英译汉练习试卷4

一、1.Translation

Part V  Translation (20%)

0. The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one"s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields.

1. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius" Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations.

2. All penguins are good parents--the emperor penguins are perhaps the best parents in the world.

3. And in situations where we ourselves are forced to stand close to another person on crowded subways, for example, we turn our eyes away, and if actual body contact is involved, tense the muscles on the contact side.

4. A woman who has experienced many troubles and may be called "aunt" or "granny" can still maintain her beauty if she has such excellent qualities as knowledge, ability, a kind heart, great courage and concern for others.

5. If your father is a steelworker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

6. Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.

7. Dogs are particularly valuable in guiding the blind (a trained dog can learn never to cross a busy street when cars are coming, even if his master commands him to do so), protecting property, finding lost people, and hunting criminals.

8. It has been demonstrated that many times that it is often this idea that is causing their problems rather than any lack of skill in mathematics.

9. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us.