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【参考译文】Many experts hold the idea that the highest priority in the reform. ofeducation system should be given to the improvement and reform. in curriculum andexamination system in order to avoid a generation paying undue attention totextbooks. They pointed out that the key of the reform. in the education systemis a well-shared awareness that the high and primary educations are there,instead of simply offering the knowledge important to the students, to improvethe students in an all-round way, and especially to guide them to a carefulpondering over such fundamental issues as life itself and social responsibility.As to the schools, they try their best to get a better way to gradually guidethe students to an appropriate view over the world around them. An undueemphasis on knowledge-education and the resultant ignorance over the guidance tothe students to a proper understanding of life will bring us nothing but a largenumber of “memorizing machines”. We can never expect a group of young peoplewell prepared for the real social life.

【评析】 1.要想汉译英做得好，掌握一定数量的英语句型必不可少。如开头的“??认为，??”就可以用?hold the idea/viewthat?或?be of the opinion that?译出，这样译文才会地道。又如第二句“??的当务之急是??”可以用The highestpriority in?should be given to?译出。有兴趣的读者可参看我编写的《〈新概念英语·流利英语〉句型精华》。2.“头悬梁”、“锥刺股”、“死读书”和“读死书”其实说的都是一回事，考生不必绞尽脑汁想如何逐字译出，这在有限的考试时间里并不现实，因此只须吃透意思后用准确、简洁的语言译出即可。payingundue attention to textbooks五个单词就译出了12个字的意思。考生应掌握这种技巧，在备考中有意识地训练。此例有代表性。3.“引导”自然包涵“帮助”之意，help可略去。 4.“文字或者数字机器”既可直译，亦可译意，参考译文意译为memorizingmachines，这更便于外国人理解。