（高考英語作文煉句）第34篇譯文老師筆記

PAGEPAGE11.很多雇主愿意為擁有研究生學(xué)習(xí)背景的職位候選人所貢獻(xiàn)的有價(jià)值的技能以及深入的知識支付一大筆錢.Manyemployersarewillingto

shellout

(1.為……支付一大筆錢)extramoneyforthevaluableskillsand

in-depthknowledge

(2.深入的知識)thatjobcandidateswithapostgraduatebackground

bringtotheparty(3.貢獻(xiàn)).

1-shellout

詞典釋義：shellout1.

為…花費(fèi)一大筆錢

Ifyou

shelloutfor

something,youspendalotofmoneyonit.

【語域標(biāo)簽】：INFORMAL非正式?Youwon'thaveto

shelloutafortuneforit...你不必為它花一大筆錢.?IfI'mshellingoutafewhundredpounds,Idon'twantsomeonetellingmewhatIcanorcan'tdo.如果我要花費(fèi)幾百英鎊,我不希望有人告訴我什么能做,什么不能做.

?...aninsurancepremiumwhichsavesyoufromhavingtoshellout

forrepairs...為你省去大筆維修費(fèi)用的保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)

?Theveryfactthatyoushelledoutmoneytocomeandseeusisagoodsign.你舍得花錢來看我們,這正是個(gè)好跡象.

外刊例句：Thatmakesthemallthemorewillingto

shellout,iftheycanaffordit,on

expensiveboardingschoolswhichtheybelievewillenabletheirchildrento

concentratefullyontheirstudies.

()這使他們更愿意花大筆錢送孩子到昂貴的寄宿學(xué)校(前提得負(fù)擔(dān)得起),他們認(rèn)為這些學(xué)校能讓孩子全心投入到學(xué)習(xí)中.

替換表達(dá)：spendafortune/payalargesumofmoney

2-in-depthknowledge

詞典釋義：in-depth['?n.depθ]

adjective

[beforenoun]

■donecarefullyandingreatdetail,ordiscoveringthe

realreasonswhichcausesomething

深入詳盡的

?an

in-depth

report/interview/analysis深入的報(bào)告／采訪／分析

外刊例句：Asanewlyqualifiedsocialworker,havingan

indepthknowledge

oftheorieswill

hopefullyallowmetohaveagreatersensitivitytotheneedsof

service-users,aswellasstopmefromtakinganythingatfacevalue.

()我作為一名合格的新晉社會福利工作者,若能深入了解理論知識,將能對服務(wù)對象的需求更敏感,以及不再輕信表面假象.

替換表達(dá)：deep/thorough/detailed/intimate/extensiveknowledge

3-bringtotheparty

詞典釋義：bringsthtotheparty

■toprovide

somethingaspartofanarrangement

貢獻(xiàn);提供…作為安排的一部分：?Sowhat'sCarter'sinvolvementinallofthis?What'she

bringingtothe

party?

那么卡特跟這一切有甚么牽連呢?他在為此做些甚么呢?

外刊例句：IfBritainexpectsaplaceatinternationaltoptables,we

willneedtobeclearwhatwe

bringto

theparty.

()若英國期望于國際社會中位居重要位置,那我們就得搞清楚我們能給國際社會作出什么貢獻(xiàn).

替換表達(dá)：contributeto

Q：bringtotheparty這個(gè)詞組我查了好幾個(gè)詞典都沒有,請問一下在哪里可以查到?A：bringto

theparty可以在劍橋詞典上查到,劍橋詞典在線版：http：///zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/2.有些人錯(cuò)誤地認(rèn)為收入潛力要比個(gè)人愛好更為重要.考慮到普通人一生的工作時(shí)間至多45年,那些為了換取高工資而開始一個(gè)他們自己不喜歡的職業(yè)的人最終會感到精神空虛.Somepeopleincorrectlybelievethat

earningpotential

(1.收入潛力)ismoreimportantthanone's

personalpreferences(2.個(gè)人愛好).Giventhattheaverageperson's

workinglife

(3.一生的工作時(shí)間)spansupto45years,thosewho

embarkon

(4.開始)acareertheydislikeinexchangeforhighwageswillendupfeelingspirituallyempty.

