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分享一些考研的翻译练习。 1. According to accounts of the experiments, their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also it was dimmed. 【分析】复合句。句子主干为 their hourly output rose。 连接两个由 when 引导的并列时间状语从句，后一时间状语从句中 it 指代的是 lighting。 此处注意 not only...but also...结构在实际运用中可以省略 not only 或 but also。 According to作状语。 【译文】实验报告表明，当照明灯变亮时，女工们每小时的产出会增加，而当照明灯变暗时，她们每小时的产出仍会增加。 【拓展】account 作名词时，常用意为“理由，解释”或 “账目、账单”，本句中的意思是“报告、描述”。作动词时，常与 for 搭配，意为“说明...的原因;(在数量、比例方面)占”。 2. In an experiment published in 1988, social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of Wurzburg in Germany asked volunteers to hold a pen either with their teeth—thereby creating an artificial smile—or with their lips, which would produce a disappointed expression. 【分析】复合句。句子主干为 social psychologist FritzStrack ...asked volunteers to hold a pen...。句首的介词短语作整句话的状语;either with ...or with... 作动词 hold 的方式状语，第一个状语后的现在分词短语作目的状语，第二个状语后 which 引导非限定性定语从句。 | 
