Question

13．既然选手们已投入比赛，及时结果不尽如人意，你也别对其吹毛求疵了．（devote）
Since the participants have devoted themselves to the match，you had better not find fault with the result even if it is far from satisfactory．．

Answer 1

分析 Since the participants have devoted themselves to the match，you had better not find fault with the result even if it is far from satisfactory．

解答 根据句意"既然选手们已投入比赛"可知从句使用现在完成时较合适；主句中是对对方的要求可以用一般现在时．
本句为since引导的原因状语从句，在后面的主句中又包含一个even if引导的让步状语从句．
devote oneself to意为"致力于，专心于"；had better do sth意为"最好做某事"，find fault with"找…的茬，挑…的毛病"；be far from意为"距离…远，远非"此处指远远不满意．

点评 适当运用主从复合句，并能够灵活运用复杂句式来表达句子的意思有助于学生翻译能力的提高．