1. One authority made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England, and he ______ that there were more than 2,250,000 spiders in one acre.
A. assessed
B. estimated
C. appraised
D. evaluated
2. We will stop now and ______ working at two o’clock.
A. presume
B. consume
C. assume
D. resume
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 许多白领人士用分期付款的方式买房子。
2. 格林先生因信用太差而拿不到信用卡。
参考答案
1.B
【句意】一位权威人士对英国南部一块草坪上的蜘蛛进行了一次调查,他估计在那个地方每英亩有225万多只蜘蛛。
【解析】动词词义辨析。assess(其过去式为assessed)“评定;估价”;estimate(其过去式为estimated)“估计”;appraise(其过去式为appraised)“评价;估价”;evaluate(其过去式为evaluated)“评价;评估”。由关键信息“more than 2,250,000 spiders in one acre每英亩有225万多只蜘蛛”知“估计”符合,故B项正确。
2.D
【句意】现在我们将停止工作,然后两点时重新开始工作。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。presume“推测;假定”;consume“消耗”;assume“假设;承担;认为”;resume“重新开始,(中断后)继续”。由句中关键词“stop now现在停止”和“working at two o’clock两点时工作”的对应可知“重新开始”符合语境,故D项正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】Many white-collar workers buy houses on installments.
2. 【参考译文】Mr. Green cannot get a credit card due to his bad credit.