第二周长难句长难段翻译练习.docx 阅读基础巩固训练 (原文长难句 / 文段翻译) 如提交 word 文档,名称请标识为“姓名 _ 学号 _ 班级 _TEM4_HW_W2 ” 注:在提交完答案之前不要查看 ans 和使用任何词典及电子设备 1. There ’ s been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. In the 20th Century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. (2011) 2. Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but able to make sense of a dynamic, confusing world. (2011) 3. Many Japanese couples, when polled, describe their marriage as a love match even if it was arranged. (2011) 4. The shocking losses of the past few years have reshaped nearly every facet of their lives-how they live, work, and spend -even the way they think about the future. (2012) 5. For those fresh out of university, desperate for work but unable to get it, there is a big imbalance between supply and demand. And there is no narrowing of the gap in sight.(2012) 6. Graduate unemployment is not, ultimately, a political problem ready to be solved. Job creation schemes for graduates are very low down in ministerial in-trays. (2012) 7. By “ freedom ” , Americans mean the desire and the ability of all individuals to control their own destiny without outside interference from the government, a ruling noble class, the church, or any other organized authority. (2018 ) 8. This seems very strange- sometimes awards can be good to give recognition to people who deserve it, or to help people who don ’ t make a lot of money carry on their work without worrying about finances, but professional soccer players these days certainly aren ’ t short of cash!(2018) 9. On the surface, it seems to be a “ win-win ” situation, with everyone being happy, but let me ask you a question- how far do you think that publicity and marketing are winning here, and how much genuine recognition of achievement is taking place? (2018 ) 10. Knowing that Mrs Mallard was suffering from a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband ’ s death. (2018 )