2010年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試寫作提高筆記(2)

　　65. "that's all there is to it"，意思是"也不過如此而已"。可根據(jù)上下文視情況處理。

　　If I'm touched, I'm touched-that's all there is to it.

　　66. "The chances are that…"是一句型，譯為"有可能……"。

　　The chances are you will never attempt that speed with poetry or want to race though some passages in fiction over which you wish to linger.

　　67. Feel, see, leave引起賓語的賓語補足語，或在被動語態(tài)中引起主語補足語的某些慣用句型，有時see和feel這兩個詞的被動式不大好譯。遇到這種情況應(yīng)挖掘其深層含義，不要拘泥于表面形式。

　　The education of the young is seen to be of primary importance.

　　68. 某此以no, nowhere, never, not…bout, not…any, nothing but, hardly, scarcely, seldom等否定詞語引出的一些結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　I never go past the theatre but I think of his last performance.

　　69. 某些用choice between, to know better, whether or, should have avoided(或done better)等表示從兩種做法中選取一種更好的做法

　　Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfil needs which have hitherto been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of libing.

　　70. 某些省略情況，應(yīng)清單確認(rèn)省略的內(nèi)容。

　　The country had grown rich, its commerce was large, and wealth did its natural work in making life softer and more worldly, commerce in deprovincializing the minds of those engaged in it.

　　71. 修飾成分(包括定語、定語從句、同位語從句等)多而長。

　　Across the court from the Manhattan apartment that I have occupied for the past few years is a dog that often hurls insults into the darkness, a few of which my dog refuses to accept and makes a tart reply.

　　72. 一些外位語，所謂外位修飾，指從句子結(jié)構(gòu)和內(nèi)容上不起主要信息表達(dá)功能的部分。其作用是從語氣和連接上下文等方面進行補充。在翻譯成漢語時，往往可獨立成句，外形上不保留修飾的痕跡。

　　Of course, nobody was hurt this time, because we had all been to dinner, none of us being novices excepting Hastings; and he having been informed by the minister at the time that he invited him that in deference to the English custom the had not provided any dinner.

　　一、~~~ the + ~ est + 名詞 + (that) + 主詞 + have ever + seen ( known/heard/had/read, etc)

　　~~~ the most + 形容詞 + 名詞 + (that) + 主詞 + have ever + seen ( known/heard/had/read, etc)

　　例句：Helen is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.

　　海倫是我所看過最美麗的女孩。

　　Mr. Chang is the kindest teacher that I have ever had.

　　張老師是我曾經(jīng)遇到最仁慈的教師。

　　二、Nothing is + ~~~ er than to + V Nothing is + more + 形容詞 + than to + V

　　例句：Nothing is more important than to receive education.

　　沒有比接受教育更重要的事。

　　三、~~~ cannot emphasize the importance of ~~~ too much.(再怎么強調(diào)...的重要性也不為過。) 例句：We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much.

　　我們再怎么強調(diào)保護眼睛的重要性也不為過。

　　四、There is no denying that + S + V ...(不可否認(rèn)的...)

　　例句：There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.

　　不可否認(rèn)的，我們的生活品質(zhì)已經(jīng)每況愈下。

　　五、It is universally acknowledged that + 句子~~ (全世界都知道...)

　　例句：It is universally acknowledged that trees are indispensable to us.

　　全世界都知道樹木對我們是不可或缺的。

　　六、There is no doubt that + 句子~~ (毫無疑問的...)

　　例句：There is no doubt that our educational system leaves something to be desired.

　　毫無疑問的我們的教育制度令人不滿意。

　　七、An advantage of ~~~ is that + 句子 (...的優(yōu)點是...)

　　例句：An advantage of using the solar energy is that it won't create (produce) any pollution. 使用太陽能的優(yōu)點是它不會制造任何污染。

　　八、The reason why + 句子 ~~~ is that + 句子 (...的原因是...)

　　例句：The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can provide us with fresh air./ The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can supply fresh air for us.

　　我們必須種樹的原因是它們能供應(yīng)我們新鮮的空氣。

　　九、So + 形容詞 + be + 主詞 + that + 句子 (如此...以致于...)

　　例句：So precious is time that we can't afford to waste it. 時間是如此珍貴，我們經(jīng)不起浪費它。

　　　　　　　通關(guān)必備：2010年英語四六級寫作高分技巧