六級(jí)強(qiáng)化長(zhǎng)難句翻譯（18）
87. While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline-after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late 80s-and is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle-class down shifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives.
[參考譯文]在美國(guó)，這一返樸趨勢(shì)是以經(jīng)濟(jì)衰落的反應(yīng)為開(kāi)始的--那是在80年代末期裁員而引起大量的失業(yè)之后一一現(xiàn)在依然與提倡節(jié)儉的政綱相關(guān)；而在英國(guó)，最起碼在我所熟識(shí)的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)返樸歸隱者中，追求簡(jiǎn)約；生活的原因就多種多樣了。
88. For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the 80s, down-shifting in the mid 90s is not so much a search for the mythical good lift-growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one-as a personal recognition of your limitations.
[參考譯文]對(duì)于我這一代曾在整個(gè)80年代為生活奔波的女人來(lái)說(shuō)，90年代中期出現(xiàn)的歸隱恬退與其說(shuō)是我們尋求一種神話般的美好生活--用有機(jī)肥種；植蔬菜，并且自己放棄一切的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)--不如說(shuō)是我們清醒地認(rèn)識(shí)到自身；能力是有限的這一事實(shí)。
89. If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it11 be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman s notorious bad taste in ties.
[參考譯文]如果你是你講話對(duì)象中的一員，那么你就身處一種位置來(lái)了解對(duì)你們來(lái)說(shuō)都很普遍的經(jīng)歷和問(wèn)題，而且你對(duì)餐廳中難以下咽的食物或老總臭名昭彰的領(lǐng)帶品位進(jìn)行隨意評(píng)判也是合適的。
90. There are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone.
[參考譯文]現(xiàn)在已有一些機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)能夠進(jìn)行精確到毫米以下的腦部和骨骼手術(shù)這要比極具技巧的醫(yī)生單單用手精確得多。
87. While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline-after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late 80s-and is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle-class down shifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives.
[參考譯文]在美國(guó)，這一返樸趨勢(shì)是以經(jīng)濟(jì)衰落的反應(yīng)為開(kāi)始的--那是在80年代末期裁員而引起大量的失業(yè)之后一一現(xiàn)在依然與提倡節(jié)儉的政綱相關(guān)；而在英國(guó)，最起碼在我所熟識(shí)的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)返樸歸隱者中，追求簡(jiǎn)約；生活的原因就多種多樣了。
88. For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the 80s, down-shifting in the mid 90s is not so much a search for the mythical good lift-growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one-as a personal recognition of your limitations.
[參考譯文]對(duì)于我這一代曾在整個(gè)80年代為生活奔波的女人來(lái)說(shuō)，90年代中期出現(xiàn)的歸隱恬退與其說(shuō)是我們尋求一種神話般的美好生活--用有機(jī)肥種；植蔬菜，并且自己放棄一切的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)--不如說(shuō)是我們清醒地認(rèn)識(shí)到自身；能力是有限的這一事實(shí)。
89. If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it11 be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman s notorious bad taste in ties.
[參考譯文]如果你是你講話對(duì)象中的一員，那么你就身處一種位置來(lái)了解對(duì)你們來(lái)說(shuō)都很普遍的經(jīng)歷和問(wèn)題，而且你對(duì)餐廳中難以下咽的食物或老總臭名昭彰的領(lǐng)帶品位進(jìn)行隨意評(píng)判也是合適的。
90. There are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone.
[參考譯文]現(xiàn)在已有一些機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)能夠進(jìn)行精確到毫米以下的腦部和骨骼手術(shù)這要比極具技巧的醫(yī)生單單用手精確得多。
