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CATTI英语二级笔译试题

2016.11CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题

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Everyoneknowsthatweddings—themostelaborateandcostlyformofoldschoolpageantrystillacceptableinmodernsociety—arestupidexpensive.ButitturnsoutAmericansarenowblowingevenmoremoneythaneverbeforeonwhat’ssupposedtobethemostmagicaldayofanycouple’slifetogether.Moneythat,tobehonest,couldbespentonmuch,muchcoolerstuff.

TheKnotreleaseditsannualweddingsurveythisweek,withfindingsshowingthatcouplesarespendingamind-numbingaverageof$32,641onmatrimonialcelebrations.Thestudyincludesdatafromnearly18,000pairsacrossthecountry.Whilethecostofaweddingvariedgreatlyfromcitytocity—reachinganauseatinghighof$82,300inManhattan—thepricewassteepnomatterwherecoupleschosetogethitched.Allthisdespitethefactthatweddings（andmarriagesingeneral,honestly）canbeafairlyimpracticalthingtoinvestin.Seriously,even50Centdoesn’tspendasmuchinadayasyou’respendingonareceptionbandalone.Thinkaboutthat.

SoratherthanbuyingintotheMarriageIndustrialComplexonaunionthatmayormaynotworkout,wouldn’titmakemoresensetosaveyourhard-earnedmoneybyforgoingthebigceremonyforthemajorexpensesyou’relikelytofaceinmarriedlife?

Youknow,likeamortgage.Orbracesforyourwallet-drainingchildren-to-be.Andifyourfianceéisdeadsetonafairytalewedding?

Youcouldalwaysjustblowyourfinancialloadonaplentyfulfillingsinglelife.

Withnearly$33,000tospendinthelifeofasingledom,youcouldgetprettyfarwhenitcomestoamenitiesandentertainment.Perhapsthebestpartofbeingfreefromtheshacklesofweddingplanningistheopportunitytotreatyourself.Like,whydrop$1,400onafrillydressyou’llwearoncebeforeitturnstomothfoodwhenyoucanrockthemostexpensiveshoesoftheseasonandlookgreatdoingit?

Andwhileweddingsaresupposedtobeallaboutthehappycouple,everyoneknowsthat’sbull,becauseyouhavetofeedyourguestsandprovidethementertainmentandputaroofovertheirheadsforacoupleofhoursandlikelygointodebtdoingit.

Inadditiontosimplyhavingfun,therearesomemorepracticalwaystospendyourweddingpurseaswell.Forinstance,purchasingandprovidingforanicehousecatratherthandroppingmajordoughonfingerblingintendedforfendingoffhottiesfortherestofyourlife.Fluffywon’tcareifyoubringhomesomeoneneweveryweekend—he’lljusthateeveryoneindiscriminately.

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MyteenagesonrecentlyinformedmethatthereisanInternetquiztotestoneselffornarcissism.Hisfriendhadjusttakenit.“Howdiditturnout?

”Iasked.“Hesayshedidgreat!

”mysonresponded.“Hegotthemaximumscore!

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WhenIwasachild,nooneoutsidethementalhealthprofessiontalkedaboutnarcissism.Peopleweremoreconcernedbyinadequateself-esteem,whichatthetimewasthoughttolurkbehindnearlyeveryissue.Likesomanyexcessesofthe1970s,theself-lovecultspunoutofcontrolandisnowrampagingthroughourculturelikeGodzillathroughTokyo.

A2010studyinthejournalSocialPsychologicalandPersonalitySciencefoundthattheproportionofcollegestudentsexhibitingnarcissisticpersonalitytraits–basedontheirscoresontheNarcissisticPersonalityInventory,awidelyuseddiagnostictest–hasincreasedbymorethanhalfsincetheearly1980s,to30percent.

