1. He won by ______, because his opponent refused to play.
A. defect
B. default
C. deficit
D. refusal
2. She was______ from the company because she was always late for work.
A. scorned
B. sacked
C. discarded
D. promoted
【汉译英翻译练习】
1.我宁死也不妥协。
2.入乡随俗。
1.B
【句意】他因对手缺席而获胜，因为他的对手拒绝比赛。
【解析】名词词义辨析。defect“缺陷;不足之处”;default“违约;默认”，by default“缺席;不到场;默认情况下”;deficit“赤字;不足额”;refusal“拒绝;回绝”。根据题干中关键词“because his opponent refused to play因为他的对手拒绝比赛”的对应可知可构成“by default“缺席”的B项正确。
2.B
【句意】她因为上班总是迟到而被这家公司解雇了。
【解析】动词词义辨析。scorn(其过去分词为scorned)“轻蔑;藐视;不屑做”;sack(其过去分词为sacked)“解雇;把……装入袋;劫掠”;discard(其过去分词为discarded)“抛弃;放弃;丢弃”;promote(其过去分词为promoted)“促进;提升;推销”。由句中关键词“because she was always late for work因为她上班总是迟到”可知“解雇”符合，由此知B项正确。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】I would rather die than compromise.
2. 【参考译文】When in Rome, do as the Romans do.