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笔译实务zhenti

　　1.英译汉第一篇：

节选自TheNewYorkTimes，原文标题为：

ParisEmploysaFewBlackSheeptoTend,andEat,aCityField

　　Thearchivistsrequestedadonkey,butwhattheygotfromthemayor’sofficewerefourwaryblacksheep,which,asofWednesdaymorning,werechewingawayatalumpyfieldof　grassbesidethemunicipalarchivesbuildingastheCityofParis’snewest,shaggiestlawnmowers.MayorBertrandDelanoëhasmadetheenvironmentaprioritysincehiselectionin2001,withpopularbike-andcar-sharingprograms,anexpandednetworkofdesignatedlanesforbicyclesandbuses,andanenormousprojecttopedestrianizethebanksalongmuchoftheSeine.

　　Thesheep,whicharetomow（and,notinconsequentially,fertilize）anairyhalf-acrepatchinthe19thDistrictintendedinthesamespirit.CityHallreferstotheprojectas“eco-grazing,”anditnotesthatthefoureweswillpreventtheuseofnoisy,gas-guzzlingmowersandcutdownontheuseofherbicides.

　　Parishasplansforaslightlylargereco-grazingprojectnotfarfromthearchivesbuilding,assumingallgoeswell;similarprojectshavebeenunderwayinsmallertownsintheregioninrecentyears.

　　Thesheep,fromarare,diminutiveBretonbreedcalledOuessant,standjustabouttwofeethigh.Chosenfortheirhardiness,cityofficialssaid,theywillpasturehereuntilOctoberinsideathree-foot-high,yellowelectrifiedfence.

　　“Thisisreallynotaone-shotdeal,”insistedRenéDutrey,theadjunctmayorfortheenvironmentandsustainabledevelopment.Mr.Dutrey,afast-talkingmaninorange-stripedAdidasSambasneakers,notedthatthesheephadcostthecityatotalofjustabout$335,thoughnofurthereconomicprojectionshavebeendrawnupforthetimebeing.

　　Ametalfencesurroundsthegroundsofthearchives,andasecurityguardstandswatchatthegate,sothereislittleriskthatlocalpredators—large,unleasheddogs,forinstance—willbeabletoreachtheewes.

　　Curioushumans,however,areencouragedtovisitthesheep,andperhapsthearchives,too.Theeco-grazingprojectbeganasaninitiativetoattractthepublictothearchives,andinformationalpanelshavebeenputinplacetoexplainwhat,exactly,thesheeparedoinghere.

　　Butthearchivistshavehadtobetrainedtocarefortheanimals.Intheunlikelyeventthataeweshouldflipontoherback,Ms.Massonsaid,someonemustrushtoputherbackonherfeet.

　　2.英译汉第二篇：

同样节选自TheNewYorkTimes，原文标题为：

N.JosephWoodland,InventoroftheBarCode,Diesat91

　　NormanJosephWoodlandwasborninAtlanticCityonSept.6,1921.AsaBoyScouthelearnedMorsecode,thesparkthatwouldignitehisinvention.

　　AfterspendingWorldWarIIontheManhattanProject,Mr.WoodlandresumedhisstudiesattheDrexelInstituteofTechnologyinPhiladelphia（itisnowDrexelUniversity）,earningabachelor’sdegreein1947.

　　Asanundergraduate,Mr.Woodlandperfectedasystemfordeliveringelevatormusicefficiently.Heplannedtopursuetheprojectcommercially,buthisfather,whohadcomeofagein“BoardwalkEmpire”-eraAtlanticCity,forbadeit:

elevatormusic,hesaid,wascontrolledbythemob,andnosonofhiswasgoingtocomewithinspittingdistance.

　　TheyoungerMr.WoodlandreturnedtoDrexelforamaster’sdegree.In1948,alocalsupermarketexecutivevisitedthecampus,whereheimploredadeantodevelopanefficientmeansofencodingproductdata.Thedeandemurred,butMr.Silver,afellowgraduatestudentwhooverheardtheirconversation,wasintrigued.HeconscriptedMr.Woodland.

　　Anearlyideaoftheirs,whichinvolvedprintingproductinformationinfluorescentinkandreadingitwithultravioletlight,provedunworkable.

　　ButMr.Woodland,convincedthatasolutionwascloseathand,quitgraduateschooltodevotehimselftotheproblem.Heholedupathisgrandparents’homeinMiamiBeach,wherehespentthewinterof1948-49inachairinthesand,thinking.

　　Torepresentinformationvisually,herealized,hewouldneedacode.TheonlycodeheknewwastheonehehadlearnedintheBoyScouts.

　　Whatwouldhappen,Mr.Woodlandwonderedoneday,ifMorsecode,withitselegantsimplicityandlimitlesscombinatorialpotential,wereadaptedgraphically?

Hebegantrailinghisfingersidlythroughthesand.

　　“WhatI’mgoingtotellyousoundslikeafairytale,”Mr.WoodlandtoldSmithsonianmagazinein1999.“Ipokedmyfourfingersintothesandandforwhateverreason—Ididn’tknow—Ipulledmyhandtowardmeanddrewfourlines.NowIhavefourlines,andtheycouldbewidelinesandnarrowlinesinsteadofdotsanddashes.’”

　　Today,barcodesappearsonthesurfaceofalmosteveryproductofcontemporarylife.Allbecauseabrightyoungman,hismindablazewithdotsanddashes,onedayrakedhisfingersthroughthesand.

