《每日一句漢譯英》一周匯總 (35)

該協奏曲因為他精心設計的獨奏家和樂隊間的對話以及沒有過多的展示獨奏家的段落(獨奏部分沒有任何華彩樂段）而出名。

The concerto is notable for its delicate interplay between soloist and orchestra, and for the lack of overly extroverted display on the part of the soloist (no cadenzas are written out in the solo part).


in·ter·play noun

: the ways in which two or more things, groups, etc., affect each other when they happen or exist together [noncount] — often + between or of
▪ the interplay between the old and the new▪ enjoys the interplay of three very different flavors [singular] — + of▪ a complex interplay of light and color

so·lo·ist noun

plural so·lo·ists

[count] : a person who performs a musical solo

¹so·lo noun

plural so·los

[count] 1: a piece of music that is performed by one singer or musician
▪ a piano/guitar solo▪ an operatic solo

2: something that is done without another person
▪ She is learning to fly and she flew her first solo yesterday.

ex·tro·vert also ex·tra·vert noun

plural ex·tro·verts

[count] : a friendly person who likes being with and talking to other people : an outgoing person — opposite introvert

— ex·tro·vert·ed also ex·tra·vert·ed adjective [more extroverted; most extroverted]
▪ He is the most extroverted [=outgoing] member of the family.

ca·den·za noun

plural ca·den·zas

[count] : a difficult part of a piece of classical music that is performed by only one person near the end of the piece


倫敦金屬交易所(LME)正考慮讓交易商們有機會用人民幣結算合約，此舉可能導致這家已有135年曆史的英國交易所放棄使用英鎊作為結算貨幣。

The London Metal Exchange is looking at offering traders the chance to settle its contracts in renminbi, a move that could lead to its dropping sterling after 135 years.

ster·ling noun

[noncount] 1: silver that is 92 percent pure —called also sterling silver

2: British money
▪ a drop in the value of sterling — see also pound sterling

結算

(v) settle up the bill; close an account
 

1877年LME成立時，英國仍是一個製造業大國。LME的三個月交割基準合約，就是為了反映將智利的銅（或馬來亞的錫）運至英國港口所需的時間。

When the LME was established in 1877, Britain was a manufacturing powerhouse and the LME’s benchmark contracts for delivery in three months were designed to mirror the time needed for shipments of copper from Chile and tin from Malaya to reach British ports.

pow·er·house /ˈpawɚˌhaʊs/ noun
plural pow·er·hous·es

[count] 1: a group of people or an organization that has a lot of power
▪ The country is an economic powerhouse.▪ Their company became a powerhouse in the video game industry.

bench·mark /ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɚk/ noun
plural bench·marks

[count] : something that can be used as a way to judge the quality or level of other, similar things
▪ a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured

交割
delivery
complete a business transaction

但如今，中國是金屬市場上舉足輕重的力量，在多數金屬的需求中占40%以上的比重，在LME期貨交易中的份額也在快速增長。

But now China is the dominant force in the market, accounting for more than 40 per cent of demand for most metals and a rapidly increasing share of trading in LME futures.

1fu·ture /ˈfju:tʃɚ/ noun
plural fu·tures

4 futures [plural] finance: goods or shares that are bought at prices which are agreed to now but that are delivered at a later time
▪ He made a fortune trading in oil futures.

期貨
futures
 
 
剛剛過去的這個周末，兩部新上映的影片將《饑餓遊戲》(The Hunger Games)從票房神壇上趕了下來，結束了這部反烏托邦影片連續四周占據票房冠軍寶座的經曆。

Two new releases knocked 'The Hunger Games' off its pedestal at the box office this past weekend, ending the dystopian drama's four-week reign at No. 1.

ped·es·tal /ˈpɛdəstl̟/ noun
plural ped·es·tals

[count] 1: the base of a column or other tall object
▪ the pedestal of a vase/lamp/statue

2— used to describe the position of someone who is admired, successful, etc. ▪ Her boyfriend put/placed her on a pedestal. [=thought of her as a perfect person with no faults]▪ He wanted a career as an actor, but he didn't want to be put on a pedestal. [=to be treated like a big star]▪ They're trying to knock the champions off their pedestal. [=to defeat the champions]

dys·to·pia /dɪsˈtoʊpijə/ noun
plural dys·to·pias

[count] : an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly — compare utopia

— dys·to·pi·an /dɪsˈtoʊpijiən/adjective
▪ a dystopian society

1reign /ˈreɪn/ noun
plural reigns

[count] 1: the period of time during which a king, queen, emperor, etc., is ruler of a country
▪ She was a popular ruler throughout her reign.▪ the reign of Queen Elizabeth

2: the period of time during which someone is in charge of a group or organization
▪ his reign as department chairperson▪ her reign as team president

3: the period of time during which someone or something is the best or the most important, powerful, etc.
▪ his reign as heavyweight boxing champion▪ the reign of digital technology

中國人喜愛《泰坦尼克號》自然不是因為冰山的緣故，吸引中國觀眾的是窮小子愛上富家女的男版《灰姑娘》故事，以及愛情戰勝一切的故事。

One theory behind the appeal, now that we know it's not the icebergs, is that Chinese are drawn to the reverse-Cinderella tale--the story of a poor man falling in love with a rich girl, and of love trumping all else.

¹ap·peal /əˈpi:l/ noun

plural ap·peals

1 [noncount] : a quality that causes people to like someone or something
▪ I can't understand the appeal of skydiving. [=I can't understand why some people like it]▪ Music never held much appeal [=attraction] for him.▪ Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal.▪ The movie has great appeal to/for adults as well as children. [=adults and children like the movie]▪ the wide/broad/mass/universal appeal of the artist's work — see also sex appeal

²trump verb

trumps; trumped; trump·ing

[+ obj] 1: to beat (another card) by playing a card from the suit that beats the other suits : to play a trump card to beat (another card)
▪ She trumped my ace to win the trick.

2 a: to do better than (someone or something) in a contest, competition, etc.
▪ Their offer for the house was trumped by a higher bid.
b: to be more important than (something)
▪ The need for blood donors trumps all other concerns.

據《華爾街日報》分析，過去兩年，35家總部在美國的跨國公司增加就業崗位的速度遠遠快於其他美國雇主，但它們接近四分之三的新增崗位都是在海外。

Thirty-five big U.S.-based multinational companies added jobs much faster than other U.S. employers in the past two years, but nearly three-fourths of those jobs were overseas, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.