1 段译 并非所有伟大的作家都是伟大的拼写者。如果你想出版,提交一份完美的、专业的手稿是至关重要的。没有哪个编辑会容忍一个不费心拼写单词的作家。
Not all great writers are great spellers. 句译 不是所有伟大的作家是伟大的拼写者。 If you want to be published, it's vital to submit a perfect, professionally presented manuscript (原稿). 句译 假如你想要去被出版,它是至关重要的去提交完美的,专业地提交手稿。____36____ No editor is likely to tolerate a writer who does not take the trouble to spell words correctly.句译 没有编辑者可能容忍作者不承担麻烦去拼写词语正确地。
2 段译 我桌上放着两本参考书:词典和同义词词典。我不相信笔记本电脑的拼写检查器____37____当然,现在有很多在线词典和同义词库,但我已经过时了,更喜欢精装本和可以用手指翻阅的页面。我使用简明牛津词典和柯林斯词典。
I keep two reference books close-by on my desk: dictionary and thesaurus (同义词词典). 句译 我保持两个参考书附近的在我的课桌:字典和词典。I don't trust my laptop's spellchecker.句译 我不信任我的笔记本的拼写检查器。____37________37____ Of course, these days there are plenty of online dictionaries and thesauruses, but I'm old-fashioned enough to prefer a hard cover and pages I can leaf through with my fingers. 句译 当然,这些天有许多线上字典和词典,但是我是老时尚的足够去更喜欢硬封皮和页我能翻页通过用我的手指。I use the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Collins Thesaurus.句译 我使用简牛津词典和柯林斯同义词典。
3 段译____38____它应该给你每个单词一个精确的定义,从而将其与含义相似但不完全相同的其他单词区分开来。它通常也会显示单词的发音。
____38____ It should give you a precise definition of each word, thus differentiating it from other words whose meanings are similar, but not identical. 句译 它应该给你精确定义每个词的,这样区分它从其他词,词的意思是相似的,但是不相同。It will also usually show how the word is pronounced.句译 它将也通常显示如何词语被发音。
4 段译此外,我还有一本旧的两卷本《简明牛津词典》,几年前在一家书店以99便士的价格购得。当然,它有2672页,并不算短。它包含大约163000个单词,以及单词组合和习惯用语____39____然而,如果我需要检查一个单词的起源或查找它的用法示例,没有什么比这更好的了。
In addition, I have an old two-volume copy of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, picked up a few years ago in a bookshop sale for just 99 pence. 句译 此外,我有老两栏副本更短的牛津词典,拾起一些年前在书店销售达仅99便士。Of course, with its 2,672 pages, it's not exactly short. 句译 当然,带着它的2672页,它是不精确地短。It contains around 163,000 words, plus word combinations and idiomatic phrases. 句译 它包含大约163000词语,加词语合成和习惯的短语。____39____ However, if I need to check the origin of a word or to look up examples of its usage, there's nothing better. 句译 然而,假如我需要去检查起源一个词的或去查例子它的用法的,有没事更好。
5 段译一百多年来,最有影响力的英语词典是1755年出版的塞缪尔·约翰逊的《英语词典》。约翰逊写道:“编纂词典是一项枯燥的工作。”他解释了“枯燥”的一个定义。花几分钟时间浏览一两页可能是一次有益的经历。
For well over a hundred years the most influential English dictionary was Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language published in 1755.句译 对于好超过一百年最有影响力的英语词典是SJ词典英语语言的被出版在1755."To make dictionaries is dull (乏味) work," wrote Johnson, illustrating one definition of "dull". 句译 去使词典是乏味的工作,写J,阐明一个定义枯燥的。____40____ A few minutes spent casting your eye over a page or two can be a rewarding experience.句译 一些分钟花投你的眼睛覆盖一页或两页能是有回报的经历。
A. I don't often use this dictionary.翻译 我不经常用这个词典。
B. It takes no account of the context.n.特点 you like about yourself.翻译 它花没解释上下文的。
C.But I still don't want to replace them.翻译 但是我仍然不想去代替他们。
D.But a dictionary can be a pleasure to read.翻译 但是一本词典能是快乐去阅读。
E.Of course, a dictionary is not only for spelling.翻译 当然,一本字典是不仅仅为拼写。
F.That means good grammar and no spelling mistakes.翻译 那意味着好语法和没有拼写错误。
G. Dictionaries don't always give you enough information. 翻译 字典不一直给你足够信息。
答案 1.F 2.B 3.E 4.A 5.D 温馨提示:选项可点击,红色为错误选项,绿色为正确选项