Intheirbook,TheNarcissismEpidemic,psychologyprofessorsshowthatnarcissismhasincreasedasquicklyasobesityhassincethe1980s.Evenouregosaregettingfat.Thisisacostlyproblem.Whilefull-blownnarcissistsoftenreporthighlevelsofpersonalsatisfaction,theycreatehavocandmiseryaroundthem.Thereisoverwhelmingevidencelinkingnarcissismwithreducedhonestyandincreasedaggression.It’snotableforoccasionslikeValentine’sDaythatnarcissistsstruggletostaycommittedtoromanticpartners,innosmallpartbecausetheyfindthemselvessuperior.

Thefull-blownnarcissistmightreply,“Sowhat?

”Butnarcissismisn’taneither-orcharacteristic.It’smoreofasetofprogressivesymptoms（likealcoholism）thananidentifiablestate（likediabetes）.MillionsofAmericansexhibitsymptoms,butstillhaveaconscienceandahungerformoralimprovement.Attheveryleast,theyreallydonotwanttobeterriblepeople.

Ahealthyself-lovethatleadstotruehappinessbuildsupone’sintrinsicwell-being,asopposedtofeedingshallowcravingstobeadmired.Cultivatingamourdesoirequiresbeingfullyaliveatthismoment,asopposedtobeingvirtuallyalivewhilewonderingwhatothersthink.Thesoulfulconnectionwithanotherperson,theenjoymentofabeautifulhikealone,oraprayerofthanksoveryoursleepingchildcouldbeconsideredexpressionsofself-love.

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浙江杭州是风景秀美之地，也是创新活力之城。

G20杭州峰会的会标，就是用20根线条，勾勒出一个桥型轮廓，同时辅以“2016年G20”的英文和篆隶“中国”印章。

桥，在G20独具含义。

曾几何时，全球经济治理为发达国家所垄断。

G20是第一个发达国家和发展中国家平等参与全球经济治理的机制，是历史的进步。

在这个意义上，G20本身就是一座桥，一座连接历史与未来、发达国家与发展中国家的桥梁。

在2016年的杭州，在世界经济发展的当下，桥又有了新的含义。

它寓意着对G20成为全球经济之桥、国际社会合作之桥、面向未来的共赢之桥的殷切期望。

桥梁线条形似光纤，寓意信息技术应用带来的互联互通，具有强烈的时代感。

我们希望，以杭州峰会为桥梁，各国间的联系将更加紧密，世界经济的前景将更加广阔。

ThecityofHangzhouinChina’sZhejiangprovinceisknownbothforitsbeautifulsceneryandforbeingadynamiccitywithaninnovativespirit.ThelogooftheG20HangzhouSummitfeaturestheimageofabridge,drawnin20lines.OntopofitaretheEnglishfor“G202016China”,supplementedwiththeimprintofatraditionalChinesesealbearingthetwoChinesecharactersfor“China”.

　　BridgebearsaspecialmeaningfortheG20.TheG20isinfactthefirstglobalmechanismthatallowsdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaliketotakeequalpartinglobaleconomicgovernance,somethingthatusedtobethemonopolyofdevelopedcountries.ThisrepresentsaprogressintheevolutionofglobalgovernanceandrenderstheG20abridgethatconnectshistorywiththefuture,anddevelopedcountrieswithdevelopingcountries.

　　Giventhecurrentworldeconomicsituation,thebridgebearssomenewimplicationfortheHangzhouSummit.ItimpliesakeenhopefortheG20tobecomeabridgeintheglobaleconomy,abridgethatbringspartiestogetherinwin-winglobalcooperationorientedtowardthefuture.Thesymmetricallycurvedlinesinthebridgearemeanttobereminiscentoffiber-opticcables,referringtoaninterconnectedworldinaninformationage.ItisourhopethattheHangzhouSummitwillserveasabridgethroughwhichcountrieswillbuildstrongerlinkswitheachotherandtogetheropenupbroaderprospectsfortheworldeconomy.

