2012年6月大学英语四级翻译考试精练习题24

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1. Though a skilled worker, ___________________( 他被公司解雇了 ) last week because of the economic crisis.
     
    2. He was disabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, ________________________( 也从未屈服于任何困难 ).
     
9 G9 Y0 C1 u% \4 ~    3. The little boy next door has been beating his drum for a whole morning, which got on my nerves so much ___________________________________( 以至于我无法集中注意力学习 ).
     
6 \* b2 x4 u$ L7 b; m7 k" j    4. The scientist tried to convince us that a tiger would not attack us __( 除非它走途无路 ).
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    5. The nation ’ s population continues to rise ______________________________ ( 以每年 1200 万人的速度 )
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. }+ M) |. [. V% \    「超级单词」主要考察"解雇"的表达方法。Dismiss解职、开除;fire解雇;sack解雇、洗劫。
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    2. and never yielded to any difficulties as well
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$ ~* M2 B- Y3 a6 Y( ~) l8 ]" ?    「超级短语」yield to屈服，让步。
     
    3. that I have no way to concentrate on my study
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    「超级短语」concentrate on+sth./doing sth.全神贯注地做某事。
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" L7 X5 P6 j3 v( A    4. unless it’s cornered
     
  H! b: u8 {# y, P2 M, {/ T    「超级单词」unless除非，如果不;corner名词作"角落、绝路"，作为及物动词时表示"无路可走".
     
    5. at a speed of 12 million per year
     
    「超级短语」at a speed of…… (以……的速度);其二是数字1200万人的表达，也就是12个百万——12 million 而million后面加上多余的复数s则是很多同学容易出现的错误。