2009年8月6日 星期四

實用中譯英句型/例句整理


- Most people look on computer programming as hard to learn.
- Businessmen consider making money as vital in a competitive environment.
- As a matter of fact, we could consider Mathematics as a universal language.
- Mathematics can be viewed as a shared language around the world.

- The fact that jogging is good for health cannot be denied.
- The idea that wealth can make people happy is wrong.
- The idea that considering education as the only way to be wealthy is too arbitrary.
- The principle that Statistics is used to predict the future is sometimes proven feasible.

- My father never goes to bed without reading a book.
- No one gets to know her without being moved by her miserable story.
- No typhoons rage through Taiwan without causing floods in mountainous areas and leading to many people’s suffering of homelessness.
- Everyone who tells the truth will be forgiven in the end.

- It is the fake snake that you saw in my garden last week.
- It is your curiosity that makes us be able to unveil this shocking secret swiftly.
- It is the location where the two trucks crashed into each other suddenly.

- The magazine borrowed from you disappeared.
- The image which is reflected from this deep pond is vivid.
- The person going to gymnasium with me every day is my coach.
- The reservoir supplying water to the entire city will be repaired due to malfunction.


- There are many dogs deserted on the street.
- There are many commuters lining up in the train station.
- There are many parks seriously polluted every year. (Many parks are seriously contaminated every year.)
- Trucks and buses are shuttling back and forth on the highway.

- It is impossible for my brother to pass the exam.
- It’s unconvincing for her to overcome the difficulty in such a short time.
- It’s inconvenient for me to go to that pharmacy to purchase the medicine which I used to take for my headache.
- It’s nice of you to bath my pet while I was on business.

- We stopped to consider whether this method could solve the puzzle.
- The fortune teller stopped telling us what would happen in the future.
- She stopped shopping in malls due to her unemployment.
- We stop to pretend doing experiment while the professor enters the lab.

- We used to arrive at the cabin before night fell.
- We are used to going shopping on weekends.
- The knife is used to substitute for the digging tool.
- He is used to fishing without bait.
- The company used to accused of sexual discrimination.
- Steel and concrete are used to build houses.
- When his red house stood on the hill, he used to cook outside.

- With the residents’ effort, the city crimes will not be increasing.
- With your assistance, we were able to complete the task on time.
- With the damages caused by the tornado, government has to allocate large budget onto road construction.
- With the graduation approaching, I keep searching for a proper job.

- I have applied for five times as many credit cards as he has.
- Our campus area is three times as large as yours. (Our campus area is two times bigger than yours.)
- My height is twice as much as yours. (I am twice as tall as you are.)
- The electricity consumption of our city is twice as much as it of Taipei. (Our city consumes twice as much electricity as Taipei does.)
- This kangaroo’s weight is three times as much as you do. (This kangaroo is three times as heavy as you are.)
- The speed of the typhoon which came last year is four times as fast as the one which just left. (The typhoon which came last year traveled four times as fast as the one which just left.)

- He must have retrograded in face of danger at that time.
- She must have disliked him, since she used to reject his presents.
- The homeless dog must be really hungry now, since it is swallowing the soup with pleasure.
- It must be the President’s decision, since that important plan has been changed all of a sudden.

- I would rather test the new machine first than operate it.
- We should moisten the glass used in the experiment rather than the pipe connected to the table.
- What brings us happiness is the knowledge about computer rather than computer games.
- You should rather confront all problems than escape from them.

- I prefer reforming the unjust system to living like a coward.
- They prefer mining the hill for ore to staying poor continuously.
- The government prefers spending a lot of time evaluating losses caused by typhoons to allocating a little budget to repair bridges.
- A lot of students prefer spending time on part-time jobs to focusing on their school work.

- The sick animal is getting better and better.
- The river near my house is becoming shallower and shallower.
- Your promise to me is getting vaguer and vaguer.
- As everybody knows, his teaching skills have grown more mature.

- Taking piano practice for example, it requires hard work.
- Taking programming for example, teenagers are crazy about computer games.
- Taking revolutionist for example, they sacrifice themselves without complaint.
- Taking parents for example, they always dedicate themselves to their family.

- No matter what happens, the space shuttle must be launched on time.
- No matter who you are, you cannot live without air.
- No matter how the teacher blamed her on her mistakes, she never regrets.
- No matter when you flatter your boss, he knows your attention.

