2012年翻译考试（笔）笔记解析（1）

2012年翻译考试（笔）笔记解析（1）

1.cleave v.裂开, 分开（尤指沿天然纹理）,使分开, 穿过, 依恋或忠实, 粘着

He cleaved an apple with a knife.
他用一把刀子将苹果切开。

They cleaved a path through the wilderness.
他们在荒原中开辟出一条路。

Which may be why we still cleave to his great poem.
这或许就是我们依然坚守着他伟大诗篇的原因。

The tribe cleave to their old belief even after the european arrive.
即使在欧洲人到来之後，这些部落仍固守著它们古老的信仰。

2.convince 使相信,信服，说服;使承认；使悔悟；使认错

接从句:concince sb that 从句：

He convinced me that I should study law.
他劝我应该学法律。

convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]

I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.
我试图使他相信危险的确存在。

convince sb. 说服某人

We utterly failed to convince them.
我们根本说服不了他们。

convince sb to do sth.　说服某人做某事

We convinced Anne to go by train rather than plane
我们说服了安妮放弃乘飞机而坐火车走。

convinced adj.坚信；深信；确信的；坚定不移的；

I am convinced that she is innocent.
我坚信她是无辜的。

convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的

She sounded very convincing to me.
我觉得她的话很有说服力。