Develop译法点滴
Develop在科技英语中的使用率极高,译法很活。本文拟作以下挂一漏万的介绍。
一、表示(开始)得了某种疾病
1,Some people develop skin rashes when they take sulfas. 有些人服用磺胺药物后会出现皮疹。
2,If one is discovered to have developed high blood-pressure or heart-disease, he is immediately transferred to light work. 如果发现谁得了高血压或心脏病,就立即调去做较轻松的工作。
3,Lung fever develops from flu. 肺炎是由流行性感冒引起的。
4,She developed symptoms of consumption. 她显示了肺结核的症状。
5,He developed a cough. 他开始咳嗽起来。
二、用于动、植物的生长等
6,The bud developed into a blossom. 花蕾开出了鲜花。
7,Land animals are believed to have developed from sea animals. 陆地动物被认为是由海洋动物进化而来的。
8,Warm rains and summer suns develop the plants. 和暖的雨水和夏日的阳光促使植物生长。
9,The fetus develops lungs relatively late in the gestation period. 在妊娠期胎儿的肺生长得相对慢些。
10,An example is the fine strain of rice we have developed. 我们培育出的优良品种就是一例。
11,Sure enough, 80 percent of the plants developed the disease. 果然,80%的庄稼都染上了这种病。
12,A chicken develops in the egg. 鸡在蛋中发育。
三、(电影、相照)胶卷的冲洗等也常用此词
13,The photographers developed the film by treating it with chemicals. 摄影师用化学药剂使底片显影。
14,He was in the dark room developing his films. 他在暗室洗相片。
15,This type of film develops in twenty minutes. 冲洗此类软片需要20分钟。
四、经常出现于科技等文章中
在科技文章中,除经常译成“研制、发展、开发、设计”等外,还可以译成:
16,Another American, Henry Ford, developed the idea of the assembly line. 另一个名叫亨利•福特的美国人萌发了装配线的主意。
17,A series of volcanic eruptions developed along the fault. 一系列的火山爆发正在断层带酝酿。
此外,develop一词有时可不必译出。如 a motor that develops 100 h.p. 一台100马力的发动机。
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