2．1．8　Convert English Verbs into Chinese Nouns英语动词...

2．1．8　Convert English Verbs into Chinese Nouns英语动词转换成汉语名词

Compare and study the following sentences，and find how the underlined English words are converted into Chinese nouns．

The man I saw at the party looked and talked like an American．

　我在聚会上见到的那个人，外表和谈吐都像美国人。

He was motivated by a desire to reach a compromise．

　他的动机是希望达成某种妥协。

Most U．S．spy satellites are designed to burn up in the earth＇s atmosphere after completing their missions．

　美国绝大多数间谍卫星，按其设计是在完成使命后在大气层中焚毁。

As the war progressed，he would symbolize their frustrations，the embodiment of all evils．

　随着战争的进行，他成了他们受挫的象征，成了一切坏事的化身。

Comments In English，many verbs derived from nouns like “symbolize”in the last sentence can be usually converted into Chinese nouns because they hardly can be translated literally．And some verbs transformed from nouns can be converted Chinese nouns like“motivate” ，“design” ，“look” and“talk”in the first three sentences．