内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. It was impossible for the Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the matter.
2. However, some important sites in Gujarat have recently undergone major restoration, and the state government announced in June last year that it plans to restore the stepwells throughout the state.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. It was impossible for the Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the matter.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 but 引导的并列句。1. it 为形式主语,to take action 为真正的主语;2. when he received a similar complaint…为时间状语从句。
【词汇精讲】
Ombudsman /ˈɒm.bʊdz.mən/ n. 民情调查官,申诉专员
来自om-,在周围,缩写自ambi-,词源同ambassador(大使),-bud,命令,召唤,词源同bid,man,人。原指中央政府或君主派到地方进行巡视的官员,类似于中国古代的监察御史,现用于指政府巡查员。
investigate /ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ v. 调查 【名】investigation
联想记忆法:invest(投资)+gate(大门) →投资应该从调查、研究入门。
【近】survey
联想 “射歪”:一测量(survey) 结果,发现射歪了。
【辨】invest 投资
matter /ˈmæt.ər/ n. 事情 v. 很重要
(读:“霾特”)讲解:现在雾霾是一个特别严重的环境污染问题。
【组】to make matters worse 更糟糕的是,as a matter of fact 事实上,a matter of 只需,是…的问题
Complaints to the Banking Ombudsman grew by 50 percent last year. 去年,银行业意见调查员接到的投诉增加了50%。
We are of course investigating how an error like this could have occurred. 我们当然正在调查发生此类错误的原因。
Baking a cake isn't difficult - it's just a matter of following the recipe. 烤蛋糕并不难——只需照着烹饪指南做就行。
I know Charles doesn't think this project is important, but it matters to me. 我知道查尔斯并不看重这个项目,但它对我来说很重要。
【参考译文】
意见调查官无法采取行动,但当他收到来自同一村庄的另一个外国人的类似投诉时,他立即派遣他的一位律师去调查此事。
2.However, some important sites in Gujarat have recently undergone major restoration, and the state government announced in June last year that it plans to restore the step-wells throughout the state.
1)结构分析
层次一:
主句:some important sites...... restoration (主句①) and the state government....... state (主句②)【and并列两句子】
层次二:
主句②内部:主体:the state government ann