内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
2. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1.On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 your stomach would turn。1. at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat 作原因状语;2. the normally accepted practice in many northern countries 作frying potatoes in animal fat 的同位语,normally accepted为“adv. + done”结构,相当于形容词。
【词汇精讲】
on the other hand 另一方面 【反】on the one hand 一方面
stomach /ˈstʌm.ək/ n. 肚子,胃 v. 能够承受【组】have a strong stomach 忍耐力极强,have no stomach for 没有做…的勇气
normally /ˈnɔː.mə.li/ adv. 正常,通常
One man’s meat is another man’s poison 萝卜白菜,各有所爱。
She found the violence in the film hard to stomach.
她觉得这部电影中的暴力场面令人难以忍受。
【参考译文】
另一方面,你可能一想到用动物油炸土豆就反胃,这是被很多北方国家正常接受的做法。
2.The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 The idea never appealed to me very much but …。1. after a heavy shower 作时间状语;2. when I noticed a huge number of snails…为状语从句;3. taking a stroll on some of my prize plants 作snails的定语,因take与之存在主动关系,故用doing。
【词汇精讲】
appeal /əˈpiːl/ v. n. 呼吁,吸引,上诉 【形】appealing 有吸引力的
stroll /strəʊl/ v. 散步 【名】stroller 散步者
prize /praɪz/ n. 奖 v. 重视,撬开 adj. 获奖的,优秀的
In parts of Asia this plant is prized for its medicinal qualities.
在亚洲某些地区,这种植物因其药用价值而倍受重视。
【参考译文】
我从来没有把这件事放在心上,但有一天,一场大雨过后,我正在花园散步,碰巧看到大量蜗牛在我的一些名贵的花木上蠕动。
3、 长难句拓展
1. John Donahue at Harvard's Kennedy School points out that the norms of culture in Western civil services suit those who want to stay put but