【翻译听写】练习之十二 - 原文 + 汇总 （Animal and Machine)

Animal  and Machine
 
 
The  body  of  an  animal  may  well  be  compared  with(1)  some  machine  like  a locomotive engine. Indeed, the animal body is a machine. It is a machine composed of(2) many parts, each part doing some particular kind of work for  which  a  particular  kind  of  structure  fits  it(3);  and  all  the  parts are dependent on each other and work together for the accomplishment of the total business of the machine. The locomotive must be provided with fuel, such as coal or wood or other combustible substance, the consumption of  which  furnishes  the  force  or  energy  of  the  machine.  The  animal  body must  be  provided  with  fuel,  which  is  called  food,  which  furnished similarly  the  energy  of  the  animal.  Oxygen  must  be  provided  for  the combustion of the fuel in the locomotive and of the food(4) in the body. The locomotive is composed of special parts: the fire box for the reception and  combustion  of  fuel;  the  steam  pipes  for  the  carriage  of  steam;  the wheels  for  locomotion;  the  smokestack  for  throwing  off  waste.  The  ani-mal  body  is  similarly  composed  of  parts:  the  alimentary  canal  for  the reception and assimilation of food; the excretory organs for the throwing off of waste matter; the arteries and veins for the carriage oxygen  and food-holding  blood;  the  legs  or  wings  for  locomotion.







注释:

(1)may well be compared with…： 很可以与……相比。

(2)composed of…： 由……组成。分词短语作定语。

(3) for which a particular kind of structure fits it： 有种特殊结构使它适合起这种作用。定语从句，修饰some particular kind of work．句中的it代替each part．

(4) of the food： 即for the combustion of the food．这里的combustion意为氧化．

Additional words and their definitions:

comparable to - adj. worthy of comparison; as good as; "at that moment nothing in the world seemed comparable to sleep" comparable with - adj. similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities; "pianists of comparable ability"; "cars comparable with each other in terms of fuel consumption" com·pare (km-pâr) v. com·pared, com·par·ing, com·pares v.tr. 1. To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken. 2. To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of. 3. Grammar To form the positive, comparative, or superlative degree of (an adjective or adverb). v.intr. 1. To be worthy of comparison; bear comparison: two concert halls that just do not compare. 2. To draw comparisons. n. Comparison: a musician beyond compare. Idiom: compare notes To exchange ideas, views, or opinions. compare with is used to bring out similarities and differences between two things of the same type: He compared his pen with mine and decided mine was better . compare to is used when pointing out a similarity between two different things: Stars are often compared to diamonds . composed of something assembled or made out of something. This cloth is composed of a number of different kinds of fibers. The committee is composed of people from every department. consist of something be made up of, include, contain, incorporate, amount to, comprise, be composed of My diet consisted almost exclusively of fruit.   lo·co·mo·tive (lk-mtv) n. 1. A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks. 2. A driving or pulling force; an impetus: "The US could no longer serve as the locomotive for the world economy" (George Soros). adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or involved in locomotion. b. Serving to put into motion or propel forward: "It may be that the founding fathers overestimated the locomotive force of the collective and mutual self-interest" (Ian Davidson). 2. Able to move independently from place to place. 3. Of or relating to a self-propelled locomotive. 4. Of or relating to travel. train (trn) n. 1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives. 2. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles. 3. The personnel, vehicles, and equipment following and providing supplies and services to a combat unit. 4. A part of a gown that trails behind the wearer. 5. A staff of people following in attendance; a retinue. 6. a. An orderly succession of related events or thoughts; a sequence. See Synonyms at series. b. A series of consequences wrought by an event; aftermath. 7. A set of linked mechanical parts: a train of gears. 8. A string of gunpowder that acts as a fuse for exploding a charge. v. trained, train·ing, trains v.tr. 1. To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance. 2. To make proficient with specialized instruction and practice. See Synonyms at teach. 3. To prepare physically, as with a regimen: train athletes for track-and-field competition. 4. To cause (a plant or one's hair) to take a desired course or shape, as by manipulating. 5. To focus on or aim at (a goal, mark, or target); direct. See Synonyms at aim. 6. To let drag behind; trail. v.intr. 1. To give or undergo a course of training: trained daily for the marathon. 2. To travel by railroad train.   com·bus·ti·ble (km-bst-bl) adj. 1. Capable of igniting and burning. 2. Easily aroused or excited. n. A substance that ignites and burns readily. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- com·busti·bili·ty n. com·busti·bly adv. flam·ma·ble (flm-bl) adj. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [From Latin flammre, to set fire to, from flamma, flame; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- flamma·bili·ty n. flamma·ble n. Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means "not flammable" or "noncombustible." The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings. in·flam·ma·ble (n-flm-bl) adj. 1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable. 2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin nflammbilis, from Latin nflammre, to inflame; see inflame.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in·flamma·bili·ty n. in·flamma·ble n. in·flamma·bly adv. lo·co·mo·tion (lk-mshn) n. 1. The act of moving from place to place. 2. The ability to move from place to place. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Latin loc, from a place, ablative of locus, place + motion.] mo·ti·vi·ty (m-tv-t) n. pl. mo·ti·vi·ties The power of moving or causing motion.     motive power n 1. (Physics / General Physics) any source of energy used to produce motion 2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the means of supplying power to an engine, vehicle, etc. 3. (Physics / General Physics) any driving force

