题目
21. It is widely believed by educators that studying a second language can sharpen the mind and that this mental exercise contributes to better problem-solving abilities in daily life.
21. It is widely believed by educators that studying a second language can sharpen the mind and that this mental exercise contributes to better problem-solving abilities in daily life.
题目解答
答案
本句主干为“It is widely believed by educators that...”,表示“教育工作者普遍认为……”。后接两个并列“that”从句:
1. “studying a second language can sharpen the mind”可译为“学习第二语言可以使人思维更加敏锐”。
2. “this mental exercise contributes to better problem-solving abilities in daily life”可译为“这种脑力锻炼有助于在日常生活中提高解决问题的能力”。
综合来看,整句可译为:
教育工作者普遍认为,学习第二语言可以使人思维更加敏锐,而这种脑力锻炼有助于在日常生活中提高解决问题的能力。
(其他合理译法亦可接受,如“教育者普遍认为……”“使头脑更加灵活”等。)
解析
本题考查对英文句子的结构分析和翻译能力。解题思路如下:
- 首先识别句子的整体结构,此句是一个主从复合句,“It is widely believed by educators that...”是常见的“it”作形式主语的结构,真正的主语是后面的“that”从句。
- 接着分析“that”从句部分,发现有两个并列的“that”从句,分别阐述了学习第二语言的两个作用。
- 对于第一个“that”从句“studying a second language can sharpen the mind”,“studying a second language”是动名词短语作主语,表示“学习第二语言”,“sharpen the mind”是谓语和宾语结构,意思是“使人思维更加敏锐”。
- 对于第二个“that”从句“this mental exercise contributes to better problem - solving abilities in daily life”,“this mental exercise”是主语,指“这种脑力锻炼”,“contributes to”是固定短语,意为“有助于”,“better problem - solving abilities”是宾语,即“更好的解决问题的能力”,“in daily life”是状语,说明“在日常生活中”。
- 最后将各个部分准确地翻译成通顺的中文句子。