历年四六级翻译真题解析

考察wish从句的虚拟语气用法

（can→could）和“分配某人做某事”的词

assign sb. to sth. 或者assign sb. sth.

组搭配，

也可用be arranged to another post. 89. John 冒着自己的生命危险救落水儿童

at the risk of his own life

解析：

考察“冒着?的危险/风险做某事”的词组搭配：at the risk of sth. ，可以用

at

the expense of one’s own life（冒着某

人的生命危险做某事）“冒风险”可以用risk (doing) sth.

90.George 从机场打电话给他的老板，接电话的却是他的助手。

was his assistant who answered / picked up the phone

解析：

这句比较灵活，在句法上，既可以使用强调句结构，也可以采用turn out的惯用搭配(turned out that his assistant answered / picked up the phone);在“接电话”的表达上，可以用pick up / answer the phone. 强调句结构为it be sb. who do sth. ,而turn out变化则较多，可以用turn out to be sb. who do sth.或者turn out + that + 从句。

91. 尽管他对哲学感兴趣，但是他父亲说服他去修法律。

persuaded him into / talked him into

解析：

本题考察“说服某人做某事”的表达，

persuade / talk sb. into doing sth.或者persuade sb to do sth.

2010年12月大学英语四级真题

87.

________________(为了确保他参加会议)，I called him up in advance.

88．The significant museum ________ (据说建成于)about a hundred years ago.