Unit9

AffordableHousing第1頁/共70頁第一頁，共71頁。Content

Startingout

ReadingFocus

ReadingMore

PracticalTranslation

FocusedWriting

FinalProject第2頁/共70頁第二頁，共71頁。Task1WithrapideconomicdevelopmentinChina,people’shousingconditionshavebeengreatlyimproved,buthousepriceshavealsorisen.Interviewsomeofyourfriends,especiallythosewhowerebornbeforeorduringthe1970s,aboutthechangestheyhaveexperiencedinthecostandconditionoftheirhousing.Thefollowingaresomepossibletopicsthatyoumayliketoraise.Startingout第3頁/共70頁第三頁，共71頁。PossibletopicsLocation/Size/Interiordecoration/Electricalappliances/Runningwater/Hotwater/Showeringorbathingfacilities/Indoortoilets/Electricorgasstoves/Refrigerators/Centralheatingand/orairconditioning/Lighting/Telephone/CableTV/Internetaccess/Housingcost—rentorownershipStartingout—Task1第4頁/共70頁第四頁，共71頁。Task2

Peoplehaveanumberofdifferentreasonsforchoosingaparticularareatolivein.Comparethebenefitsandshortcomingsofthefollowinglocationsanddecidewhereyou’dliketolive.Youcouldaddtothelist.Startingout—Task2第5頁/共70頁第五頁，共71頁。第6頁/共70頁第六頁，共71頁。Task3ReadthefollowingparagraphanddiscusswithyourpartnerwhatyourchoicewouldbeifyouwereinLaoWang’ssituation.Givethereasonsforyourchoice.Startingout—Task3LaoWangandhiswifeliveina15m2oldapartmentindowntownShanghai.Theareawillberedevelopedinacoupleofyear’stime.Theywillbegiven300,000Yuanascompensationfortheirapartmentandcaneitherusethemoneytobuyahouseinthesuburbs,orpaythedeveloper8,000Yuanpersquaremeterforanew130m2downtownapartmentwhichtheywillhavetowaitforfiveyearsbeforemovingin.第7頁/共70頁第七頁，共71頁。TheHousingCrisisGoesSuburban第8頁/共70頁第八頁，共71頁。GlobalUnderstanding

1DetailedInformation2CriticalThinking3LanguagePoints4ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction5第9頁/共70頁第九頁，共71頁。ReadingFocus

–GlobalUnderstandingMainideaPara.1CausesoftheproblemParas.2-9ConsequencesoftheproblemPara.10SolutionstotheproblemParas.11-13SummaryPara.14第10頁/共70頁第十頁，共71頁。MainideaAffordablehousinghasnotonlybecomeaproblemfor_____________,buthasaffected_____________________.It’snowaseriousproblemformorelow-andmoderate-incomeAmericansthan___________________________.Fairfaxisanexampleforthissituation.ReadingFocus

–GlobalUnderstandingtheurbanpoorthesuburbanmiddle-classtaxes,SocialSecurityorgasprices第11頁/共70頁第十一頁，共71頁。CausesoftheproblemA.Government’sattitudetowardsaffordablehousing.

a.FromRoosevelttoNixon,____________________________

b.Nowadays,_____________________________.B.The

strikingmismatchbetween__________________________

affordablehousing,oraffordablehousingnearjobs.

a.Inthepasttwodecades,muchpoorhousinghasbeen

_______________butnotallhasbeen______andtherehas

been

___________.

b.Manymiddleincomepeoplecannotfind_______________

neartheirplaceofwork.ReadingFocus

–GlobalUnderstandingAmericansusedtocarealot

aboutit.federalaidhasnotbeenincreasedaffordablehomesrazed/demolishedthedemandforandthesupplyofrebuiltnoincrease第12頁/共70頁第十二頁，共71頁。ConsequencesoftheproblemA.Children_______________________.B.Workers_________________________.C.Communities_____________________.ReadingFocus

–GlobalUnderstandingcan’tseetheirparentssooftencan’tmakeendsmeetarelesscompetitive第13頁/共70頁第十三頁，共71頁。SolutionstotheproblemA.Localofficials_____________________.B.Federalgovernment_____________________.C.Arealestatecrashmaynothelp.ReadingFocus

–GlobalUnderstandingshouldgetoutofthewayshouldsupportnewconstructions第14頁/共70頁第十四頁，共71頁。SummaryHousinginAmericatodayisnotjust

