2011年笔译初级：词义的选择、引申和褒贬(3)

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　　再如“take (off)”这一动词： 　　1) To take off her boots or to put them on was an agony to her, but it had been an agony for year.
　　脱鞋或穿鞋对她是一种痛苦，但这已是多年以来的痛苦了。
' L- c$ k' {6 @8 i+ t8 S　　2) An area the size of the Hornet's flight deck was marked off on an airstrip and they practiced taking off time after time from this restricted space.
, h6 U5 O0 C* ^% E+ @" z　　在机场上标出了大黄蜂号甲板一样大小的一块地方，他们(机组人员)一次又一次地练习从这样一块有限的面积上起飞。
* U1 |# G6 A+ {& b　　3) He always sits on the very edge of his chair when he is working, as though about to take off.
7 f$ J0 U) Q& R/ l　　他工作的时候，总是坐在椅子边上，好像随时都会跳起身来的样子。
" d+ d1 X9 K5 u5 R( [- D( R# v　　4) Their first major design was a pleated denim jean with external pockets dubbed "baggies" that took off in high schools and colleges and soon was imitated by other apparel manufacturers.
　　他们的头一项重要设计是一种打摺的、缝上明袋的蓝色斜纹粗布裤，这种裤子人们称为“袋子”，在中学和大学中首先流行，接着别的服装商店也都很快仿制起来。