1-earningpotential

詞典釋義：potentialUK

[p??'ten.t??l]

US

[po?-]

noun

uncountable

IMPROVER

■someone'sorsomething'sabilitytodevelop,achieveor

succeed

潛力,潛能?Theregionhas

enormous

potential

foreconomicdevelopment.該地區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展?jié)摿o窮.?Idon'tfeelI'm

achieving

my

full

potentialinmypresentjob.我覺得目前的工作沒有完全發(fā)揮我的潛力.?[+

to

infinitive]Youhavethe

potential

to

reachthetopofyourprofession.你有潛力達(dá)到事業(yè)的頂峰.?Ithinkthisroomhasgotalotof

potential

(=couldbeverygoodifsomechangesweremadetoit).我覺得這個(gè)房間有很多改善空間.

外刊例句：Thescorecard’sagelimitstacksthedeckinthe

pharmacists’favour：whereas28-year-oldsurgeonsarepoorlypaidhospital

residents,28-year-oldpharmacistsareneartheirpeak

earningpotential.

()記錄卡考察制度的年齡限制能給藥劑師帶來極大好處：當(dāng)28歲的醫(yī)生在醫(yī)院領(lǐng)著微薄薪水時(shí),同樣年紀(jì)的藥劑師接近其收入潛力的頂峰.

學(xué)生錯(cuò)誤表達(dá)：(1)

Income/salary

potential點(diǎn)評：earningpotential是一個(gè)固定說法,不能寫成income/salarypotential(2)

Revenuepotential點(diǎn)評：revenue一般指政府的稅收或者公司的收益,不能用來指個(gè)人的收入.

2-personalpreferences

詞典釋義：preference

UK

['pref.?r.?nts]

US

['-?-]

noun

countable

or

uncountable

ADVANCED

■whenyoulikesomethingorsomeonemorethananother

personorthing

偏愛;愛好;喜愛?Her

preference

is

for

comfortablerather

thanstylishclothes.她更注重衣服的舒適性,而非時(shí)髦的款式.?Ihavea

preference

for

sweetfoodover

spicy.比起辛辣食物我更喜歡甜食.?Choosingfurnitureislargelyamatterof

personal

preference.挑選家具主要是個(gè)人喜好的問題.?Itwouldbewrongtodiscriminateagainstacandidate

becauseoftheir

sexual

preference

(=thesexofthepeople

theyaresexuallyattractedto).出于應(yīng)聘者的性傾向而對他們有所歧視是錯(cuò)誤的.

外刊例句：Givingevidencetoaparliamentarycommittee,Chilcotsaid

"sofagovernment”,inwhichministerswerenotconsultedoncrucial

decisions,reachedahighpointunderBlair.ThisreflectedBlair’s

personalpreferences,hesaid.

()丘科特向議會委員會提交證據(jù),指出"軟政府”現(xiàn)象,即首相在處理重大問題時(shí)不向各部長咨詢意見,于布萊爾任下達(dá)到頂峰.他認(rèn)為,這反映了布萊爾的個(gè)人愛好.

學(xué)生錯(cuò)誤表達(dá)：(1)

personal

hobbies點(diǎn)評：hobby是指業(yè)余愛好(anactivitythatyouenjoydoinginyourfreetime),但原文說的是做自己感興趣的、喜歡的工作,所以用這個(gè)表達(dá)不對.(2)

personal

interest點(diǎn)評：personalinterest是指"與個(gè)人利害相關(guān)”,例如：Hemusthavenopersonalinterestintheoutcomeofthecase.他必須與此案的結(jié)果無任何個(gè)人關(guān)聯(lián).Personalinterest用在這里不合適.

3-workinglife

詞典釋義：working

lifenoun

PERSON

人

countable

■thepartofaperson'slifewhentheydoajoborareat

work

(一生的)工作時(shí)間,工作生涯?Hisentireworkinglifewasspentwiththesamefirm.他一生都在為同一家公司工作.

外刊例句：Lookingatthreehypotheticalpeople,bornindifferent

eras,theauthorsmapoutthescaleoftheproblemandwhatitmightmeanfor

a

workinglife.()該作者聚焦于三位生于不同區(qū)域的假設(shè)人物,描繪了這個(gè)問題的規(guī)模及其將對工作生涯有何影響.

學(xué)生錯(cuò)誤表達(dá)：(1)

workingtime點(diǎn)評：workingtime是指"工作時(shí)間”,例如：Itsoonbecameapparentthatthe

workingtime

eachweekwouldbelimitedtoabouttwohours.這里應(yīng)該改為workinglife

4-embarkon

詞典釋義：embarkUK

[?m'bɑ：k]

US

[-bɑ：rk]

formal

verb

intransitive

Phrasal

Verbs

embarkon/uponsth

■tostartsomethingneworimportant

開始,著手做(新的或重要的事情)?We're

embarking

uponanewprojectlaterthisyear.今年晚些時(shí)候我們會著手進(jìn)行一個(gè)新企劃.