________________________,butisalso

____________________________________.ReadingFocus

–GlobalUnderstandinganurbanpovertyissueamiddle-classquality-of-lifeissue第15頁/共70頁第十五頁，共71頁。Task2Paraphrasetheunderlinedpartsofthefollowingsentences.(P258)ReadingFocus

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DetailedInformationWhenhouseholdincomesgrowbyX,housingpricesgrowby12X.2.mayriseto$110,000ayearKeys:3.hasnotonlyaffectedpeoplewithlowincomesbutalsopeoplewholiveinthesuburbs4.havingaperiodofmisfortune5.notpeoplewhohavereceivedfederalhousingassistance,butthosewhohaven’t第16頁/共70頁第十六頁，共71頁。ReadingFocus

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DetailedInformation6.stopneedingwelfarepayments7.giveanopportunitytoafamilywhichisalsoeligibleforthewelfare8.andstudiesshowthatovercrowdedlivingconditionleadtohighercrimerates,pooreracademicperformanceandpoorerhealth9.andworkersmayhavetodrivelongdistancestoworkbecausetheycan’taffordhousingcloser10.Lastyearlessthan5%ofhousessoldfor$250,000orlesssopriceswillhavetoreducealotforhousingtobeaffordableforlow-incomefamilies.第17頁/共70頁第十七頁，共71頁。CriticalThinkingReadingFocus第18頁/共70頁第十八頁，共71頁。StepOneReadthefollowingstatementsfromthetextanddiscusswhetherChinesepeoplehavethesameproblems.Supportyourviewswithevidence.

Homeownershipisoftendescribedasadream,butthesedaysmanyworkerswouldsettleforadecentrentalthatwon’tbankrupttheirfamilies.2.Localofficialsrequireone-acrelotsandtwo-cargarages,andblocklow-incomeandhigh-densityprojects.ReadingFocus—CriticalThinking第19頁/共70頁第十九頁，共71頁。3.Thehighhousingpriceproblemhasclimbedtheincomeladderandmovedtothesuburbs.4.Familiesspendatleasthalftheirincomeonhousing,manyskimponhealthcare,childcareandfoodtodoso.5.Workersareenduringincreasinglylongcommutesfromlessexpensivecommunities.ReadingFocus—CriticalThinking第20頁/共70頁第二十頁，共71頁。StepTwoThinkabouttheroleofgovernmentinprovidingaffordablehousing.Discussingroupsthefollowingstatements.ReadingFocus—CriticalThinkingTherootofthe(highhousingprice)problemisthestrikingmismatchbetweenthedemandforandthesupplyofaffordablehousing.2.Affordablehousinghelpsmakecommunitiescompetitive.

3.Thescarcityofaffordablehousingisadeepeningnationalcrisis.第21頁/共70頁第二十一頁，共71頁。1.…workerscramtheirfamiliesintoovercrowdedapartments,collegegraduateshavetocrashwiththeirparents,andfirefighters,

…

(Para.1)

cram:

v.

toforcesomethingintoasmallspace把······塞入

e.g.Jessicacrammedherclothesintothebag.crash:

v.

slangtostayatsomeone’shouseforthenight借宿

e.g.Icrashedforonenightatmyfriend’shousewhenIwas

inChicago.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第22頁/共70頁第二十二頁，共71頁。2.TherealestateboomofthepastdecadehasproducedwindfallsforAmericanswhoownedbeforeitbegan,

…

(Para.2)

windfall:

n.anamountofmoneythatyougetunexpectedly意外之財

ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第23頁/共70頁第二十三頁，共71頁。3.Rooseveltsignedhousinglegislationin1934and1937,providingmortgages,governmentapartmentsandconstructionjobsforworkersdownontheirluck.(Para.3)

downontheirluck:tohavenomoneybecauseonehashadalotofbadluckoveraperiodoftime(因不走運而)窮困潦倒

e.g.1)Whensomeoneisdownontheirluck,goodfriends

willbesympathetic.2)Georgehascertainlybeendownonhisluckrecently:

firsthiswifefellill;thenhelosthisjob.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第24頁/共70頁第二十四頁，共71頁。4.Butithasrazedmoresubsidizedapartmentsthanithasreplaced.

(Para.4)

raze:

v.tocompletelydestroyatownorbuilding把（城鎮(zhèn)、建筑物）夷為平地

e.g.1)MuchofNanjingwasrazedbyJapaneseinvadersin

1937. 2)Theoldbuildingswererazedtomakewayforanew

development.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第25頁/共70頁第二十五頁，共71頁。5.Overall,thenumberofhouseholdsreceivingfederalaidhasflatlinedsincetheearly1990s,despiteanexpandingpopulationandaballooningbudget.

