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Translation Skill Translation Skill （（ II ））
— Choose Proper Choose Proper Sentence PatternsSentence Patterns
By Wu Ninghong
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房子里有两间小房间，较小的那间做厨房用。(serve)
The house has two small rooms, the smaller of which serves as a kitchen.
There are two small rooms in the house, the smaller of which serves as a kitchen.
There be…
The house has two small rooms,
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
1. 昨天我的电脑坏了。 (06 春考） There was something wrong with my computer yesterday.
There is/was something wrong with…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
2. 我们打篮球的时间到了。 （ 08上海） It’s time for us to play basketball. It is time for sb. to do sth. It’s time that we played basketball. It is time that ( 从句谓语用过去时）
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
3. 据报道这种野生植物含有丰富的维生素。 (07 春考）
It is reported that this wild plant contains a lot of vitamins.
It is reported that… It is said/ believed/ estimated( 估计 )…that
…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
4. 这个游戏的规则太复杂，三言两语解释不清。（ 04 上海）
The rules of the game are too complicated to explain in a few words.
too…to
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
5. 直到被送入手术间时， 他才明白遵守交通规则的重要性。（ 04 春考）
He didn’t realize the importance of observing the traffic rules until he was sent into the operating room.
not…until Not until… It was not until…that…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
6. 这些十八世纪的油画保存得这样好，使参观者大为惊叹。（ 08 春考）
These eighteenth-century oil paintings have been preserved so well that the visitors are greatly amazed.
so…that…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
7. 阅读时，你不必碰到生词就查词典。（ 03 春季）
There is no need for you to look up every new word you come across while you are reading.
There is no need for sb. to do…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
8. 你为什么不在网上订票？（ 10 上海） Why not book tickets online? Why not do… =Why don’t you do…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
9. 因为缺少实践，他没有通过驾驶考试。（ 04 春考）
The reason why he didn’t pass the driving test was that he lacked practice.
The reason why…was that…
Pick out the patterns used in the following sentences.
10. 我没有想到 Tom 会被选为学生会主席。（ 02 上海）
It never occurred to me that Tom would be elected chairman of the Students’ Union.
It never occurred to sb. that…
More Useful Patterns:
1. It’s +adj.+ of/for sb. to do sth. 2. It takes sb. some time to do sth. ... 3. It is no good /no use/ a waste of time
doing sth. ... 4. It seems/appears that ... 5. It (so) happened that … 6. The more ... , the more ...
Other Useful Patterns:
7. 祈使句 +and/or ... 8. 强调结构 It is/was…that/who… 9. It won’t be long before… 10. It is/has been + 一段时间 since （从
句用过去时） 11. It is + 序数词 +time +that （从句用现
在完成时） 12. the first time /every time/each time + 从句
Translation Skill
Choose proper sentence patterns
Complete the sentences.
1. 他参军三年了。 It ____ three years ______ he joined the
army.
2. 据说今天下午有个讲座。 It ____ _____ that there _____ _____ a l
ecture this afternoon.
is since
is said will be
Complete the sentences.
3. 不久我们将毕业和参加入学考试。 It won’t be _____ _____ we graduate an
d take the entrance examination.
4. 假装不懂交通规则是没有用的。 It is ____ ____ __________ that you kno
w nothing of traffic regulations.
long before
no use pretending
Complete the sentences.
5. 这是他第一次在校运会上获得冠军称号。 _____ ______ ______ ______ ______that h
e has won the championship at the school sports meet.
6. 那天我碰巧没带钱。 _____ _________ ________I had no money
on me that day.
It is the first time
It happened that
Complete the sentences.
7. 与父母在一起的时间越长，孩子就越聪明。 ____ _____ _____ children spend with pa
rents, _____ _______ they will be. 8. 这道题这么复杂，我们要用很多时间才能
解决。 The problem is _____ complicated ____ we will have to _____ much time solving
it.
The more timethe cleverer
so that
spend
Complete the sentences.
9. 是互联网帮助开阔了我们的视野。 ____ _____ the Internet _____ helps to
broaden our minds. 10. 她今天早晨迟到是因为错过了早班车。 The reason _____ she was late this mor
ning was _____ she missed the early bus.
It is that
whythat
Complete the sentences.
11. 直到他喊出我的名字，我才认出他。 I _____ recognize him _____ he called
my name. Not until he called my name _____ I
________ him.
It was _______ ______ he called my named ______ I recognized him.
didn’t until
did
recognize
not untilthat
Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 学好一门语言是不容易的。（ it ） It is not easy to learn a language well.
2. 去火车站步行需要半小时。（ take ） It takes half an hour to go to the railway
station on foot.
It is adj. (for sb.) to do…
It takes sb. some time to do sth….
Translate the following sentences into English. 3. 快点，否则你就要迟到了。 (or) Hurry up, or you will be late.
4. 题目越容易，我们就应该越仔细。 (the more…, the more…)
The easier the problems are ,the more careful we should be.
祈使句 + or
Translate the following sentences into English. 5. 这是他第二次来这个城市。（ secon
d ） It is the second time that he has come t
o the city. 6. 我从没想到你会帮他。（ occur ） It never occurred to me that you would
help him.
It is the second time that （从句用现在完成时）
It never occurred to sb. that…
Practice makes perfect.
Assignment:
1. Memorize all the patterns. 2. Finish the translation exercises on
the paper.
