今天的翻译题是:

　　1. So far, the production of automobiles____________(比去年增加了三倍).

　　2. He had been pacing up and down in the study, and he____________(突然想出一个好主意).

　　答案解析:

　　1.答案: has tripled that of last year//has increased by times compared with last year

　　详解:

　　考查倍数: “增加了三倍”译has tripled或has increased by three times.

　　考查短语: so far意为“迄今为止",通常跟现在完成时连用。

　　2. 答案: Suddenly came up with a good idea.

　　详解:

　　考查时态: 句首分句用了过去完成进行时，表示在过去某个时间之前一直在进行的动作或反复的动作。后一分句用一般过去时，强调过去某个时候发生的动作。

　　考查短语: "想出" 可译为come up with.

(责任编辑：田学江)