盘点中级口译部分十大牛词

 　　（1）see/witness用法：无生命（时间、地点或事物）成分作主语。

　　经济年均增长速度达到 9.7%。（0303）China's economy has witnessed a strong/an impressive growth rate of 9.7%.
　　本公司成立于1988年。（0409）1988 saw/witnessed the establishment of our company.
　　古老而美丽的“丝绸之路”，谱写了中欧千年往来的美好篇章。（0509）The ancient and beautiful Silk Roadsaw/witnessed the exchanges/communications between China and Europe in/over the past thousands of years.
　　上海建城有700多年历史，但最具人文发展历史的时期是开埠后的150年间。（1009）Despite a history of more than 700 years, the 150 years since it opened to foreign traders has witnessed the greatest humane 1 development in Shanghai.
　　（2）enjoy/boast用法：表示人或物“有”好的东西。
　　现代传媒在信息的传播速度上有许多优势。（0103）Modern media enjoy advantages in the speed of information dissemination 2.
　　社会保持稳定。（0309）The society enjoys stability.
　　公司拥有一大批技术人员和管理人员。（0409）Our company boasts a large number of technical and managerial personnel.
　　香港有着其独特的文化氛围。（0503）（香港）还有 8 所知名的大学。（0503）HK enjoys a unique cultural atmosphere.
　　HK boasts eight prestigious 3 universities.
　　在广州的百货业中新大新有自己独特的一面。（0809）Xindaxin boasts its uniqueness in the general merchandise industry in Guangzhou.
　　（3）serve as sth/serve to do sth用法：表示起到了某种功能作用，或者某物“能够怎么样”。关键是汉语原句中未必出现“起到…作用”之类的字眼。
　　西部大开发一定能成为沟通世界各国和中国的一座桥梁。（0303）The Great Western Development is sure to serve as a bridge between China and the rest world.
　　广州市政府无疑起了“红娘”的作用（0809）The Guangzhou Municipal Government served as the "matchmaker".
　　（4）attribute/ascribe/credit A to B用法：表示因果关系，汉语原句中未必出现“因为”或“所以”。另，A和B必须是名词性成分。
　　中国的崛起，是和平的崛起，是依靠自己力量来发展自己。（0403）China’s peaceful rise is attributed to its own strength/efforts.
　　这座城市特殊的历史和地理因素造就了一种多样化的文化（0503）The diverse culture of the city is attributed to its special history and location.
　　中国赢得 2010 年世界博览会的举办权，靠的是国际社会对中国改革开放的支持和信心。（0703）China credits its winning to the support and confidence.
　　（5）featuring/characterized by用法：专门对付多重四字格结构，即“XXXX，XXXX，XXXX的什么”。
　　富有活力和长期稳定的合作关系（0509）A partnership 4 featuring/characterized by vigor 5 and long-term/long-time stability一座朝气蓬勃，充满活力，多姿多彩的国际大都市（0603）an international metropolis 6 featuring/characterized by vigor, vitality 7 and variety.
　　（6）constitute用法：表示某物被看成，认作，当成（to be or be considered/regarded as something）这是…标志性成果，是…历史性跨越，是…重大贡献。（0803）It constitutes the milestone 8, the historic advance, the momentous 9 contribution.
　　（7）remind sb of sth用法：某物让某人想起/想到/意识到某事。关键是，汉语原文中未必出现“回忆”或“回想”之意。
　　浦西展示了上海的辉煌岁月（0603）Puxi reminds people of the city's glorious past.
　　（秒针）每移动一下就是表示我们的寿命已经缩短了一部分。（0903）Every move of the hand reminds us that a portion of our life is lost.
　　说起上海老城，总会让人和古老传统的东西联系起来。（1009）The old town of Shanghai always reminds people of something ancient and traditional.
　　（8）concern用法：该词在使用上的难点是含义及用法较为纷繁（亦即用处广泛），要用心区分。
　　四种常用含义——关心，关注；关系，关联；担心，担忧；重要。
　　四种常用结构——sth concern sb，sth be the concern of/for sb，sth be of concern to sb，sb be concerned for sth/that clause未来的城市生活与每一个国家及其人民息息相关。（0703）The prospect 10 of future urban life concerns every nation and its people.
　　外界关心的是：……（0809）……It is of great concern to the outsiders / the public.
　　（9）access或have access to sth用法：能够得到某物/见到某人/进入某地，可以代替can get sth之类结构。
　　……标志着我国已经进入世界具有探测能力的国家行列。（0803）.　　.., which marks China's access to the ranking of the world's advanced countries capable of probing the moon.
　　（10）n用法：不是某个具体的词汇，而是表示名词的n。用法相当广泛，在C-E部分中，同学可以牢记用n去作英语译文中各种成分（尤其是谓语动词），可使译文结构紧凑、凝练，同时尽可能避免与大部分译文“撞车”。
　　本公司成立于 1988 年。（0409）The establishment of our company dates back to 1988.
　　试比较：Our company was established in 1988.
　　豫园是上海著名的古典园林，已有400多年的历史。（1103）Yu Yuan Garden, a famous classical garden in Shanghai,boasts a history of more than 400 years.
　　试比较：Yu Yuan Garden is a famous classical garden and has a history of more than 400 years.