In the wake of the Roman Empire’s conquest of Britain in the first century A.D., a large number of troops stayed in the new province, and these troops had a considerable impact on Britain with their camps, fortifications, and participation in the local econom.
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The Roman Army’s Impact on Britain
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在公元一世纪罗马帝国征服不列颠之后,大量军队驻守在新省区,这些军队的营地、碉堡和对当地经济的参与都对不列颠有很大的影响。
1. 词组“in the wake of”意思是“随……之后而来;跟随在……之后”。
2. 词组“have…impact on”意思是“对……有影响”。这个词组很常见,类似意思的词组有“have.…influence/effect on”;后半句中用“with”引出这些军队的哪些事物对不列颠产生影响。
3. “considerable”的意思是“great in size, amount, importance, etc.”(相当多/大/重要的)。
4. 该句主干是“a large number of troops stayed in the new province, and these troops had a considerable impact on Britain”。本句相对简单,相应的句子简化题也相对简单些,大家不妨尝试做一下。
Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
In the wake of the Roman Empire’s conquest of Britain in the first century A.D., a large number of troops stayed in the new province, and these troops had a considerable impact on Britain with their camps, fortifications, and participation in the local econom.
A. Many Roman soldiers remained in Britain after conquering it, and their presence had a strong influence.
B. The new Roman province of Britain seemed to awaken in the first century A.D. as the local economy improved.
C. Camps, fortifications, and economic change contributed to the Roman conquest of Britain.
D. With the conquest of Britain by Roman troops, the Roman Empire gained considerable economic strength.
电视或电影中的暴力或色情场面会对年轻人产生不良的影响。(用with…结构)
Television and movies can exert negative influence on the young people with their violence and sexism.
①当然,我们也应该承认,电影电视可能会对年轻人有某些负面影响。②简单地说,由于年轻人还处在价值观形成的初级阶段:模仿自己所接触到的内容是本能;而我们显然很难完全控制质量。③显然,电视或电影中的暴力或色情场面会对年轻人产生不良的影响。④这也是为什么现代的电视电影行业以年龄为标准,设立了分级制度。
大家想一想,该翻译练习是不是可以用到下面的托福写作中呢?
Do movies and television have more negative effect than positive effect on young people?
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