* The early steam engines were of the piston-type.

早期的蒸汽机属于活塞型。

2. 转译为定语

如果形容词作表语，且句子主语有定语的修饰，汉译时为使译文自然、通顺，常常可以把表语转译为定语。如：

* In this air mechanics laboratory, few instruments are valuable.

在这个空气动力学实验室里，贵重的仪器不多。

* In this book, many theories are very important.

在这本书中，重要的理论很多。

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