英语六级翻译中常用的句型汇总
16)rather than(而不是……)
Rather than pursue money to achieve happiness，we should focus on the improvement of ourselves.
我们应该集中精力改善自我，而不是追求金钱的享乐。
17)not... until(直到……才)
We can't release the film until we have the approval from the authority concerned.
直到获得有关当局的批准我们才能发行那部电影。
18)so/ such(…)that(如此……以至于)
With the rumor spreading fast, their anxiety was such that they could not sleep/they became so anxious that they could not sleep.
在谣言迅速散播的情况下，他们焦虑异常，无法人睡。
19)(The) chances are that(很可能……)
Chances are thatshe has already known it, and there is no need for us to keep the secret.
她很可能已经知道了，所以我们没有必要再保守这个秘密。
20)It occurred to sb. that(突然想到……)
It had never occurred to Cinderella she would become a princess someday.
辛德瑞拉从来没有想到她会成为一位王妃。
21)not...but...(不是……而是……)
To our disappointment, the plan caused not development but destruction.
让我们失望的是，这个计划带来的不是进步而是破坏。
22)It is taken for granted that(……被认为是理所当然的)
It has been taken for granted that women should take on all the housework.
多年来人们一直认为女性做家务是理所当然的。
23)It is/ was said that(据说)
It is said that man is the least biologically determined species of all because he possesses features absent in other natural species.
据说人类是生物学上最难归类的物种，因为人类拥有其他天然物种所缺乏的特性。
24)When it comes to...(提及，当提到……的时候)
When it comes to physics, I know nothing.
谈到物理学，我一无所知。
25)be not much of a...(是个不太好的……)
Mike is not much of a teacher for he often skips from one subject to another.
麦克不是个好老师，因为他总是从一个话题跳转到另一个话题。
26)As far as sb./sth. is concerned(就……而言，在……看来)
As far as I am concerned, fashion belongs to women.
在我看来，时尚是属于女性的。
27)not only...but also(不但……而且……)
Shakespeare is not only a great playwright but also a brilliant poet.
莎士比亚不仅是一位伟大的剧作家而且是一位才华横溢的诗人。
28)(n) either...(n) or...(既不……也不……;或者……或者……)
Liking neither the story nor the background music, he fell asleep in the cinema.
他既不喜欢故事情节也不喜欢背景音乐, 所以在电影院里睡着了。
29)no sooner than/ hardly when/ scarcely when(刚……就……)
I had hardly opened the door when he rushed in.
我刚开门他就冲进来了。
30)the more…the more(越……越……)
The fastera country’s economy develops, the slower its population grows.
一个国家的经济发展越快，它的人口增长就越慢。