研英翻译演练(67)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="defined">defined</span>.</p><p> 参考答案：</p><p> 要点:句子的框架是<span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="whenand">whenand</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="when">when</span>。<span word="and">and</span>连接两个并列分句，每个并列分句中皆有一个<span word="when">when</span>引导的时间状语从句分别说明<span word="work">work</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span>和<span word="and">and</span>(<span word="work">work</span>)<span word="least">least</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span>。第二个时间状语从句中还有一个主语从句<span word="whatpredicted">whatpredicted</span>。<span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>是主句的主语，<span word="work">work</span>为动词做谓语。<span word="qualities">qualities</span>在此处是可数名词，不译为质量，而译为特征。<span word="defined">defined</span>不能直译为被定义为，而应译为主动语态界定。</p><p> 译文：一般来说，当所需要测定的特征能被精确界定时，测试最为有效;而当所测定或预测的东西不能被明确界定时，测试效果最差。</p><p> </p>
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