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纵观世界文明史，人类先后经历了农业革命、工业革命、信息革命。

每一次产业技术革命，都给人类生产生活带来巨大而深刻的影响。

现在，以互联网为代表的信息技术日新月异，引领了社会生产新变革，创造了人类生活新空间，拓展了国家治理新领域，极大提高了人类认识世界、改造世界的能力。

互联网让世界变成了“鸡犬之声相闻”的地球村，相隔万里的人们不再“老死不相往来”。

可以说，世界因互联网而更多彩，生活因互联网而更丰富。

中国正处在信息化快速发展的历史进程之中。

中国高度重视互联网发展，自21年前接入国际互联网以来，我们按照积极利用、科学发展、依法管理、确保安全的思路，加强信息基础设施建设，发展网络经济，推进信息惠民。

十三五时期，中国将大力实施网络强国战略、国家大数据战略、“互联网+”行动计划，发展积极向上的网络文化，拓展网络经济空间，促进互联网和经济社会融合发展。

我们的目标，就是要让互联网发展成果惠及13亿多中国人民，更好地造福各国人民。

Lookingatthehistoryofworldcivilizations,humanityhasprogressedalongwithagricultural,industrialandinformationrevolutions.Eachoftheseindustrialandtechnologicalrevolutionshashadgreatandprofoundimpactonourwayofproductionandlife.Today,informationtechnologiesrepresentedbytheInternetareexperiencingrapidchangeswitheachpassingday.

　　Theyhavebroughtaboutnewwaysofsocialproduction,creatednewspaceforpeople’slife,openednewhorizonsofstategovernance,andenhancedourabilitytounderstandandshapetheworld.TheInternethasturnedtheworldintoaglobalvillagewheredistancenolongerpreventspeoplefrominteractingwitheachother.Communicationismadeeasierthaneverbefore.Indeed,thankstotheInternet,ourworldhasbecomemorecolorfulandpeoplenowliveafullerlife.

　　Chinaisgoingthroughahistoricprocessofrapidapplicationofinformationtechnologies.ChinaattachesgreatimportancetoInternetdevelopment.SinceChinawasconnectedtoWorldWideWeb21yearsago,wehave,inkeepingwiththeprinciplesofproactiveutilization,rationaldevelopment,law-basedregulationandassuranceofsecurity,strengthenedITinfrastructure,developedcybereconomyandmadelifebetterforourpeoplethroughITapplication.

　　Duringthe13thFive-YearPlanperiod,Chinawillvigorouslyimplementthenationalcyberdevelopmentstrategy,thenationalbigdatastrategyandthe“InternetPlus”actionplan.Wewilldevelopanupliftingcyberculture,openupmorespaceforcybereconomy,andpromotetheintegrationofInternetdevelopmentwitheconomicandsocialprogress.Ourgoalistoensurethatthemorethan1.3billionChinesepeopleandpeopleacrosstheworldcanallenjoythebenefitsofInternetdevelopment.

2016.5CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题

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JaneGoodallwasalreadyonaLondondockinMarch1957whensherealizedthatherpassportwasmissing.Injustafewhours,shewasduetodepartonherfirsttriptoAfrica.AschoolfriendhadmovedtoafarmoutsideNairobiand,knowingGoodall’schildhooddreamwastoliveamongtheAfricanwildlife,invitedhertostaywiththefamilyforawhile.Goodall,then22,savedfortwoyearstopayforherpassagetoKenya:

waitressing,doingsecretarialwork,tempingatthepostofficeinherhometown,Bournemouth,onEngland’ssoutherncoast.Nowallthiswasfornaught,itseemed.

It’shardnottowonderhowsubsequenteventsinherlife—ratherconsequentialastheyhaveturnedouttobetoconservation,toscience,tooursenseofourselvesasaspecies—mighthaveunfoldeddifferentlyhadsomeonenotfoundherpassport,alongwithanitineraryfromCook’s,thetravelagency,foldedinside,anddeliveredittotheCook’soffice.Anagencyrepresent