2014年12月大学英语四级考试翻译实例解析(二十九)

　　2014年12月大学英语四级考试翻译实例解析(二十九)

　　1. We hope the new machine will work faster, ____________________ .

　　2. Alex has the habit of reading a newspaper ____________________ .

　　3. Tom has stuck a vocabulary list on the kitchen wall ____________________ .

　　4. He took a reading course and learned some speed-reading skills,____________________ .

　　5. An exchange student from British University, Amanda learned to do taijiquan ____________________ .

　　6. They know how to make the most of their abilities,____________________ .

　　7. He likes to listen to light music ____________________ .

　　8. Learn and master the secrets of A students ____________________ .

　　翻译解析：

　　1. thus cutting down on our costs

　　2. while eating / having / taking breakfast

　　3. so that he can memorize a couple of new words every day while cooking his meals

　　4. thus greatly increasing his reading speed

　　5. while studying Chinese modern history at Peking University

　　6. thus being able to do / perform very well in their work

　　7. while doing his homework

　　8. so that you can become one, too