英语翻译二级笔译实务模拟试题及答案解析2Word格式.docx

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第1题

LONDON—Webster'

sDictionarydefinesplagueas"

anythingthatafflictsortroubles;

calamity;

scourge."

Furtherdefinitionsinclude"

anycontagiousepidemicdiseasethatisdeadly;

esp.,bubonicplague"

and,fromtheBible,"

anyofvariouscalamitiessentdownasdivinepunishment."

Theverbformmeans"

tovex;

harass;

trouble;

torment."

InAlbertCamus'

novel,ThePlague,writtensoonaftertheNazioccupationofFrance,thefirstsignoftheepidemicisratsdyinginnumbers:

"

Theycameupfrombasementsandcubby-holes,cellarsanddrains,inlongswayinglines;

theystaggeredinthelight,collapsedanddied,rightnexttopeople.Atnight,incorridorsandside-streets,onecouldclearlyhearthetinysqueaksastheyexpired.Inthemorning,ontheoutskirtsoftown,youwouldfindthemstretchedoutinthegutterwithalittlefloretofbloodontheirpointedmuzzles,someblownupandrotting,otherstiff,withtheirwhiskersstillstandingup."

Theratsaremessengers,but—humannaturebeingwhatitis—theirmessageisnotimmediatelyheeded.Lifemustgoon.Thereareerrandstorun,moneytobemade.ThenovelissetinOran,anAlgeriancoastaltownofcommerceandlassitude,wheretheheatrisessteadilytothepointthattheseachangescolor,deepblueturningtoa"

sheenofsilveroriron,makingitpainfultolookat."

Evenwhenpeoplestarttodie—theirlymphnodesswollen,blackishpatchesspreadingontheirskin,vomitingbile,gaspingforbreath—theauthorities'

responseishesitant.Theword"

plague"

isalmostunsayable.Inexasperation,thedoctor-protagonisttellsahastilyconvenedhealthcommission:

Idon'

tmindtheformofwords.Let'

sjustsaythatweshouldnotactasthoughhalfthetownwerenotthreatenedwithdeath,becausethenitwouldbe."

Thesequenceofemotionsfeelsfamiliar.Denialisfollowedbyfaintanxiety,whichisfollowedbyconcern,whichisfollowedbyfear,whichisfollowedbypanic.Thephobiaisstokedbythesuddenrealizationthatthereareuncontrollabledarkforces,lurkinginthedrainsandthesewers,justbeneathlife'

splacidsurface.Thediseaseisaleveler,suddenlyeveryoneisvulnerable,andthemoralstrengthofeachindividualistested.Theplagueisoneveryone'

sminds,whenit'

snotintheirbodies.Questionsmultiply:

Whatisthechainoftransmission?

Howtoisolatethevictims?

Plagueandepidemicsareathingofthepast,ofcoursetheyare.Physicalcontacthasbeencuttoaminimumindevelopedsocieties.Devicesandtheirdigitalmessagesdirectourlives.Itisnotnecessarytolookintosomeone'

seyesletalonetouchtheirskininordertobecome,somehow,intimate.Foodishermeticallysealed.Blood,secretions,saliva,pus,bodilyfluids—thesearethingswithwhichhospitalsdeal,notmattersofdailyconcern.

AviruscontractedinWestAfrica,perhapsbyamanhuntingfruitbatsinatropicalforesttofeedhisfamily,andcuttingthebatopen,cannotaffectanurseinDallas,Texas,whohasbeenwearingprotectiveclothingasshetendedapatientwhodied.Exceptthatitdoes."

Pestilenceisinfactverycommon,"

Camusobserves,"

butwefindithardtobelieveinapestilencewhenitdescendsuponus."

Thescarythingisthatthebatthatcarriesthevirusisnotsick.Itissimplycapableoftransmittingthevirusintherightcircumstances.Inotherwords,thevirusisalwayslurkingevenifinvisible.Itiseasilyignoreduntilitistoolate.

Pestilence,ofcourse,isametaphoraswellasaphysicalfact.Itisnotjustbloodoozingfromgumsandeyes,diarrheaandvomiting.AplaguehaddescendedonEuropeasCamuswrote.ThecalamityandslaughterwerespreadingthroughtheNorthAfricawherehehadpassedhischildhood.ThisvirushoppingtodayfromAfricatoEuropetotheUnitedStateshascomeinatimeofbeheadingsandunease.Peopleputthephenomenatogetherasdenialturnstoanxietyandpanic.Theysensethestirringofuncontrollableforces.Theywanttobewrongbuttheyarenotsuretheyare.

Attheendofthenovel,thedoctorcontemplatesarelievedthrongthathassurvived:

Heknewthatthishappycrowdwasunawareofsomethingthatonecanreadinbooks,whichisthattheplaguebacillusneverdiesorvanishesentirely,thatitcanremaindormantfordozensofyearsinfurnitureorclothing,thatitwaitspatientlyinbedrooms,cellars,trunks,handkerchiefsandoldpapers,andthatperhapsthedaywillcomewhen,fortheinstructionormisfortuneofmankind,theplaguewillrouseitsratsandsendthemtodieinsomewell-contentedcity."

下一题

（2/2）SectionⅠEnglish-ChineseTranslation

第2题

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