英语翻译考试中级口译教材词汇(5)
的 residential贫民窟 slum
从前的；一度的 one-time
（使用机器）大量生产 mass-produce
轿车 sedan
尊严 dignity
收入不足的 underpaid
污染物 pollutants
中等大小的 medium-sized
无铅的 unleaded
郊区 outskirt, on the outskirts of the city
--this made it availble to ordinary man
--at the turn of the century à at the beginning
--were much too expensive for all but the wealthy
--was himself a born mechanic
--believed in the dignity of the work
--Other industries connected with the automobile were attracted to Detroit, and more and
--more factories sprang up in and around the city.
--made Detroit their headquarters
v. 分散; disperse
是任何人所不及的 Americans depend on the automobile like no other people.
一万亿英里 one million million miles
--was a change in fashion in favor of small cars.
--manufacturers have followed the trend.
致力于 are commited to building
--as part of a program of energy conservation
--take unleaded gas
--It remains to be seen, however, if the American automobile industry will ever again regain its former glory.
--she likes the security of a definite salary --definite 稳定的
发挥,施展才干 v. exert . àa definite direcion in which to exert her abilities
--Perhaps the consciousness that ability will be rewarded is also important.
--He does not like to work under pressure or in a competitive environment.
--His real interests lie outside work in his love of music.
自以为是,轻率的 a. brash
意识 consciousness
有能力的；合格的 competent
特许经营 n. franchise
方式;煤介 n. medium
直觉;预感 n. hunch
政府部门 the government service
外交机构 the diplomatic service
演变的 evolutionary
--his satisfaction is to see things happen.
--It is the urge to bring something about that defines the entrepreneur.
--This urge is not unlike that of the painter or writer.
乐趣所在 The aesthetic satisfaction is that of seeing things happening effectively, of seeing decisions correctly made.
具体的,实在的; concrete
抽象的; abstract
--This satisfaction is made concrete by money
--Money is the indicator of success but not necessarily the driving factor.
--History is very much on the side of the new activities.
寻求机会;做各种尝试 The entrepreneur seeks out opportunities; he tries things out;
--he makes decisions based as much on hunch as on analysis.
--entrepreneurial style of management
--Quite often he starts…
--he has to resign if the company is to survive is the risk element in society, the evolutionary element that brings about change as distinct from the operating element that keeps things ticking over
保持现状, 无进展 that keeps things ticking over
--The declining enterprise was kept ticking over by means of bank loans.
--In too many countries they are discouraged as being greedy and selfish.
引申和增词Extension and Amplification
成为收入低下的苦力 become unpaid robots
工资猛涨;人口激增 a wage explosion & a population explosion
从生到死 from cradle to grave
尤其归功于…. and above all to Henry Ford
每辆售价… first mass-produced Model T cars cost $860
and unemployment, particularly among blacksP86
并在英译中句子里加入'在底特律'在底特律，失业,尤其是黑人失业
为了明白顺畅表达原文意思,汉语需要改换说法,将词组译成句子
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