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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流大学英语四级翻译必备经典句型.doc【精品文档】第 32 页大学英语四级翻译必备经典句型(1)第一步：经典句型展示1. I am all but ready. 我几乎准备好了。【分析】 all but = almost; nearly表示“几乎”。它是个含有副词功能的词条。 all but 有时可表示“差一点就”的意思。 all but有时也表示“除外，全部都”的意思，这时all but = all except2. That little bridge is anything but safe. 那座小桥一点也不安全。 【分析】 anything bu

2、t=not at all; far from, 表示强烈否定，是“决不”的意思。 anything but有时也可以表示“除之外的任何”等意思。3. It is far from all of the students who are able to speak Chinese. 并不是所有的学生都讲中文。【分析】It is far from allnot. 表示“并不是所有的都”。4. You must leave her a message, and immediately at that. 你必须给她留言，而且马上就要行动。【分析】at that放于句尾表示强调第二步：练习与进步A. 翻

3、译1. 过去的20年中，他几乎做好了所有的准备，差一点就可以毕业了。2. 国庆就要到了，除他之外，所有的人都正在为此庆典准备着。3. 并不是所有的外国游客都来自欧洲。4. 他们两个都没有去过中国。5. 由于交通堵塞，公交车不规律地向前移动，而且速度非常的慢。6. 他独自一个人生活，但是一点儿也不觉得孤独。7. 别听他的甜言蜜语，去年他把我骗了。那是条披着羊皮的狼。8. 我购物时，总请朋友们帮我选择颜色。9. 除非在各方面都准备得周密，否则在应付入侵之敌的时候，我们将处于不利地位。10. 除了一些无聊的行为外，我什么都喜欢。【参考答案】1. In the last 20 years, he ha

4、s all but graduated from that university.2. National Day is coming, and everyone but him is preparing for the celebration.3. Not all of the foreign visitors came from Europe.4. Neither of them have visited China.5. Because of the heavy traffic, the bus moved forward irregularly, and the speed even t

5、hen was very slow.6. He lived alone, but he felt anything but lonely.7. Dont listen to his sweet words. I was cheated by him last year. Hes a wolf in sheeps clothing.8. When I shop, I usually ask my friends to help me decide on the color.9. Unless we are prepared in every aspect, we shall be at a di

6、sadvantage in dealing with the invaders.10. I enjoy anything but silliness.B. 改错1. The child was all that run over by the train.2. The skaters on the pond all not broke through the ice.3. Only but John passed the examination.4. I enjoy all the last one of her novels.5. I can only select either of th

7、e two schemes.6. You must pay attention to your behavior, and constantly that.7. Everyone wants a happy family, and a healthy one.8. He used to take drugs that he was young.9. Some will wrangle for freedom; write for it; even fight for it;nothing but die for it.10. The old man who had been used work

8、ing from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.was like a fish out of water when his firm pensioned him off.【参考答案】1. thatbut 2. notbut 3. onlyAll 4. all后加but5. only去掉 6. that前加at 7. one后加at that8. thatwhen 9. nothinganything 10. usedused to第三步：伟人伟招1. 协力成功式Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of

9、ranges. (T. W. Higginson)伟人很少是突兀的山峰;他们是众山中的最高峰。(希金森)【点评】这是一个绝佳的句子用在最后一段的开头，例如可以这样写：Just as T. W. Higginson said, “Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges.” We should make efficient use of the wisdom to seek the best solution for this.2. 前人种树，后人乘凉式We should live and l

10、abor in our time such that what came to us as seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom may go to them as fruit. This is what we mean by progress. (H. W. Beecher)我们一生应该这样地生活和劳动，使给予我们的种子能在下一代开花，使给予我们的花朵能在下一代结果，这就是我们所说的进步的意义。(比彻)【点评】这是such that句型的一个复杂变体，我们可以欣赏一下，高手可

11、以尝试使用。大学英语四级翻译必备经典句型(2)第一步：经典句型展示1. The enemy attempted to win over uncle Chen, but it was in vain. 敌人企图把陈大叔拉过去，但是徒然无效。【分析】in vain = uselessly; without a successful result. 表示“徒然，枉然，没有结果”。2. It is no use trying to persuade him to accept the gift. 设法说服他去接受这份礼物是徒劳的(白费心机的)。【分析】“It is no use ing”中，ing是动

