研英長難句翻譯真題詞匯詳解:(17)

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長難句:but his primary task is not to think about the moral code,which governs his activity,any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

重點(diǎn)詞匯: code,any more than,

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1、長難句:但是,他的首要任務(wù)并不是考慮支配自己行動(dòng)的道德規(guī)范,就如同不能指望商人專注于探索行業(yè)規(guī)范一樣。

分析: 這是一個(gè)比較句,主句的主干結(jié)構(gòu)是his primary task is not to think about the moral code,定語從句(which governs his activity)修飾the moral code。理解和翻譯此句的關(guān)鍵是理解詞組any more than。

2、 code有“編碼;準(zhǔn)則”的意思。the moral code(道德規(guī)范),the code of conduct(行為準(zhǔn)則)。the moral code is simple,as it involves one’s morals or for that matter judgment of others’ morals.(道德規(guī)范是個(gè)簡單的問題,因?yàn)樗婕耙粋€(gè)人的道德或?qū)e人道德的判斷。) any more than意為“較……多些”,not any more than“不比……多些”。i don’t like the guy any more than you do.(我并不比你更喜歡那個(gè)家伙。)there are no typical harvard professors,any more than there are typical harvard students.(沒有什么典型的哈佛大學(xué)教授,也沒有什么典型的哈佛大學(xué)學(xué)生。)
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