汉译：


动物与机器


动物的身体很可以与某种机器如火车头相比。实际上，动物的身体就是一台机器．它是一台由许多部件组成的机器。每个部件起某种特定的作用，并具有特殊构造使它适合于这种作用，所有的部件互相依赖、彼此合作，以完成机器的整个任务。火车头必须添加燃料，如煤，木柴或其他可燃物质。燃料的消耗给机器提供动力或能量。动物的身体也得补充燃料，它被称为食物，给动物同样地提供能量。为使火车头里的燃料燃烧以及动物体内的食物氧化，必须提供氧气。火车头是由特殊部件构成的；接受并燃烧燃料的炉膛、运送蒸气的管道，使车头运行的轮子及排出废气的烟囱。与此相似，动物的身体也是由各种部件构成的：摄入并吸收食物的消化道、排出废物的排泄器官以及运送氧气和保存养料的血液的动脉与静脉，还有使动物行进的腿或翅膀。


作者简介：
 
 
　　JORDAN, DAVID STARR(1851-1931) American author, first president and chancellor of Stanford University which he helped make into a major American university. Besides his scientific works on fishes, he was the author of The Human Harvest91907), Wars Aftermath 918140, and other pacifist works as well as an autobiography The Days of a Man (2 vols, 1922).
 
　　 戴维斯塔尔·乔丹（1851-1931） 美国作家。斯坦福大学第一任校长，在他的努力下该校成为美国第一流大学。他除了一些有关鱼类的科学著作外，还著有：《人类的收获》（1907）、《战争后遣症》（1914）以及其他一些宣传和平主义的作品。两卷本的《一个人的岁月》（1922）是他的自传体著述。 
 
　　KELLOGG,FRANK BILLINGS(1856-1937) American statesman. Studied law and practiced in Rochester, Minn. Served as U.S. senator (1917-1923); U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1924-1925), U.S. secretary of state (1925-1959). With Briand negotiated antiwar pact, a multilateral treaty to outlaw war, signed at Paris (Aug. 27, 1928) by fifteen nations. Awarded Nobel peace prize for 1929. Judge, Permanent Court of International Justice (form 1930).
 
　　弗兰克·比林斯·凯洛洛(1856--1937) 英国政治家。攻读法律于明尼苏达州罗彻斯特市．并于该市执业．1917- 1923年当选为参议员，1924--1925年出任驻英大使，1925- 1929年曾任美国国务卿。曾与法国外长布里昂谈判，缔结一项多边的非战公约，于1928年8月27日在巴黎由十五个国家签订．1929年荣获诺贝尔和平奖金．从1930年起任常设国际法院法官． 
 
　　

下面框框里是大家的英译总汇：

(我把大家互拍的砖头也汇总在一起了。)