- In spite of your wealth, you should not waste money.
- In spite of having rare opportunity to talk with your son, you should spend some time to accompany him.
- In spite of the fact that you lashed out on that tramp staying in the park, he remained unaffected.
- In spite of frequent complaint about overtimes, the employees still feel the company is quite good.

- Not until my father found out my mistake, did I apologize to him.
- Not until I took my brother to the amusement park for the first time, did I start criticizing his place.
- Not until the police comforted this woman, was here sorrow soothed.
- As an old saying goes, “Not until a person sees the Death, will he/she truly repent.”

- Only in Taiwan do many people feel happy.
- Only when I am unemployed, will I take care of kids at home.
- Only in summer is this machine clogged by grease accumulated.
- Only in freezing weather does it snow in this area.

- What a clever girl she is. (How clever a girl she is.)
- What a barren land that is.
- What a despicable person he is.
- What an agile ballerina she is.

- We took that he succeeded because of his hardship for granted.
- The elderly take it for granted that we should respect traditions.
- We take it for granted that it’s very humid in Taiwan.

- He is said to have been very handsome in his youth.
- It is said the hero I mentioned risks his life for rescuing others.
- It is thought that I was a little nervous in my previous speech.

- Computers make instant communication possible.
- That education policy makes knowledge enhancement possible.
- Such harsh torture makes it possible for the criminal to confess that he killed the mayor.

- No one, including the school’s principal, can mitigate my teacher’s punishment.
- Some schools send graduates bilingual diplomas, including the English version.
- Those older boys intimidated all kids, my son included, in the school.
- When the warden took office, the number of inmates, inclusive of my friend, was less than 50.

- Though everyone viewed him as a decent person, it doesn’t follow that he never made any mistake.
- The teacher pulled them apart before they started fighting, it followed that the fight was stopped.
- Our political party has mended all cleavage among different ranks, however, it doesn’t follow that we can stand in a united front in the coming election.
- This official condemned the cowardice of his party leader, but it doesn’t follow that the two will antagonize each other.

- He is a scholar as well as a professor.
- The captain demonstrated unbelievable courage as well as remarkable fortitude.
- The union as well as the management holds entirely different views on the issue of wage.
- Thanks to hardwork and sensible investment, he accumulated a great fortune.
- Not only the school master but also the teachers reprimanded those students who had insulted our country.

- In addition to taking care of her children, she has to look after her old mother.
- In addition to worrying about whether he could pass the entrance exam, he is anxious about if he could find a job after graduating from the university.
- In addition to encouraging the workers to go on a strike, the union defied the court order.
- In addition to copper, many other metals are good conductors as well.

- He insisted that we accept these gifts.
- He insisted that we donate money to aid refugees.
- The police demanded that we understand the necessity of this precaution.

- I asked her to get in touch with the professor as soon as possible.
- I advise her to receive medical treatment as soon as possible to alleviate soothe the pain.
- The author allowed the critics to point out problematic chapters to revise this book.
- That sympathetic old man advised the clerk not to inveigle that poor girl into buying the fake.

- In my opinion, we should protect deserted animals.
- In my opinion, we should get rid of the bad habit of smoking.
- I am of the opinion that the police should torture him for his confession.
- In my opinion, the body should be cremated.

- No sooner had I begun to smoke than my father entered my room.
- No sooner did I get my car washed than it starts raining.
- No sooner had this town been beleaguered than the people’s life became miserable.

- We will get along with our enemies as long as they don’t offend us.
- As long as human nature remains, there will always be some evil people among a group of good ones.
- As long as living with him, everyone is afraid of his bad influences.
- As long as being accompanied by her stern father, the lady could only hint rather than utter her preference.

- He swam fast so as to catch up with the boat.
- We turned down their proposal in order to make them reconsider the previous plan.
- She lied about her illness so as not to participate in this project.

- Once a computer was invented, information technology began.
- Once his business failed, he started yearning for the simple, rural life.
- Once a highway is built, small towns will suddenly become prosperous.
- Once we are completely frank with them, they will think our behavior as foolish.

- We saw nothing but total anarchy in the country after the military coup.
- He feels nothing but antipathy bout miniskirts.
- Te gust destroyed nothing but many houses.
- Among all vegetables, he likes nothing but spinach.

- He is the last person to tell the truth.
- A true mother is the last person to ask her child for returns.
- She is the last person to accept the financial assistance from the enemies.
- He is always the last person to pay, when we chip in for a friend’s birthday.


[摘自 "輕輕鬆鬆中譯英" 一書]