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翻译二级笔译实务
2003年12月英语二级《笔译实务》试题
Section1:
English-ChineseTranslation(英译汉)
Thissectionconsistsoftwoparts,PartA-"CompulsoryTranslation"andPartB-"ChoiceofTwoTranslations"consistingoftwosections"Topic1"and"Topic2".ForthepassageinPartAandyourchoiceofpassagesinPartB,translatetheunderlinedportions,includingtitles,intoChinese.AboveyourtranslationofPartA,write"CompulsoryTranslation"andaboveyourtranslationfromPartB,write"Topic1"or"Topic2"(60points,100minutes).
PartACompulsoryTranslation(必译题)(30points)
NowheretoGo
ForthelatestonthepursuitoftheAmericanDreaminSiliconValley,allyouhavetodoistotalktosomeonelike"Nagaraj"(whodidn'twanttorevealhisrealname).He'sanIndianimmigrantwho,likemanyotherIndianengineers,cametoAmericarecentlyonanH-1Bvisa,whichallowsskilledworkerstobeemployedbyonecompanyforasmanyassixyears.Butonemorninglastmonth,NagarajandahalfdozenotherIndianworkerswithH-1BswerecalledintoaconferenceroomintheirSanFranciscotechnology-consultingfirmandtoldtheywerebeinglaidoff.Thereason:
weakeningeconomicconditionsinSiliconValley,"Itwastheshockofmylifetime,"saysNagaraj.
Thisisnotanormalbear-marketsobstory.Accordingtofederalregulations,Nagarajandhiscolleagueshavetwochoices.TheymusteitherreturntoIndia,orfindanotherjobinatightlabormarketandhopethattheImmigrationandNaturalizationServices(INS)allowsthemtotransfertheirvisatothenewcompany.Andthelawdoesn'tallowthemtoearnapay-checkuntilallthepaperworkwindsitswaythroughtheINSbureaucracy."HowamIgoingtosurvivewithoutanyjobandwithoutanyincome?
"Nagarajwonders.
Untilrecently,H-1BvisaswerechampionedbySiliconValleycompaniesasthesolutiontotheregion'sshortageofprogrammersandengineers.FirstissuedbytheINSin1992,theyattractskilledworkersfromothercountries,manyofwhombringfamilieswiththem,laydownrootsandapplyforthemorepermanentgreencards.ThroughFebruary2000,morethan81,000workersheldsuchvisas—butwiththedot-comcrash,manyhavebeengettinglaidoff.That'scausingmassconsternationinU.S.immigrantcommunities.TheINSconsidersaworker"outofstatus"whenhelosesajob,whichtechnicallymeansthathemustpackupandgohome.Butbecauseofthescopeofthisyear'slayoffs,theU.S.governmenthasrecentlybackpedaled,issuingaconfusingseriesofstatementsthatsuggestworkersmightbeabletostayiftheyqualifyforsomeexceptionsandcanfindanewcompanytosponsortheirvisa.Buteventhoseloopholesremainnebulous.TheresultisthousandsofimmigrantsnowfacedimmingcareerprospectsinAmerica,andthepossibilitiesthattheywillbesenthome."Theyareinlimbo.Itisthegreatestformoftorture,"saysAmarVedaoftheSiliconValley-basedImmigrantsSupportNetwork.
ThecrisislooksespeciallybadinlightofalltheheatedvisarhetoricbySiliconValleycompaniesinthepastfewyears.LastfalltheindustrywonabigvictorybygettingCongresstoapproveanincreaseintheannualnumberofH-1Bvisas.Now,withtechnologyfinnsretrenching,demandforsuchworkersisslowing.ValleyheavyweightslikeIntel,CiscoandHewlett-Packardhaveallannouncedthousandsoflayoffsthisyear,whichincludemanyH-1Bworkers.TheINSreportedlastmonththatonly16,000newH-1BworkerscametotheUnitedStatesinFebruary—downfrom32,000inFebruaryoflastyear.
Lastmonth,acknowledgingthescopeoftheproblem,theINStoldH-1Bholders"nottopanic,"andthattherewouldbeagraceperiodforlaid-offworkersbeforetheyhadtoleavetheUnitedStates.INSspokeswomanEyleenSchmidtpromisesthatmorespecificguidancewillcomethismonth."Weareawareofthecutbacks,"shesays."We'retryingtobeasgenerousaswecanbewithintheconfinesoftheexistinglaw."
PartBChoiceofTwoTranslations(二选一题)(30points)
Topic1(选题一)
WhatIstheForceofGravity?
Ifyouthrowaballup,itwillcomedownagain.Whatmakesitcomedown?
TheballcomesdownbecauseitispulledorattractedtowardstheEarth.TheEarthexertsaforceofattractiononallobjects.ObjectsthatarenearertotheEarthareattractedtoitwithagreaterforcethanthosethatarefurtheraway.Thisforceofattractionisknownastheforceofgravity.ThegravitationalforceactingonanobjectattheEarth'ssurfaceiscalledtheweightoftheobject.
Alltheheavenlybodiesinspacelikethemoon,theplanetsandthestarsalsoexertanattractiveforceonobjects.Thebiggerandheavierabodyis,thegreaterisitsforceofgravity.Thus,sincethemoonisasmallerbodythantheEarth,theforceitexertsonanobjectatitssurfaceislessthanthatexertedbytheEarthonthesameobjectontheEarth'ssurface.Infact,themoon'sgravitationalforceisonlyone-sixththatoftheEarth.Thismeansthatanobjectweighing120kilogramsonEarthwillonlyweigh20kilogramsonthemoon.ThereforeonthemoonyoucouldliftweightswhicharesixtimesheavierthantheheaviestweightthatyoucanliftonEarth.
