2012年12月英語四級翻譯考前演練專題四

　　87._____________________________(多虧了一系列的新發(fā)明), doctors can treat this disease successfully.

　　答案：Thanks to a series of new inventions

　　解析：“多虧了”譯為“thanks to”;“一系列”譯為“a series of”

　　88.In my sixties, one change I notice is that__________________________(我比以前更容易累了).

　　答案：I am more likely to get tired than before.

　　解析：“be more likely to do”是“更容易……”的意思

　　89.I am going to pursue this course ,__________________(無論我要作出什么樣的犧牲)。

　　答案：whatever kind of sacrifice I have to make.

　　解析：“無論”譯作“whatever”或“no matter what”;“作犧牲”譯為“make sacrifice”

　　90.I would prefer shopping online to shopping in a department store because_________________________(它更加方便和省時).

　　答案：the former is more convenient and less time-consuming.

　　解析：也可用it is more convenient and time-saving.

　　91.Many Americans live on credit, and their quality of life ________________________(是用他們能夠借到多少來衡量的), not how much they can earn.

　　答案：is measured by how much they could borrow

　　解析：“衡量”用“measure”

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