2015英语六级翻译指导及练习(41)

　　Exercise Forty-One

　　1. Our enemies watch their time and _______________.

　　2. Mr. Jack walked out on his wife and _______________.

　　3. Mrs. Beck ________________since she was collapsed.

　　4. He has no money，so he _______________.

　　5. The runner ________________for mens 100-meter dash at games because he was found to have taken stimulants.

　　1. try in vain to stage a comeback

　　解析：watch their time表示伺机而动、等待时机。watch在这里含贬义。妄图本身具有很强的感情色彩，它包括这样两层意思：第一，试图做某事;第二，这种尝试是徒劳的。因此，在翻译时一定要注意译文的准确性。译文中的in vain意思即为徒劳的，无效的。东山再起也是一个惯用表达，英语可以说stage a comeback，stage作动词，表示筹备、策划;comeback是一个复合词，表示恢复、复原。

　　2. left home with his children

　　解析：本句是一个并列复合句，由and连接。前半句谓语动词是walked，后半句谓语动词是离开，而带着他的孩子作为伴随状语说明离开了家的状态，可以用with+名词或bringing+名词的结构。本句还有一个难点是固定短语walk out on sb.的用法，意思是抛弃某人、离开某人，如：You want to walk out on me when I badly need you.

　　3. has been under the care of her husband

　　解析：since暗示前面动作的延续性，本句意为：自从贝克太太身体垮下来之后，就一直受到丈夫的照管。句子需填入部分要用现在完成时。collapse有时也可以指精神的崩溃。如：Being pressed too much，one would collapse.

　　4. had to swallow his words

　　解析：本题考查对习语swallow ones words的理解，swallow指吞咽，所以很多考生会望文生义，认为swallow ones words意思是食言。食言是指说过的话不算话，不讲信用，因此应该英译成break ones promise或break ones words。

　　5. was deprived of his gold medal

　　解析：本句意为：因为有人发现这位赛跑运动员在赛前吃了激素，他被剥夺掉了100米冲刺的金牌。被剥夺可以选用be deprived of或be stripped of，大家要注意区别deprive和derive的区别。两者含义不同。Derive表示得自、起源，常与from搭配使用。如：Many English words were originally derived from Latin.