英語(yǔ)翻譯技巧長(zhǎng)難句如何翻譯(2)

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難句類型:復(fù)雜修飾、插入語(yǔ)
    It is not known how rare this resemblance is,or whether it is most often seen in inclusions of silicates such as garnet,whose crystallography is generally somewhat similar to that of diamond;but when present,the resemblance is regarded as compelling evidence that the diamonds and inclusions are truly cogenetic. (4)
    現(xiàn)在尚不知這種類似稀少到何種地步,也不知道是否它最常見(jiàn)于象石榴石一類的硅酸鹽內(nèi)含物中,而這類物質(zhì)的晶體結(jié)構(gòu)普遍地在某種程度上類似于金剛石的晶體結(jié)構(gòu)。但一旦存在,這種類似就被視作極有說(shuō)服力的證據(jù),證明金剛石與內(nèi)含物確是同源的。
    解釋:本句的句子既長(zhǎng),專有名詞又多,從句層出不窮,故而難懂。在本句中出現(xiàn)的專有名詞中,除了silicates硅酸鹽這個(gè)單詞常常出現(xiàn)于理科文章中,需要記憶之外,其他單詞閱讀現(xiàn)場(chǎng)簡(jiǎn)單處理一番既可:inclusions可以猜出是被包含的物質(zhì);garnet作首字母提煉叫g(shù):crystallography只要能從詞頭推出這個(gè)單詞與晶體有關(guān)即可。
    訓(xùn)練:It is not known how rare this resemblance is,or whether it is most often seen in inclusions of silicates such as garnet,whose crystallography is generally somewhat similar to that of diamond;but when present,the resemblance is regarded as compelling evidence that the diamonds and inclusions are truly cogenetic.