2016年公共英语PETS四级翻译模拟练习三

　　Belongings n. movable possessions 财产 (尤指动产)

　　E.g. Keep your belongings sage to ensure they are not stolen.

　　personal belongings/estate 个人财产、动产

　　real estate　不动产、房地产

　　Sporting goods company puma was on the verge of bankruptcy back in 1992.

　　be on the verge of : be close to 　濒临

　　E.g. After losing his son in the accident, the old man was nearly on the verge of nervous breaking.

　　儿子在事故中丧生使这位老人几乎精神崩溃.

　　bankrupt adj. go bankrupt 破产

　　In time to come, have to forsake the familiar paper currency.

　　in time to come: in the coming/near future 在不久的将来

　　get/be familiar with sh 熟悉

　　be familiar to sb 为……熟知

　　E.g. He likes plants very much, so he is familiar with many flowers.

　　他喜欢植物,所以知道很多种花.

　　This is a flower familiar to many of us.

　　这是我们都很熟悉的一种花.

　　forsake: give up, abandon 放弃,遗弃

　　E.g. He forsook his bad habits with the help of his friend.

　　在朋友的帮助下,他改掉了坏习惯.

　　Resulting in the Internet itself becoming the world’s largest emerging market.

　　result in: bring about, have a result 致使、导致

　　result from: happen as a result of, be caused by 起因于,因..引起

　　E.g. The disagreement resulted in the war between the two nations.

　　两国家之间的分歧导致了战争.

　　(The war resulted from the disagreement between the two nations.)