内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
2. Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 we have seen the development of…。which are in common use today 作 computers and multimedia machines 的定语从句。
【词汇精讲】
humble /ˈhʌm.bəl/ adj. 谦逊的,卑微的 v. 使感到自惭形秽【名】humility 谦虚 【近】modest 谦虚的
user-friendly /ˌjuː.zəˈfrend.li/ adj. 方便使用的
multimedia /ˌmʌl.tiˈmiː.di.ə/ n. 多媒体
common /ˈkɒm.ən/ adj. 普通的,共同的 【组】common knowledge/sense 常识,have sth in common 有共同点, in common with 与…一样
In my humble opinion, we should never have bought the car in the first place. 依拙见,首先我们就不应该买这辆汽车。
He was humbled by the child's generosity. 那个孩子的宽宏大量使他自惭形秽。
It’s quite common to see couples who dress alike. 夫妻穿着相似是司空见惯的事儿。
【参考译文】
从那些寒酸的起点,我们已经看到今天普遍使用的便捷的家庭电脑和多媒体机器的发展。
2. Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 it is even more remarkable that…,其中it为形式主语,that…为主语从句。1. how recent these developments are 作 considering的宾语从句;2. which we know today 作computers的定语从句。
【词汇精讲】
considering /kənˈsɪd.ər.ɪŋ/ prep. / conj. 考虑到,鉴于【近】regarding, given
remarkable /rɪˈmɑː.kə.bəl/ adj. 非凡的,奇异的 【动/名】remark 评论
as long ago as 早在 【辨】as long as 只要
Considering the weather, we got here pretty quickly. 考虑到天气因素,我们到这儿算够快的了。
Meeting you here in Rome is a remarkable coincidence. 能在罗马这地方遇到你可真是惊人的巧合。
Dr Johnson once remarked “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” 约翰逊博士曾说道:“当一个人厌倦了伦敦,他也就厌倦了人生。”