◎ 翻译（中翻英）一长句 ◎从表面结构来看, 这类词组的组合成分都是些常见常用的词, 只不过是人们将它们组合起来并赋予新的意蕴罢了, 如Watergate, 它表示的不是“水门”这样一个普通的

◎ 翻译（中翻英）一长句 ◎从表面结构来看, 这类词组的组合成分都是些常见常用的词, 只不过是人们将它们组合起来并赋予新的意蕴罢了, 如Watergate, 它表示的不是“水门”这样一个普通的
◎ 翻译（中翻英）一长句 ◎
从表面结构来看, 这类词组的组合成分都是些常见常用的词, 只不过是人们将它们组合起来并赋予新的意蕴罢了, 如Watergate, 它表示的不是“水门”这样一个普通的含义, 而是指与美国前总统尼克松有密切关联的一件政治丑闻.

◎ 翻译（中翻英）一长句 ◎从表面结构来看, 这类词组的组合成分都是些常见常用的词, 只不过是人们将它们组合起来并赋予新的意蕴罢了, 如Watergate, 它表示的不是“水门”这样一个普通的
From the surface level of the structure,words in this category are made of common words,it's only that when people put them together,they give these words a new meaning,take the word "watergate" for example,it does not convey the simply meaning of "water gate",rather,it refers to all political scandals that were related to former U.S.president Richard Nixon.

At a quick glance, this type of terms contain only the words that are already well-known. However, when placing the words together, people have assigned brand new meanings to the new terms. For exampl...

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At a quick glance, this type of terms contain only the words that are already well-known. However, when placing the words together, people have assigned brand new meanings to the new terms. For example, the term Watergate referes to, instead of an ordinary gate of water, a scandal that was closely associated with Nixon, the former President of the United States.

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On the surface,these phrases are formed by very common words,and the point is just people put them together to make up a more sensible meaning.For instance, the word "watergate" does not literally mea...

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On the surface,these phrases are formed by very common words,and the point is just people put them together to make up a more sensible meaning.For instance, the word "watergate" does not literally mean "the gate of water",but it is pointing at the political scandal intimately related to the former president of the united states--Richard Nixon.

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Judged from their literal structures, these expressions are commonly-used words with which people put them together and endow them with new meanings,e.g. the word "Watergate" does not simply refer to a "water gate" in the common sense but rather a political scandal closely related to the former US president Richard Nixon.