浅述中国人在英文写作常见的错误 (第五部分)
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7. 关于“了解”、“掌握”、“检测”等词义。
☓ know, find out, learn, understand →✓ determine, ascertain
know, find out, learn, understand等的意思就是“懂,理解,明白”。
例1:我了解了昨天的课的内容
I understood what was taught in class yesterday
determine, ascertain的意思是“知道得清楚,明白某原因,因子,理由”。因此从科学事实的角度来说,determine, ascertain的说法更合适。
例2:她了解了他为什么迟到了
She ascertained the reason why he was late
例3:了解和分析儿童棘球蚴感染现状
☓ To understand and analyze the incidence of echinococcosis in children
✓ To ascertain and analyze the incidence of echinococcosis in children
例4:了解神经外科感染的病原菌类型及耐药性
☓ To know the types of pathogens responsible for infections in Neurosurgery and their drug resistance
☓ To learn…
☓ To understand…
✓ To ascertain the types of pathogens responsible for infections in Neurosurgery and their drug resistance
✓ To determine…
例5:用流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率
☓ Flow cytometry detected the apoptosis rate
✓ Flow cytometry was used to determine the apoptosis rate
“调查”,“探讨”,“研究”,“查找”
☓ explore, probe, find out →✓study, examine, investigate
例6:探讨动物肠道寄生虫感染情况
✓To investigate the prevalence of animal infection with intestinal parasites
例7:调查日本血吸虫感染小鼠调节性T细胞水平动态变化
✓To investigate changes in levels of regulatory T cells
in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum
✓To study....
✓To examine....