合理的结构、鲜明的主题是一篇好文章所必需的；恰当的高级选词和灵活多样的句法运用，也是写好文章必不可缺的。一句多译是语言灵活运用的最佳途径，也为作文写作争夺高分另辟了蹊径。下面是高中阶段常用的固定搭配和句型结构的一句多译,供同学们背诵临摹，在写作中参考使用。

1. 和溜冰比起来，我较喜欢游泳。

I prefer swimming to skating.

= I prefer to swim rather than skate.

= I prefer to swim instead of skating.

= I would rather swim than skate.

= I like swimming better than skating.

2. 请代我问候你的父母。

Please give my regards / love to your parents.

= Please say hello to your parents.

=Please send my best wishes to your parents.

3. 他刚走出家门雨就开始下了。

He had no sooner left home than it began to rain.

=No sooner had he left home than it began to rain.

=He had hardly / scarcely left home when it began to rain.

=Hardly / Scarcely had he left home when it began to rain.

=It began to rain as soon as we left home.

=The moment we left, it began to rain.

4. 那件红裙子多少钱?

What’s the price of that dress?

= How much is that dress?

= How much does that dress cost?

5. 那个问题太难了，我无法解决。

That problem is too difficult for me to solve.

= That problem is so difficult that I can’t solve it.

= That problem is not easy enough for me to solve.

= That problem is beyond my ability.

= It is so difficult a problem that I can’t solve it.

= It is such a difficult problem that I can’t solve it.

= It is such a difficult problem as I can’t solve.

6. 我们的老师那么好，我们都喜欢他。

Our teacher is so good that we all like him.

= He is so good a teacher that we all like him

= He is such a good teacher that we all like him.

7. 直到他昨天告诉我，我才知道此事。

= I didn’t know about it until he told me yesterday.

= Not until he told me yesterday, did I know about it

= It was until he told me yesterday that I knew about it

8. 告诉我你缺席的理由。

Tell me the reason for your absence.

= Tell me the reason why you are absent.

= Tell me why you are absent.

= Tell me what cause you to be absent.

9. 并非他两个都来自北京。

Not both of them come from Beijing.

= Both of them don’t come from Beijing.

= One of them comes from Beijing; the other does not.
　　= Either of them comes from Beijing.


10.他英语知识渊博。

He knows English very well.

　　= He has a good knowledge of English.

　　= He has a good command of English.

　　= His English is perfect(superb，wonderful).

11.这本英语词典我花了五十元。

I spent fifty yuan on that English dictionary.

　　= I bought that English dictionary for fifty yuan.

　　= I paid fifty yuan for that English dictionary

　　= That English dictionary cost me fifty yuan.

12. 字典很有帮助。

　　The dictionary is very helpful.

　　= The dictionary is of great help.

　　= The dictionary is a great help.

13. 她尽自己所能帮助他。

　　She did what she could to help him.

　　= She did all that she could to help him.

　　= She did everything that she could to help him.

　　= She did / tried her best to help him.

14. 老师建议我们练习说英语。

　　Our teacher advised us to practise speaking English.

　　= Our teacher advised that we (should) practise speaking English.

　　= Our teacher advised our / us practising speaking English.

= Our teacher tried to persuade us to practise speaking English.

15. 他上星期生病了。（运用同义词语）

He got ill last week.
　　 He was ill last week.
　　 He fell ill last week.
　　He became ill last week.
　　 He was in bad health last week.

16. 他写那篇文章花了三个星期。（运用同一词语的不同句式结构）

It took him three weeks to write the article.
He took three weeks to write the article.
The article took him three weeks.


To write the article took him three weeks.
It took three weeks for him to write the article.
Writing the article took him three weeks.

17. 站在哪儿的那个男人是警察。（运用简单句与复合句的相互转换理论）

The man standing there is a policeman.→
　　The man who is standing there is a policeman.


　　What we should do next is unknown.→
　　What to do next is unknown.


　　We are thinking of how we can finish the work in time.→
　　We are thinking of how to finish the work in time.

18. 他做完练习后，便出去了。（综合运用同义词语与不同句式）

After he had finished the exercises, he went out.
After he finished the exercises, he went out.
Having finished the exercises, he went out.
Finishing the exercises, he went out.


After finishing the exercises, he went out.
The exercises being finished, he went out.
The exercises finished, he went out.
The exercises having been done, he went out.

19.据说那是一所很安静的学校。

　It is said that that school is quite a good one.

　　=That school is said to be quite a good one.

　　= Somebody said that was a very good school.

　　= Somebody said that school was a very good one.

