内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
2. As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 he immediately telephoned the police and informed them…。1. When a student recently saw two workmen…为时间状语从句,2. using a pneumatic drill outside his university 作workmen的定语;3. that two students…were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill 作inform的宾语从句;4. dressed up as workmen 作students的定语。
【词汇精讲】
pneumatic /njuːˈmætɪk/ adj. 充气的,气动的
drill /drɪl/ n. 钻,练习 v. 钻孔,反复训练,演习
immediately /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ adv. 立刻,马上 conj. 一…就… 【近】instantly, at once 立刻
inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ v. 通知,告知 【组】inform sb of 告知,inform on sb. 告发【名】information 信息
tear /teə(r)/ up 撕开,毁坏
The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang. 孩子们接受了如何在火警拉响时迅速离开教室的训练。
Immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name. 她刚走开我就想起了她的名字。
Somebody must have informed on us. 肯定有人告发我们了。
Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up. 好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。
【参考译文】
当一个学生最近看到两个工人正在他的大学外面用气钻干活,他立即报警,通知他们说两个打扮成工人模样的学生正在用一个气钻毁坏公路。
2. As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 he went over to the workmen and told them…。1. As soon as he had hung up 为时间状语;2. that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously 作told的宾语从句,其中,if a policeman ordered them to go away 为条件状语从句。
【词汇精讲】
hang up 挂断电话
as soon as 一…就… 【同】t