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.
     
/ i" f- Q0 ^" Z4 }" V! k& u    2. He was disabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, ________________________( 也从未屈服于任何困难 ).
     
    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 ).
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    4. The scientist tried to convince us that a tiger would not attack us __( 除非它走途无路 ).
     
. u1 x* `( d$ d- d% z1 I+ C$ H    5. The nation ’ s population continues to rise ______________________________ ( 以每年 1200 万人的速度 )
答案：1. he was dismissed/fired/sacked
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    「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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$ U7 Z- g$ n! ?$ X4 @$ @    2. and never yielded to any difficulties as well
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    「超级短语」yield to屈服，让步。
     
    3. that I have no way to concentrate on my study
     
    「超级短语」concentrate on+sth./doing sth.全神贯注地做某事。
     
    4. unless it’s cornered
     
    「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".
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8 n. c1 ^' Z0 |, @1 G% `: }2 w    5. at a speed of 12 million per year
     
4 @5 M# @8 w3 G: i0 y    「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。