英語六級翻譯專項練習：被動語態與情態動詞

被動語態

1) The blackboard and chalk _______________(正在被電腦和投影機所取代).

2) The book _______________(到今年年底就將已出版).

3) Computer models _______________(可以用來演示細胞工作的方式).

4) When the bill of fare was brought, _______________(我驚呆了，價格大大超出了我的預料).

5) _______________(必須立即採取有效措施)

情態動詞

1) The phone is ringing, _______________(但是沒人接聽。她一定不在家).

2) I can’t find my sunglasses. _______________(我可能昨天落在咖啡店裏了).

3) You screamed in your sleep last night. _______________(你一定夢見什麼可怕的東西了).

4) It’s a pity. _______________(你本應該邀請她來參加你的畢業典禮的).

5) _______________(其實我沒必要穿上我最好的套裝去參加那次聚會的); most of the guests were wearing jeans and sweaters.

參考答案：

被動語態
1) is being replaced by the computer and the projector
　(考點：被動語態的現在進行時)

2) will have been published by the end of this year
　(考點：被動語態的將來完成時)

3) can be used to demonstrate the way that cells work
　(考點：1. 被動語態與情態動詞聯用; 2. 漢語有些沒有“被”字等標誌詞的句子也表示被動, 要譯成英語的被動語態)

4) I was startled, for the prices were a great deal higher than I had anticipated
　(考點：同“3”的考點2)

5) Effective measures must be taken immediately
　(考點：漢語的無主句通常翻譯成英語的被動語態)

情態動詞
1) but there is no answer. She can’t be at home
　　考點：情態動詞可以表示可能性，can’t 表示“一定不”)

2) I may have left them in the coffee shop yesterday
　(考點：“情態動詞can/could, may/might, must + 完成式”用於表示對過去發生的動作的主觀判斷)

3) You must have dreamed of something terrible
　(考點：同上)

4) You should have invited her to your graduation ceremony
　(考點：“情態動詞should/ought to + have done” 用於評論過去應該做而實際並未做的動作，含有批評的意思)

5) I needn’t have put on my best suit to go to the party
　(考點：“情態動詞needn’t + have + done”表示對過去發生的動作進行評論，認爲“無須發生”，“不必做”)

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