1. The outlying island that belongs to this ______ metropolis is an oasis where green prevails and traditions hold fast.
A. bustling
B. whistling
C. rustling
D. ruffling
2. Jean doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she ______ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.
A. has to get
B. were to get
C. had got
D. would have got
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 最奇特的小汽车是只有三个轮子的奔驰汽车。
2. 你决定了从政还是从商?
1.A
【句意】属于这个熙熙攘攘的大都市的这个离岛是一处绿洲,那里到处都是绿色植物,且人们坚守传统。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。bustling“熙熙攘攘的;繁忙的”;whistling“发出哨声的”;rustling“沙沙作响的”;ruffling是动词ruffle“弄皱;触怒;扰乱”的ing形式。根据句中关键词“metropolis大都市”的对应知“熙熙攘攘的”符合,由此知A项正确。
2.B
【句意】Jean(吉恩)不想立刻工作,因为她认为如果她得到了一份工作,那么她或许就不能经常见自己的朋友。
【解析】语法结构——与将来事实相反的虚拟语气。由句中关键词“if如果”和“wouldn’t be able to(即would+动词原形)”可推知这里表示与将来事实相反的虚拟语气;再由这类虚拟语气的固定模式(if条件句中谓语用过去式或should/were to+动词原形;主句用would/should/could/might+动词原形)知B项“were to get”正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】The most unusual car is a Benz with only three wheels.
2. 【参考译文】Have you decided to be engaged in politics or business?