请问这句话该如何翻译?
It could be that that is not a bad first approximation, maybe more than that.
刘老师:
It could be that that is not a bad first approximation, maybe more than that.
【翻译】情况可能是,这是一个不坏的近似值,也许更精确。(计算机语言不建议用“糟糕”二字)
【分析】It could be that...是一种表达“推测”的句式,意为“(情况)可能......,(情况)也许......”。that引导表语从句,不是主语从句!
又如:
It could be that she will have a son. 也许她会生个儿子。
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It could be that computers are better at compressing audio than they are at understanding music. 也许可以说,计算机在音乐理解方面的表现与其在音频压缩方面相比,实在差强人意。
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1. It不是形式主语,而是指代某种情况。就像it指代“时间,日期,距离,天气,气氛”等,它也可以指代“情况”。
2. 如果it是形式主语的话,那么真实主语是什么?that从句吗?如果是,那么be的表语哪里去了?显然,that从句是表语从句。
3. 所给句子中,第一个that是从属连词,第二个that是指示代词,换成this也可。最后一个that仍然是代词,指两个相对事物中较前的那个。
王老师:
与English Expert 商榷
对不起啊,我又提出质疑了,我们目的都是学好英语,便于共同提高。
关于It could be that that is not a bad first approximation, maybe more than that. 我认为这就是一个表语从句,不是什么强调句,更不是定语从句。It could be that =It seems that 表示不完全肯定的推测,所以作者后面用了maybe more than that.
另外,前句中的FL, 你理解为外语,我觉得更可能是functional language. 感觉这是一篇和语言学有关的文章。我不是搞这个专业的,理解不对的,请更多熟悉语言学的老师补充更正。
陈老师:
请问这句话该如何翻译?
(1)以下是2个that的理解
It could bethat that is not a bad first approximation, maybe more than that.
它也许并不一个槽糕(错误的)第一近似值,也许/可能还不只是那样.
以上句子语法结构分析
主语:It
谓语:could be
引导表语从句连词:that
表语从句:that is not a bad first approximation ,maybe more than
引导表语从句连词:that
表语从句主语:that(指示代词)
表语从句系动词:isn’t
表语从句表语:a bad first approximation
表语从句状语:maybe more than that
(备注:由于之前答题速度过快,看错了,还请见谅,现纠正,第1个是引导表语从句连词,第2个为指示代词充当表语从句的主语.)
(表语从句结构为:主语+系动词+that连词+(表语从句主语)+谓语+其它)
重点单词及短语归纳如下:
(1)first approximation第一次近似;第一近似值;初步近似;一次近似值
(2)a particular of FL 一门外语的特定的状态
(3)internal language 内部语言
(4)highly structured 高度结构化
(5)lexical items 词条/词项
(6)fixing parameters 固定参数
(7)be restricted to 被…限制/控制/保持在....
(8)uninterpretable adj. 无法解释的,无法说明的,无法翻译的
(9)inflectional features 屈折变化特征
(10)manifestation 表现;显示;表示
(11)inflectional adj. 抑扬的,屈曲的,屈折的
(12)feature n.特征;特点;特色