查词典:diverse 的意思是“多种多样的”“不同的”,但如何理解as diverse as?它的意思是“与……一样多种多样”吗?在句子中如何理解和翻译呢?比如下面的句子如何翻译呢?
He likes to read books about subjects as diverse as art and archaeology.
Prophesying includes actions as diverse as foretelling the future and making homicidal attacks.
没错,diverse 的意思是“多种多样的”“不同的”,所以从字面上看,as diverseas 的意思就是“与……一样多种多样”,主要是强调其多样性,翻译时可根据具体语境灵活处理。如:
The programdeals with subjects as diverse as pop music and ancient Greek drama. 这档节目涉及包括流行音乐、古希腊戏剧在内的各种题材。
subjects asdiverse as architecture, language teaching, and the physical sciences. 像建筑学、语言教学和物理学这样各不相同的学科。
Students from countries as diverse as Colombia and Lithuaniause Cambridgetextbooks when they learn English. 来自哥伦比亚、立陶宛等不同国家的学生都在使用剑桥的课本。
你的两个句子试译如下:
He likes to read books about subjects as diverse as art and archaeology.他喜欢阅读有关艺术、考古学等不同题材的书籍。
Prophesying includes actions asdiverse as foretelling the future and making homicidal attacks. 作预告包括对未来作预测以及进行杀人袭击等多种行为。(这个句子的意思有些奇怪,不知原文来自何处?)