例1:
【The government removed the cap on student numbers】, 【encouraging institutions to compete with each other for applicants】: 【but admissions rose quicker than staff numbers】, 【inevitably reducing the quality of education. 】
- cap n.上限
- applicant n.申请人
- admissions n.允许进入( 翻译成招录人数)
1.找主句的谓语动词:removed
主句:
The government removed the cap on student numbers
政府取消学生人数上限
2.
encouraging institutions to compete with each other for applicants
鼓励院校去为了生源相互竞争
3.
but admissions rose quicker than staff numbers
但是招录人数的增加率高于员工人数
4.
inevitably reducing the quality of education.
不可避免地是教育质量的减少
翻译:
政府取消学生人数上限,鼓励院校去为了生源相互竞争,但是招录人数的增加率高于员工人数,不可避免地是教育质量地减低。
例2:
【There’s another consequence of marketisation】:【 as debt-laden students head for degrees they think will maximize their earning potential】,【 many vital courses suffer. 】
- debt-laden 负债累累
debt n.负债+laden a.满载的;装满的 - maximize v. 最大化
- marketisation n.市场化
- head for 追求
- vital a.至关重要的,重要的
1.找主句的谓语动词:is
主句:
There’s another consequence of marketisation
市场化的另一个结果是
2.
as debt-laden students head for degrees they think will maximize their earning potential
比如欠债累累的学生追求他们认为最有赚钱潜力的学位
3.
many vital courses suffer.
很多重要的课程都受到影响
翻译:市场化的另一个结果是,比如负债累累的学生追求他们认为最有赚钱潜力的学位,很多重要的课程都受到影响
例3:
【The University of Sunderland is axing its history, politics and foreign language courses, 】for example, expressing a desire for a more “career-focused and professions-facing” approach.
- axing v.削减
- career-focused 注重职业
- professions-facing 就业
1.找主句的谓语动词:is
主句:
The University of Sunderland is axing its history,politics and foreign language courses
Sunderland大学正在削减它的历史,政治和外语课程
2.
expressing a desire for a more “career-focused and professions-facing” approach.
表示想要采取“更注重职业和就业”的方式
翻译:
例如,Sunderland大学正在削减它的历史,政治和外语课程,表示想要采取“更注重职业和就业”的方式。