外刊例句：Itdidn’tbodeterriblywellforthesolocareerhewas

forcedto

embarkon

afterhis

burgeoningcelebritybegantoirkRoxyfrontmanBryanFerry.()他名望日漸增加,漸漸惹怒了Roxy樂隊(duì)主唱布萊恩,隨后不得已選擇單飛,但其單飛生涯前景似乎不太妙.

替換表達(dá)：begin/enter/setabout

Q：preference作愛好解釋,應(yīng)該是不可數(shù)的,這里為什么用復(fù)數(shù)形式?A：preference可以做可數(shù)名詞,也可以做不可數(shù)名詞,當(dāng)它表示"愛好”這一抽象概念時(shí),它是不可數(shù)名詞,當(dāng)它表示"偏愛的事物,最喜愛的東西”時(shí),是可數(shù)名詞,例如：astudyofconsumer

preferences

消費(fèi)者偏好調(diào)查,這里personalpreferences可以表示"各種興趣愛好”.

3.對所做工作擁有強(qiáng)烈愛好的人更可能精通這份工作.例如,一個(gè)喜歡辯論、說理和分析的學(xué)生與其他僅僅是為了一份六位數(shù)的薪水而學(xué)習(xí)法律的人相比,能成為一名更好的律師.Peoplewho

haveapassionfor

(1.對……有強(qiáng)烈愛好)theworktheydoaremorelikelyto

excelat

(2.精通)it.Astudentwhoenjoysdebating,arguingandanalyzing,forinstance,would

makeabetterlawyer

(3.成為一名更好的律師)thansomeonewhostudieslawsimplytoearn

asix-figuresalary(4.一份六位數(shù)的薪水).

1-haveapassionfor

詞典釋義：passionapassionforsth

■anextremeinterestinorwishfordoingsomething,such

asahobby,activity,etc

對…的熱愛,對…的強(qiáng)烈愛好?Antonhasa

consuming

passion

forscience

fiction.安東對科幻小說癡迷不已.

外刊例句：Theyareusuallyclean-cutandneatlydressed(thefacial

hairinthe"I'maMormon”adsisthankfullyatypical).Andthey

haveapassionfor

business.()他們通常整潔體面,著裝得體.(其于"我是摩門教徒”廣告中展露的胡須非比尋常,令人欣慰)而且他們對商業(yè)十分感興趣.

替換表達(dá)：takeanavidinterestinsomething

學(xué)生錯(cuò)誤表達(dá)：(1)

haveastrong

senseofinterest點(diǎn)評：搭配不當(dāng),senseof不能與interest搭配,這里可以改為haveastronginterestin(2)

bestrongly

interesting點(diǎn)評：interesting是指"某事物很有趣”,這里要改為bestronglyinterestedin

2-excelat

詞典釋義：excel

●○○○○1.VERB

動詞

突出;擅長;勝過(他人)

Ifsomeone

excels

in

somethingor

excelsat

it,theyarevery

goodatdoingit.?Cainehasalwaysbeenanactorwho

excelsinirony...凱恩向來是個(gè)擅長諷刺的演員.

?Marywasabetterriderthaneitherofthemandshe

excelledatoutdoorsports...瑪麗的騎術(shù)比他們倆都要好,而且她擅長戶外運(yùn)動.

?Academicallyhebeganto

excel...他開始在學(xué)術(shù)上超越他人.?IthinkKrishnan

excelled

himselfinalldepartmentsofhisgame.我認(rèn)為克里舍南在比賽的各個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)都有超常的發(fā)揮.

外刊例句：UKuniversities

excel

at

attractingforeignstudents.They'renotsogoodatsendinghome

studentsabroad,andthat'saproblem.

()英國大學(xué)尤其擅于吸引外國學(xué)生.但他們在送本土學(xué)生到外國學(xué)習(xí)方面卻做得不太好,這可是個(gè)問題.

替換表達(dá)：beproficientin/beskillfulat

3-makeabetterlawyer注意這里make是系動詞,而且后跟的表語只能是名詞.

詞典釋義：make[me?k]

verb

(made,

made)

BEORBECOME

是／成為

IMPROVER

[Lonly+noun]

■tobeorbecome

something,usuallybyhavingthenecessarycharacteristics

(通常因有必需的特點(diǎn)而)成為,變?yōu)?Idon'tthinkhewillever

make

a(good)

lawyer.我認(rèn)為他不能夠當(dāng)(好)律師.?He'sacompetentenoughofficer,butIdoubthe'llever

make

general.他是個(gè)很能干的軍官,但我懷疑他能否成為將軍.?It'sastorythatwould

make

agreatfilm.這是個(gè)能用來拍好電影的故事.?Shedecidedthebackroomwould

make

agood

study.她認(rèn)為后面的房間很適合用作書房.

