Reference Answers for Comparative Study between English and Chinese Do the following translations between English and Chinese. 一、Synthetic vs. Analytic

1 Translate the Chinese sentence into different English versions in the way of blank-filling. Pay attention to the shifts in the word classes of certain words. 他行动之快令人惊讶。 He moved astonishingly fast.

He moved with astonishing_rapidity_______. His movements were astonishinglyrapid. His movements __astonishedus by their rapidity. 2 She was with a child. ______她身边带着一个孩子。 She was with child. _______她怀孕了。 3 They are students of our school.__他们是本校的（一些）学生。 They are the students of our school.他们是本校的全体学生。 二、Compact vs. Diffusive

4这姑娘长得漂亮，鹅蛋形脸，两眼又深又黑。 She is a pretty girl, with an oval face and deep dark eyes. 5累得我站不起来了。 It is drizzling at the moment. 6他有个女儿，在北京工作，就已经打电话去了，听说明天就能回来。

___He has a daughter, who works in Beijing. Someone has phoned her and it is said that she will be backtomorrow. 三、Hypotactic vs. Paratactic

7 when I try to understand what it is that prevents so manyAmericans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to methat there are quite a few causes, of which one goes much deeper than the other.

_____为什么如此众多的美国人不能如想象中那样幸福呢？我认为原因有二，而两者之间又有深浅之分。

8 We will not attack unless we areattacked. 人不犯我, 我不犯人。

9 Let everybody share the food if there is any. 有饭大家吃。

10 Until all is over, ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。（紧缩句）

四、Complex vs. Simplex (繁复与简短)

11门口放着一堆雨伞,少说也有十二把, 五颜六色, 大小不一。 In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors. 12 There are many wonderful stories to tell about the places I visited and the people I met.

我访问了一些地方,也遇到了一些人。要谈起来,奇妙的事儿可多着哩。 13 Can you answer a question which I want to ask and which is puzzling me? 我有一个问题弄不懂，想请教你，你能回答吗？ 五、Personal vs. Impersonal 14 An idea suddenly struck me. 我突然想到了一个主意。

15 Alarm began to take entire possession of her. 他开始变得惊恐万状。

16 应该调整高等院校的专业设置, 改进教学方法。

Specialties in colleges and universities should be adjusted and teaching methods improved.

六、Passive vs. Active（被动与主动） 17要制造飞机,就必须考虑空气阻力问题。

Air resistance must be given careful consideration when the aircraft is to be manufactured. 18注意看看信的地址是否写对了。

Care should be taken to see if the letter is properly addressed. 19It is well known that the compass was invented in China more than 2000 years ago.

众所周知, 中国人在两千多年前就发明了指南针。 七、 Static vs. Dynamic（静态与动态）

20 The doctor’s extremely quick arrival and uncommonly careful examination of the patient brought about his very speedy recovery.

医生迅速到达,并仔细地检查了病人, 所以, 病人很快就康复了. 21他能吃能睡。

He is a good eater and a good sleeper. 22 He has someone behind him. 有人给他撑腰。

23 Ford’s first pledge was, “Mr. President, you have my support and my loyalty.” 福特一开始就保证说： “总统先生，我支持您，并效忠于您。” 八、Abstract vs. Concrete （抽象与具体） 24 He waited for her arrival with a frenzied agitation. 他等待她到来,急得像热锅上的蚂蚁。

25 The absence of intelligence is an indication of satisfactory developments. (= No news is good news.)

没有消息表明有令人满意的进展。

26 The actual date of the completion of the purchase should coincide with the availability of the new facilities.

(= The purchase should not be completed until the new facilities are available. 必须等到有了新设备，才能购买这批货物。 九、 Indirect vs Direct（间接与直接） 27 I couldn’t agree more.

我最同意不过了。(= I agree to the fullest degree.) 28 You are late for the last time. 你被解雇了。 29I wonder if you would be so kind as to lower your voices a little. (= Would you please lower your voices a little?) 请你们讲话小声一点，好吗？

30 Careful consideration of relevant data is imperative before the procedure most conducive toward a realization of the desired outcomes can be determined.