12、词形式，它表示的是“做是徒劳的”的意思; 此外it也可以连接由疑问词所引导的从句。3. It is not till they lose it that people know the value of health. 直到失去健康，人们才知道健康的价值。【分析】“It is not till (until)that”是not till (until)的强调句型，它就是让it isthat的一种变化，表示“直到”的意思。4. It is with life as with a dream. 人生就像是一场梦。【分析】It is with as with= It is in as in，表示“就

13、像是”之意，前面的词语是句子的重点，as with紧跟的词语则是它的比喻。5. It will be some time before it returns to its original shape. 到它恢复到原来的形状为止，是要花上一些时间的。【分析】“It will bebefore”表示“到为止，要花的时间”，它除了将来时的形式出现外，还可以用其他的形式来表达。第二步：练习与进步A. 翻译1. 我在这儿干死干活的，可是根本就没有机会涨工资，更别说升职了。2. 当火车启动时，设法赶上那趟车是徒劳的。3. 夏天到了，直到19:00，天才开始逐渐黑下来。4. 人生就像是一次远行，经历喜怒哀

14、乐，同时积累经验。5. 人类就像土地一样，有时会存在着所有人都没有发觉的金矿。6. 花了八年多时间，军队才击败敌人获得全面胜利。7. 不管你说什么，我和那件事无关。8. 总统和这起贿赂案没有关系。9. 老师听到那个男孩小声地说了些什么，她让他高声重复。10. 他们完成这项工程的监理工作需要花半年的时间。【参考答案】1. I am just spinning my wheels heretheres no chance to get a pay raise, much less a promotion.2. It is no use trying to catch up with the tra

15、in once it starts.3. Summer is coming, now it was not until 7:00 p.m. that the sky starts getting dark.4. It is in life as in a long journey: going through difficulties, as well as pleasant times, and at the same time, concentrated experiences.5. It is in man as in soil that there is sometimes a vei

16、n of gold that the owner is unaware of.6. It was more than 8 years before the army defeated the enemy completely7. Whatever you may say, I have no concern with that issue.8. The president had no concern with the bribery case.9. The teacher heard the boy say something under his breath and she asked h

17、im to repeat it aloud.10. It will be about another half a year before they finish the engineering construction supervision.B. 改错1. We protested on vain. The government still insisted ondemolishing the building.2. All he has done is vain. It wont save our company.3. It is absurd think about a plan th

18、at is impossible to implement.4. Discipline can be relaxed until the last day of school has passed.5. The country did not became a real democracy unless the middleof last century.6. It is with read books as with receiving education in social sciences.7. It is with researching historic characters as

19、with communicate withpersons of that time.8. I thought it is with accepting the task as with putting it intopractice before I assimilated into the society.9. It will be about half a year after you finish the engineeringconstruction supervision.10.It will be about three years of getting to know each

20、otherbefore they decided to marry.【参考答案】1. onin 2. isis in 3. thinkthinking 4. cancannot5. unlessuntil 6. readreading 7. communicatecommunicating8. iswas 9. afterbefore 10. will betook第三步：伟人伟招1. 克己复礼式The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. (Ovid )人越伟大，越能克制怒火。(奥维德)【点评】通过这句话我们要进一步学习两个类似句型：

21、The + er + S. + V., the + er + S. + V. The + more + adj. + S. + V., the + more + adj. + S. + V. (愈愈)The harder you work, the more progress you make. 你愈努力，你愈进步。The more books we read, the more learned we become. 我们书读愈多，我们愈有学问。2. 聪明易糊涂难式It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. (A.

22、 E. Stevenson)为原则而斗争容易，按原则的要求活着难。(史蒂文森)【点评】“it is +比较级+to do sth. than to do sth.”是另外一个重要的比较级的句型。第四步：实践与提高将下面的句子补充完整：1. There is little doubt that serious attention must be called to the problem of 2. It is necessary that effective action be taken to prevent the situation .3. It is hoped that great

23、efforts be taken to control the growth of4. It is hoped that great efforts will be directed towards finding 5. It remains to be seen whether, but the prospects are (not) very encouraging .6. At any rate, wider attention should be given to the possible consequences of7. To reverse the trend is not a

24、light task , and it requires a different state of mind towards 8. For these reasons, I strongly recommend that9. For the reasons given above, I feel that10. Taking into account the reasons mentioned above, we can confidently come to a conclusion that.大学英语四级翻译必备经典句型(3)第一步：经典句型展示1. They say that she i