外刊例句：A

robotwithadefinedpresenceinthehousemight

makeabetterintermediary.()存在感十足的機(jī)器人或許能更好地充當(dāng)家里的調(diào)解人.

替換表達(dá)：becomeabetterlawyer

4-asix-figuresalary

詞典釋義：six-figure

adjectiveonlybeforenoun

1.usedtodescribeanumberthatis100,000ormore,especiallyanamountof

money〔尤指錢〕六位數(shù)的：?asix-figuresum一筆六位數(shù)的錢?asix-figure

salary六位數(shù)的薪金

外刊例句：Michelle,a28-year-oldtechworkerwhoearns

asix-figuresalary

atadatascience

startupsaidheronlychanceofbuyingahomewouldbeifshecombinedincome

withapartner.

()米切爾今年28歲,是位于數(shù)據(jù)科技公司的技術(shù)人員,年薪達(dá)六位數(shù).她說,若想買房可得找位伴侶一起來才行.

Q：老師,可以這樣ismorelikelytobeabetterlawyerthan同時(shí)用兩個(gè)比較級嗎?A：這里并不是兩個(gè)比較級結(jié)構(gòu),這里只有more…than這一個(gè)比較級,這個(gè)比較級與islikelytodosomething這一固定表達(dá)結(jié)合就變成了is

morelikelytobeabetterlawyerthan…

4.在取得研究生學(xué)位的過程中,學(xué)生會有更多機(jī)會去縮小和確定他們的興趣和職業(yè)目標(biāo).這樣,比起在職場中探索道路的本科學(xué)位持有者,他們有能力去更好地專注以及理解他們的專業(yè)領(lǐng)域.Intheprocessofearningapostgraduatedegree,studentshavemoreopportunitytonarrowanddefinetheirinterestsand

careerobjectives(1.職場目標(biāo)).Thiscan

empower

(2.使有能力做……)themwithagreaterfocusandabetterunderstandingoftheirfieldthanundergraduatedegreeholderswhostruggleto

findtheirway

(3.探索道路)intheworkingworld.

1-careerobjectives

詞典釋義：objective[?b'd?ek.t?v]

noun

countable

IMPROVER

■somethingwhichyouplantodoorachieve

目標(biāo);目的?Her

main/prime

objective

nowissimplyto

stayinpower.她現(xiàn)在的主要目標(biāo)就是繼續(xù)掌權(quán).?Canthesalesforce

achieve/meet

itsfinancial

objectives?

銷售人員能否完成財(cái)務(wù)目標(biāo)?

外刊例句：First,clarifyyour

career

objectives

byidentifyingwhatyouaregoodatandwhatyouenjoy;you

canthenbuilduponthistothriveinyourcareer.()首先,你得通過弄清楚你擅長什么和喜歡什么來讓你的職業(yè)生涯目標(biāo)清晰起來,然后你就可以憑此在工作中如魚得水.

替換表達(dá)：careeraims/careergoals

學(xué)生錯(cuò)誤表達(dá)：(1)

career

targets點(diǎn)評：沒有careertargets的說法,這里應(yīng)該改為careeraims/goals/objectives

2-empower

詞典釋義：empowerUK

[?m'pa??r]

US

[-'pa?r]

verb

transitive

■togivesomeoneofficialauthorityorthefreedomtodo

something

給(某人)做…的權(quán)力;授權(quán);使自主?[+

to

infinitive]Thisamendment

empowers

thepresident

to

declareanemergencyforawiderangeofreasons.這一修正案授權(quán)總統(tǒng)可在一系列情形下宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài).?Thefirststepin

empowering

thepoorestsections

ofsocietyismakingsuretheyvote.幫助社會最貧困階層掌握自己命運(yùn)的第一步就是要確保他們能夠參加投票.

外刊例句：Asystemto

empower

employeestocreatetheirowndevelopmentprojects,itwaspioneeredinthe

early1990sbyOticon,aDanishhearing-aidmaker.()讓員工能設(shè)計(jì)自身發(fā)展計(jì)劃的制度首創(chuàng)于上世紀(jì)90年代的丹麥助聽器制作公司Oticon.

替換表達(dá)：enablesbtodosth

3-findone’sway

詞典釋義：findone's

way

phrasal

1.

a.

：

tomake

one'swaybysearching,inquiry,ortrialanderror

：

managetoreach

somedestination