中文原文：

地球的能源资源日益枯竭。

错误译文：

The energy resources on earth are being used up day by day.

正确译文：

1) The energy resources on earth are diminishing day by day.

2) With each passing day, there are fewer and fewer energy resources on earth.

翻译加油站：

若将“枯竭”译为 to use up, to exhaust, to deplete, to drain等词，意思是“用光”、“用完”或“耗尽”，表示变化过程已经结束。其实，汉语的“日益枯竭”指的是“日益减少”。而“日益”实际上是个延续动作，表示变化过程尚未结束。这里应改用表示“数量正在减少”的词，如to diminish或 fewer and fewer。“日益”、“日渐”和“日趋”的意思是“一天比一天更加”，修饰表示变化的动词。英语有五种表达方法。

一是用 with each passing day, each day, day by day等时间短语。例如：国际市场油价日益高涨。Oil prices are running higher with each passing day in the international market. 再如：这个病人日渐消瘦。The patient is getting thinner each day.

二是用进行时态表达。例如：这个市场的交易日渐萎缩。Trade is falling off in this market day by day.

三是用比较级表达，像 more and more, fewer and fewer。例如：我们的国家日渐强大。Our country is getting stronger and stronger.

四是用ever-growing或 ever-increasing表达。例如：环境污染是一个日益严重的问题。Environmental pollution is an ever-growing problem.再如：世界日益增长的人口将在未来带来重大问题。The world’s ever-increasing population will cause great problems in the future.

五是用 steady或 steadily表达。如：这个学生在英语学习中日渐进步。The student is making steady progress in his English studies.

再如：我们的经济正日益增长。Our economy is growing steadily