25、s a movie star. 据说她是个电影明星。【分析】 they say = it is said that，表示“据说的”意思。其中they = people, I heard 也表示相同意思。2. This is the reason why he became so involved in the suicide case. 他因为这个原因而卷入那个自杀案。【分析】 This is the reason why=this is表示“这就是为什么的原因”，“因为这个原因而”的意思，why是一个关系副词。 This is the way how=thus，与this is the re

26、ason why类似的句型，表示“因此而”的意思，先行词the way与the reason一样也可以省略。3. The plane flew higher and higher, till at last it disappeared from my sight. 飞机飞得越来越高，并终于从我的视线中消失。【分析】, till (will) at last=, and at last，表示“终于”的意思。一般来说，在till的前面，通常会有逗号将其分开。4. He grabbed at straws but he could not reach it. 他想抓住救命稻草，但够不着。【分析】t

27、o grab at straws表示的是“抓住救命稻草”，它也可以引用为“(为脱险)求助了任何救急办法”的意思。To grab at straws= to grasp reach for straws.5. To my great surprise, he played the piano well. 令人感到惊讶的是，他钢琴弹得很棒。【分析】to ones surprise=to the surprise of是表示“令人感到惊讶的是”的意思。类似的句型有：to ones joy令人感到高兴的是，to ones sorrow令人感到悲哀的是，to ones satisfaction令人感到满

28、意的是，to ones disappointment令人感到失望的是。第二步：练习与进步A. 翻译1. 据说，人类是生物学上最无法归类的物种，因为人类拥有其他天然物种所缺少的特性。2. 据说，美国人于1787年制定的“联邦条款”是为当时政府运作提供的一个模式。3. 这就是为什么他不想接受这个事实的原因。4. 我因此而辞掉了在那家公司的工作。5. 他们的言辞争论着，渐渐地，他们变得激动，终于其中有一个做出了鲁莽的行动。6. 令所有出席的人都感到惊讶的是，这位英雄忽然不见了。7. 当我刚好六岁半的时候，某个早上，孩子们正在吃早餐时，被告知不准再到处乱跑，当时大家都很惊慌。8. 像所有政客一要，他说

29、他要为人民做好事，可是我怀疑他是另有个人的打算。9. 依我看来，你在你妈妈面前表现得太无礼了。10. 她的新的夜礼服是巴黎时装中最新潮的。【参考答案】1. They say that man is the least biologically determined species of all because he possesses features absent in other natural species.2. I heard that the Americans drew up their “Articles of Confederation” in 1781 in order t

30、o provide a working form of government.3. This is the reason why he did not want to accept the fact.4. This is the way I resigned from the job in that company.5. They argued with hot words and gradually they got excited, until at last one of them resorted to reckless measures.6. To the surprise of a

31、ll present, the hero was gone.7. I was just about half-way through my sixth year when one morning at breakfast we children were informed to our utter dismay that we could no longer be permitted to run absolutely wild.8. Like all politicians, he says he wants to do good for people, but I think he has

32、 an axe to grind.9. From my perspective, I think you behaved rudely before your mom.10. Her new evening dress is the last word in Paris fashion.B. 改错1. It is say that she is a movie star.2. They tell that there will be a heavy storm tomorrow.3. This is the way which I saw the results.4. This is the

33、reason that why she could not receive a normalschool education.5. After suffering from the hurt, at finally he stood up anddecided to start from the very beginning.6. He ran faster and faster, till last he reached the destination first.7. The poor man was simply just reaching into straws when hetook

34、 his dying wife to another doctor.8. She walked fast, till at last she caught up the train on time.9. To the surprise, the taste was not as he had imagined it.10. To the joy by his mother, he won first prize.【参考答案】1. saysaid 2. tellsay 3. whichthat 4. 去掉why5. finallylast 6. till后加at 7. intoat 8. up后

35、加to9. thehis 10. byof第三步：伟人伟招1. If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. (O. Wilde)如果世界上少一些同情，世界上也就会少一些麻烦。(王尔德)【点评】“if there were less/more, there would be less/more.”是一个虚拟语气句型，在四级里面用一下可以给你的文章增色不少。2. The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. (A.

