题目
翻译题(汉译英)只有通过沟通,我们才能了解客户不断变化的需求。
翻译题(汉译英)
只有通过沟通,我们才能了解客户不断变化的需求。
题目解答
答案
本题考察“只有”(Only)引导的条件句及部分倒装结构。核心短语为:
- “只有通过沟通”:Only through communication / Only by communicating.
- “我们才能”:can we.
- “客户不断变化的需求”:customers' constantly changing needs / the evolving needs of customers.
最终翻译为:
Only through communication can we understand customers' constantly changing needs.
答案:Only through communication can we understand customers' constantly changing needs. (其他合理表达亦可接受,如:Only by communicating can we keep up with the evolving needs of our customers.)
解析
本题主要考察“只有……才……”这一表达在英语中的运用,特别是“Only”引导条件状语从句时所涉及的部分倒装结构。解题的关键在于准确识别各个中文部分对应的英文表达,并正确运用倒装规则。
- 对于“只有通过沟通”,常见的英文表达有“Only through communication” 或者 “Only by communicating” 。“through” 强调通过某种方式或途径,“by” 也有借助某种手段的意思,这里两种表达都能准确传达“通过沟通”的含义。
- “我们才能”,在“Only”引导的条件状语从句位于句首时,主句要使用部分倒装结构,即将情态动词、助动词或系动词提到主语之前。在这个句子中,“能”对应的情态动词是 “can” ,所以要把 “can” 提到主语 “we” 前面,即 “can we” 。
- “客户不断变化的需求”,可以表达为 “customers' constantly changing needs” ,其中 “constantly changing” 是现在分词短语作定语,修饰 “needs” ,表示“不断变化的”;也可以用 “the evolving needs of customers” ,“evolving” 是形容词,意为“不断发展的、变化的” 。
- 最后将各个部分组合起来,就得到 “Only through communication can we understand customers' constantly changing needs.” ,当然 “Only by communicating can we keep up with the evolving needs of our customers.” 也是合理的表达,“keep up with” 表示“跟上、了解” 。