3.时态

本期翻译答案：

1. 他们告诉我，到年底他们在一起工作就要满三十年了。（汉译英）

翻译：They told/tell me that they would/willhave been working together for almost thirty years by the end of this year.

2. Man was, is and always will be tryingto improve his living conditions.（英译汉）

翻译：人类过去、现在和将来总是在试图去改善他的生活条件。

3. The children had fallen asleep beforethe performance was over. （英译汉）

翻译：在这场演出结束以前，这些孩子们已经入睡了。

下期翻译题目：

动名词

1.他们在工作中很注意理论联系实际。（汉译英）

2. Things like earning a master’s degreedon’t make people happy over an extended period of time.（英译汉）

3. As a result, any lessening of theirpartners’ attention may be thought of as rejection or abandonment.（英译汉）