GRE写作常用表达札记3-3

101.Re: 请问“不胜枚举”及“合理统一”该怎么说？ 
不胜枚举too many to enumerate/list; defy enumeration¹; unable to mention individually。 
合理统一 这个词语的翻译得给出完整的句子。 
rational/proper unity/uniformity...？ 

102.Re: “占据越来越大的比例”该怎么说？hold/account for a growing proportion of  

103.Re: 请教“快节奏的生活”怎么说？ 
He was not quite used to the quick pace of life there. 

104.Re: 眼光只停留在表面现象上怎么翻译呢？ 
我觉得用remain/stay on the surface of比较自然一些吧，个人观点。 

105.Re: 请问一下圣赫勒拿岛怎么说?Saint Helena Island  

106.Re: 社会动荡  请问怎么讲？social turbulence/turmoil/agitation/unrest 

107.Re: 问一些翻译。关于道德法律，圣诞老人。谢谢指教！ 
道德败坏be morally degenerate²; be immoral 
不道德的思想 也可以用unethical表达 
严厉的惩罚  severe punishment可以，用动词表达会好一些，severely punish  punishment作“惩罚；惩处” 不可数，作“刑罚；处罚”可数 
限制节目内容place/impose restrictions³ on;restrict;limit;confine;+programme（item） 
提高价格的幅度raise margins⁴ of price fluctuation 
归根结底 in the final/last/ultimate analysis; in essence;at bottom;boil down 
轻视法律的作用 underestimate the roles of law 
圣诞老人 Father Christmas; Santa Claus 这两个比较通用，前一个用得比较多。 

108.Re: There is no perpetual law是Jeffison说的吗 
我原来学英美概况时候背过，Thomas Jefferson说的好像是： 
No society can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law. 

109.Re: “代表性”怎么说？ 
都可以，representative是形容词，representativeness; representation是名词。 
这里，建议你用形容词 

110.Re: 知识爆炸的时代怎么说呀？Knowledge explosion times 

111.Re: 花边新闻，绯闻如何翻译？花边新闻box news;titbit;news of illicit⁵ love 
绯闻rumor⁶ of a love affair;sexual scandal;amorous affair 

112.Re: 富贵病如何翻译呢？costly⁷ chronic⁸ disease; 
rich man’s disease (one that calls for a long period of rest and and expensive treatment ) 

113. Re: 请教“分工日益细化”怎么说？increasingly compartmentalised 

114.Re: 【问】生化武器怎么说啊？biochemical weapons 

115.Re: 请问“无可厚非”该怎么说呀？give no cause for criticism 
无可厚非的行为 irreproachable⁹ conduct 

116.Re: 请问世界足球先生，日心说怎么说，谢谢！ 
世界足球先生World Player 日心说Heliocentric Theory  转贴于 265考试网

117.Re: 请问“多元化”怎么说？ 
用多元化文化吧：multiculture 
多元化：become pluralistic 
多元pluralistic;multivariate;polybasic;multivariable 

118.Re: 请问对什么什么的认识怎么说 
the knowledge about... 
We have greatly advanced in our knowledge about outer space. 我们对外层空间的认识有了很大进展。 
awareness¹⁰ of... 
This incident have sharpened public awareness of the economic crisis. 这件事提高了公众对经济危机的认识。 
insight... 
Often we have found agreement.But even when we have not,we have gained insight into each 
 other;and we have learned to appreciate the other’s perspectives on the world.我们常常达成一致意见，即使不能达成一致意见，我们也能加深对彼此的认识，理解对方对世界事务的看法。   

119.Re: 迫于生活的压力——怎么说？under the stress/pressure of... 

120. Re: “审美情趣”该怎么说呀？aesthetic sentiment 

1 enumeration   

n.计数，列举；细目；详表；点查

参考例句：

• Predictive Categoriesinclude six categories of prediction, namely Enumeration, Advance Labeling, Reporting,Recapitulation, Hypotheticality, and Question. 其中预设种类又包括列举(Enumeration)、提前标示(Advance Labeling)、转述(Reporting)、回顾(Recapitulation)、假设(Hypotheticality)和提问(Question)。 来自互联网
• Here we describe a systematic procedure which is basically "enumeration" in nature. 这里介绍一个本质上是属于“枚举法”的系统程序。 来自辞典例句

2 degenerate   

v.退步，堕落；adj.退步的，堕落的；n.堕落者

参考例句：

• He didn't let riches and luxury make him degenerate.他不因财富和奢华而自甘堕落。
• Will too much freedom make them degenerate?太多的自由会令他们堕落吗？

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

5 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

6 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

7 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

8 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

9 irreproachable   

adj.不可指责的，无过失的

参考例句：

• It emerged that his past behavior was far from irreproachable.事实表明，他过去的行为绝非无可非议。
• She welcomed her unexpected visitor with irreproachable politeness.她以无可指责的礼仪接待了不速之客。

10 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。