研英長難句翻譯真題詞匯詳解:(5)
1、長難句翻譯:許多事情讓人們覺得藝術(shù)家是怪人,而最古怪的事情也許就是:藝術(shù)家的唯一工作就是探索情感,而他們所關(guān)注的卻又是那些令人不快的情感。
分析:句子比較簡單,應(yīng)該關(guān)注explore和focus兩個(gè)單詞的意思。
2、重點(diǎn)詞匯: explore有考究;探索;探討的意思。Scientists have been known to explore in this region of the earth.(科學(xué)家們一直在考察這一地域。)We must explore all the possibilities for the solution of the problem.(我們必須探討解決這個(gè)問題的所有可能性。) focus作名詞表示焦點(diǎn),作動(dòng)詞意為重視;關(guān)注。Because of his strange clothes,he immediately became the focus of attention when he entered the office.(他由于服裝奇特,一走進(jìn)辦公室便成了大家注意的中心。)You must try to focus your mind on work and study.(你應(yīng)該努力把思想集中在工作和學(xué)習(xí)上。)All eyes were focused on the speaker.(大家的目光都集中在發(fā)言人身上。)