Source: http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/zhongyiingfanyi/110319.html EnLearner The body of an animal is like a mahcine such as an train engine.  In fact, the body of an animal is a machine which consists of multiple parts or components.  Each part plays a certain role or function and has a specific configuratin structure which supports its role.  Every All components depens on each other and works with each other to accomplish the whole task given to the machine. Engine must be feeded with fuels, such as coal, wool woods, or other combustible materials.  The burning of the fuel provides the driving force or energy to the engine.  The body of an animal also needs to be supplied with fuels, which we call foods, to obtain the  same kind of energy.  It needs oxygen gas to burn the fuels in an engine or to oxidize foods inside an animal.  An engine consists of special parts: a chamber that receives and burns fuels, a pipe that transfers vapor, wheels on which the engine move, and a chimney that emits waisted waste gas.  Similarly, the body of an animal consists of various parts: digestive tract, which intakes and absort foods, organs which discharges waists waste,  arteries and veins in which the blood transports and stores oxygen and nutriens, and legs or wings on with which the aninmal move.   NewVoice   Animal and Machine   The body of an animal could be compared to some kind of machines, such as the engine of a train. As a matter of fact, the body of an animal indeed is a machine - the machine that is made up of many parts. Each part performs a particular function and has a special structure, which makes it suitable for its function; all the parts are dependent upon each other, and they collaborate to each other to accomplish the overall goal of the machine. The engine must be filled with fuel, such as coal, wood, or other flammable materials. The consumption of the fuel provides the power or energy to the machine. The body of an animal also needs fuel, called food, to provide energy to it. In order to burn the fuel in the engine of a train and oxidize the food in an animal, oxygen must be supplied. The engine of a train is made up of specially designed parts; a furnace that takes and burns the fuel, a pipe that transports steam, wheels that make the engine move, and chimneys that release exhaust gas. Similarly, the body of an animal also consists of different parts: a digestive system that ingests and absorbs food, an excretory system that excretes waste, arteries and veins that transport oxygen and store nutrients, and legs and wings that help animals move. i999 Animals and machines   Animal bodies are quiet comparable to certain machines such as train engines. In fact, an animal body itself is a machine. It is a machine with many parts. Each part has its unique function, enabled by its specific structure. All parts are dependent to on and coordinative coordinate with one another in order to accomplish the whole task of the machine.  Train engines need fuels such as coal, wood and other combustible materials.  Fuel consumption supplies the machine with power or energy. Animal bodies have to be replenished with fuels as well, so called food, offering energy to the animals. Oxygen is a must to burn the fuels in train engines and to oxidize food in animal bodies. Train engines are assembled with from special components; the boiler for receiving and burning the fuels, the pipes for delivering steam, the wheels for running the engine and the chimney for letting out the waste gas. Similarly, animal bodies are composed of many parts: the GI tract for food ingestion and absorption, the excretion system for waste disposal, the arteries and veins for blood circulation to deliver oxygen and to maintain nutrition homeostasis, as well as the legs and wings for locomotion   bolang   Animal and Machine Animal bodes are comparable to some machines such as locomotive.  In fact, animal body is a machine,  it is a machine composed of many components.  Each component has a certain function, and it is structured in a special way to suit for the function, and all the components rely on each other and cooperate with each other to fufill the task of the machine.  Locomotive needs to hold fuel, such as coal, wood, or other materials that can burn.  Consumption of the fuel has to provide power or engergy to the machine.  Animal body needs to refill fuel too, here the fuel is food, which proivide engergy to the animal. In order to make the fuel at locomotive to burn, oxygen is needed.  Locomotive is constructed with special componants: hearth which accepts and burns fuel; hose which transport steam; wheels which make the locomotive to move and waste pipe which pumps the exhaust gas out.  Similar to that, animal body is composed by of various parts:   digestive tract which digests and absorbs food;   emunctory which get rid of the waste;  arteries  and  vains which host blood to transport oxygon and store nutrition, legs and wings which make the animal move. jennea Animals and Machinery The bodies of animals are very much comparable with some machines such as locomotive. As a matter of fact, the body of an animal is a piece of machinery composed of many different parts. Every part is used for certain function and is specially designed for that function.  