今日翻译

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论坛讨论链接: 今日翻译(2009.5.7)-雅典文明

今日翻译: 希腊被说成是西方文明的发源地，因为古代希腊有过高度发达的文化；而且许多文明思想和新发现，都是由希腊传遍全欧洲的。

翻译要点:

(1)被说成是:

(2)发源地:

(3)古希腊:

不好的译文

Greece was said to be the originating place of Weatern civilization,because the ancient Greece had had a highly developed culure and from Greece were many civilized ideas and new discoveries spread to all Europe.

待解难句

Making a living as a door-to-door salesman demands a thick skin, both to protect against the weather and against constantly having the door shut in your face. Bill Porter puts up with all this and much, much more.

论坛讨论链接: 待解难句(2009.5.7)