2018考研英语翻译语法讲解：被动语态（5）

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　　第五种，增加主语，即将英文被动句翻译成汉语的主动句，适当增添一些不确定的主语，如：人们、有人、大家、我们等。这种翻译方法多用于“It+be+过去分词+that”这样的句型。
        　　But his primary task is not to think about the moral code , which governs his activity , any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business .(2006，49)
        　　此例句被动语态体现在“a businessman is expected to …”，此被动结构并未出现其主语，但翻译成“商人们被期待去......”不符合汉语表达习惯，可以通过增加主语“人们”来翻译。即“但是他的首要任务并不是考虑支配自己行动的道德规范，就如同人们不能指望商人专注于行业规范一样”。