All parts depend on  and work with each other in order to finish the whole task. For example, the locomotive must be filled with fuel, such as coal, wood or other combustible materials, and the consumption of the fuel provides power and energy. Likewise, the body of animal needs fuel, which is called food, to supply energy as well, Oxygen is required in both cases in order to burn  fuel or oxidize food. Moreover, the locomotive consists of special parts: the chamber in which the fuel resides and burns, the pipes along which the stream is transferred, the wheels upon which the train moves and the chimneys through which the waste gas emits. Similarly, the body of an animal is made of various parts as well: the digestive tract that takes in and absorbs  food, the arteries and veins that transfer blood that carries oxygen and nutrition, the legs or wings that allow animals to move and the excretory organs through which waste matter is discarded. toast2011 Animal and Machine Animal body is most likely comparable to certain machine such as a train engine. In fact, animal body is a machine and it composes of many parts. Each part has its certain role and its special structure makes it suitable for the role. All parts rely on and cooperate with each other in order to make the machine accomplish its whole task. The engine must have fuel such as coal, wood and other flammable combustible materials. Consumption of fuel provides the machine power and energy. The animal body also needs fuel supplement, which is called food, to provide energy to the animal. In order to burn fuel in the engine and oxidize food in animal, oxygen is a necessity. Train engine consists of special parts: stoves for getting in and burning fuel, tunnels for carrying steam, wheels for making engine run, and chimneys for exhausting waste gas. Similarly, animal body also consists of various parts: gastrointestinal for taking in and absorbing foods, excretory organs for discharging of waste, and arteries and veins for carrying oxygen and storing nutrients in the blood, as well as legs and wings making animal move around. newton123 The body of an animal is comparable with a machine like a locomotive. Actually it is a machine. It is made of many parts as perform some certain functions and fit for the roles with adapted specific structures, working synergically to complete a whole task. A locomotive needs fuel like coal, firewood or other combustible material to feed up. The body of an animal also requires fuel called food to provide energy to the animal. In order to burn the fuel in a locomotive and oxydize the food inside the body of an animal, oxygen is required. A locomotive is made of special structures: a hearth to take up and burn the fuel, pipes to transfer steam, wheels to move the machine and a chimney to expel the exaust. Similarly, the body of an animal is also made of various structures: an alimentary canal to take in and absorb food, an emunctory to expel the waste, vessels to transfer oxygen and store blood with nutrients, and legs or wings to carry the animal around   beautifulwind    The body of an animal may compare to some machine such as a locomotive. In fact, the body of an animal itself is a machine, which is composed of many parts. Each part plays a special role, with special structure supporting it.   All of the parts rely on and cooperate with each other, in order to fulfill the operation of the machine.  A locomotive has to be added fuel, such as coal, firewood, or other flammable combustible substance, consuming the consumption of which may provides motion or energy for the machine. The body of an animal also need fuel supplementation being called food, which may provide energy to the animal. In order to ignite the flammable substance and  oxidize the food in the animal body, oxygen is essential.  The locomotive is composed of special parts:  the hearth to accept receive and ignite burn the flammable substance, the pipe to transport steam, the wheel to make the locomotive move on, and the chimney to exhaust gas.  While  the animal body is also composed of different parts: gastrointestinal tract to ingest and absorb food, the emunctory organ to evacuate waste, the arteries and veins to transport oxygen and store nutriment, and the legs and wings to move on. 千与.千寻     An animal body can be absolutely compared to certain machine, for example, a locomotive. In fact, an animal body is a machine composed of many parts. Each part is particularly designed to adapt to its own specific utility. All these parts are interdependent and cooperative to fulfill the entire function.   A locomotive has to be fed with fuels, like coal, firewood, or some other combustibles. The consumption of fuels provides the engine power and energy. An animal body also needs fuels, which are called “food”, to supply energy.   To consume fuels in the locomotive or oxidize food in the body, oxygen must be available. A locomotive is particularly designed and constructed with a combustion chamber to swallow and consume fuels, a pipe to pass steam, wheels to let it run, and a funnel to emit exhaust gas.   Similarly, an animal body is composed of various parts: the GI system to absorb food, the excretory system to remove wastes, arteries and veins to deliver O2 and store nutrients, as well as legs and wings to let animal walk or fly.     Cutestream     The body of an animal can be compared to some kind of machine such as a locomotive. In fact, an animal’s body by itself is a machine composed of many components. Each part plays a particular role, and has particular structure making it suits for that role. All parts depend on and cooperate with each other in order to complete the whole work. The loco needs fuels such as coals, woods or other combustive materials. Consumption of these fuels supplies the loco with power and energy. Similarly, the animal’s body needs supply of fuels too. They are called foods which provide animal with energy. In order to oxygenate fuels in the loco as well as foods in the animal’s body, oxygen must be provided. The loco is composed of some special components: furnace where fuels are received and burned, pipes that transport steam, wheels that make the train move, and chimney that drains waste gas. Analogously, the animal’s body is also composed of various components: enteron that intake and digest foods, emunctory that drain out of the waste, veins and arteries that convey oxygen and store blood, as well as legs and wings that help the animal move.