翻译练习D22

1.虽然他深知吸烟有害健康，但他对我们要他戒烟的忠告却置若罔闻。(aware)

我:Although he is aware that smoking is harmful to health, he always pretends not hearing our advice of giving up smoking.

参考译文:Tough he is aware that smoking is harmful to health, he is always turning a deaf ear to our advice that he give up smoking.

考点一：be aware of …的用法

考点二：be harmful to …的用法

考点三：对……置若罔闻(turn a deaf ear to)

2.那位学者刚回到祖国就被任命为这家享有盛誉的公司的顾问。(shortly after)

我：Shortly after the scholar returned his country, he was appointed as a consultant of the prestigious company.

参考译文：Shortly after the scholar returned to his motherland, he was appointed (as) consultant of the company with a good reputation.

考点一：被任命为 be appointed as …

考点二：consultant的拼写

3.经理今天心情不好，我刚才被他平白无故骂了一顿。(mood)

我：The manager is in bad mood today. I was scolded without any reason just now.

参考译文：The manager is in a bad mood today and just now he scolded me/I was scolded by him without any reason/for no reason at all.

考点一：心情不好(be in bad mood)

考点二：“平白无故”一词的翻译

4.他对那个作家一无所知，只知道他曾经出版过几本恐怖小说。(except)

我：He knows nothing about the writer except that he published some horrible novels.

参考译文：She knows nothing about that writer except that he used to public a few horror novels.

考点一：expect的用法

考点二：“恐怖小说”的翻译