secret training base for a
revolutionary new plane, it was an excellent site, its remoteness effectively masking
its activity. 作为居住的地方，这里有许多不足之处，但作为改革性的新飞机秘密
训练基地，却是非常理想的。因为它地处边陲，人们不易发觉其中的活动。
(5) The pictures that linger in his mind, called up in a moment by such sensations
as the smell of roses or of new-mown hay, are of a simpler nature. 然而，萦绕心头的
画面，那些一经嗅到玫瑰花香或新鲜干草的气息便会倏地闯入记忆的情景，其实
并不复杂。
(6) As he sipped his coffee, he opened a still damp morning paper; and began
reading. 他一面喝咖啡，一面翻开油墨未干的晨报，看了起来。
(7) Father's attitude toward anybody who wasn't his kind used to puzzle me. 以前
我总不懂父亲为什么对那些脾气跟他不一样的人采取那么个态度。
(8) Sadly, Edward died before he could see the new church, but his beautiful tomb
is still there, with the tombs of the Kings and Queens of England who came after him.
遗憾的是，爱德华未能看见新教堂就去世了，但是他那幽雅的坟墓和嗣后的英国
国王和王后的坟墓还都留在那里。
（二）英语反面表达转换为汉语正面表达
(1) You can't be too careful. 你要特别小心。
(2) The significance of these incidents wasn't lost on us. 这些事件引起了我们的
重视。
(3) Such flights couldn't long escape notice. 这类飞行迟早会被人发觉的。
(4) The human system can hold out for a while against the gas from a leaking,
damped-down coal stove, but soon after unconsciousness comes death. 煤气若是从
封上火的煤炉漏出，人体可以忍受一些时候，但人昏迷之后，不用很久就会死亡。
(5) But there is another story, a family saga, that may turn out to be important to
unlocking the mystery of what actually happened between Lewinsky and the
President. 但是，莱温斯基和总统之间究竟发生了什么事，另外一个故事，即家
史，最终对解开这个谜十分重要。
(6) Maintaining credibility requires confronting potential adversaries with the
objective, unambiguous facts of our counter-balancing military capabilities, our
political strengths and economic advantages, and our clear resolution to use these for
our defense if necessary. 保持这种可靠性需要以下客观的、明确的事实来对付潜
在的对手：我们达到平衡的军事能力、我们的政治实力和经济优势以及我们必要
时使用这些手段进行自卫的毫不含糊的决心。

主动式与被动式转换
英语中被动语态用得较多，而汉语中被动语态则用得相对较少，因此英译汉时被
动语态常常可转换为主动语态，当然有时也可以保留其被动语态。而英语中的主

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