(Para.5)

flatline:

v.tofalltoaverylowlevel降到很低的水平

e.g.1)TheRepublicanshavebeenflatliningin

thepolls.

2)Thepopulationgrowthinthistownhas

beenflatlining

inthepastfiveyears.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第26頁/共70頁第二十六頁，共71頁。6.Today,foreveryoneofthe4.5millionlow-incomefamilies

thatreceivefederalhousingassistance,therearethreeeligiblefamilieswithoutit.(Para.6)

eligible:

adj.beingableorallowedtodoit合格的；有資格的

e.g.1)Insomecountrieschildrenover16areeligiblefora

driver’slicense. 2)Over500,00018-year-oldswillbecomeeligibleto

votethisyear.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第27頁/共70頁第二十七頁，共71頁。7.Thetimelimitsincludedinwelfarereform10yearsagowerecontroversial,butstudiessuggestthey’vehelpedmotivaterecipientstogetoffthedole.(Para.7)

dole:n.

unemploymentbenefit,welfaremoneygivenbythegovernmentintheUStopeoplewhoareoutofwork救濟金 e.g.1)Howmanypeopleareonthedole? 2)Isaidthebankersshouldbethefirsttogoonthedole

duringthefinancialdownturn.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第28頁/共70頁第二十八頁，共71頁。8.Washingtonpoliticians,ontheotherhand,havethefederalbudgetattheirdisposal.(Para.12)

attheirdisposal:

availableforsomeonetouse供某人使用支配

e.g.1)Tannerhadalotofcashathisdisposal. 2)Acaranddriverwereplacedatmydisposal.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第29頁/共70頁第二十九頁，共71頁。9.

Andevenamodestpriceslumpcouldtriggeraconstructionslowdown…

(Para.13)

slump:v.tosuddenlygodowninprice,value,ornumber暴跌 e.g.1)Salesslumpedby20%lastyear. 2)TheUSdollarslumpedtoarecordlowagainstallother

currencies.ReadingMore–LanguagePoint

第30頁/共70頁第三十頁，共71頁。Key1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-Task1Choosetheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordorphraseinthesentence.(P260)ADBBCABAReadingFocus–VocabularyinAction

CA第31頁/共70頁第三十一頁，共71頁。Task21.Thousandsofspectators_____________intothestadiumtoseethegame.2.Tellthestudentstoblowupthe_____________andthentapethestrawtoit.3.Mostrivertouriststravelinbignoisymotorrigs,which____________throughallbutthebiggestrapidswithoutdifficulty.Readthewordsandtheirexplanationsinthebox.Chooseawordtocompleteeachofthesentencesbelowandexplainitsmeaning.Changetheformifnecessary.

(P261)crammed(b)balloon(a)ReadingFocus–VocabularyinAction

crash(a)第32頁/共70頁第三十二頁，共71頁。4.Jill____________herclothesintothebag.5.Helostcontrolofhiscaratthefirstbendand___________.6.We_______________inasmuchsightseeingaspossibleduringourstayinNewYork.7.Thecompany’sdebthas_____________inthepastyear.8.Youcan__________atourplaceifyoucan’tgetaridehome.9.We’llhavetogetoutofthissituationbeforethe___________goesup.10.Ashousesaleshave______________,sohasspendingindepartment-storeonitemslikefurniture,carpetsandelectricalappliances.crammed(d)ballooned(c)crashed(a)crammed(a)ReadingFocus–VocabularyinAction

crash(b)balloon(b)slumped(b)第33頁/共70頁第三十三頁，共71頁。11.Itisbelievedthattheproceedsfromthesalewillgointoa_________fundforthechildren.12.Thehardestthingisfindingacardealeryoucan_______!13.Iwasfortunateenoughtohavevery___________parents.14.Thepost-war___________senttheunemploymentfiguressoaringtotwicetheexpectedlevel.15.Thatdecisiondidnotwinhermuchsupportfrom_____________andmoderates.16.Whenheis25,thetrusteeswillgivehimfullcontrolofhis_________fund.trust(d)trust(c)

liberal(c)

ReadingFocus–VocabularyinAction

slump(c)liberals(b)trust(b)第34頁/共70頁第三十四頁，共71頁。Task3Fillineachoftheblankswithanappropriatewordorphrasefromthefourchoicesgivenbelow.ReadingFocus–VocabularyinAction

