英语四级翻译基础练习

　　Lin Xiaofeng graduated form college and her husband Song Jianping graduated with a Master's degree.That is to say,they both have fundamental elements of becoming intellectuals.But we don't know why their progress level would always fall behind the present high level by several steps.It is just several steps,no more,but it seems that they never would catch up.That situation is very much alike something rudiculed online:when they can have the pork meat,everybody starts to eat the sea food;when they can enjoy the sea food,everybody starts to have the simple vegetables.It was ok thay they have no chance to be parts of that excellent group,just like the cleaning people on the street,the old farmers in the countryside,who would definitely bear it with equanimity;but when they have the ability while they can't,they can not stop feeling pains.

　　分析:

　　“安之若素”与“心如止水”的意思相同，可以只译一个，译为bear with equanimity。

　　[背景链接]

　　选自《中国式离婚》，作者王海，该书是一次对中国人婚姻状态的深度探访，讲述的是每一个人都必须面对的婚姻问题。

　　英语四级翻译冲基础练习二：

　　徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。他在考察的过程中，从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论。他发现前人研究的地理的记载有许多不是很可靠的地方。为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚。

　　During his life time,Xu Xiake had visited sixteen provinces,leaving his footprints in nearly every corner of our country.He neither used books as the single guide for his travel,nor did he accept conclusions given by books without thinking.As a result,he finally discovered considerable inaccuracies occurring in the geographical notes written by predecessors.In order to get a detailed and truthful picture of the places he visited,he rarely travelled by cart or boat,but almost all on foot.

　　解析：

　　1.徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。

　　遍及:in nearly every corner of…

　　2. 他发现前人研究的地理的记载有许多不是很可靠的地方。

　　“不是很可靠的地方”也就是“不准确的地方”，故用inaccuracies。