英语翻译
问题描述：
英语翻译
The reason why a great barrier has been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that London is very slowly sinking into its foundations.
1、解释barrier在句中如何翻译?foundations如何翻译?
2、进行句子结构的分析,然后标准翻译.
答
barrier,柯林斯词条：A barrier is an object or layer that physically prevents something from moving from one place to another.
地质学中foundation的词条译为”地基“.
在伍得维奇建一个巨大的障碍物横跨泰晤士河的原因,在于伦敦正在缓慢下陷至地基中.
整个句子中,The reason是主语,谓语是宾语从句引导词that前的is,后面是宾语部分.The reason后面一整个句子都是补足主语意思的主语从句,就是说宾语部分讲的是从句里陈述的问题的原因.这是一个与地质学有关的句子,只要搞清楚了背景知识就可以很轻松地翻译出来了.