历年考研英语阅读试题长难句之翻译练习(13)
Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush’s predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half.(Text2. 2004)
surname / ˈsə:neim / n.姓
respectively / riˈspektivli / adv.分别;各自
predecessor / ˈpri:disesə(r) / n.(工作上的)前任
alphabet / ˈælfəbet / n.字母表
against / əˈɡeinst / prep.与......相反/相比;倚靠;以...为背景
翻译:
如此说来,美国总统和副总统的姓氏分别以B和C开头,在乔治·布什的前任(包括其父)中,有26位总统的姓氏首字母在字母表的前半部分,只有16位总统的姓氏首字母在字母表的后半部分。