2012年翻译考试(笔)笔记解析(25)) z8 R6 `6 F3 J& w, e/ t! V9 V) W
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1 spring (过去式sprang或sprung)) [+ D0 B. F/ P; v" [1 X5 n
n. 春天;弹簧;泉水;活力;跳跃
6 X" |" s8 B2 b% ^vt. 使跳起;使爆炸;突然提出;使弹开) B4 k* a/ ~3 f: d# R
vi. 生长;涌出;跃出;裂开* K5 f0 e! r3 J* v; F; d
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spring from 起源于;发源(于)…;来自…- d i; ]" A/ [# W* a7 {
spring up 出现;涌现;萌芽
! g- u0 ]& Z) v+ ^Unfortunately, as a standard mattress wears, the springs soften and so do not support your spine. T! x+ g5 c% j- c. D" H9 F
不幸的是,当一张标准床垫用旧后,其弹簧变软,因而不能支撑你的背脊。% n( t s& w/ O% z2 s0 a
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
( y1 P. O9 t: U9 {& [+ x* t青春不是年华,而是心境;青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝,而是深沉的意志、宏伟的想象、炽热的感情;青春是生命的深泉在涌流。(这是Samuel Erman的《Youth》中的第一段,小编我无论是作文还是演讲都很爱引用,通篇文章都很有哲理,大家不妨找来读读。)
4 D# ^% Z3 J1 XMary brought her boyfriend to my house, and sprang on me that they were going to get married soon.+ V5 E* i5 o: E5 B# ]" y' U" `
玛丽把她的男朋友带到了我家,突然向我宣布他们很快就要结婚了。
2 b5 m# e* q- V3 J. w" q2 r6 [Ethiopia's art springs from its early Christian as well as its Muslim heritage.外语学习网+ _ `4 ?( Q* a( W3 q3 U
埃塞俄比亚的艺术起源于其早期的基督教和穆斯林教遗产。5 _0 [0 n" C& s- K1 ?; g5 _
His anger sprang from his suffering at the loss of the most important love he had ever known in his life. I3 X& M G* { s
失去一生中的至爱让他悲痛不已,愤怒涌上他的心头。% j1 h4 D" p* E. y1 b
But even as some obstacles are removed, new ones spring up.. g+ o- b+ N4 |+ N. {/ i% g, w
但即使有些障碍已经被扫清,新的障碍还会涌现。1 M: F" a3 x0 U* V
2. interface8 b/ s) ^2 u) ?+ D
n. 界面; 接口; 交界面
# T* d$ H% ?2 z) qvi. 相互作用(或影响); 交流,交谈 (人机之间) @2 L5 K" i: w2 n$ g
inter-这个词根的意思是“between”在…之间。我们就可以联想在“face”之间的就是“界面”,而交流或者交谈也是在“face”之间,这个单词的意思就很容易记了。interact也有交流,互动的意思,那么你能像我刚刚分析的这样理解这个单词吗?
) y* F4 x1 z& R; C4 O' C! r! E4 CObserve what the users do, where they succeed, and where they have difficulties with the user interface.1 q8 o* n( o1 \/ L& S4 c" m' R
观察用户做了些什么,他们在哪里操作成功了,在用户界面上哪里遇到困难。
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, ~7 d- \, G+ A- xListening is our interface with the thoughts of others.
( n- S- X T+ P倾听是自我思想和他人思想交流的接口。 |