编者按:口译员不是一个翻译机器,虽然是翻译别人的话语,但也应该有一个演讲者的风范,不至于把原本精彩的发言翻译成枯燥无味的报告。记住一定量经典的词群翻译,当然会对整个翻译过程起到十分重要的作用
“关键”
key/decisive factor/hinge/crux
关键的一年→crucial year
关键人物→person of importance
到关键时刻→when it comes to the crunch
起关键作用→play a pivotal role
The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed.
问题的关键是人们的态度改变了。
Now we come to the crux of the problem.
现在我们来谈问题的症结所在。
双方的谈判已到了关键时期。
The negotiations between the two sides are approaching the crisis.