常用语句(四)
37. She is not young. She is not inexperienced. (parallel structure)
She is neither young nor inexperienced.
【译文】她还不年轻。她没有经验。（平行结构）
她既不年轻也没有经验。
38. His vision begins to fade. He knows he’d better get some rest. (complex sentence)
Since his vision begins to fade, he knows he’d better get some rest.
【译文】他的视力开始衰退。他知道他最好休息一下。
因为他的视力开始衰退，他知道他最好休息一下。
39. She arrived in London. She visited her teacher whom she had not seen since her graduation. (simple sentence beginning with prepositional phrase)
On her arrival in London, she visited her teacher whom she had not seen since her graduation.
【译文】她到达伦敦。她拜访了她毕业后没见过的老师。（简单句从介词短语开始）
她一到伦敦，就拜访了她毕业后没有见到的老师。
40. The rescuers were careful as they handled the rope. They lowered the frightened climber from the edge. (simple sentence with by-phrase beginning with carefully)
By carefully handling the rope, the rescuers lowered the frightened climber from the edge.
【译文】救援人员在处理绳索时非常小心。他们把吓坏了的登山者从边缘降下来。
通过小心地处理绳索，救援人员将惊恐的攀登者从边缘放下。
41. The sun went down. We stayed on the beach. (complex sentence)
Until the sun went down, we stayed on the beach.
【译文】太阳落山了。我们呆在海滩上（复句）
直到太阳下山，我们一直呆在海滩上。
42. His car went through the automated car. Harry watched from the sidelines. Floppy brushes slapped the car’s doors. Sprays of water squirted onto the roof. (compound complex sentence)
When his car went through the automated car, Harry watched from the sidelines and saw floppy brushes slapped the car’s doors and sprays of water squirted onto the roof.
【译文】他的车通过了自动车。Harry旁观。软盘刷了汽车的门。水喷洒在屋顶上（复合复句）
当他的汽车驶过自动车时，哈利从车旁观看，看到软刷拍打车门，水喷到车顶上。
43. Gena had worn glasses for fifteen years. She decided to get contact lenses. She would be able to see better. She would look more glamorous. (complex sentences)
After she had worn glasses for fifteen years, Gena decided to get contact lenses, with which she would be able to see better and would look more glamorous.
【译文】吉纳戴眼镜已经十五年了。她决定买隐形眼镜。她能看得更清楚些。她看起来更迷人。（复句）
她戴眼镜十五年后，吉纳决定戴隐形眼镜，这样她就能看得更清楚，看起来更迷人。