Question

9．由于大雨，格林一家不得不缩短了旅程．The Greens had to cut the trip short because of the heavy rain．/because it rained heavily．

Answer 1

分析 The Greens had to cut the trip short because of the heavy rain．/because it rained heavily．

解答 答案：The Greens had to cut the trip short because of the heavy rain．/because it rained heavily．分析汉语表述的过去的事情，故主句用一般过去时，"不得不"译为have to所以此句用had to；确定句中值得注意的几个短语：the Greens （格林一家），cut the trip short"缩短旅程"；特别值得注意的是句中"由于大雨"作原因状语的表达方式有两种：because of the heavy rain或because it rained heavily．即：because of 后面加名词（短语），because 后面则跟一个完整的句子．故此句表达为：The Greens had to cut the trip short because of the heavy rain．/because it rained heavily．

点评 此题考查对整句话的翻译．做这类题时先分析所给汉语句子意思确定相关的时态和句型，然后仔细考虑人称和数的变化等细节问题．