一、译前自测-ECO选段(英译汉)
建议落笔翻译，若手头暂无纸笔，也可先进行视译。
AS EVERY MOBILE-PHONE owner knows, after a year or so the battery starts to fade and the beast needs recharging more frequently. That is a nuisance, but a phone’s batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply—or the whole handset traded in for the latest model. An electric car, however, is a much bigger investment. And batteries are its priciest component, representing around 30% of an average mid-size vehicle. Apart from increasing the risk of running out of juice and leaving a driver stranded, a deteriorating battery quickly destroys a car’s second-hand value.
二、相关词汇学习与积累-逆向
电池就开始老化 the battery starts to fade
这挺烦人的 that is a nuisance
更换手机电池并不太贵 a phone’s batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply
把整部手机以旧换新成最新款 the whole handset traded in for the latest model
最昂贵的组件 priciest component
一辆普通中型车 an average mid-size vehicle
没电抛锚的风险 increase the risk of running out of juice
run out of juice
(an electronic device) is out of juice When an electronic device's battery is low, you can say that it has "run out of juice". "Juice" is a slang term for electrical power.
导致一辆车在二手市场上快速贬值 a deteriorating battery quickly destroys a car’s second-hand value
三、双语对照参考(水平好得同学可对译文进行润色)
AS EVERY MOBILE-PHONE owner knows, after a year or so the battery starts to fade and the beast needs recharging more frequently. That is a nuisance, but a phone’s batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply—or the whole handset traded in for the latest model. An electric car, however, is a much bigger investment. And batteries are its priciest component, representing around 30% of an average mid-size vehicle. Apart from increasing the risk of running out of juice and leaving a driver stranded, a deteriorating battery quickly destroys a car’s second-hand value.
有手机的人都知道，新机使用大概一年后，电池就开始老化，需要更频繁地充电。这挺烦人的，但更换手机电池并不太贵，或者还可以干脆把整部手机以旧换新成最新款。相比之下，电动汽车可是一项大得多的投资，而电池又是其中最昂贵的组件，大概占一辆普通中型车成本的30%。电池持续老化不但会增加汽车半路没电抛锚的风险，还会导致一辆车在二手市场上快速贬值。
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