65.“that's all there is to it ”,意思是“也不过如此而已”。可根据上下文视情况处理。
If I'm touched, I'm touched-that's all there is to it。
66.“The chances are that…”是一句型,译为“有可能……”。
The chances are you will never attempt that speed with poetry or want to race though some passages in fiction over which you wish to linger。
67.Feel, see, leave引起宾语的宾语补足语,或在被动语态中引起主语补足语的某些惯用句型,有时see和feel这两个词的被动式不大好译。遇到这种情况应挖掘其深层含义,不要拘泥于表面形式。
The education of the young is seen to be of primary importance。
68.某此以no, nowhere, never, not…bout, not…any, nothing but, hardly, scarcely, seldom等否定词语引出的一些结构。
I never go past the theatre but I think of his last performance。
69.某些用choice between, to know better, whether or, should have avoided(或done better)等表示从两种做法中选取一种更好的做法Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfil needs which have hitherto been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of libing。
70.“as good as…”相等于,就像,几乎如;实际上,其实,实在。
The merchant as good as promised the orphan boy, that he would adopt him。
71.“many as well…as”和“might as well …as” “many as well…as”可译为“与其……,不如……,更好”,“以这样做……为宜”,“如同……,也可以……”等等。“might as well …as”表示不可能的事,可译为“犹如……”,“可与……一样荒唐”,“与其那样不如这样的好”等等。
One may as well not know a thing at all as know it imperfectly。
72.“to make…of”的译法(使……成为……,把……当作)I will make a scientist of my son。