Question

閱讀下面短文，將短文中劃線部分的句子譯成中文。（共6分，每小題2分）
In the United States, many people use cell phones. But few send messages with them. Most of them don’t even like to try it. Do you find it strange?
Computers are very common in America. 小題1: Most people like using e-mails more than messages.  Sending e-mails is faster than sending messages .They don’t need to choose the letters one by one . It can save more time . And they like talking on the phone. They don’t feel good when “talking ”by sending messages to each other.
Another reason is to save money. Americans are excited about new cell phones .But they think a lot before they buy. So many people’s cell phones are still very old . They can’t send messages.
小題2:In the U.S. ,people call for free from 7(or9)o’clock in the evening. But if they send messages ,they still have to pay. A message costs about 10 cents . It is too much.
小題3:It is also bad manners to greet by sending messages in American. Americans are happier to get cards from their families or friends.

Answer 1

小題1:絕大多數人喜歡使用電子郵件而不發短信。
小題2:在美國，人們在晚上7點到9點打電話是免費的。
小題3:在美國，通過發送信息打招呼是壞的舉止。

試題分析：本文講述了美國人使用手機的情況。手機在美國很流行，但人們使用手機短信的情況卻少之又少而人們熱衷的是發送電子郵件，原因在于一是發送短信慢、浪費時間因此不愿通過短信聊天；二是發送電子郵件省錢，也比發短信更有禮貌。
小題1:more than意為“而不是”，在翻譯成漢語時需在messages前加上省略的sending，即發送短信；故本題答案為絕大多數人喜歡使用電子郵件而不發短信。
小題2:.for free是介詞短語做狀語，修飾動詞call的，from 7(or9)o’clock in the evening也為介詞短語做時間狀語，故答案為在美國，人們在晚上7點到9點打電話是免費的。
小題3:本句中it為形式主語，真正的主語是后面的動詞不定式to greet by sending messages in American，故答案為在美國，通過發送信息打招呼是壞的舉止。