考研英语翻译唐静真题讲解（Doctors39）
考研英语翻译唐静真题讲解（Doctors39）(6)Family members in the midst of one of the most confusing and emotional times of their lives are left to interpret euphemisms.(5) Doctors and nurses want to help but also want to avoid prosecution so they speak carefully parsing their words.(2) But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen in the rest.(3) Sick patients sometimes ask for help in hastening their deaths and some doctors will hint v
Doctors' Secret Language for Assisted Suicide
有关安乐死的话题在外刊经常出现，在考试中也曾经出现过（2002年第4篇 —— 一篇超难的文章）。今天分享的文章虽长难句不多，但考点词汇相当丰富。英语一的同学要求全文翻译。
【精选】
(1) Physician-assisted suicide is illegal in all but five states.
(2) But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen in the rest.
(3) Sick patients sometimes ask for help in hastening their deaths and some doctors will hint vaguely how to do it.
(4) This leads to bizarre veiled conversations between medical professionals and overwhelmed families.
(5) Doctors and nurses want to help but also want to avoid prosecution so they speak carefully parsing their words.
(6)Family members in the midst of one of the most confusing and emotional times of their lives are left to interpret euphemisms.
【作业】
问： 下面那个词汇可以描述医生协助病人自杀的行为：
[A] illegal
[B] aggressive
[C] compulsive
[D] tricky。
【解词】
to hasten: v. 赶快；加速
hint：n. 暗示
vaguely: ad. 含糊地；模糊地
bizarre: a. 奇异的；怪诞的
veiled: a. 含糊地；模糊地
overwhelmed: a. 不知所措的
prosecution: n. 起诉
to parse*: v. 从语法上分析（超刚词）
euphemism*: 委婉表达（超刚词）
【解句】
1、第（2）句是一个包含双重否定的句子。
2、第（5）句连词so引导结果状语从句，其中parsing现在分词作状语。
【译文】
（1）医生协助自杀只在五个州是合法的。
（2）但其他州肯定有这种情况发生。
（3）病人有时要求协助以快些离开人世，有些医生也会隐约地暗示怎么做。
（4）因此，在医疗专业人士和不知所措的家人间的谈话便会稀奇古怪、闪烁其词。
（5）医生和护士想要提供帮助，但也要避免被起诉，谈话得小心翼翼、字斟句酌。
（6）家庭成员经历着一生中最困惑和情绪最波动的时刻，必须自个去理解委婉的话语。
今天的答案是[D]，你做对了吗？
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