2021年考研英语翻译解析（郑州考研网）

　　原文

　　We tend to think that friends and family members are our biggest sources of connection, laughter and warmth. While that may well be true, researchers have also recently found that interacting with strangers actually brings a boost in mood and feelings of belonging that we didn’t expect.

　　In one series of studies, researchers instructed Chicago-area commuters using public transportation to strike up a conversation with someone near them. On average, participants who followed this instruction felt better than those who had been told to stand or sit in silence. The researchers also argued that when we shy away from casual interactions with strangers, it is often due to a misplaced anxiety that they might not want to talk to us. Much of the time, however, this belief is false. As it turns out, many people are actually perfectly willing to talk -- and may even be flattered to receive your attention.

　　答案

　　我们倾向于认为朋友和家人是我们交往、欢笑和温暖的最大来源。虽然这可能是真的，但研究人员最近也发现，与陌生人互动实际上会带来在情绪和归属感方面的意外提升。

　　在一系列研究中，研究人员让芝加哥地区乘坐公共交通工具的通勤者与旁边的人搭讪。平均而言，遵循这一指令的参与者比那些得知要安静地站着或坐着的人感觉更好。研究人员还认为，当我们羞于与陌生人进行随意的互动时，往往是因为一种无处安放的焦虑感，担心他们可能不想和我们说话。然而，很多时候，这种想法是错误的。事实证明，许多人实际上非常愿意交谈，甚至可能因为能得到你的关注而感到荣幸。

　　解析

　　1. We tend to think that friends and family members are our biggest sources of connection, laughter and warmth.

　　Tend to do:倾向于做某事, Source:来源, connection: 交往，交流。

　　整个句子是一个think后面省略了that的宾语从句，翻译为：我们倾向于认为朋友和家人是我们交往、欢笑和温暖的最大来源。

　　2. While that may well be true, researchers have also recently found that interacting with strangers actually brings a boost in mood and feelings of belonging that we didn’t expect.

　　Interacting:互动，strangers：陌生人，boost：促进，feelings of belonging：归属的感觉，可翻译为归属感。

　　句型结构：while放在句首表示“虽然”，feelings of belonging后面that引导定语从句，翻译的时候进行前置，整句话可翻译为：虽然这可能是真的，但研究人员最近也发现，与陌生人互动实际上会带来在情绪和归属感方面的意外提升。

　　3. In one series of studies, researchers instructed Chicago-area commuters using public transportation to strike up a conversation with someone near them.