六级考试翻译题训练指导(十一)2
_______________(他们来协助)encouraged me
I was sorry ________________(没看上这部电影)
In this night , if we can make good use of time,_______________(当然毫无疑问地我们会胜利)
The government should enforce laws strictly
On the other hand,the public also should ________________(培育削减污染的好习惯)
参照答案及解析: 1
hanging/ to be hanged 解析:此题既可以用 V-ing 也可以用动词不定式
除 deserve外,need,require,want 后也可以跟积极语态的动名词,但含义却是被动的
如:Your windows need cleaning
(你的窗户需要擦
)His story requires investigating
(他说的话需要调查核算
) Your shoes want polishing
(你的鞋需要擦
)与此类使用方法很类似的是形容词 worth 后接动名词,其含义也属于被动
如:Your method is worth trying
(你的措施值得一试
)The novel is worth reading
(这本小说值得一读
Their coming to help 解析:原中文句是一种完整的“主、谓、宾”构造,但这种汉语语法构造根据字面直接译成英语 They came to help 的话,就不符合英语语法原则,由于后半句已经消失了谓语动词 encouraged,因此这里我们要采纳词性转译法,把“他们来协助”处理成动