Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter. Part Ⅳ TranslationDirections: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Not everybody feels the same way about cars. To some, cars are just machines on wheels. These people hunt for the best value. They look for vehicles that are not only affordable but also reliable, gas efficient, reasonably safe and not too expensive to repair. To some, cars are emotional extensions of their owners. Think about the excitement when one looks at a luxury car. The status, speed and wealth represented by such a car are certainly attractive. There is also a special class of car owners. To them, modern day vehicles are artistic disasters—tasteless and boring. The only real cars are those vehicles they see in movies in their grandparents' time. These cars may be really antique but not ugly.
每个人对汽车都有不同的看法。对某些人而言,汽车只不过是装有轮子的机器。这些人会寻找最有价值的汽车。他们所寻找的是购买得起而且也可靠、省油、足够舒适、相当安全,并且维修费用不太高的汽车。对有些人而言,汽车是车主情感上的延伸。想想看到一辆豪车时的兴奋之感,它所带来的对地位、速度和财富的认同的确颇具诱惑。此外,还有另一族群的车主。他们把现代的汽车视为艺术的败类——单调又乏味。对他们而言,那些我们从祖父辈时代的影片上看到的古董老爷车才真正称得上汽车。这些车虽然古老但并不丑陋。
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1.第一句:本句是一个简单句。原句为否定句,直译为“不是每个人都对汽车有相同的看法”,翻译时运用正反译法,反说正译,译为“每个人对汽车都有不同的看法”,使句子更符合中文的表达习惯。
2.第二句、第三句:这两句都是简单句。第二句中,to some置于句首,翻译时注意补充完整,译为“对某些人而言”。第三句中,hunt for意为“捕猎”,这里译为“寻找”。“the+形容词”表示同一类人或物,the best value在这里指“最有价值的汽车”。
3.第四句:本句是一个复合句。原句主干为They look for vehicles,that引导定语从句,修饰vehicles。定语从句中包括not only...but also...结构,串联起五个形容词,翻译时将定语从句提前翻译。
4.第五句:本句是一个简单句。原句与第二句结构相同,顺译即可。emotional extensions译为“情感延伸”。
5.第六句:本句是一个复合句。when引导定语从句,修饰excitement,译为“看到一辆豪车时的兴奋之感”。
6.第七句:本句是一个复合句。原句包括一个定语从句,represented前省略了which are。
7.第八句、第九句:这两句是简单句。artistic disasters译为“艺术的败类”。
8.第十句:本句是一个复合句。The only real cars are those vehicles是主句,翻译时灵活调整语序,译为“这些车才真正称得上汽车”,后面用一个定语从句修饰those vehicles。
9.第十一句:本句是一个简单句。antique译为“古老的”。