四级翻译：大学英语四级翻译备考(2)

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把原文中两个或以上的简单句，主从复合句或并列复合句等译成一个单句。
例 她已试了好几次，要帮他们另找一所出租的房子，结果并未成功。
译文:She had made several attempts to help them find other rental quarters without success.(多个简单句合成一个单句)
8 _0 h8 z% H1 b3 v例 他们有遵守交通规则，机器出了故障。
译文：His failure to observe the safety regulations resulted in an accident to the machinery.(并列复合句合成一个单句)
例 When we praise the Chinese leadership and the people, we are not merely being polite.
译文：我们对中国领导人和中国人民的赞扬不仅仅是出于礼貌。(主从复合句合成一个单句)
1.Everyone has his inherent ability ,________________ (只是很容易被习惯所掩盖).
2.The importance of traffic safety , _________________ (无论如何强调都不为过).
2 d' V6 B' V3 I; \% S. k$ l3.In my opinion , ______________ (打电动玩具既浪费时间也有害健康).
0 l: t6 b# H0 I  ~4.There is no doubt that ______________ (近视是一个很严重的问题)among the youth of our country.
5.According to my personal experience , ___________________ (微笑已带给我许多好处).
1. which is easily concealed by habitswww.Examw.com
, Q' _/ z4 M  L' L" h, \8 M　　解析：每个人都有与生俱来的能力，只是很容易被习惯所掩盖。本题的难点在于对动词"掩盖"的选择。这里的"掩盖"是抽象含义，并不是像cover那样能找到真实的掩盖物，所以应该选择conceal，常用搭配由：conceal...from。另外，这句话是一个非限制性定语从句。句子需填补内容是对 ability的补充说明，"能力"是中心词。因此，要用which引导这个非限制性定语从句。
* B. v- S* L, u/ o# s; U2. can't be overemphasized / can't be emphasized too much
* R* K7 w" _8 i+ A$ @% \9 r　　解析：本句考查的是"再......也不为过的"的说法。英语句型是：cannot + do sth. + too much 或 cannot over-do，如：He is so excellent that we cannot praise him too much.(他是这样的优秀，我们怎样称赞他都不过分。)cannot是否定，与too much 和 over-V. 结构连用时强调肯定，表示"怎么......也不为过"。
3. playing video games not only takes much time but also does harm to health
　　解析：句子需填补部分的主语是"打电动玩具"，虽然"打"是动词，但根据全句结构我们需要将play处理成动名词形式充当主语。此外，考察"不仅......还"的句型。"浪费时间"除了答案表达之外也可以用waste time 。
: Q) M; k  |& M* V5 k9 ^( [4. near-sightedness is a serious problem
　　解析：There is no doubt that后接从句，从句里应有完整的主谓宾结构。如：There is no doubt that the thief jumped into the room from the balcony in the second floor.(毫无疑问，小偷是从二楼的阳台跳进来的。) "近视"还可以说成myopia 或 short sight 。
5. smile has done me a lot of good
7 x" H, y9 t% V7 X, W/ J　　解析：本题考察"带给某人很多好处"的表达。我们知道"对某人有好处"可以说成do good to sb. 或do sb. good，依此类推，"给我带来很多好处"就是：do a lot of good to me或do me a lot of good 。