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1、 长难句翻译
1. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
2. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 some women assume…。1. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety…为时间状语从句;2. that their husbands will somehow put things right 作assume的宾语从句。
【词汇精讲】
fuse /fjuːz/ n. 保险丝 v. 熔断
rickety /ˈrɪk.ə.ti/ adj. 不结实的,快要散架的
clog /klɒɡ/ v. 堵塞 n. 木屐
vacuum /ˈvæk.juːm/ n. 真空,空白 【组】in a vacuum 与世隔绝
assume /əˈsjuːm/ v. 认为,假设,承担,假装【名】assumption
somehow /ˈsʌm.haʊ/ adv. 以某种方式,不知怎么地 【辨】somewhat 有点
Either my headlights have fused or the bulbs have gone. 要么是车前灯的保险丝断了,要么是灯泡坏了。
The recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system. 经济衰退期使本来就摇摇欲坠的经济体系雪上加霜。
The roads are clogged with holiday traffic. 节假日期间,马路上堵满了车辆。
The withdrawal of troops from the area has created a security vacuum which will need to be filled. 部队撤军之后,那个地区出现了一个有待填补的安全真空。
Moving to a different town, he assumed a false name. 搬家到了另外一个城镇后,他用了个假名字。
It won’t be easy, but we’ll get across the river somehow. 过河不是件容易的事,但我们总会有办法的。
【参考译文】
当电灯短路、家具摇晃、水管堵塞,或者真空吸尘器坏了,某些女人认为他们的丈夫总会把事情搞定的。
2. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is …。1. that sometimes even men live under the delusion…为表语从句;2. that they can do anything…作delusion的同位语从句;3. even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong 为让步状语从句。
【词汇精讲】
delusion /dɪˈluː.ʒən/ n. 幻觉,错觉【形】delusional
repeatedly /rɪˈpiː.tɪd.li/