一、句子翻译
(一) 词类转译
1. I am afraid I can’t teach you swimming. I think my little brother is a better teacher than I.
2. The two sides have exchanged letters for a long time for deeper understanding.
3. This is not John’s fault. He was against the plan from the very beginning.
4. When I first met my husband, I was still a stranger to
5. It is our GREat pleasure to note that our economy is developing vigorously.
（二）词的增译和省译
1. He did not really represent their opinions to the higher-ups, although he claimed he did.
2. His diligence, earnestness, carefulness and brilliance make him praised by all.
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4. One must make painstaking effort before one could succeed in mastering a foreign language.
5. Now that you’ve bought a new car, what are you going to do with the old one?
（三）分句和合句译法
1. His failure to observe the traffic regulations resulted in a serious accident.
2. Thinking that traditional Chinese medicine might help, he went to a hospital of the traditional Chinese medicine.
3. To my GREat surprise, he managed to accomplish the investigation only in a few hours.
4. Water is not only the most common liquid in the world, but it is also the most important.
5. The sense of relief among these people seems to have been enormous, and they danced on through the night.
（四）正说和反说译法
1. I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.
2. We arrived late at the theater, and missed the first act of the play.
3. The stranger had already gone before he hurried to the hotel.
4. The doctor lost no time in getting the sick man to hospital.
5. In the current world, people cannot live without being influenced by advertisements.
（五）被动句的译法
1. What measures have been or are being adopted by the local government to reduce air pollution?
2. Only those parts of the moon which are lighted up by the sun are bright.
3. The proposal was accepted by all the members of the committee.
4. Visitors are requested to deposit their bags before entering the exhibition hall.
5. Many of these questions would never have been asked if physics itself had not been put to use.
（六）从句的译法
1. I told the interesting story to Susan, who told it to her sister.
2. The software engineer bought the half million house, but the professor of sociology, whose salary is much lower, only bought a small apartment.
3. She pushed open the door gently and stole out of the room for fear that she should awake the baby.
4. There can be no doubt that she is competent for this job.
5. It is possible that he will participate in the contest.
二、段落翻译
（一）
All the wisdom of the ages, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us within the covers of books — but we must know how to avail ourselves of this treasure and how to get the most from it. The most unfortunate people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
（二）
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
（三）
It may be hard to believe that something as simple as talking with friends, feeling close to your parents or sharing thoughts openly can make such a powerful difference in your health. But many studies document that these things do.
（四）
So regardless of how intelligent or hard-working you were, if you were born a peasant you had little or no hope of ever owning a piece of land or your own home. All the land you worked and the hut you lived in were owned by either the local lord or the local church. You can imagine the power these two other classes might have over you because they literally determined how well or poorly you could live.
（五）
Among the students we interviewed, study times were strictly a matter of personal preference. Some worked late at night when the house was quiet. Others awoke early. Still others studied as soon as they came home from school when the work was fresh in their minds. All aGREed, however, on the need for consistency.