NorthernCanada,includingtheNorthwestTerritories,isan1)____________placetolive.Housingisatleast60%moreexpensiveinthenorth2)______itisinsouthernCanada.Foodpricesarealso3)_______,byatleast20%.Sincebuildingmaterialsandfoodstuffsare4)_________fromthesouth,thehigherpricesareprimarily5)_______transportationcosts.6)______________farawayfromYellowknifehavehighercosts,andcommunitiesservedonlybyaircrafthavethehighestfoodandhousingcosts.expensivethanhigherimportedduetoCommunities第35頁/共70頁第三十五頁，共71頁。Forexample,foodstuffsshippedbyairto7)__________communitiessuchasSachsHarboronBanksIslandare80%moreexpensivethantheyareinYellowknife.Tooffsetthesehighfoodandhousingcosts,8)________arehigherthanthoseinsouthernCanada.Inaddition,mostpeopleliveinpublicorstaffhousing,whererentsare9)_____________.Governmentemployeeslivinginremotecommunitiesreceiveanisolatedpost10)___________paymenttohelpoffsetthehighercostofliving.ReadingFocus–VocabularyinAction

remotewagesallowancesubsidized第36頁/共70頁第三十六頁，共71頁。IsAffordableHousingBecominganOxymoron?ReadingMore第37頁/共70頁第三十七頁，共71頁。ReadingMore

GlobalUnderstanding

CriticalThinking

LanguagePoints

VocabularyinAction1

2

3

4

第38頁/共70頁第三十八頁，共71頁。Housingpriceshavebeen1)_________tounprecedentedlevels.It’sacommonideathatasignificantpartofthe2)_________forhousingisbasedonanexpectationoffuture3)__________.Themorepricesgoup,themorepeoplewanttobuy4)_______reapthegainsfrom5)________futurepriceappreciation.Thispushespricesupevenmore.Cananythingbedone?Completethefollowingextractwiththeinformationfromthetext

(P267).TextExplorationpushedup

demand

soasto

appreciationReadingMore—GlobalUnderstandingexpected第39頁/共70頁第三十九頁，共71頁。Somemunicipalitiesprovide6)__________typesofassistancetonewhomeowners.7)______________,thisincreasesdemandevenmore.Increasingtaxesdoesnotsolvethecostofthehousingproblemeither.Basic8)____________thateitherareductionindemandoranincreaseinthesupplyofhousingwill9)________housingprices,soarisein10)_________ratesshouldmoderate11)________,anditappearsthathousingpricesare12)___________outinsomeareas.variousUnfortunately

lowereconomicsReadingMore—GlobalUnderstandinginterest

demandflattening第40頁/共70頁第四十頁，共71頁。Astoincreasingsupply,land13)_____restrictionsaretightinmanydesirable14)____________areas,andpoliticalforcesare15)________againstrelaxingtheserestrictionsduetolimitedlandresourcesandtrafficproblems.

Sowhatistheanswertohighhomeprices?residential

use

alignedReadingMore—GlobalUnderstanding第41頁/共70頁第四十一頁，共71頁。CriticalThinkingReadingMore第42頁/共70頁第四十二頁，共71頁。1.Whatisapricebubble?2.Whycan’tincreasingtaxesonhousingsolvethecostofthehousingproblem?3.WhydomanyCalifornianempty-nestersselltheirhousesandmigratetoOregon?4.Whydopeopleholddifferentviewsonlanduserestrictions?ReadingMore—CriticalThinkingDiscussingroupsthefollowingquestions.第43頁/共70頁第四十三頁，共71頁。1.…asignificantpartofthedemandforhousingisbasedonanexpectationoffutureappreciation.(Para.2)appreciation

n.ariseinvalue,especiallyofland,moneyorpossessions增值e.g.1)Therehasbeenanappreciationof50%inpropertyvalues.2)Thepound’srapidappreciationiscreatingproblemsforexporters.

ReadingFocus

–LanguagePoint

第44頁/共70頁第四十四頁，共71頁。2.Analogoustotheimpositionofasubsidy,a10%increaseinpropertytaxeswouldpushhousingpricesdownby10%.(Para.5)

analogousto

similartoanothersituationorthingsothatacomparisoncanbemade類似的,相似的imposition:

theintroductionofsomethingsuchasarule,tax,orrestriction（規(guī)章、稅種、限制等的）實施；征收e.g.Theimpositionofthenewrulesforbankaccountswill

makewithdrawingmoneymucheasier.ReadingFocus

–LanguagePoint

第45頁/共70頁第四十五頁，共71頁。3.Butanewhouserequireslandzonedforhousing.

