《每日一句汉译英》一周汇总 (36)

 
中国高级官员暗示说，美国科技业巨头苹果公司很可能会在与深圳唯冠公司的商标权争端中落败。唯冠公司称拥有在中国的iPad商标名称所有权。

Senior Chinese officials are hinting that U.S. technology giant Apple is at risk of losing its trademark dispute with a company in the southern city of Shenzhen that claims ownership of the iPad name in China.

美国国会众议院通过了一项旨在保护美国电脑网络免遭攻击的法案。但由于涉及隐私问题，该法案遭到奥巴马政府的反对。

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill aimed at securing the nation's computer networks from cyber attackers, but opposed by the Obama administration because of privacy concerns.

马里兰州研究人员在《眼科学档案》（Archives of Ophthalmology）发表的一份报告说，视力受损者每日步行总数比正常视力者少26%，并且身体活跃度约为后者的一半，这可能会增加视力受损者患慢性病的风险。

People with impaired vision take 26% fewer steps per day than normal-sighted individuals and are about half as active physically, which could increase their risk of chronic illness, says a report by Maryland researchers in Archives of Ophthalmology.

im·pair/ɪmˈpeɚ/verb

im·pairs; im·paired; im·pair·ing

[+ obj] : to make (something) weaker or worse
▪ Smoking can impair your health.▪ Drinking impairs a person's ability to think clearly.

▪ His memory was so impaired by age that he often forgot where he was.

synonyms injure

— im·paired/ɪmˈpeɚd/adjective [more impaired; most impaired]

▪ The disease causes impaired vision/hearing in elderly people. — sometimes used in combination ▪ hearing-impaired people [=people with impaired hearing]

经济学人信息部(Economist Intelligence Unit)的一篇报告说，近半数跨国公司的高管相信，语言障碍曾让跨境交易流产，给公司带来经济损失。经济学人信息部是《经济学人》(Economist)杂志母公司经济学人集团(Economist Group)旗下的商业研究机构。

Nearly half the executives at global companies believe language barriers have spoiled cross-border deals and caused financial losses for companies, says a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, a business research unit of Economist Group, the Economist magazine's parent.

1spoil/ˈspojəl/verb
spoils; spoiled or chiefly British spoilt /ˈspojəlt/; spoil·ing

1 [+ obj] : to have a bad effect on (something) : to damage or ruin (something)
▪ The fight spoiled the party.▪ The camping trip was spoiled by bad weather.▪ Don't let one mistake spoil your day.▪ He always spoils everything.▪ Don't spoil your appetite by snacking too much.▪ Exposure to air will spoil the wine.▪ I spoiled the sauce by adding too much garlic.

2 [no obj] : to decay or lose freshness especially because of being kept too long
▪ The milk/fruit was beginning to spoil. synonyms 1decay

3 [+ obj] disapprovinga: to give (someone, such as a child) everything that he or she wants : to have a bad effect on (someone) by allowing too many things or by not correcting bad behavior
▪ Her grandparents spoil her.— often used as (be) spoiled▪ He was spoiled by his parents.▪ a spoiled brat▪ That child is spoiled rotten. [=very spoiled]— sometimes used figuratively ▪ We've been spoiled lately by/with this beautiful weather. [=we've had so much beautiful weather that we expect the weather always to be beautiful]▪ (Brit) Customers are spoiled/spoilt for choice [=customers have a lot of choices] when buying a new car.
b: to treat (someone) very well
▪ The hotel spoils their guests with fine dining and excellent service.▪ She always spoils me on my birthday.▪ You should spoil yourself with a day at the spa.

(be) spoiling for
: to have a strong desire for (something, such as a fight)
▪ They are spoiling for a fight/argument.▪ The team is spoiling for a rematch.

 

随着企业谋求在国际上扩大业务，沟通障碍带来的代价变得越来越高。

Communication difficulties are becoming increasingly costly as companies seek to expand their operations globally.