2. 任何人都能观看铁人三项、马拉松、公路自行车赛和帆船赛——全部免费。

　　不合格译文：Every one can watch triathlon, marathon, road cycle and sailing. They are allfree of charge.

　　【评析】Every one应改为everyone;triathlon和marathon前面需要加the，且Marathon首字母应大写(若marathon变成复数，就无需大写，也无需加定冠词);road cycle应改为road cycling。

　　合格译文：Anyonecan watch the triathlon, the Marathon, road cycling and sailing. They are freeof charge.

　　【评析】句子本身没有错，但两个短句显得比较单调，且句子间的逻辑关系松散。

　　最佳译文：Anyonecan watch the triathlon, marathons, road cycling, and sailing—allfree of charge.

　　【评析】“全部免费”是对前半句各项赛事的补充说明，所以可以通过破折号引出，使句子连贯性更强，而且更简洁。

　　练习

　　1. Memory is one of thoseabilities that we take for granted except when it fails us. So, memory is likedigestion in this way. (提示：去掉so，将两个简单句合并)

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　　2. In 1998, France was the toptourist destination. The country attracted about 70 million visitors. Spain wasin second place, with 48 million tourists. This represented a 10% increase forSpain from 1997. (提示：分析几个句子的主语之间的关系，将主语相同的句子进行合并)

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　　3. An Ideal Husband is a film adaptationof Oscar Wilde’s play. It tells the story of a popular politician who wasinvolved in a scandal that led to his downfall. (提示：两个句子主语相同，可合二为一)

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　　4. She sat obediently. Her furcoat was still wrapped around her against the cold. (提示：可用从句连接两个句子)

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　　5. Visits to the state park seta record in 1998. Compared with the year before, it was an increase of 11percent. (提示：两个句子主语相同，可合二为一)

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　　6. In was quite obvious at thattime that IQ equals intelligence. Since then, however, many people haveseriously criticized the idea. (提示：分析句子结构，后句theidea指代的是前边句子that之后的内容，可合二为一)

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　　7. Snow White did her choreswith a smile. Often she would sing while she worked. (提示：两个句子主语相同，可合并为一个句子)

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　　8. Sitting in his apartment,drinking a cup of strong tea, Mr. Faxon reviewed his legal case against his boss.He had been doing this every night for seven nights. (提示：用状语从句连接)

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　　参考答案

　　1. Like digestion, memory isone of those abilities that we take for granted except when it fails us.

　　2. In 1998, France was the toptourist destination with about 70 million visitors. Spain was in second place,with 48 million tourists, a 10% increase from 1997.

　　3. An Ideal Husband is a film adaptationof Oscar Wilde’s play that tells the story of a popular politician brought downby scandal.

　　4. She sat obediently, stillwrapped in her fur coat against the cold.

　　5. Visits to the state park seta record in 1998, up 11 percent from the year before.

　　6. The idea that IQ equalsintelligence seemed obvious at the time but has since come under muchcriticism.

　　7. Snow White did her choreswith a smile, often singing while she worked.

　　8. Sitting in his apartment,drinking a cup of strong tea, Mr. Faxon reviewed his legal case against hisboss, as he had every night for seven nights.