GRE考试中作文难句翻译汇总

 　　second, limited accountability is consistent with the "buyer beware" principle that permeates¹ our laws of contracts and torts, as well as our notion in civil procedure that plaintiffs carry the burden of proving damage. in other words, the onus² should be on consumers to protect themselves, not on companies to protect consumers.

　　其次，有限责任与“购买者自我意识”原理和我们对民法程序的认识相一致，所谓“购买者自我意识”是指渗透、融合在我们的合同法规中的一种原理，而关于民法程序的认识指谁起诉、谁举证。换句话说，消费者应该自我保护，而不是让商家保护他们。

　　it (doctor-assisted suicide) involves the extreme measure of taking the life of a terminally ill patient when the patient is in extreme pain and the chances for recovering appear to be hopeless.

　　当这个病人处在极度痛苦中并且无望康复的时候，这个(医生参与的安乐死)便使用一种极端的(法律赋予的)手段来结束晚期病人。

　　这里的measure指的是“医生可以在当这个重病人几乎没有生还的希望的时候夺取他的生命”的政策，也可以看成是“法律规定所允许医生的权利”

　　for instance, doris porch wrote me about a man on death row in tennessee. he hired men to murder his wife. one threw in a rape³, free of charge.

　　比如说，doris porch在一封信中告诉我了一个在田纳西death row的人。他雇了一些人去谋杀他的妻子。(这些人中)一个****了她，这(行为)(却)不犯法(即不受到起诉)。

　　throw in是个词组，有engage的意思，也就是involve

　　despite assorted⁴ effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a dichotomy between them.

　　尽管有多种反面的热情表现，但是科学技术和人文艺术之间没有必然的联系，并且二者之间很可能还有分歧。to the contrary，我理解为，是用来说明effusions与后面的notion是对立的

　　I believe many of the inmates⁵ with whom i work are persons like you and me. unfortunately, they took "the road less traveled," and found themselves in a situation that was beyond their ability to handle or solve. this is not only "man as the problem," but the "problem of man".

　　我认为我(在监狱)中共事的囚犯与你我一样。不幸的是他们误入歧途，最终对于所造成的局面无力挽回。这不仅仅是社会中人的问题，而且也是(犯人)本身的问题。mw中对inmate的解释是： : any of a group occupying a single place of residence; especially : a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)。

　　any of a group of british workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed laborsaving textile machinery⁶ in the belief that such machinery would diminish employment.

　　卢德派成员在1811年到1816年期间骚乱，并捣毁节省劳动力的纺织机器的英国工人。他们认为这些机器会减少就业。

　　one who opposes technical or technological⁷ change.

　　反对技术或工艺变化的人。

1 permeates   

弥漫( permeate的第三人称单数 )； 遍布； 渗入； 渗透

参考例句：

• Studies show that water vapor quickly permeates plastic packaging material. 研究证明水蒸汽能迅速渗入塑料封装材料。
• Democracy permeates the whole country. 民主主义（的思想）普及全国。

2 onus   

n.负担；责任

参考例句：

• The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot bedisclosed.政府部门有责任说明不能把信息公开的理由。
• The onus of proof lies with you.你有责任提供证据。

3 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 assorted   

adj.各种各样的，各色俱备的

参考例句：

• There's a bag of assorted sweets on the table.桌子上有一袋什锦糖果。
• He has always assorted with men of his age.他总是与和他年令相仿的人交往。

5 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

7 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。