内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
2. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为yet(但是)引导的并列句。1. when we would willingly give everything… 为定语从句,修饰先行词times;2. we possess 同为定语从句,修饰先行词everything;3. for offering us precisely this service 作原因状语。
【词汇精讲】
willingly /ˈwɪl.ɪŋ.li/ adv. 情愿地 【名】willingness 意愿【形】be willing to do 愿意做
grudge /ɡrʌdʒ/ n. 怨恨 v. 不情愿做
surgeon /ˈsɜː.dʒən/ n. 外科医生 【名】surgery 手术 【反】physician 内科医生
precisely /prɪˈsaɪs.li/ adv. 准确地 【近】exactly
I don’t bear any grudge against you. 我对你没有丝毫怨恨。
The fireworks begin at eight o’clock precisely. 烟花在8点整开始燃放。
【参考译文】
有时为了活命,我们愿意付出自己拥有的一切,但我们却可能吝惜为医生恰好给我们提供这个服务支付高昂的费用。
2. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom.
【语法详析】
本句使用了分号,分号是介于逗号与句号之间的标点符号,兼具两者功能。
【词汇精讲】
occasionally /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i/ adv. 偶尔【同】from time to time 【名】occasion 时候,场合
sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ n. v. 牺牲
We met on several occasions to discuss the issue. 我们几次会面讨论这个问题。
Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families. 许多女性为了家庭牺牲了自己感兴趣的工作。
We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children’s education. 为了支付孩子们的教育费用,我们不得不作出牺牲。
【参考译文】
为了生存,他可能会去打猎、乞讨、或者偶尔偷盗;确有需要时,甚至会做一点工作,但他决不会牺牲他的自由。
3、 长难句拓展
1. Most of us give into a demoralization of spirit which we usually blame on some psychological conditions, until one day we find ourselves in garden and feel the oppression vanish as if by magic.
①小词典
demoralization [dɪˌmɒrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn]
n. 堕落;道德败坏;士