Question

【题目】 【1】You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.”【2】“home”这个词对你来说意味着什么? How do you say the word in French, in Chinese, in your language? 【3】Although people usually know that the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and from person to person. 【4】家不仅是屋顶和四面墙. It’s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

【5】Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】你可能听过这个著名的名言：“金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝”。

【2】What does the word “home” mean to you？

【3】虽然人们通常知道这个词的意思，但是它有时也没有确切的翻译。

【4】Homes are not only a roof and four walls.

【5】在不同的国家，家看起来是不一样的。

【解析】

文章主要讲述的事是有关于房屋的。对不同国家的不同人而言，家有不同的含义。同时，因为环境气候的不同，不同区域的房屋具备不同特点。

【1】英译汉。may：或许；have heard of：听说过；the famous saying：著名的谚语；East or west, home is the best.：“金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝”。所以答案是：你可能听过这个著名的谚语：“金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝”。

【2】汉译英。本题考查句型：What does the word ……mean to sb.？这个词……对某人意味着什么？所以句子：“home”这个词对你来说意味着什么?可以翻译成：What does the word “home” mean to you？故答案是：What does the word “home” mean to you？

【3】英译汉。although：尽管；people usually know：人们通常知道；the word means：这个词的意思；sometimes：有时；has no exact translation：没有确切的翻译；本题是由that引导的宾语从句因为although不与but连用，但是也要翻译出来。虽然……但是……。所以答案是：虽然人们通常知道这个词的意思，但是它有时也没有确切的翻译。

【4】汉译英。家：homes；屋顶和四面墙：a roof and four walls；不仅是：not only。所以答案是：Homes are not only a roof and four walls.

【5】英译汉。家：homes；look different：看起来不一样；in different countries：在不同的国家。所以答案是：在不同的国家，家看起来是不一样的。