　　20. 抱孩子的那个女士是我姐姐。

　　The lady with a baby in her arms is my sister.

　　= The lady who has a baby in her arms is my sister.

　　= The lady is my sister. She has a baby in her arms.

　　21. 我和你的想法不一样。

　　I don’t think we have ideas in common.

　　=I think our ideas are different.

　　=We have different ideas.

　　=My idea is different from yours.

　　=There are differences between our ideas.

　　22.你觉得那鱼如何?

　　How did you find / like the fish?

　　= What did you think of the fish?

　　=What is the fish like?

　　=What / How about the fish?

　　23.他们开始工作。

　　They set out to work.

　　= They set about working.

　　= They began / started to work.

　　= They got down to work.

　　= They got working.

　　24.他们给孩子们提供学习用书。

　　They provided books for studying for the children.

　　= They provided the children with books for studying.

　　= They supplied books for studying to the children.

　　= They supplied the children with books for studying.

　　= They offered books for studying to / for the children.

　　25.两周后是他的生日。

　　His birthday is in two weeks’ time.

　　= His birthday is two weeks away.

　　= His birthday is in two weeks.

　　26.她努力学习为了赶上她的同班同学。

　　She works hard so that / in order that she could catch up with her classmates.

　　= In order that she could catch up with her classmates, She works hard.

　　=She works hard in order to / so as to / to catch up with her classmates.

　　=In order to / To catch up with her classmates, she works hard.

27.汤姆迟到了，老师很生气。

Tom’s being late made the teacher angry.

　　= The teacher was angry at Tom’s / Tom being late.

　　=That Tom was late made the teacher angry.

　　=Tom being late, the teacher was angry.

　　= The teacher was angry, because Tom was late.

28. 我决定听从她的建议。

　　I was determined to follow her advice.

　　= I determined / decided to follow her advice.

　　= I made up my mind to follow her advice.

　　= I made up my mind / decided / determined that I should follow her advice.

　　29.我相信你会通过考试的。

　　I’m sure that you will pass the examination.

　　= I’m sure that you will succeed in the examination.

　　=I’m sure that you will succeed in passing the examination.

　　=I’m sure that you will manage to pass the examination.


30.我喜欢古典音乐。
I enjoy classical music. 
I like classical music. 
I love classical music. 
I am interested in classical music. 
I am into classical music. 
31. 一班在篮球比赛中赢了二班。
Class One beat Class Two in the basketball match. 
Class One defeated Class Two in the basketball match. 
Class One won against Class Two in the basketball match. 
32. 在过去，女运动员不允许参加奥运会。
Women were not allowed to join in the Olympic Games in the past. 
Women were not allowed to take part in the Olympic Games in the past. 
33. 他昨晚没有去参加宴会。
He didn”t attend the party last night. 
He didn”t go to the party last night. 
He wasn”t present at the party last night. 
34. 这个地方值得参观。
The place is worth visiting. 
The place is worthy of being visited. 
The place is worthy of a visit. 
The place is worthy to be visited. 
35. 我们班大部分学生都是近视眼。
Most students in our class are near-sighted. 
The majority of the students in our class are short-sighted. 
36. 你能把这个句子译成英语吗？
Can you translate this sentence into English? 
Can you put this sentence into English? 
Can you turn this sentence into English? 
37. 当地政府必须采取措施阻止动物灭绝。
The local government must take measures to stop animals dying out. 
The local government must take steps to stop animals dying out. 
The local government must take action to stop animals dying out. 
38. 我们班共有六十位学生。
There are 60 students in all in our class. 
There are 60 students in total in our class. 
There are 60 students altogether in our class. 
39. 所有的老师都对他的教法作出了高度的评价。
All of the teachers speak highly of his teaching methods. 
All of the teachers think well of his teaching methods. 
All the teachers sing high praise for his teaching methods. 
40. 我们都知道地球是圆的。
As we all know, the earth is round. 
As is known to all, the earth is round. 
It is known to all that the earth is round. 
41. 据说他出国了。
It is said that he has gone abroad. 
He is said to have gone abroad. 
42. 我说的话使他生气。
What I said made him angry. 
What I said caused him to be angry. 
43. 我住在一个房子里，这个房子的窗户面向南。
I live in a house, whose window faces the south. 
I live in a house, the window of which faces the south. 
I live in a house; its window faces the south. 
I live in a house, and its window faces the south. 
44. 我当医生的梦想终于实现了。
My dream of becoming a doctor has come true. 
I have realized my dream of becoming a doctor. 
My dream of becoming a doctor has come into being. 
45. 他不仅是我们的老师，而且还是我们的朋友。
He is more than our teacher. He is also our friend. 
He is not only our teacher, but also our friend. 
46. 树上长着许多苹果。
There are a great many apples on the tree. 
There are plenty of apples on the tree. 
There are a lot of apples on the tree. 
There are a large number of apples on the tree. 
47. 几年前唐山发生了一场可怕的地震。
A terrible earthquake hit Tangshan several years ago. 
A terrible earthquake struck Tangshan several years ago. 
A terrible earthquake took place in Tangshan several years ago. 
A terrible earthquake happened in Tangshan several years ago. 
48. 我们将千方百计地帮助他。
We”ll do all （that）we can to help him. 
We”ll do what we can to help him. 
49. 一所新的学校在一座教堂的遗址上建了起来。
A new school has been built where there was a church. 
A new school has been built in the place where there was a church. 
50. 他吃得多，睡得好，很容易发胖。
He puts on weight easily because of much food and sleep. 
He gains weight easily because of much food and sleep. 
51. 我愿意步行去那里，不喜欢坐公共汽车去。
I prefer to go there on foot rather than take a bus. 
I would rather go there on foot than take a bus. 
52. 我突然想到了一个好主意。
I came across a good idea. 
A good idea struck me.


