river

Question 66

The construction workers threw a bridge across the river

Answer 66

建筑工人在那条河上架起了一座大桥。

Question 67

无论何种让步也不能弥合这两个集团间的裂缝。

Answer 67

No concession can bridge over the chasms between the two groups

Question 68

No concession can bridge over the chasms between the two groups

Answer 68

无论何种让步也不能弥合这两个集团间的裂缝。

Question 69

他说了句笑话，打破了尴尬的冷场。

Answer 69

He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark

Question 70

He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark

Answer 70

他说了句笑话，打破了尴尬的冷场。

Question 71

相同的电荷相斥，不同的电荷相吸。

Answer 71

Like charges repel; unlike charges attract

Question 72

Like charges repel; unlike charges attract

Answer 72

相同的电荷相斥，不同的电荷相吸。

Question 73

他喜欢数学甚于喜欢物理学。

Answer 73

He likes mathematics more than physics

Question 74

He likes mathematics more than physics

Answer 74

他喜欢数学甚于喜欢物理学。

Question 75

在射入窗内的阳光里，细微的尘埃像金子一般在闪闪发亮。

Answer 75

In the sunbeam passing through the window there are fine grains of dust shining like gold

Question 76

In the sunbeam passing through the window there are fine grains of dust shining like gold

Answer 76

在射入窗内的阳光里，细微的尘埃像金子一般在闪闪发亮。

Question 77

英雄识英雄。

Answer 77

Like knows like

Question 78

Like knows like

Answer 78

英雄识英雄。

Question 79

这是一家私营公司，账目对外保密。

Answer 79

The books are closed, as the company is privately owned.

Question 80

The books are closed, as the company is privately owned.

Answer 80

这是一家私营公司，账目对外保密。

Question 81

书本合上后再开始听写。（或：请听写时合上书本。）

Answer 81

The books are closed before the dictation gets started

Question 82

The books are closed before the dictation gets started

Answer 82

书本合上后再开始听写。（或：请听写时合上书本。）

Question 83

阅读当中，每隔一段时间就让眼睛休息一下。

Answer 83

In reading, we must let our eyes rest once in a while

Question 84

In reading, we must let our eyes rest once in a while

Answer 84

阅读当中，每隔一段时间就让眼睛休息一下。

Question 85

我们偶尔去公园野炊。

Answer 85

We go for a picnic in the park once in a while

Question 86

We go for a picnic in the park once in a while

Answer 86

我们偶尔去公园野炊。

Question 87

那女生说：“我去听课。”

Answer 87

"I'm going to have a class," the girl said

Question 88

"I'm going to have a class," the girl said

Answer 88

那女生说：“我去听课。”

Question 89

老师说：“我去给学生讲课。”

Answer 89

”I‘m going to have a class," the teacher said

Question 90

”I‘m going to have a class," the teacher said

Answer 90

老师说：“我去给学生讲课。”

Question 91

印刷术的发明是人类进步的一个里程碑。

Answer 91

The invention of printing was a milestone in human progress

Question 92

The invention of printing was a milestone in human progress

Answer 92

印刷术的发明是人类进步的一个里程碑。

Question 93

但是，当你学会了英语，你就会发现它是通向如此丰富知识的桥梁

Answer 93

But when you have learned English, you'll find it a bridge to so much knowledge

Question 94

But when you have learned English, you'll find it a bridge to so much knowledge

Answer 94

但是，当你学会了英语，你就会发现它是通向如此丰富知识的桥梁

Question 95

历史老师说列出提纲可以一箭双雕，既可帮助我们理解课文，又为我们复习 应试提供材料。

Answer 95

The history teacher told us that making an outline kills two birds with one stone. It makes us study the lesson till we understand it, and it gives us notes to review before the test

Question 96

The history teacher told us that making an outline kills two birds with one stone. It makes us study the lesson till we understand it, and it gives us notes to review before the test

Answer 96

历史老师说列出提纲可以一箭双雕，既可帮助我们理解课文，又为我们复习 应试提供材料。

Question 97

欲加之罪，何患无辞。

Answer 97

He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick

Question 98

He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick

Answer 98

欲加之罪，何患无辞。

Question 99

他是位有名望的人。

Answer 99

He was a man of high renown

Question 100

He was a man of high renown

Answer 100

他是位有名望的人。