3.31翻译习题讲解

英译汉

As: 随着；因为；正如，就像

As Aritificial Intelligence (AI) becomes increasinglysophisticated, there are growing (that robots could [to human beings] pose a threat) +的+concerns.

随着+人工智能+变得+越来越复杂，有+有关于+机器人+可能+对人类+构成威胁+的+担忧+越来越多。

This danger can be avoided, according to a computersicence professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human valuesinto a programmable code.

根据+一位+计算机科学+教授+Stuart Russell所说，如果我们搞清楚+如何+把+人类价值观+转化+成+可编程的代码，这种危险+可以避免。

Russell argues that as robots take on more complicatedtasks, it’s necessary to translate our moral senses into AI language.

Russell认为+随着+机器人+承担+越来越复杂的任务，有必要+把+我们的道德意识+翻译+成+人工智能语言。

[in programming values] The most difficult step willbe [exactly] deciding (what we believe is moral) and (how to create a set of ethical rules).

在+编程+价值观的过程中，最困难的步骤+就是+确切地+断定+我们认为+什么+是+道德，并且创造出一套道德规则。

But, and, or, so 在句首时不是连词

But if we come up with an answer, robots could be goodfor humanity.

不过如果我们想出一个答案，机器人可能会有利于人类。

汉译英

解析：

1. 中国是一片幅员江阔的土地，有着各种不同的地貌，气候和大量的河流湖泊。

China is a vast land with various landforms, climates and a largenumber of rivers and lakes.

2. 作为世界四大古文明之一，中华文明拥有连续不断的悠久历史。

Asone of the four great civilizations in the world, theChinese culture hasa long and continuoushistory.

The Chinese culture, as one of the four great civilizations inthe world, has a long and continuoushistory.

3. 从古至今由汉族和其他民族组成的中国人[一直]生活在广阔的士地，创造和发展中国的独特文化。

解码一：

The Chinese people+consisting of A and B/ made up of A and B+ have been living in the vastland all the time, creating and developing the Chinese unique cultures.

解码二：

The Chinese people who consistof A and B have been living in the vast land all the time, creating anddeveloping ....

The Chinese people who are made up of A and B have been living in the ....

汉族和其他少数民族

Han nationality and other ethnic groups

从古至今

From the ancient times to today,

Since the ancient times,

All the ages,

成员+组成+集体或团队：make up, compose, constitute, comprise

由...组成：

集体或团队+be+made up of + 成员

be made up of = be composed of/ be constituted of / becomprised of ...

集体或团队+consist of+成员