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●真题长难句
His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.(2017翻译第二题)
劈树:本句有四个谓语部分,“should end”,“may believe”,“is”,“do not need”,所以可以切分为四个分句。
第一分句为: His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those;
第二分句为: who may believe;
第三分句为: that the global position of English is so stable;
第四分句为:that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities;
造竹:第一分句为主句; 第二分句为“who”引导的定语从句;第三分句为“that”引导的宾语从句;第四分句为“that”引导的状语从句。
难词(词组)及在句中的含义:
self-contentedness (自我满足感)
第一分句: His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those;
“His analysis”指代上文“Those realistic possibilities are highlighted in the study presented by David Graddol.”中的“David Graddol”,可以翻译为“David Graddol的分析”;
翻译时,将“therefore”提前,放在句首;
第一分句翻译为:因此,David Graddol的分析应该会终结一些人的任何自我满足感;
第二分句:who may believe;
第二分句翻译为:他们这些人可能认为;
第三分句:that the global position of English is so stable;
“the global position of English”含义为“英文在世界上的地位”;
第三分句翻译为:英文在世界上的地位是如此稳固;
第四分句:that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities;
第三、四分句有“so...that”结构;“that”引导结果状语从句,翻译为“以至于”;
第四分句翻译为:以至于英国的年轻一代无需任何其它语言能力;
原文回顾:His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.
全句翻译为:因此,David Graddol的分析应该会终结一些人的任何自我满足感,他们这些人可能认为英文在世界上的地位是如此稳固,以至于英国的年轻一代无需任何其它语言能力。
句式结构考点:定语从句;宾语从句;结果状语从句;
难度级别:
短语背诵:
self-contentedness among those
do not need additional language capabilities
●明日预告
many countries are introducing English into the primary-school curriculum but British schoolchildren and students do not appear to be gaining greater encouragement to achieve fluency in other languages.(2017翻译第三题)
●智慧点滴
In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.
到头来,我们是由自己的选择所决定的,让自己成为一个伟大故事的主人公吧