英语翻译技巧之定语从句的翻译（1）

1、英语翻译技巧之定语从句的翻译（1）1将下列含有限制性定语从句的复合句译成汉语：1） Everything that is around us is matter我们周围的一切都是物质2） He is the only one among us that knows French他是我们中唯一懂法语的人。3） I know the reason why he came late我知道他来迟的原因。4） Certain ideas， principles， and laws often form the foundation on which other ideas， principles and

2、 laws of a science are constructed一些思想、原则和法律往往会成为其他思想、原则和法律赖以形成的基础。5） Stainless steels must contain a minimum of 10% chromium This is the reason why they are stainless不锈钢至少要含有10%的铬，这就是不锈钢不生锈的原因。6） Electrical energy that is supplied to a lamp can be turned into light energy供照明的电能可以转化为光能。7） An electri

3、c field is a space where an electric force exists电场就是电力存在的空间。8） The house whose roof was damaged has now been repaired屋顶坏了的房子现在已经修好。9） Shanghai is the place where he was born上海是他出生的地方。10） The people who worked for him lived in mortal fear of him在他手下工作的人对他怕的要死。11） The force that causes everything to

4、fall toward the ground is called gravity使所有物体落向地面的力称为重力。12） Substances which allow electricity to flow through freely are called conductors电流能顺利通过的物体称为导体。13） The car whose engine broke down was bought last month发动机坏掉的那辆车是上个月买的。14） A rocket engine can work in space where there is no air火箭发动机能在没有空气的太空

5、中工作。15） We could not really feel satisfied， calm or in agreement with the situation with which we are faced at the beginning of this session of the General Assembly我们对本界联大开始时所面临的局势难以感到满意，也难以感到心安理得。16） They are striving for the ideal which is close to the heart of every Chinese and for which， in the

6、past， many Chinese have laid down their lives他们正在为实现一个理想而努力，这个理想是每个中国人所珍爱的，在过去，许多中国人曾为这个理想而牺牲了自己的生命。17） He unselfishly contributed his uncommon talents and indefatigable spirit to the struggle which today brings those aims within the reach of a majority of the human race他把自己非凡的才智和不倦的精力无私地献给了这种斗争，这种斗

7、争今天以使人类中大多数人可以达到这些目标。18） He said there was never anything happening in his family he was ashamed of他说他们家可从来没有出现过见不得人的事儿。19） There is a man downstairs who wants to see you楼下有人要见你。20） There are some countries in the world where there is little rain at any time世界上有些国家终年少雨。2将下列含有非限制性定语从句的复合句译成汉语：1） Silv

8、er is a conductor， which allows electric current to flow easily银是一种导体，它可以让电流很容易地通过。2） Days and nights are very long on the moon， where one day is as long as two weeks on the earth月球上的白天和黑夜都相当长，那里的一天等于地球上的两周。3） Metals are very strong and can be made into any required shapes， which makes it possible t

9、o be widely used in industry金属坚硬，又可加工成任何所需的形状，这使它能在工业上得以广泛应用。4） Transistors， which are small in size， can make previously large and bulky radios light and small体积小的晶体管使先前那种大而苯的收音机变得既轻又小。（前置）5） He liked his sister， who was warm and pleasant， but he did not like his brother， who was aloof and arrogant

10、他喜欢热情愉快的妹妹，而不喜欢冷漠高傲的哥哥。（前置）6） You can break up a beam of incoherent light with a prism， which is made of glass你能用玻璃制的棱镜分解一束非相干光。（前置）7） Mr Smith， who came to see me yesterday， is a relative of my wifes史密斯先生昨天来看过我，他是我妻子的亲戚。（独立句）8） Machine tools have various uses， one of which is to make holes in metal

11、机床有多种用途，其中之一是在金属上钻孔。（后置）9） After dinner， four key negotiators resumed their talks， which continued well into the night饭后，四个主要谈判人物再继续进行会谈，一直谈到深夜。10） Like charges repel， but opposite ones attract， which is one of the fundamental laws of electricity同性电荷相斥，异性电荷相吸，这是电的基本法则之一11） She has two brothers， who

12、are both doctors她有两个兄弟。他们都是医生。（独立句）12） We will put off the party until next week， when we wont be so busy我们把聚会推迟到下星期。那时我们不会这样忙。（独立句）13） Semiconductor is a new kind of material， which has found a wide use in electronic industry半导体是一种新型材料，已广泛应用于电子工业。14） There are some new terms in the article， the mea

13、nings of which may be difficult to the students这篇文章中有些新的术语，它们的意思可能使学生感到困难。15） Galileo， who made the first telescope， died in 1624伽利略死于1642 年，他制造了第一架望远镜。16） The most important form of energy is electric energy， which is widely used in our daily life电能是最重要的能量形式，它广泛用于我们的日常生活中。17） Burgess and Richard Ho

14、agland contacted Carl Sagan， who greeted the idea enthusiastically伯吉斯和理查德。霍格兰同卡尔。萨根取得了联系，卡尔满腔热情地接受了这个想法。18） He had talked to Nixon， who assured him that everything that could be done would be done他和尼克松谈过话。尼克松向他保证，凡是能够做到的都会竭尽全力去做。19） Once was a violent thunderstorm， the worst I had ever seen， which obscured my objective有一次是暴风骤雨，