Question

19．面对各种各样的选择，人们往往会举棋不定．（tend）

Answer 1

分析 When faced with various choices，people tend to try hard to make a decision．

解答 When faced with various choices，people tend to try hard to make a decision．
根据句意"人们往往会举棋不定"可知，句子描述的是一般性的行为，故用一般现在时．
这句可以使用when引导的时间状语从句的省略，be faced with面临，面对；tend to do sth倾向于做某事；make a decision做决定．

点评 句子的翻译方法很多，可以选择不同的形式来表达同一个意思，关键是要准确，语言规范，不要脱离了原句的意思即可．本句如果不用省略其完整形式应该是When they are faced with various choices，people tend to try hard to make a decision．