2005年5月二级笔译实务汉译英必译题

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解析

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1 .“

矿产资源是自然资源的重要组成部分，是人类社会发展的重要物质基础。

将前后组成一

句英文，前半部分用

“

同位语

”

表示，还是

“

伴随状态

”

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这句话前后是并列关系，直接用

连接即可。

2.

part vs component

(1)part: something that together with other things forms a whole

It looks like part of a car engine.

(2)component:

a part of a machine or process

机器或一个过程的组成零件

/

成分

/

部分。同义词：

constituent

The company supplies engine components for trucks.

重要组成部分：

an important part of natural resources

3.

foundation vs basis

(1)

foundation:

the

thing

on

which

something

is

based,

especially

something

important

that

continues for a long time

Their ideas were the foundation for the political system that exists in the UK today.

How can we provide a solid foundation for world peace?

(2)basis:

the facts, ideas, things etc from which something can be developed

尤指事实、想法和事物依赖的基础

His work will be used as a basis for future research.

物质基础：

material foundation

4.

utilize vs use

(1) utilize: (formal)

to use something that is available to you, for a practical purpose

书面用语，表示

“

（有目的地）使用

/

利用

”

The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy.

a better way of utilizing the space

(2) use

Do you mind if I use your phone?

They rebuilt the church using local stone.

口语常用

利用矿产资源：

utilize resources

5.

make great/major/giant etc strides

(in doing something): an improvement in a situation or in the

development of something

The government has made great strides in reducing poverty.

表示

“

取得很大进 展

”

取得巨大成就：

make great achievements

6.

持续、快速、健康发展

持续的

: sustained (continuing for a long time)

a period of sustained economic development

经济持续发展时期

< br>下文的可持续发展译作

而

per sistent

表示顽固坚持的

,

持续 的

continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable:

persistent rumours

persistent headaches

a persistent problem

persistent rain

之前遇到过的一个句子

domestic product each year that the conflict has persisted.

翻译为

“

这是因为它估计连年不断的

冲突已使乌干达的国内生产总值每年 下降

3

个百分点。

”

< br>，其中，

persist

动词译作形容词

“

连

年不断的

”

。

在这里用

sustai ned

表示

“

持续的

< br>”

7.

健康的

: sound

health y

一般形容人或动物的身体状况，这里应该用

sound,

表示

“

健康的，健全的

”

sound:

1)

in good condition and not damaged in any way

健全的

The floor was completely sound.

Is the building structurally sound?

2) physically or mentally healthy

健康的

of sound mind law (=not mentally ill)

反义词：

unsound

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参考译文

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Mineral resources are an important part of natural resources and an important material foundation

for the development of human society.

China is one of the first countries in the world to develop and utilize resources.

Over the past five decades, China has made great achievements in the survey and development of

its mineral resources. This has provided an important guarantee for the sustained, rapid and sound

development of the Chinese economy.

中国政府高度重视可持 续发展和矿产资源的合理利用，

把可持续发展确定为国家战略，

把保

护资源作为可持续发展战略的重要内容。

查词

重视

: attach importance to

；

pay attention to

；

think highly of

；

value

战略

: stratagem

问题

英文选词方面有什么讲究

我的译文

Chinese

government

thinks

highly

of

sustainalbe

development

and

the

reasonable

utilization

of

mineral

resources,

regarding

sustainalbe

development

as

national

stratagem

and

resource

protection as

the important content of sustainalbe development stratagem.

1.

战略

stratagem vs strategy

(1)

strategy:

a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim

战略

time to develop a coherent economic strategy

制定连贯经济战略的时间

(2)

stratagem

: (formal)

a trick or plan to deceive an enemy or gain an advantage

计谋：欺骗

< br>敌人来达到目的

a series of devious stratagems

一连串的诡计