Section III Translation

Directions:

Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)

I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was , what happened in the news and even the day of the week. I’ve been able to do this since I was four.

I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs my mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away reatly. When I think of a sad memory, I do what everyone does- try to put it to one side. I don’t think it’s harder for me just because my memory is clearer. Powerful memory doesn’t make my emotions any more acture or vivid. I can recall the day my grandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hosptibal the day before. I also remember that the musical paly Hamopened on the Broadway on the same day- they both just pop into my mind in the same way.

Section III Translation

46. 翻譯

參考譯文

從過去的53年間任選一天，我能立刻回想起當(dāng)時(shí)我身在何方，當(dāng)天新聞中發(fā)生何事，甚至那天是周幾。自從四歲，我就具備這種能力。

我從不會(huì)因大腦吸信息量過大而感到難以承受。我的大腦似乎可以處理它們，并將其有序地存儲(chǔ)于腦中。每當(dāng)憶及憂傷往事，和其他人一樣，我會(huì)盡量將其擱置一旁。我不認(rèn)為因?yàn)槲业挠洃浉鼮榍逦?，自己就比其他人更難做到此事。好記性并沒有讓我的情感體驗(yàn)更鮮活生動(dòng)。祖父去世那天的情景和之前那天我去醫(yī)院看望他時(shí)的傷心欲絕都?xì)v歷在目。我也還記得當(dāng)天在音樂劇《毛發(fā)》百老匯開場演出。這兩件事都以同樣的方式躍入我的腦海。

【解析】

1. I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, what happened in the news and even the day of the week.

【詞匯】instantly:立即、馬上;

【分析】句子主干為I can pick a date…and know…;賓語部分為where…,what…and even…。句子中并列結(jié)構(gòu)突出。

【譯文】從過去的53年間任選一天，我能立刻回想起當(dāng)時(shí)我身在何方，當(dāng)天新聞中發(fā)生何事，甚至那天是周幾。

2. I’ve been able to do this, since I was four.

【分析】句子主干為I’ve been able to do this, since 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句

【譯文】自從四歲，我就具備這種能力。

3. I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs.

【詞匯】overwhelmed:壓垮，壓倒，淹沒; absorb:吸收

【分析】句子主干為I never feel overwhelmed with…,省略關(guān)系詞的定語從句my brain absorbs作后置定語修飾information

【譯文】我從不會(huì)因大腦吸信息量過大而感到難以承受。

3. My mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away neatly.

【詞匯】cope:處理; store:存儲(chǔ); neatly:整齊的，整潔的

【分析】句子主干為My mind seems to be…and the information is…

【譯文】我的大腦似乎可以處理它們，并將其有序地存儲(chǔ)于腦中。

4. When I think of a sad memory, I do what everybody does---try to put it to one side.

【詞匯】think of:考慮，想起;

【分析】句子主干為I do what…what引導(dǎo)賓語從句，破折號后try to put it to one side對其進(jìn)行解釋說明;when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。

【譯文】每當(dāng)憶及憂傷往事，和其他人一樣，我會(huì)盡量將其擱置一旁。

5. I don’t think it’s harder for me just because my memory is clearer.

【詞匯】clear:清晰的

【分析】句子主干為I don’t think its harder for me, because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。It指代上句話內(nèi)容。

【譯文】我不認(rèn)為因?yàn)槲业挠洃浉鼮榍逦?，自己就比其他人更難做到此事。

6. Powerful memory doesn’t make my emotions any more acute or vivid.

【詞匯】powerful:強(qiáng)大的，權(quán)力大的; emotion:情感，情緒; acute:敏銳的，敏感的; vivid:生動(dòng)的，形象的

【分析】句子主干為Powerful memory doesn’t make…

【譯文】好記性并沒有讓我的情感體驗(yàn)更鮮活生動(dòng)

7. I can recall the day my grandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hospital the day before.

【詞匯】recall:回憶起，回想起

【分析】句子主干為I can recall the day…and the sadness…省略引導(dǎo)詞的定語從句my grandfather died作后置定語修飾the day;同樣省略引導(dǎo)詞的定語從句I felt修飾sadness(定語從句關(guān)系詞做賓語時(shí)可以省略);when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句對the sadness I felt進(jìn)行修飾。

【譯文】祖父去世那天的情景和之前那天我去醫(yī)院看望他時(shí)的傷心欲絕都?xì)v歷在目

8. I also remember that the musical play Hair opened on Broadway on the same day---they both just pop into my mind in the same way.

【詞匯】musical play:音樂劇; Hair:《毛發(fā)》(1968年上演，是對美國百老匯音樂劇的顛覆，獲得托尼獎(jiǎng)); Broadway:百老匯; pop:突然出現(xiàn)

【分析】句子主干I also remember that…,that 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句主干為the musical play Hair opened…;破折號后they指代前兩句話的內(nèi)容，表示同一天發(fā)生的兩件截然不同的事件，突出前面提到的好記性并未使我的情感體驗(yàn)更鮮活生動(dòng)。

【譯文】我也還記得當(dāng)天在音樂劇《毛發(fā)》百老匯開場演出。這兩件事都以同樣的方式躍入我的腦海。