说明
poet/poem
核心问题 1
He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won fame and a scholarship. (全国四级,01.6-49)
[原译]他写了一篇文章批评希腊诗歌,名利双收。(《大学英语四六级考试全真试题集详解》,航空工业出版社,p.214)
请问上面的译文符合原意吗?
词典解答 1
中国学生常常把 poem(诗歌)与 poet(诗人)弄混。上面的译文说明我们英语教师有时也会弄混。其次,上面的译文把 won fame and a scholarship 译为“名利双收”,也是不正确的,因为“名利双收”太空泛,而且往往含有贬义。而原文所指却是很具体的:赢得了声誉和(一项)奖学金。
[试题句意]他写了一篇批评这位希腊诗人的文章,使他赢得了声誉和奖学金。point
be on the point of ... when
核心问题 2
I was ____ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived. A. to B. on C. at D. in(全国四级,99.6-65)
答案为 B。但是, on the point of ... when 是什么意思呢?
词典解答 2
见 when ,about 。