研英翻译演练(68)
<p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underprivileged">underprivileged</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>.(</p><p> 参考答案：</p><p> 要点:句子的框架是<span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="how">how</span>。<span word="and">and</span>连接两个并列分句，第二个并列分句中由<span word="how">how</span>引导的宾语从句是一个带有虚拟条件句的主从复合句，其中<span word="had">had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span>(=<span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span>)是省略了连词<span word="if">if</span>的非真实条件句。主句主语的<span word="they">they</span>，在此代指上文提到的<span word="tests">tests</span>; <span word="able">able</span>在句中作<span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>的表语。<span word="underprivileged">underprivileged</span>在此不能译为没有特权的，而译为没有地位的或物质条件差的。</p><p> 译文：例如，测试并不能弥补明显的社会不公;因此，它们不能说明一个物质条件差的年轻人，如果在较好的环境中成长的话，会有多大才干。</p><p> </p>
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