　　3.汉译英第一篇：

中国式过马路

　　4.汉译英第二篇：

中国经济现状（工业、商业、金融、法制管理）

　　Section1English-ChineseTranslation（英译汉）（50points）

　　TranslatethefollowingtwopassagesintoChinese.

　　Passage1

　　TherunawaysuccessofStiegLarsson’s“Millennium”trilogysuggeststhatwhenitcomestocontemporaryliteratureintranslation,AmericansareatleastwillingtoreadScandinaviandetectivefiction.Butforworkfromotherregions,inothergenres,winningtheinterestofbigpublishinghousesandreadersintheUnitedStatesremainsasteepuphillstruggle.

　　Amongforeignculturalinstitutesandpublishers,thetraditionalAmericanaversiontoliteratureintranslationisknownas“the3percentproblem.”Butnow,hopingtoincreasetheirminusculeshareoftheAmericanbookmarket—about3percent—foreigngovernmentsandfoundations,especiallythoseonthemarginsofEurope,aretakingmattersintotheirownhandsandplungingintothepublishingfrayintheUnitedStates.

　　Increasingly,thatcampaignisnolongerlimitedtowidelyspokenlanguageslikeFrenchandGerman.FromRomaniatoCataloniatoIceland,culturalinstitutesandagenciesaresubsidizingpublicationofbooksinEnglish,underwritingthetrainingoftranslators,encouragingtheirwriterstotourintheUnitedStates,submittingtoAmericanmarketingandpromotionaltechniquestheymayhavepreviouslyshunnedandexploitingexistingnichesinthepublishingindustry.

　　 “Wehaveestablishedthisasastrategicobjective,along-termcommitmenttobreakthroughtheAmericanmarket,”saidCorinaSuteu,wholeadstheNewYorkbranchoftheEuropeanUnionNationalInstitutesforCultureanddirectstheRomanianCulturalInstitute.“FornationsinEurope,betheysmallorlarge,literaturewillalwaysbeoneofthekeysoftheirculturalexistence,andwerecognizethatthisistheonlywaywearegoingtobeabletomakethatliteraturepresentintheUnitedStates.”

　　Forinstance,theDalkeyArchivePress,asmallpublishinghouseinChampaign,Ill.,thatformorethan25yearshasspecializedintranslatedworks,thisyearbeganaSlovenianLiteratureSeries,underwrittenbyofficialgroupsinSlovenia,oncepartofYugoslavia.Theseries’sfirstbook,“Necropolis,”byBorisPahor,isapowerfulWorldWarIIconcentration-campmemoirthathasbeencomparedtothebestofElieWieselandPrimoLevi,andhasbeenfollowedbyAndrejBlatnik’s“YouDoUnderstand,”aratherabsurdistbutstilltouchingcollectionofsketchesandparablesaboutloveandintimacy.

　　DalkeyhasalsobegunorisabouttobeginsimilarseriesinHebrewandCatalan,andwithSwitzerlandandMexico,thelastofwhichwillconsistoffourbooksyearlyforsixyears.IneachcaseafinancingagencyinthehostcountryissubsidizingpublicationandparticipatinginpromotionandmarketingintheUnitedStates,aneffortthatcaneasilyrequire$10,000ormoreabook.

　　Passage2

　　JusteastofArgentina’sAndeanfoothills,anoilfieldcalledtheVacaMuerta—“deadcow”inEnglish—hasfinallycometolife.

　　InMay,theArgentineoilcompanyYPFannouncedthatithadfound150millionbarrelsofoilinthePatagonianfield,andPresidentCristinaFernándezdeKirchnerrushedontonationaltelevisiontopraisethediscoveryassomethingthatcouldgivenewimpetustothecountry’slong-stagnanteconomy.

　　“Theimportanceofthisdiscoverygoeswellbeyondthevolume,”saidSebastiánEskenazi,YPF’schiefexecutive,asheannouncedthefind.“Theimportantthingisitissomethingnew:

newenergy,anewfuture,newexpectations.”

　　Althoughtherearesignificanthurdles,geologistssaythattheVacaMuertaisaharbingerofapossiblemajorexpansionofglobalpetroleumsuppliesoverthenexttwodecadesastheindustryusesadvancedtechniquestoextractoilfromshaleandothertightlypackedrocks.

　　Oilexpertscautionthatgeologistshaveonlyjustbeguntostudyshalefieldsinmuchoftheworld,andthuscanonlyguessattheirpotential.Littleseismicworkhasbeencompleted,andcoresamplesneedtoberetrievedfromthousandsoffeetbelowthesurfacetojudgehowmuchoilorgascanberetrieved.

　　ArgentinacertainlyhashighhopesforshaleoilfromthesouthernPatagonianprovinceofNeuquén.The150millionbarrelsofrecoverableshaleoilfoundintheVacaMuertarepresentsanincreaseof8percentinArgentina’sreserves,andthefindwasthebiggestdiscoveryofoilinthecountrysincethelate1980s.

　　OilexpertssaytheVacaMuertaisprobablyjustastartforArgentina,longamiddle-rankedoilproducer.Mr.LynchnotedthatYPFhadexploredonly100squaremilesoutof5,000squaremilesinthewholeshaledeposit,andotheroilcompaniesworkingintheareahadnotannouncedanydiscoveriesyet.

　　Sofar,nearlyalloftheoilexplorationintheshalefieldsinArgentinaandelsewherehasbeenpursuedwithtraditionalverticalwells.Plansarejustbeginningforhorizontaldrilling.