3．1．12 Exercises练习
Ⅰ．Sentence translation．
A)Translate the following，paying attention to connotative negation．
1．I have failed to convince him of his error．(verb—be unsuccessful in)
2．Under fifty people were there．(preposition—less than，fewer than)
3．She always seemed too busy in the house．(too—more than enough)
4．The stranger had already gone before he hurried to the hotel．(before—earlier than the time when…)
5．I＇ll do it now before I forget it．(conjunction)
6．The point slipped my attention．(verb)
7．He is not stupid，merely ignorant．(adjective)
8．The explanation is pretty thin．(adjective)
9．It was beyond his power to sign such a contract．(preposition)
10．He is above corruption．(preposition)
11．I will not go unless I hear from him．(conjunction)
12．The guerrillas would fight to death before they surrendered．(conjunction)
13．I should do the work rather than you．(conjunction)
14．I love you more than I could say．(conjunction)
B)Translate the following，paying attention to the underlined parts．
1．Suddenly he heard a sound behind him，and realized he was not alone in the garage．(there was someone else besides him)
2．You can never be too careful about English-Chinese translation．(more than enough)
3．It was not until 1972 that Charles Chaplin was welcome back to receive an award—the award of an Oscar．(later than the time when…)
4．The American leaders believed that their cause could not win unless they had the confidence of other peoples．
5．The effects of some medicine are not immediate．
6．There is nothing like jogging as a means of exercise．
7．She is no less diligent than her sister．
8．I have no more than ten dollars in my pocket．
9．We cannot be too careful in doing experiments．
C)Translate the following for smoothness．
1．The doubt was still unsolved after his repeated explanation．(verb)
2．He carelessly glanced through the note and got away．(adverb)
3．All the articles are untouchable in the museum．(adjective)
4．He manifested a strong dislike for his father＇s business．(noun)
5．Don＇t lose time in posting this letter．(phrase)
6．Students，with no exception，are to hand in their papers this afternoon．(phrase)
7．Metals do not melt until heated to a definite temperature．(conjunction)
Ⅱ．Passage translation．
The Future of International Trade
In spite of the difficulties of predicting future trends in world trade，we can specify factors that will be important．
Although feeding the world＇s population will be a major problem，the world is probably not headed for disaster．First，the world＇s arable acreage can be expanded greatly．Second，the distribution of food and the yield of food per acre can be improved．Third，population growth can be controlled．Historical evidence shows that birth and death rates level off as countries move into the industrial stage．
If population growth continues at its present pace，the future balance between food demand and supply may become dependent on new dietary patterns．Reduced consumption of meat，increased use of new high protein food made from soybeans，and development of ocean resources for food are some alternatives that must be considered．
Growth of trade will depend greatly on availability of energy sources．There may still be a trillion barrels of recoverable oil in the Middle East．But the oil crisis of 1974 has led to renewed interest in coal and to a search for alternative sources of energy．Solar，geothermal，and nuclear energy will play a large role in the years to come．
In future trade the key development to watch is the relationship between the industrialized and the developing nations．Third World countries export their mineral deposits and tropical agricultural products，which bring them desired foreign exchange．Tourism has also been greatly responsible for the rapid development of some developing nations．Many Third World nations with high unemployment and low wages have seen an emigration of workers to the developed nations．Western Europe has received millions of such workers from Mediterranean countries．The developing nations profit when these workers bring their savings and their acquired technical skills back home．Many developing nations benefit when Western nations establish manufacturing in their countries to take advantage of cheap labor．
International monetary cooperation will have a significant impact on future trade．If the IMF(International Monetary Fund)countries are not able to agree upon a new international monetary order in the years to come，international trade may become too risky for some companies to get involved in．If the IMF is unable to create sufficient international liquidity reserves in the future，there may not be enough liquidity to sustain growth in trade．