英语翻译考试中级口译教材词汇(7)
manual labor was highly valued.--who work with his head to achieve success in business and industry who was looked up to.
--This is not something that can be put up with.
--having risen to a position where it is no longer necessary to depend on manual labor for a living and genuine delight in what one is able to accomplish with one's own hands
The attitude toward manual labor is seen in many aspects of American Life.
态度反映在美国人生活的许多方面.(被动变主动;转换视角)
--there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel
--expensive hobbies
--In addition, … , and even though
--helps him with these things
--It has been an American ideal to rise from a humble beginning to a better position.
--women who do housework by the hour may make nearly as much as stenographers
--the tradition of working with one's hands have contributed to keeping alive the spirit of ….
自已动手干活的传统促成了'自已动手'的精神长存不衰
--articles in magazines are devoted to instruction in gardening….
--person gets a good deal of pleasure out of telling others about his projects, exhibiting them for their neighbors….
--draw the conclusion that…
they do not always realize that the Americans have these things only because they have made themselves.
荒野n. wilderness
仰慕 look up to
真正的 genuine
陈设；布置 furnish
家务活 chores, household chores
需要，使成为必要 entail
低下，卑贱的 humble
n. 速记员 stenographer
木工工作 carpentryn.
装饰;装潢 做沙发套 upholster v.
室内装满 interior decorating
sew their own clothes
给车子上油 grease their own cars
评展会 county fair
景观美化的 landscaped, beautifully landscaped gardens
稀奇的 curious
解决 tackle
干杂活的人；手艺人 handyman
a. 开始发展的;初露头角的 budding
n.钉子 nail
prohibitive a. expensive
modesta. not much
means n. income
度假别墅 vacation houses
n. 运动 movement
业余 n. amateur
磨损;损耗 wear and tear
不分年龄大小, 心灵手巧的人 show hopeful handyman of all ages
完美无缺 complete in every detail
长远 in the long run…
--This is partly because the average English is keen on working…..and partly because…
--The main reason for this is a financial one:
--The high cost of labor has meant that
--costs have reached a level which makes them prohibitive for house-proud English people of modest means
--tackle some of the repairs and decorating themselves.
入不付出 live beyond one's means
付了代价;吃了苦头 to one's cost
As a result, there has grown up in the post-war years what is sometimes referred to as the ‘DIY movement
结果是,在战后的年代里
--began with home decorating but has since spread into a wider field
--Many a budding 'do-it-yourself' has found to his cost that one cannot learn a skilled craftsman's job overnight.
Driving fast in wet conditions is dangerous, as my brother discovered to his cost.
下雨天开快车很危险,我兄弟吃了苦头后才知道.
There is also the wear and tear on the nerves.
(学手艺)要费不少脑筋.
--It is not surprising then that…..people have come to the conclusion that….
--more economical than…
This new type of carpetstands up to the wear and tear of continual use.
这种新型地毯经得起长期使用的磨损.
被动语态-->转换成主动语态
被,由;受;给 by somebody
人才流失 brian drain
英雄所见略同. Great minds think a like.
拜金主义者, 贪财者 mammonist
idealist
脚踏实地;现实主义者 realist
实习编辑：褚萍湘
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