狀語從句的翻譯

1、Unit 13 英語狀語從句的翻譯,一、時(shí)間狀語從句 （1）譯成相應(yīng)的表示時(shí)間的狀語 1. When they analyzed these rocks，they found “shocked” quartz grainsslivers with a particular arrangement of micro cracks believed to represent the relic left by an extraterrestrial impact. 在分析這些巖芯時(shí)，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)“沖擊”石英顆粒帶有特殊排列的微裂縫的薄片，科學(xué)家認(rèn)為他們是外層空間來的物體與地球碰撞留下來的遺跡。,2.

2、As land developed，rain water and rivers dissolved salts and other substances from rocks and carried them to the oceans，making the ocean salty. 在陸地形成時(shí)，雨水和河水溶解了巖石中的鹽和其他物質(zhì)并把它們帶入海洋，使海水變咸。,（2）根據(jù)語境確立譯法 3. The story dated back to one night in March，1993，when Mr. and Mrs. Shoemakers went to an observatory n

3、ear San Diego，California to observe heavenly bodies till dawn. 故事發(fā)生在1993年3月的一個夜晚。蘇梅克夫婦到加利福尼亞圣迭戈附近的一座天文臺去觀測天體，直到黎明。,4. Something further must be done to the amplified signals before they can be sent to the transmitting antenna. 對于放大了的信號，必須作進(jìn)一步的處理后，才能把它們饋送到發(fā)射天線上去。,二、條件狀語從句 可相應(yīng)譯成表示條件或表示假設(shè)的分句，例如翻譯成:“如果，

4、要是”等引導(dǎo)的分句。 5. Sometimes this fall，if all goes well，a revolutionary new undersea vessel will be lowered gently into the waters of Monterey Bay for its maiden voyage. 今年秋天，如果一切順利的話，一只革命性新潛艇將輕輕在蒙特利海灣下水，進(jìn)行它的第一次航行。,6. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor，it cannot save the few who are rich

5、. 自由社會要是不能幫助眾多的窮人，也就無法挽救少數(shù)富人。 7. The amount of deformation is directly proportional to the applied stress provided the force does not exceed a certain limit. 如果外力不超過某一限度的話，那么形變量與外力成正比。,三、原因狀語從句（1）譯成表示原因的分句,8. It doesnt boil，despite temperatures reaching up to400degrees C，because it is under terrific

6、 pressure. 盡管溫度可高達(dá)攝氏400度，水卻因?yàn)樘幱诟邏褐露粫序v。,（2）譯成表示結(jié)果的分句,9. You “jump on the bandwagon” when you decide to support a candidate because public opinion studies show he is likely to win. 如果民意調(diào)查顯示某個侯選人很可能會取勝，因此你決定支持他，你就“跳上了宣傳車”。,10. He says computer manufacturers used to be more worried about electromagne

7、tic interference，so they often put blocks of material inside to absorb stray signals. 他說過去的計(jì)算機(jī)生產(chǎn)商往往更擔(dān)心電磁干擾，所以他們常常內(nèi)置一層材料來吸收雜散信號。,四、讓步狀語從句 （1）譯成表示“讓步”的分句。如“雖然但是，盡管”等。 11. Although humans are the most intelligent creature on earth，anything humans can do，Nature has already done better and in far，far les

8、s space. 雖然人類是地球上最聰明的生物，人能創(chuàng)造一切，但大自然更富于創(chuàng)造性，早已創(chuàng)造出比人類創(chuàng)造的更好更小巧的東西。,12. While industrial lasers today are most often used for cutting，welding，drilling and measuring，the lasers light can be put to a much different use: separating isotopes（同位素）to produce nuclear fuel. 雖然今天的工業(yè)激光器最經(jīng)常用于切割、焊接、鉆孔和測量，但激光可以用于與此迥異

9、的用途:分離同位素以生產(chǎn)核燃料。,（2）譯成條件句 由no matter引導(dǎo)的從句可以譯為以“不論，不管，無論”等做關(guān)聯(lián)詞的條件分句。例如: 13. No matter how carefully you move your hand toward a fly，the insect will dart off almost every time. 不管你多么小心翼翼地把手伸向一只蒼蠅，差不多每次它都飛走。,五、目的狀語從句 （1）將表示目的的從句前置 14. For example，a film can slow down the formation of crystals so that s

