内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
2. We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 we saw that…。1. that there were snails everywhere 作saw的宾语从句,that可省;2. had escaped与had taken并列,为过去完成时,表示两个动作先于saw发生。
【词汇精讲】
dismay /dɪˈsmeɪ/ n. v. 惊恐,沮丧
possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ n. 拥有,财产,领地【动】possess 拥有【近】 belongings 财产【组】in the possession of 属于
The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42–11.
球迷们郁闷地看着自己的球队以42比11的比分输掉了比赛。
Please remember to take all your personal possessions with you when you leave the aircraft.
下飞机时请记得携带好所有个人物品。
【参考译文】
令我们感到惊恐的是,蜗牛到处都是,它们从纸袋里逃了出来,完全占领了大厅!
2. We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 We often read in novels…。1. how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret…作read的宾语从句;2. which has been concealed from strangers for years 为定语从句,修饰先行词secret。
【词汇精讲】
seemingly /ˈsiː.mɪŋ.li/ adv. 看似
respectable /rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/ adj. 值得尊敬的,体面的
conceal /kənˈsiːl/ v. 隐藏 【反】reveal 揭示
skeleton /ˈskel.ə.tən/ n. 骨骼,框架【组】skeleton key万能钥匙 【俚】 a skeleton in the cupboard/closet 家丑
She earns a respectable salary. 她的薪水颇为丰厚。
Is there something you’re concealing from me?你是不是有事瞒着我?
The skeleton of my book is written – now I just have to add the details.
我的书已经有了框架——现在我只需要添加细节了。
【参考译文】
我们经常在小说中读到,一个看似令人尊敬的人或家庭多年来如何对陌生人掩藏着某种骇人听闻的秘密。
3、 长难句拓展
1. In physics, one approach takes this impulse for unification to its extreme, and seeks a theory of everything—a single generative equation for all we see.
①小词典
impulse [ˈɪmpʌls]
n. 冲动;[电子] 脉冲;刺激;神经