2011年四级翻译基本技能篇：其他经典句型练习三

　1. 我在这儿干死干活的，可是根本就没有机会涨工资，更别说升职了。   

    　　2. 当火车启动时，设法赶上那趟车是徒劳的。   

    　　3. 夏天到了，直到19:00，天才开始逐渐黑下来。   

    　　4. 人生就像是一次远行，经历喜怒哀乐，同时积累经验。   

    　　5. 人类就像土地一样，有时会存在着所有人都没有发觉的金矿。   

1. I am just spinning my wheels here—there’s no chance to get a pay raise, much less a promotion.   

    　　2. It is no use trying to catch up with the train once it starts.   

    　　3. Summer is coming, now it was not until 7:00 p.m. that the sky starts getting dark.   

    　　4. It is in life as in a long journey: going through difficulties, as well as pleasant times, and at the same time, concentrated experiences.   

    　　5. It is in man as in soil that there is sometimes a vein of gold that the owner is unaware of.