36、 M. Lindbergh)生活中最使人筋疲力尽的事是弄虚作假。(林德伯格)【点评】“the most exhausting / terrible thing is ”句型要掌握。我们再进一步学两个常用的最高级句型：the + est +n.+ (that) +S.+ have ever + seen (known/heard/had/read, etc)the most+ adj. +n.+ (that) +S.+ have ever + seen (known/heard/ had/read, etc)Helen is the most beautiful girl that I have

37、 ever seen.海伦是我所看过最美丽的女孩。Mr. Chang is the kindest teacher that I have ever had.常老师是我曾经遇到的最仁慈的教师。3. It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. (N. Coward)令人沮丧的是，有那么多人对诚实感到吃惊，而对欺骗感到吃惊的人却那么的少。(科沃德)【点评】对什么现象和观点不满或者不同意时，可以使用，是加分句型。第四步：实践与提高补充练习：将下列句子翻成汉语，注意总

38、结句子结构。1. Whereas other societies look to the past for guidance, we cast our nets forward.(面向未来)2. It is the belief in a brighter future that gives us optimism.3. Even these days, when not all progress seems positive (nuclear weapons, air pollution, unemployment, etc.), the belief remains that for ev

39、ery problem there is a rational solution.4. The job of parents is to give children every opportunity while they are growing up and then get out of their way.5. What deference people in authority do command is based on their actual powers rather than on their age, wisdom, or dignity.大学英语四级翻译必备经典句型(4)

40、第一步：经典句型展示1. He is the wisest infant that ever lived. 他是个前所未见的聪明的小婴孩。【分析】“the wisest man that ever live”是从最高级+that ever的结果强化出来的，表示“之前所活的最聪明的人”，即“前所未见的聪明人”的意思。2. There were two persons coming toward me: the former was my uncle, the latter was my father. 有两个人朝我走过来，前面的是我叔叔，后面的是我父亲。【分析】“the formerthe la

41、tter ”是表示“前者后者”的意思。“the onethe other”可以表示“相近”的意思。“thisthat”同样表示“相近”的意思，即“前者后者”，但这时候thisthat的顺序是相反，请特别留意。3. She is the last person to leave her parents. 她是个绝不离开她父母的人。【分析】“the last man+动词不定式”，表示“绝不的人”的意思。动词不定式有时可以用that引导的从句来代替。4. The moment you understand this, you will only have further difficulties.

42、 只要你一了解这规则，就不会有困难。【分析】 the moment=as soon as，表示“一就”的意思，它起到一个连接词的作用，引导条件状语从句。the instant也具有相同的用法。 immediately、directly等副词，也同样是一个用来表示“就”的连接词。5. The nearer the dawn, the darker the night. 越接近黎明，夜就越黑。【分析】the morethe more，是一个“the +比较级the +比较级”的句型，表示“愈就愈”的意思，注意：这时的the不是定冠词，而是一种副词。第二步：练习与进步A. 翻译1. 他是个我所见过的

43、最固执己见的人。2. 乘火车旅行比乘飞机旅行更便宜且更有趣，因此大多数人喜欢选择前者更胜于后者。3. 娱乐与工作对我们的健康都很必要，前者让我们得以放松，后者则给我们的活力。4. 对于这件事，我的父亲是绝对不会考虑的。5. 只要你一踏进“事实”的世界，你就踏进了“限度”的世界。6. 知道并不表示智慧，许多人知道不少事情，结果却反而更笨。7. 一个人如果没有足够的见识，知道得越多，对他反而越坏。8. 新闻记者是个绝对不会说广告无效的人。9. 人们对自己的世界所知愈少，就对自己周围的事愈无法控制与了解。【参考答案】1. He is the most persistent man I have ev

44、er seen.2. Traveling by train is cheaper and more interesting than traveling by air, therefore most people prefer the former over the latter.3. Amusement and work are both necessary to our health; the former can give us relaxation and the latter can give us energy.4. My father was the last man to ta

45、ke into consideration issues concerning this matter.5. The moment you step into the world of facts, you step into the world of limits.6. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it.7. If one hasnt got plenty of common sense, the more science he has, th

46、e worse for him.8. A journalist would be the last person to say that there is not any virtue in advertisement.9. The less man knew about his world, the less subject to his control or understanding were the events which surrounded him.B. 改错1. This is the larger elephant that I have ever seen.2. He is bravest person that I have ever encountered.3. Tom and Be