1、1Course Name：Applied Translation 应用文体翻译 2012 级本科英语专业 2013-2014 学年上学期 Content: Practical translation drills 翻译句法实训 （第三周）Goal: to practice two basic sentence structures in translation and mobilize your glossary. Emphasis: to lay emphasis not only on grammar but on choice of words. Assignment _, they k
2、eep city people in closer contact with the more natural world. 动物园保护许多野生动物，此外，它们还使城市居民有机会接触到自然状态下的动物世界。5. Cloning could be used to increase the population of _ of animals and thus save them from total _. 克隆技术可能被用来增加濒危物种的数量，从而避免它们的灭绝。6. Intelligent machines such as robots can replace humans to do som
3、e dangerous tasks; _, they release housewives from _. 智能机器，如机器人，能代替人从事许多危险的工作，此外，它们也使家庭主妇从日常家务活中解脱出来。7. The company produces poisonous gases day and night; _, _ 2among residents nearby _. 那家公司整天制造出有毒气体，因此，附近居民患癌症的比例急剧上升。8. Tourism _ the local economy; _, the locals can earn money by selling souvenir
4、s to the tourists. 旅游业对当地经济有积极的影响。比方说，当地人可以靠卖纪念品给游客赚钱。9. The development of modern science and technology brings mankind numerous benefits; _, it _ human society. 现代科学技术给人类带来众多的益处，同时也对人类社会构成潜在威胁。Exercise 3: To proofread the following five sentences and practice the related expressions. 1. 这是无烟车厢。Thi
5、s is a railway carriage where there is no smoke. 美国两种主要的无烟烟草是嚼烟和鼻烟。_The high lung cancer rate is associated with smoky coal use in unvented homes. _This is a smoke-free working environment. _旅游业是一种无烟产业。_2. 他用傻瓜相机给我照了一张照片。 He took a picture of me with a fools camera. 那是一个肯定成功的快速健康的减肥计划。_他们设计了一台非常容易操作
6、的机器。_Thats a foolproof taximeter as drivers are unable to alter the readings. _3. 青年人有必要通过艰苦劳动锻炼自己。 It is necessary for young people to temper themselves through hard labour. Manual labour is physical work done with the hands, especially in an unskilled job such as fruit and vegetable picking, road
7、building. _虽然他仅有 42 岁，但已被无休止的劳动累得疲惫不堪。_The woman is in labour. Lawn-mowers and washing-machines are labor-saving devices. _劳动密集型企业；劳动力匮乏；劳工市场；熟练工人_4. 10 月 31 日夜晚，美国人过万圣节。 On the night of 31 October, the Americans spend/pass Halloween. 我们唱歌来打发时间。_The old couple celebrated their gold wedding anniversary by going out to a restaurant yesterday._5. 互联网给每位网民提供一个与别人自由沟通的渠道。The Internet provides every user with a free channel to communicate with others. 我们的人民有言论自由和出版自由的权利。_If you have free time on your hands, you can do some reading or learn some new skills. 3_
