Such behavior is regarded as “all too human”,with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance. (2005年 TEXT1)
這是個含有同位語從句的復合句。that引導的同位語從句的謂語動詞由would+動詞原形be構成。
參考譯文:這樣的行為被認為“完全是人類獨有的特點”,其潛在的含義是其它動物沒有這種敏銳的委屈感。
二、省略
省略句是英語的一種習慣用法。按照語法的分析,句子應該具備的成分,有時出于修辭上的需要,在句中并不出現,這種句子叫做省略句(elliptical sentences,這種語法現象稱為“省略”(ellipsis or leaving words out。其特點是:雖然省去句子語法構造所需要的組成部分,但仍能表達其完整的意義。省略形式多樣,從單詞、短語到分句,都可以省略,而且各有一定的銜接關系,不容臆斷。省略一般出現在翻譯中,在翻譯的時候,一定要把省略的部分翻譯出來,否則會扣分的
Until these issues are resolved, a technology of behavior will continue to be rejected, and with it possibly the only way to solve our problems.(2002,翻譯)
分析:很明顯,and with it possibly the only way to solve our problem,是一個省略句,with做狀語一般表示伴隨,這一個分句只有一個狀語加一個名詞結構,構不成一個完整的句子。
實際上,與前句相同的成分才會被省略,前一句的謂語部分是:will continue to be rejected. 所以,后一分句補充完整就是:with the rejection of the technology of behavior, possibly the only way to solve our problem will continue to be rejected.
例如:Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak,or that they prey only on“worthless”species.(2010,翻譯)
分析:本題中含有兩個并列的同位語從句,that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on“worthless”species.兩個that的內容是對前面的evidence進行補充說明或解釋。