翻译练习D18

1. 这张图表使得我们能更加清楚地了解现今学生的课余活动情况。(enable)

我：The chart enable us to know the students' leisure activities more clearly.

参考译文：The chart enables us to know more clearly about the students’ leisure activities at present

考点一：enable sb. to do的用法。

考点二：课余活动（leisure activities）

2.如今很少有人买CD了，因为人们能很方便地从网上下载流行歌曲。(Seldom)

我：Seldom do people buy CDs nowadays, because it's very convenient for people to download popular songs from Internet.

参考译文：Seldom do people buy CDs, as it is quite convenient (for them) to download popular music from the Internet.

考点一：seldom引导的倒装句的用法

考点二：convenient的用法。

3.为了减缓交通，提高空气质量，北京颁布了新的交通规则。（to do）

我：To relieve the traffic and improve air quality, Beijing has issued a new traffic rule.

参考译文：To relieve the traffic and improve the air quality, new traffic regulations have been issued in Beijing.

考点一：减缓交通（relieve the traffic）

考点二：颁布（issue）