例句选自Economist、The New York Times等主流外刊,词汇解释及例句源于牛津词典和柯林斯词典。
CATTI考试中翻译选材常源于Economist、The New York Times等主流外刊,因此,平日学习中,外刊积累必不可少。
例:Donald Trump accused Biden of being so enslaved to the left that he was pushing the left-wing policies, such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, that belonged to the Democratic rivals he trounced in his party’ s primaries.
语法剖析:
Donald Trump accused Biden of being so enslaved to the left(主干)that(that为结果状语从句)he was pushing the left-wing policies, such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, that(that引导定语从句,先行词为the left-wing policies)belonged to the Democratic rivals//he trounced in his party’s primaries.(定语从句,rivals和he之间省略了作trounce宾语的关系代词that/who)
词汇详解:
1. accuse
[动词 + 名词短语] ~ sb (of sth) to say that sb has done sth wrong or is guilty of sth 控告;控诉;谴责
例1:She accused him of lying.
她指责他说谎。
例2:The government was accused of incompetence.
政府被指责无能。
同义词辨析:
accuse, charge 这两个动词均有"指控,谴责"之意。
accuse 普通用词,正式或非正式场合,私人或法律上均可用。被指控的情节可轻可重。常与of连用。
charge 常与accuse换用,但charge多指较严重的错误或罪行,而且往往向法庭提出正式起诉。
2. enslave
[动词 + 名词短语][常用被动态]
①to make sb a slave 使成为奴隶;奴役
例:They've been enslaved and had to do what they were told...
他们已经沦为奴隶,不得不听从命令做事。
②~ sb/sth (to sth) (formal) to make sb/sth completely depend on sth so that they cannot manage without it 使受控制;征服;制伏
例:It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work.
如果男人和女人都被工作所束缚,那将会是一场悲剧。
3. trounce
[动词 + 名词短语](formal) to defeat sb completely 彻底打败;击溃
例:Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final.
在决赛中巴西队以5:1狂胜意大利队。
短语积累:
1. push sth aside:to avoid thinking about sth 不考虑;不去想
例:He pushed aside the feelings of fear.
他排除了恐惧。
2. push for sth | push sb for sth:to repeatedly ask for sth or try to make sth happen because you think it is very important (向某人)反复要求,施压争取…
例:The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods.
压力集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。
3. push your luck | push it/things: (informal) to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past (由于过去的成功过关)再冒一次险,继续碰运气
例:You didn't get caught last time, but don't push your luck!
上次没被逮住,但你不要再心存侥幸了!
参考译文:
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