英译汉试题中常见的重要短语及典型句型(1)
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1. (2) ... not so much that.....as (but) that...... 与其说……还不如说…… (4) ... might as well ... as..... 与其说……还不如说…… 例1：He is not so much a teacher as a scholar. 译文：与其说他是老师，还不如说是学者。(注意翻译时动作的对象) 例2：It wasn"t so much his appearance I liked as his personality. 译文：与其说我喜欢他的外表，不如说我喜欢他的品格。 例3：It"s not so much that I don"t want to come but I just haven"t got the time. 译文：倒不是因为我不想来，而是我根本没有时间。 例4：He didn"t so much as say thank you after all we"d done for him. 译文：我们为他干了那么多事，他甚至连谢谢都没有说一声。 例5：You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him. 译文：与其将钱借给他，还不如把钱丢进大海。(注意翻译时动作的对象) [注意]：more ... than ... 1) she is more beautiful than her sister. 她比她姐姐漂亮。 2) George is more intelligent than aggressive. 与其说乔治言行放肆，不如说他聪颖过人。 以上第1)句是more... than结构的一般用法，即在两个不同的事物之间就同一方面作比较；而第2)句是就同一个人的两个不同方面作比较。因此要译成“与其说……还不如说……”。 more...than结构在上述1) 2)两句中的用法也适用于less ... than结构，得出相反的含义： 例如： 1) John is less daring than quick-witted. 与其说约翰胆大，不如说他脑子灵活。 2) George was less intelligent than aggressive. 与其说乔治聪颖过人，不如说他言行放肆。 2.几个不定代词的固定搭配： have none of: 不参加；不准；不接受 I will have none of your stupid ideas! 我才不接受你那愚蠢的想法！ He was offered a job but he said he’d have none of it. 他有一个工作机会，但他说他不接受。 none but (=nothing but): 只有 (=only) None but the brave deserves the fair. 只有英雄才配得上美人。 She chose none but the best. 她只选最好的。 She is nothing but a child. 她只不过是个孩子。 none other than: (表示惊讶)不是别人，正是…… (= no one else but) It’s none other than Tom! We thought you were in Africa. none the +比较级词+ for: 毫不，一点也不 He spent 2 weeks in hospital but he’s none the better for it. 他在医院里待了两个星期，但一点也没好转。 My car is none the worse for wear. 我的车子一点也没有损耗。 none the wiser: 不知情 If we take only one piece of cake, mother will be none the wiser. 如果我们只拿一小块蛋糕，母亲是不会知道的。 |
