内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. One of the earliest epidemics on record happened about 500-550 AD when the Roman emperor at the time was attempting to rebuild the Roman Empire.
2. At this year’s I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. One of the earliest epidemics on record happened about 500-550 AD when the Roman emperor at the time was attempting to rebuild the Roman Empire.
A.内容解析:
①句式分析
本句包含一个when引导的限制性定语从句,从句中运用了过去进行时。
②词语点拨
attempt v.& n. 尝试,试图
William attempted to find the solution to the problem.
威廉试图找到问题的解决办法。
He was nearly drowned in the attempt to swim across.
他在试图游到对岸去时差一点被淹死。
③语法点拨
过去进行时的构成:was/were doing,表示“过去某个时间正在进行的动作”。常用的时间状语有this morning, the whole morning, from nine to ten last evening, when, while等。如:
What was he writing all day last Sunday?
上周日他一整天都在写什么?
My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself.
我哥哥骑自行车的时候从车上摔下来受伤了。
B.句式翻译
历史上有记载的最早的传染病之一发生在公元500-550年,当时的罗马皇帝正在试图重建罗马帝国。
2. At this year’s I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
①内容分析
今天的句子我们要弄明白这三个结构:
such …… that
so …… that
so that
1、such …… that和so …… that均表示“如此……以至于”,that后面是表示结果的从句,例如:
He is such a clever boy that everybody likes him.
他是一个如此聪明的男孩以至于大家都喜欢他。
He runs so fast that nobody can catch up with him.
他跑得是如此之快以至于没人能追上他。
2、such后面一定是个名词短语,什么名词都可以,但是一定是名词短语,例如:
He was such an honest man that he was praised by the teacher.
他是一个如此诚实的人以至于他受到了老师的表扬。(可数名词单数)
They are such interesting novels that I want to read them once again.
这些是如此有趣的小说以至于我想再读一遍。(可数名词复数)
He has made such great progress that the teachers are pleased with him.
他取得了如此大的进步以至于老师们对他感到很满意。(不可数名词)
3、so后面一定是形容词或副词,不能是名词短语,例如:
Dr. Wang is so good that everybody loves and respects him.
王医生是如此之好以至于大家都尊敬