53. 为了考上一所理想大学，约翰更加努力学习了。

John studied harder with the purpose of entering an ideal university.

John studied harder so as to enter an ideal university.

John studied harder, intending to enter an ideal university.

54. 如今越来越多的家庭买汽车。

Nowadays, more and more families have bought cars.

Currently more and more families have purchased cars.

At present, an increasing number of families have purchased cars.

55. 他渴望上大学。

He is longing to go to college.

He is starving for receiving college education.

He is thirsty/ dying/ eager for college education.

56. 我一走进房间，电话就响了。

As soon as I entered the room, my telephone rang.

No sooner had I entered the room than my telephone rang.

Hardly had I entered the room when my telephone rang.

57. 我们不得不忍受交通拥挤所带来的不便。

We had to put up with the inconvenience of the heavy traffic.

We had to bear/ stand the inconvenience of the heavy traffic.

With heavy traffic, we had to tolerate/endure the inconvenience.

58. 我们很感激他的鼎力协助。

We appreciate/ acknowledge his great help.

We thank/show our gratitude to him for his great help.

We are grateful for his great help.

59. 会议大约持续了近三个小时。

The meeting lasted approximately/roughly three hours.

The meeting lasted three hours more or less.

The meeting ended/ came to an end about three hours later.

60. 他突然想起一个好主意。

Suddenly a good idea came to his mind.

A good idea suddenly flashed across his mind.

A good idea suddenly stuck him.

61. 我的自行车坏了。

My bike is out of order.

My bike doesn’t/ won’t work.

There is something wrong with my bike.

62. 由于天气恶劣，所有航班被取消。

All the flights have been cancelled because of/ owing to the bad weather. Weather being bad, all the flights have been cancelled.

That all the flights have been cancelled is due to the bad weather.

64. 我们怎样才能克服这些困难呢？

How shall we smooth away the difficulties?

What measures/ steps should we take to overcome the difficulties? What is it that we should do to get over the difficulties?

65. 他宁愿工作，也不愿在家休息。

He would rather work than have a rest at home.

He prefers to work rather than have a rest at home.

He prefers working to having a rest at home.

66. 晚上的时候，同学们到达了这个小村庄。

It was in the evening that the students reached the small village.

It was evening when the students arrived at the small village.

The students did not get to the small village until evening.

67. 很显然，他已经意识到了危险。

It is apparent that he has been aware of the danger.

Apparently, he has been conscious of the danger.

It is obvious that he has realized the danger.

68. 他不仅是我们的老师，而且还是我们的朋友。

Not only is he our teacher, but also he is our friend.

He is more of our teacher than our friend.

Teacher as he is, he is more like our friend.

69. 由于没有公共汽车，我们只好步行回家。

As there was no bus, we had no choice but to walk home.

There being no bus, we can’t but walk home.

Because of there being no bus, we had to go home on foot.

70. 地球上有各种各样的植物和动物。

There are all kinds of/ various plants and animals on the earth.

A variety/ All kinds of plants and animals live on the earth.

The earth is home to a range of plants and animals.

71. 我们盼望的春节马上就要到了。

The Spring Festival that we look forward to is approaching.

The Spring Festival that we look forward to is drawing near.

The Spring Festival that we look forward to is around the corner.