2020考研英语翻译每日一练2019.8.21

2020考研英语翻译每日一练~今天开始插入语的翻译，，你准备好了吗?

真题实战

For example, they do not compensate for gross social inequality, and thus do not tell how able an underprivileged youngster might have been had he grown up under more favorable circumstances.

结构分析

总体上是and连接的两个句子：第一个句子是主谓宾结构，比较简单。第二个句子主干是thus do not tell how able an underprivileged youngster might have been，主谓宾结构，宾语是how引导的宾语从句。最后的独立部分had he grown up under more favorable circumstances是省略了if的虚拟语气，倒装结构，还原倒装应该是If he had grown up under more favorable circumstances。

词汇释义

compensate for 弥补，补偿

inequality n. 不平等，不同

underprivileged a. 贫困的，社会地位低下的

favorable a. 有利的，良好的

circumstance n. 环境，氛围

拆分翻译

For example, they do not compensate for gross social inequality, / /

and thus do not tell how able an underprivileged youngster might have been / /

had he grown up under more favorable circumstances

比如说测试并不能弥补明显的社会不公平

所以也不能分辨一个贫穷的年轻人会是多么能干

如果他在更好的环境下长大

参考译文

比如说测试并不能弥补明显的社会不公平，所以也不能分辨如果他在更好的环境下长大，一个贫穷的年轻人会是多么能干。

总结

虚拟语气省略if的倒装