增词翻译练习

增词翻译练习:

在黑体词前后增加动词:

1. They talked for almost eight hours, through dinner and well into the night.

2. “Nobody could count on his restraint or rationality.” he said.

在黑体词前增加形容词:

3. With the meeting to begin in just a couple of hours, I hadn’t the time to worry about such trifles.

4. “I’ll make a man of him,” said Jack. “College is the place.”

在黑体词前增加副词:

5. They lingered long over his letter.

6. Tremaine sank down with his face in his hands.

在黑体词后增加名词:

7. He began to see things and to understand.

8. The invading troops looted and raped wherever they went.

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在黑体词前增加名词:

9. He was wrinkled and black, with scant gray hair.

10. Stephen came out of the hot mill into the damp wind and cold wet streets, haggard and worn.

在黑体词后增加量词:

11. This too was a complete lie.

12. Into the dim clouds was swimming a crescent moon.

13. Herb gave her a sly look.

在黑体词后增加助词:

14. “All that made this Christmas Day was my knowing it was.”

15. The little boy had brought with him knife, scissors and what not, tinkling in his pocket.

在黑体词前增加表数量的词:

16. Very acute problems exist among them.

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17. They drove in a black limousine, past groves of birch trees and endless rows of

identical new buildings.

在黑体词前增加副词:

18. I knew it quite well as I know it now.

19. Jerry looked older than his age, for he had had a hard life.

补充句中已省略的部分:

20. “How shall I do it?”

“Just as you wish.”

21. Mr. Morrison took over as Director, Mr. White as Vice-director.

22. He did not really represent their opinions to the higher-ups, although he claimed he did.

23. The guard inside the prison had no guns. But those in the towers did.

通过增词表达含蓄条件:

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24. Any leak, even at this late date, could have tremendous international repercussions.

25. The bridge was painted dull green color. Under any other circumstances I probably would have found it ugly.

通过增词使抽象名词具体化:

26. His arrogance made everybody dislike him.

27. There had been an ease of international tensions.

28. Preparations for the conference had been plagued by many problems.

增添必要的概括性词语:

29. They talked about inflation, unemployment and environmental pollution.

30. Thus he grew in body and soul.

31. The following Sunday was a bright autumn day, clear and cool.

32. He stepped to the platform and paused: a little dingy station, a small crowd of people.

通过增词更完整地表达句义:

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33. A late November sun was breaking through the cloud.

34. Little did he expect that they should encounter a Waterloo when news of victory was still pouring in.

35. Cook was excellent and she did everything well.

36. She had been a servant in our family before I was born and had been nurse to my sisters Marie and Yvonne and to me.

37. She did it like the clever girl which she undoubtedly is.

38. In the first place I don’t want to, in the second place I can’t afford to.

39. Most lovely flowers everywhere greet the eye, and most fragrant perfumes fill the air.

40. The surface on which we walk is the ground, or indoors, the floor. As compared with the sea, it is the land, but as compared with the sky it is the earth.

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