2011年笔译初级：词义的选择、引申和褒贬(3)

　　1) To take off her boots or to put them on was an agony to her, but it had been an agony for year.

　　脱鞋或穿鞋对她是一种痛苦，但这已是多年以来的痛苦了。

　　2) An area the size of the Hornet's flight deck was marked off on an airstrip and they practiced taking off time after time from this restricted space.

　　在机场上标出了大黄蜂号甲板一样大小的一块地方，他们(机组人员)一次又一次地练习从这样一块有限的面积上起飞。

　　3) He always sits on the very edge of his chair when he is working, as though about to take off.

　　他工作的时候，总是坐在椅子边上，好像随时都会跳起身来的样子。

　　4) Their first major design was a pleated denim jean with external pockets dubbed "baggies" that took off in high schools and colleges and soon was imitated by other apparel manufacturers.

　　他们的头一项重要设计是一种打摺的、缝上明袋的蓝色斜纹粗布裤，这种裤子人们称为“袋子”，在中学和大学中首先流行，接着别的服装商店也都很快仿制起来。