(Para.10)

zoned:ifanareaoflandiszoned,itisofficiallykeptseparatefromotherlandsothatitcanbeusedforaparticularpurpose劃分成地區(qū)，把······劃入某地區(qū)

e.g.

Thelandiscurrentlyzonedforresidential

use.

ReadingFocus

–LanguagePoint

第46頁/共70頁第四十六頁，共71頁。4.InurbanCalifornia,traffichasbecomeincreasinglycongested,puttingalimitonhowfarawayfromtheirjobspeople

canlive.

(Para.10)

congested:crowdedusuallybytrafficorpeople交通擁擠的，車輛阻塞的e.g.

1)Someareasarecongestedwithbothcarsandpeople. 2)Thetollsarelikelytoberestrictedtoparticularly

congestedareas,andbusytimessuchasrushhours.

ReadingFocus

–LanguagePoint

第47頁/共70頁第四十七頁，共71頁。5.Imaginesomeonewhoscrimpsandsavestobuyhisdreamhouseinanareazonedforone-acrelots.

(Para.11)

scrimps:

totrytosaveasmuchmoneyasyoucan,eventhoughyouhaveverylittle盡量節(jié)省，盡力攢錢

e.g.

Theoldcouplescrimpedandsavedtosupporttheirson

studyingabroad.ReadingFocus

–LanguagePoint

第48頁/共70頁第四十八頁，共71頁。6.Butbythesametoken,onceasearcherbecomesanowner,heoftenbecomesaferventsupporterofsuchrestrictions.

(Para.11)

bythesametoken:inthesameway,orforthesamereasons同樣地；由于同樣的原因

e.g.

1)Iwanttowin,butbythesametoken,Idon’twantto

hurtSam’sconfidence. 2)Youcanaskmeanything,andbythesametoken,I

canchoosenottoanswer.fervent:believingorfeelingsomethingverystronglyandsincerely熱情,熱烈的

e.g.

Ihavealwaysbeenoneofhismostferventadmirers.ReadingFocus

–LanguagePoint

第49頁/共70頁第四十九頁，共71頁。1.ownA.Theyachtwasintendedfortheking’s_______use.B.Youwon’tknowthecostof_________acaruntilyou’ve__________one.C.Hestudiedthesesubjectsonhis_______.2.dynamicA.She’s_________anddetermined.B.Marketsare_________andforeverchanging.C.Group_________isthestudyofgroupbehavior,especiallytheinteractionsthatoccuramongpersonsinsmallgroupsinvolvedwithbusinessorsocialactivities.Task1Fillineachoftheblankswiththeappropriateformofthewordgivenandexplainitsmeaning.(P268)

ownowningownedReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

owndynamicdynamicdynamics第50頁/共70頁第五十頁，共71頁。3.fixA.Elliswasabletoquicklyfindand____theproblem.B.He’sgoingto____atimewhenIcanseehim.C.Manyofthosechangescouldjustbeatemporary_____.

4.feedA.Severalchildrenwere_______breadtotheducks.B.Figuresare_____intothecomputer,whichthenpredictsthelikelyprofit.C.Thegrainjustrottedandalltheycoulduseitforwasanimal_____.fixfixfixfeedingfedReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

feed第51頁/共70頁第五十一頁，共71頁。5.appreciationA.Ithelpschildrentodevelopan_____________ofpoetryandliterature.B.I’mvery____________ofallthesupportyou’vegivenme.C.Therehasbeenlittle____________inthevalueofpropertyrecently.

6.remainA.Therefugeeswereallowedto___________intheUK.B.Irescuedthe___________ofmyslipperfromthedog.C.Thethreepartieswillmeetnextmonthtoworkout_____________differences.appreciation

appreciative

appreciationReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

remain

remains

remaining第52頁/共70頁第五十二頁，共71頁。7.endA.Itishopedthatthetalkswillbringan_______totheviolence.B.Ithasthreepairsoflegs,each_________inalargeclaw.C.Beingoutofworkandhavingtwoyoungchildren,theyfounditimpossibletomake________meet.8.stockA.Sheowned￡3,000worthof_________andshares.B.Theblueshirtsareoutof________.C.Thesamequestionsseemtobeaskedeverytime,andhegiveshis________answers.end

endingendsstocksReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

stockstock第53頁/共70頁第五十三頁，共71頁。9.billA.Theysentusa______fortheworktheyhaddone.B.Thesenatorintroduceda______thatwouldincreasetheminimumwage.C.Youwillbe_______monthlyfortheservice.10.zoneA.SanFranciscoandTokyoarebothlocatedinearthquake_______.B.Lookatthewayshe’splaying.She’sreallyinthe______now.C.Theformerdockyardhasbeen______fortouristuse.billbillbilledzoneszone

zonedReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

第54頁/共70頁第五十四頁，共71頁。Task21)Itseemsthatowningacarissoexpensivethat________________(我支付不起).2)_________________________________(他差不多花了一天時間)tofinishthebook.3)__________________________________________(網(wǎng)絡(luò)是否可以代替報紙)hasbeenamatterofdebate.CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinbracketsintoEnglish.Trytousetheexpressionsyouhavelearnedfromthetext.Ican’tafforditIttookhimmoreorlessawholedayWhethertheInternetcanreplacenewspapersReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

第55頁/共70頁第五十五頁，共71頁。4)________________________________________________

_____(股票越漲，人們越買)soastoreapthegainsfromexpectedfuturepriceappreciation.5)___________________________________(如果你當初真想買房子),youwouldsaveeverypenny.6)________________________________________(他的老師起到了重要作用)inhelpinghimgetridofhisdepression.7)PeoplebuybighousestocatchupwiththeJoneses,___________________________________(不管他們是否需要那么大的空間).Themorestockpricesgoup,themorepeoplewanttobuy

IfyoureallywantedtobuyahouseHisteacherhasplayedanimportantroleregardlessofwhethertheyneedallthat

ReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

第56頁/共70頁第五十六頁，共71頁。8)____________________________(如果你想當個機修工)thesecoursesarenotsorelevant.9)So_____________________(該如何解決)juveniledelinquency？10)_____________________________(他最不愿意看到的)ishisdaughterleavinghome.IfyouintendtobeamechanicwhatistheanswertoThelastthinghewantstoseeReadingMore–VocabularyinAction

第57頁/共70頁第五十七頁，共71頁。PracticalTranslation第58頁/共70頁第五十八頁，共71頁。復合詞的詞性轉(zhuǎn)換經(jīng)常發(fā)生，同一個詞在一些語境中充當名詞，而在另一些語境中則充當動詞或形容詞。因此，在英漢翻譯中，要結(jié)合復合詞的構(gòu)成和漢語的語言習慣進行調(diào)整。1.復合結(jié)構(gòu)充當名詞或形容詞修飾語例1

Eventually,politiciansmayrediscoverhousing—notasanurbanpovertyissue,butasamiddleclassquality-of-lifeissue,likegaspricesorhealthcare.譯文總會有那么一天，從政者會發(fā)現(xiàn)住房問題像油價問題或醫(yī)療問題一樣，不只是城市貧民的問題，還是中產(chǎn)階級的生活質(zhì)量問題。復合詞的翻譯第59頁/共70頁第五十九頁，共71頁。

例2

Thenewphonesystemusesstate-of-the-arttechnology. 譯文新的電話系統(tǒng)采用了最先進的技術(shù)。點評：

最常見的復合結(jié)構(gòu)之一是用名詞的復合結(jié)構(gòu)充當名詞或形容詞修飾語，其在漢語中的作用與“的”字結(jié)構(gòu)相似，一般直譯。第60頁/共70頁第六十頁，共71頁。

2.“形容詞+名詞+-ed”和“形容詞+動詞+-ed”

結(jié)構(gòu)是兩種常見的形容詞構(gòu)成方式。

例1

SeventyyearsafterPresidentFranklinD.RooseveltdeclaredthattheDepressionhadleftone-thirdoftheAmericanpeople“ill-housed,ill-clothedandill-nourished,”Americansarewell-clothedandincreasinglyovernourished.

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富蘭克林·羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)曾經(jīng)說經(jīng)濟大蕭條造成三分之一的美國人住房簡陋、衣衫襤褸、營養(yǎng)不良，70年后的今天，美國人卻是穿著考究、營養(yǎng)日益過剩。點評：句中分別使用了“形容詞+名詞+-ed”結(jié)構(gòu)的復合詞ill-housed，ill-clothed，well-clothed以及“形容詞+動詞+-ed分詞”結(jié)構(gòu)的復合詞ill-nour