TheEarth'sgravitationalforceorpullkeepsusandeverythingelseonEarthfromfloatingawaytospace.TogetoutintospaceandtraveltothemoonorotherplanetswehavetoovercometheEarth'sgravitationalpull.
EntryintoSpace
HowcanweovercometheEarth'sgravitationalpull?
Scientistshavebeenworkingonthisforalongtime.ItisonlyrecentlythattheyhavebeenabletobuildmachinespowerfulenoughtogetoutoftheEarth'sgravitationalpull.Suchmachinesarecalledspacerockets.TheirgreatspeedandpowerhelpthemtoescapefromtheEarth'sgravitationalpullandgointospace.
Rockets
Thepowerfulspacerocketworksalongthesamelinesasasimplefireworkrocket.Thefireworkrockethasacylindricalbodyandaconicalhead.Thebodyispackedwithgunpowderwhichisthefuel.Itisamixtureofchemicalsthatwillbumrapidlytoformhotgases.
Atthebaseorfootoftherocketthereisanopeningornozzle.Afusehangsoutlikeatailfromthenozzle.Alongstickattachedalongthebodyservestodirecttherocketbeforethefuseislighted.
Whenthegunpowderbums,hotgasesorexhaustgasesrushoutofthenozzle.Thehotgasescontinuetorushoutaslongasthegunpowderbums.Whenthesegasesshootdownwardsthroughthenozzletherocketispushedupwards.Thisiscalledjetpropulsion.Thesimpleexperiment,showninthepicture,willhelpyoutounderstandjetpropulsion.
Topic2(选题二)
BasketballDiplomacy
CHINA'STALLESTSOLDIERneverreallyexpectedtolivetheAmericanDream.ButWangZhizhi,a7-foot-1basketballstarfromthePeople'sLiberationArmy,ismakinghistoryasthefirstChineseplayerintheNBA.InhisfirstthreeweeksinAmericathe23-year-oldrookiehasalreadycashedhisfirstbigNBAcheck,presidedover"WangZhizhiDay"inSanFranciscoandbecomeimmortalizedonhisveryowntradingcards.He'sevenplayedinfivegameswithhisnewteam,theDallasMavericks,scoring24pointsinjust38minutes.NowtheaffableLieutenantWangisjoiningtheMavericksontheirrideintotheNBAplayoffs—andheisintentonenjoyingeveryminute.OnerecenteveningWangslippedintothehottubbehindthehouseofMavericksassistantcoachDonnNelson.Heleanedback,stretchedoutandpointedataplanemovingacrossthestar-filledsky.InbrokenEnglish,hestartedsinginghisfavoritetune:
"IbelieveIcanfly.IbelieveIcantouchthesky."
BackinChina,thenation'sotherbasketballphenom,YaoMing,canonlydreamoftakingflight.YaothoughthewasgoingtobethefirstChineseplayerintheNBA.The7-foot-5ShanghaisensationismorehighlytoutedthanWang:
the20-year-oldcouldbetheNo.1overallpickintheJuneNBAdraft.ButastheMay13deadlinetoenterthedraftdrawsnear,Yaoisstillwaitingforahordeofbusinesspeopleandapparatchikstodecidehisfate.Lastweek,asWangscored13pointsintheDallasseasonfinale,YaowaswadingthroughastreamofbicyclesonadustyBeijingstreet.
YaoandWangaremorethanjustfreaksofnatureinbasketballshorts.Thetwintowersarenationaltreasures,symbolsofChina'sgrowingstatureintheworld.They'realsoemblematicoftheNBA'soutsizedreamsforconqueringChina.TheNBA,strugglingathome,seessalvationinthelandof1.3billionpotentialhoopfans.China,determinedtowinthe2008OlympicsandjointheWorldTradeOrganization,iseagertomakeitsmarkontheworld—onitsownterms.Thetwo-yearstruggletogettheseyoungplayersintotheNBAhasbeenaculturalcollision—thisonefarremovedfromU.S.-Chinabickeringoverspyplanesandtradeliberalization.Ifitworksout,itcouldbe—inbasketballparlance—theultimategive-and-go."ThisisjustlikePing-Pongdiplomacy,"saysXiaSong,asport-marketingexecutivewhorepresentsWang."Onlywithamuchbiggerhall."
Twoyearsagoitlookedmorelikeaballandchain.Wang'sArmybossesweremiffedwhentheMaverickshadthenervetodrafttheirstarbackin1999.NelsonremembersflyingtoBeijingwiththethenownerRossPerotJr.—sonoftheeccentricbillionaire—tohammeroutadealwiththestone-facedcommunistsofthePLA."Youcouldhearthemthinking:
'WhatisthisNBAteamdoing,tryingtolayclaimtoourproperty?
'"Nelsonrecalls."WetriedtoexplainthatthiswasanhonorforWangandforChina."Therewasnodeal.Wanggrewdespondentandlosthisedgeoncourt.
ThisyearYaobecametheanointedone.HeeclipsedWanginscoringandrebounding,andevenstoleawayhiscovetedMVPawardintheChineseBasketballAssociationleague.ItlookedasifhisShanghaiteam—adynamicsemicapitalistc