2016语法讲义部分句子参考译文节选2016语法讲义部分句子参考译文节选.doc

2016语法讲义部分句子参考译文节选 　　第一节 　　1. Building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves. (1998-TEXT1)修建高大雄伟的大坝已成为那些力争得到自我肯定的国家和人民的伟大成就的象征。 　　2. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. 作为一名警察，我的工作就是把责任感强行加到那些拒绝承担、或自己没有学会承担责任的人身上。 　　3. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails.不过，热情接待陌生人的传统在美国仍然很盛行，尤其是在远离旅游热线的小城镇。 　　4. If you have ridden in the rear of a jet transport, you may have noticed that it was difficult to carry on a conversatio如果你坐在一架喷气式飞机的后部，你可能会注意到在那里进行交流是非常困难的。 　　5. In science the meaning of the word “explain” suffers with civilization’s every step in search of reality. Science cannot really explain electricity, magnetism, and gravitation; their effects can be measured and predicted, but of their nature no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales.随着寻求真相的文明的每一步发展，“解释”一词的在科学领域的含义却在日益退步。科学无法真正解释电、磁及重力;我们可以测量并推断其效应，但…… 　　6. These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. 这些领导人就是活生生的证据，证明对疾病的防治是有意义的，证明我们能够对付年龄带来的健康问题。 　　7. When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals: They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived.当史前人类来到地球新的角落时，大型动物发生了一些奇怪的事：它们突然灭亡了。小一点的物种得以存活。 　　8. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.能源保护，转向使用其他燃料以及能源密集型重工业重要性的降低，都减少了石油消耗。 　　9. Hence the analogy(类比，类推) that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rear-view mirror and a faulty steering wheel.因此，才会有人将货币政策的制定比作是驾驶一辆汽车，这辆车挡风玻璃被涂黑了、后视镜裂了，方向盘也失灵了。 　　10. Laughter does produce short-term changes in the function of the heart and