Several unidentified diseases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing the death of three people.
常用具有抽象概括性的名词是英文的一个特点。此题原话在给出背景的前提 下直接用death来说人的死亡,就是一个典型的例子。这方面,由于中国人的语言强 调具体形象的动态表现形式,常用具体动词及其短语表达而不倾向于用名词概括, 所以在翻译中可能成为难点。考生应该在平时的训练中加强有关英汉语言对比方面 的修养,甄别两种语言的不同规律。
[重点难点] 对英语抽象概括性名词的具体化理解。理解原讲话中具有抽象概括意义的three deaths就是指考题中比较具体明确的the death of three people。
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In May 2017, WHO was informed of a cluster of undiagnosed illnesses and deaths including hemorrhagic symptoms in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since April, nine cases including three deaths have been reported.