筆譯天天練[第12篇]

原文:How long did the inventor of oil painting toil with an old process that no longer satisfied certain purposes before he discovered his new process? Bernard Palissy searched half his life for an opaque enamel for his faience before he finally found what he sought. These men knew how to use the invention because they needed it, and because they needed it they searched and found it. In this way, gradual progress in science went hand in hand with the mastery and the awareness of how and to what end the invention could be applied.
參考答案:
在新的方法被發明以前,“油畫網”的發明者有多長時間是在用一種老方法作畫的?這種老方法已經不能再滿足某些用途。在Bernard Palissy最終找到一種不透明的釉彩用以制作他的精致彩陶以前,他花費了半生時間來尋找這種物質。這些人知道如何應用這些發明,因為他們需要這些發明,也正因為他們需要這些發明,他們不停尋找并最終找到。這樣,科學的逐步發展就與對新發明的掌握以及對如何應用和為何種目的去應用新發明的認識結合在了一起。
本期句子結構分析:
1、How long(問時間有多長) did the inventor of oil painting toil(“油畫網”的發明者) with an old process(用一種老方法作畫) that no longer satisfied certain purposes(這個從句修飾old process) before he discovered his new process(在他發明新方法之前)?
2、Bernard Palissy searched half his life for(這里的詞組是search for,說這個人花了半生時間尋找,找個什么呢?看后面) an opaque enamel(這就是他要找的東西) for his faience(這個FOR后面帶出來的是他尋找的目的) before he finally found what he sought.(這個從句用來說明時間:在他最終找到之前)
3、In this way(固定詞組:這樣), gradual progress in science(主語) went hand in hand with(go hand in hand with,固定詞組:與...結合在一起,到底與什么結合呢?看后面) the mastery(第一個被結合的東東) and the awareness(第二個要結合的東東) of how and to what end the invention could be applied.(都是對那個awareness的修飾)。
