七千词汇网上进修（免费）-10

前5句

我的译文尽量照顾“信”、“达”。供参考。巧记方法若看不太明白，请阅读我以前的有关形象记忆的博文。---姚鸿恩

41. The annual worth of Utah’s manufacturing is greater than that of its mining and farming combined.

犹他州制造业的年产值大于其采矿业和农业合起来的产值。

mining，采矿业。mine加 ing，去掉 e。mine，有两个词，属于同形异义词（homographs）。一个的意思是：我的，另一个的意思是：矿藏，宝库，采矿，地雷，等。可用串联法来记：我的矿山宝库有地雷。

42. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.

墙花（桂足香）之所以叫墙花，是因为其弱小的花茎常常生长在墙上，沿着石壁，得以支撑。

cliff，峭壁，悬崖。可用谐音记：克立夫，站峭壁。

43. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology.
社会心理学的主要焦点是人们之间的相互作用，而不是他们生活中发生的事件，

psychology，心理学。sycho，可以谐音成赛客，联想：赛客靠心理学。logy是常用后缀，表示学科。

44. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams’ enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.
没有什么社会改革比为美国的移民教育设施的扩展更能激发伊丽莎白-威廉的巨大兴趣了。

immigrant，移民。migrate，迁移。im,其实是 in，由于后面跟着m，为了发音的便利，而变成 im。in，表示里面，ant作后缀可表示人。望里面迁移的人是移民。现在，你猜得出emigrant的意思了，它也表示移民，是向外的移民，因为e，表示向外。美国的有些移民是来自中国的移民，这句话译成英文要注意两个不同的“移民”：Some immigrants in the US are the emigrants from China.

45. Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.
鹌鹑典型地具有短短的圆形的翅膀，这使它们在藏身之处遭到扰乱时，能够立即一跃而起、展翅高飞。

spring，也是个同形异义词。一个表示春天。另一个有很多意思，如：跳跃，泉水，弹簧，等。可用串联法来记：春天泉水如弹簧跳跃。

后5句

46. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.


47. Not until 1866 was the fully successful transatlantic cable finally laid.


48. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.


49. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.


50. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, but hunting and gathering were still of critical importance in their economy.