10、tudents can study the process. 例如，為了能讓學(xué)生研究這一過程，電影可以放慢演示晶體的形成過程。 15. There must be device non-linearity in order that such a phenomenon could be possible. 為了使這一現(xiàn)象有可能發(fā)生，就必須存在器件的非線性。,（2） 表示目的的從句后置 16. In addition，the cameraman must have a knowledge of composition so that the arrangement of the people a

11、nd objects in each shot will produce the desired effect. 另外，攝影師必須具備合成的知識，以便安排好每個鏡頭中的人和物來達(dá)到預(yù)期的效果。,經(jīng)典例題,17. Since most TV “action-adventure” dramas occurs in urban settings，the fear they inspire may contribute to the current flight of the middle class from our cities. 由于電視播放的大多數(shù)“動作片”、“冒險(xiǎn)片”以城市為背景，由此引起的

12、恐懼感正促使中產(chǎn)階級逃離城市。,18. Although at first sight the legislation appears to obstruct what might otherwise be a simple process，it actually exists to facilitate the purchase，while protecting the creditors（so far as company law is concerned.） 雖然乍一看，這個法律似乎妨礙本來可能很簡單的程序，但實(shí)際上這個法律的存在卻使購買變得便利，同時(shí)（就公司法而言）也保護(hù)債權(quán)人。,19

13、. While there can be no question of considering education in isolation from science，technology，culture and information，as a social practice that may involve all the members of society in one way or another，education has its own characteristics. 毫無疑問，我們可以脫離科學(xué)、技術(shù)、文化和信息，把教育作為以某種方式涉及社會全體成員的一種社會實(shí)踐來加以考查，但

14、教育畢竟還有自己的特點(diǎn)。,20. Lifts stopped working，so that even if you were lucky enough not to be trapped between two floors，you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs. 電梯停了，因此即使你幸而沒有被困在兩個樓層中間，你也得去完成一項(xiàng)不愉快的任務(wù)，即摸黑往下走百級樓梯。,Exercise: 1. The first two must be equal for all wh

15、o are being compared，if any comparison in terms of intelligence is to be made. 如果要從智力方面進(jìn)行任何比較的話，那么對所有被比較者來說，前兩個因素必須是一樣的。,2. New forms of thought as well as new subjects for thought must arise in the future as they have in the past，giving rise to new standards of elegance. 同過去樣，將來必然會出現(xiàn)新的思維方式和新的思維對象，給

16、完美以新的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。,3. If the small hot spots look as expected，that will be a triumph for yet another scientific idea，a refinement of the Big Bang called the inflationary universe theory. 假如那些小熱點(diǎn)看上去同預(yù)計(jì)的一致，那就意味著又一科學(xué)論說的勝利，這種論說即更完美的大爆炸論，亦稱宇宙膨脹說。,4. While there are almost as many definitions of history as there ar

17、e historians，modern practice most closely conforms to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past. 幾乎每個歷史學(xué)家對史學(xué)都有自己的界定，但現(xiàn)代史學(xué)家的實(shí)踐最趨向于認(rèn)為歷史學(xué)是試圖重現(xiàn)過去的重大史實(shí)并對其做出解釋。,5. If，like most of mankind，you have strong convictions on many such matters，there are ways

18、in which you can make yourself aware of your own prejudice. 如果你和大多數(shù)人一樣，迷信諸如此類的事情，那么可以使你意識到自己偏見的辦法是不少的。,6. Every time you try to answer a question that asks why，you engage in the process of causal analysisyou attempt to determine a cause or series of causes for a particular effect. 每當(dāng)你試圖回答一個問及“為什么”的問

19、題時(shí)，你就是在進(jìn)行因果分析了。也就是說，你正努力尋找決定某個結(jié)果的某個原因或一系列原因。,7. While not every scientific fact is a numerical one，nor every scientific theory a predictor of numerical magnitudes，so many are that we cannot conceive of modern science without the process of measurement. 盡管不是每門科學(xué)事實(shí)都是用數(shù)字來表示的，也不是每一條科學(xué)理論都是數(shù)字大小的預(yù)測器，但是用數(shù)字表示的是如此之多，以致如果沒有計(jì)量我們就不可能設(shè)想有現(xiàn)代科學(xué)。,8. Where it is dry so much of the time that