2012年公共英語考試三級寫作技巧輔導(14)
翻譯為：惠特曼向公眾保證在測試下結論之前空氣是安全的。而且，所有的EPA(美國環保署)申明都要求經過白宮的篩選。
注意的詞語：screen：動詞，篩選/過濾。
10、But New York Sen.(senator,參議員。)Hillary Clinton is calling for an investigation, saying somebody surely leaned on the EPA to lie, which Whitman strongly denies.
翻譯為：但是紐約的科學家希拉里.克林頓要求調查此事，說某些人明顯的偏向于EPA(美國環保署)而說謊，對于這個，惠特曼堅決否認。
注意的詞語：call for:相當于demand,require、lean on:偏向于。
1、 I'm in a hurry.
翻譯為：我得趕緊。
注意的詞語："in a hurry"指匆忙，有時用作口語也表示輕易地做好某件事情。
2、 These days the most sought-after tables are hidden away, several floors above ground, in the city's high-rise apartments, which are run by chefs out of their own homes or from rented spaces……
翻譯為：目前，很多廣受歡迎的餐館總是藏匿在公寓大廈地面上方的樓層，就在廚師們自家門口或是租的空地外面營業。
3、 Merely requesting a reservation can be as difficult as getting one.
翻譯為：哪怕是僅僅要求預定(房間)都有可能象真要得到它一樣那么難。
4、 Exclusively is the main attraction for customers in a city that is still obsessed with status.
翻譯為：獨有性(專用權)是吸引城市消費者的主要因素，因為人們還是會被身份地位(帶來的虛榮感)所迷惑的。
5、 I can't make up my mind about to have for dessert.
注意的詞語：make up one's mind：下決心、作決定。
翻譯為：餐后吃什么甜點，我還沒能做出決定。
6、Those mighty winds pulled in a band of cloud and some patchy rain through the small hours, and into thefirst part of the morning.
翻譯為：那些強勁的大風卷起一層云彩，還有些零星的小雨下了好一會，一直持續到清晨。
7、clearer skies and much light winds allowed temperatures to drop well into single figures resulting in a touch of grand frost in some rural areas.
翻譯為：清涼的天空和微風讓溫度值降到了個位數,使得很多鄉村地區出現了霜.
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