内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. When you come to think about it, there are only four ways you can deal with rubbish: dump it, burn it, turn it into something you can use again, attempt to produce less of it.
2. And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
2、 长难句翻译解析
1.When you come to think about it, there are only four ways you can deal with rubbish: dump it, burn it, turn it into something you can use again, attempt to produce less of it.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 there are only four ways。1. you can deal with rubbish 作ways的定语从句; 2. When you come to think about it 为时间状语从句;3. you can use again 作something的定语从句。
【词汇精讲】
dump /dʌmp/ v. 丢弃,倾销 n. 垃圾场
attempt/əˈtempt/ v. n 尝试
They accused the West of dumping out-of-date medicines on Third World countries. 他们指责西方国家向第三世界国家倾销过期药品。
He attempted a joke, but no one laughed. 他开了个玩笑,试图调节气氛,但没有一个人笑。
She made a few half-hearted attempts to join in their conversation. 他们谈话时,她半心半意地插了几句话。
【参考译文】
当你开始思考它,处理垃圾的方式只有四种:倾倒、焚烧、再利用、少生产。
2.And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 you have the choice of…or…or…。1. And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian 为条件状语从句;2. every time you think…为时间状语从句,其中,you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables 作think的宾语从句。
【词汇精讲】
abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ v. 抛弃 【组】abandon oneself to 沉溺于,with abandon 放纵
vegetarian /ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ n. adj. 素食主义(者)【辨】vegan n. adj. 严格素食主义(者)
organically /ɔːˈɡæn.ɪ.kəl.i/ adv. 有机地
steady /ˈsted.i/ adj. 稳定的 【近】stable
pesticide /ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/ n. 杀虫剂 【辨】herbicide 除草剂,insecticide 杀虫剂
innocent /ˈɪn.ə.sənt/ adj. 无辜的,单纯的 【反】guilty