1、You can tell they lived during the Depression.

這個(gè)句子中"tell"是斷定的意思，常常把它的意思與(告知、告訴)聯(lián)系在一起，腦子便轉(zhuǎn)不過彎來。

翻譯為： 你可以斷定他們生活在那時(shí)的大蕭條期。

2、He really/ knows how to bring a person out.

"bring a person out."是"鼓勵(lì)一個(gè)人的"的意思。

翻譯為：他非常善于鼓勵(lì)別人/使別人振作起來。 ?

例：to bring sb……out ?

意思為：to make someone feel more comfident, happy, and friendly /使某人更加自信、開朗 ?

3、He looks like his fun to be with.

翻譯為：他看起來是個(gè)很有意思的人?；?，和他在一起應(yīng)該會(huì)很有意思。 ?

4、Since we're going to recruit some staff so that we can get our new school going in time.

這里的since, 和so that 是基于……原因的意思.根據(jù)意思我將其譯成: 屆時(shí)……將……以便…… ?

翻譯為：屆時(shí)我們將聘請(qǐng)一些工作人員以便使我們的新學(xué)校及時(shí)開學(xué). ?

5、Would you address character description for the commercial and industrial arts staff?

翻譯為：你能夠給商業(yè)與工藝美術(shù)的職員講講特征描述嗎? ?

arts跟前面的commercial and indutrial連在一起看，而非與后面的staff:(the commercial and industrial arts) staff. ?

6、There are a number of other positions to consider.

"A number of" 換成 "a lot of" 或者是"a great many"行不行，為什么? ?

可以換成a lot of或a great many of,因?yàn)閜osition是可數(shù)名詞。如果這里是不可數(shù)名詞，則只能用a number of代替而不能用a great many.修飾可數(shù)/不可數(shù)都行：a number of/a lot of,只能修飾可數(shù)：a great many of(與many性質(zhì)一樣) ?

7、Would you mind letting me take a look in your briefcase?

將"letting me"換成 "let me" 行不行，為什么? ?

不行，mind是動(dòng)詞，后面不能直接跟動(dòng)詞原形，一般接名詞(或動(dòng)名詞),這里的letting是let的動(dòng)名詞形式。 ?

8、I'm afraid I certainly do mind, if it's all the same to you.

"Do mind"與" all the same"什么意思? ?

do mind: 在英語中強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)詞，用助動(dòng)詞do(各種時(shí)態(tài))+動(dòng)詞原形。 ?

all the same: 完全一樣，用于強(qiáng)調(diào)。 ?

如：Although you didn't complete it in time, I appreciate you all the same. ?

盡管你沒有及時(shí)完成，我還是一樣很感激你。 ?

9、One day the life free from the harsh decrees of state-sponsored racial repression. (種族壓迫)

在這句話中，state-sponsored 翻譯成什么意思最好? ?

state-sponsored:國(guó)家發(fā)起的。用于修飾racial repression(種族壓迫),是復(fù)合形容詞，復(fù)合形容詞的相結(jié)合。 ?

10、The state in which she was born had laws in place waiting to characterize her as unwelcome.

翻譯為：在她出生的洲有專門針對(duì)象她那一類人并將他們列為不受歡迎人士的法律。 ?

11、Present was the usual mix that had so often accumulated into a burden too heavy for a single-parent household like the one Oprah Winfrey grew up in.

翻譯為：目前，這種平常的稅收會(huì)不斷地壓迫在家庭的身上,就象Winfrey 這樣的例子. ?

12、One day the life free from the harsh decrees of state-sponsored racial repression.

整句話的意思是：有一天，生活可以從洲政府慫恿的殘酷種族壓迫中解放。