翻译资格《笔译实务》英译汉习题及答案卷二.docx

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翻译资格《笔译实务》英译汉习题及答案卷二

2021年翻译资格《笔译实务》英译汉习题及答案（卷二）

　　Section1:

English-ChineseTranslation（50points）

　　TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.

　　BackhomeinGambia,AmadouJallowwas,at22,aloverofreggaewhohadjustfinishedcollegeandhadlandedajobteachingscienceinahighschool.

　　ButEuropebeckoned.

　　InhisWestAfricanhomeland,Mr.Jallowssalarywastheequivalentofjust50eurosamonth,barelyenoughforthenecessities,hesaid.AndeverywhereinhisneighborhoodinSerekunda,Gambiaslargestcity,therewastalkofeasymoneytobemadeinEurope.

　　Nowhelaughsbitterlyaboutallthattalk.HelivesinapatchofwoodshereinsouthernSpain,justoutsidethevillageofPalosdelaFrontera,withhundredsofotherimmigrants.Theyhavebuilttheirhomesoutofplasticsheetingandcardboard,unsureifthewatertheydrinkfromanopenpipeissafe.Aftersixyearsonthecontinent,Mr.Jallowisrailthin,andhiseyeshaveayellowtinge.“Wearenotbushpeople,”hesaidrecentlyashegatheredtwigstostartafire.“Youthinkyouarecivilized.Butthisishowwelivehere.Wesufferhere.”

　　ThepoliticalupheavalinLibyaandelsewhereinNorthAfricahasopenedthewayforthousandsofnewmigrantstomaketheirwaytoEuropeacrosstheMediterranean.Alreadysome25,000havereachedtheislandofLampedusa,Italy,andhundredsmorehavearrivedatMalta.

　　Theboats,atfirst,broughtmostlyTunisians.Butlatelytherehavebeenmoresub-Saharans

　　Expertssaythousandsmore—manyofwhomhavebeenmovingaroundNorthAfricatryingtogettoEuropeforyears,includingSomalis,Eritreans,SenegaleseandNigerians—arelikelytofollow,surethatabetterlifeawaitsthem.

　　ButforMr.Jallowandformanyotherswhoarrivedbeforethem,oftenafterdaysatseawithoutfoodorwater,Europehasofferedhardshipstheyneverimagined.ThesedaysMr.Jallowsurvivesontwomealsaday,mostlyaleadenpastemadefromflourandoil,whichhestirswithabranch.

　　“Itkeepsthehungeraway,”hesaid.

　　Theauthoritiesestimatethatthereareperhaps10,000immigrantslivinginthewoodsinthesouthernSpanishprovinceofAndalusia,aregionknownforitscropsofstrawberries,raspberriesandblueberries,andtherearethousandsmoremigrantsinareasthatproduceolives,orangesandvegetables.MostofthemhavestoriesthatechoMr.Jallows

　　Fromtheroad,theirencampmentslooklikeigloostuckedamongthetrees.Upclose,thesqualorisclear.Pilesofgarbageandfliesareeverywhere.Oldclothes,stifffromdirtandrain,hangfrombranches.

　　“Thereiseverythinginthere,”saidDiegoCa?

amero,theleaderofthefarmworkersunioninAndalusia,whichtriestoadvocateforthemen.“Youhaveratsandsnakesandmiceandfleas.”

　　Themeninthewoodsdonotcallhomewiththetruth,though.TheysendpicturesofthemselvesposingnexttoMercedescarsparkedonthestreet,thekindofpicturesthatMr.Jallowsayshefellforsomanyyearsago.Nowheshakeshisheadtowardhisneighbors,whowillnottalktoreporters.

　　“Somanylies,”hesaid.“Itisterriblewhattheyaredoing.Buttheyareembarrassed.”

　　Evennow,though,Mr.JallowwillnotconsidergoingbacktoGambia.“Iwouldprefertodiehere,”hesaid.“Icannotgohomeempty-handed.IfIwenthome,theywouldbesaying,?

Whathaveyoubeendoingwithyourself,Amadou?

TheythinkinEuropethereismoneyallover.”Theimmigrants—virtuallyallofthemaremen—clusterbynationalityandlookforworkonthefarms.ButMr.Ca?

amerosaystheyareofferedonlytheleastdesirablework,likehandlingpesticides,andlittleofitatthat.Mosthavenoworkingpapers.

　　Occasionally,thepolicebringbulldozerstoteardowntheshelters.Butthemen,whohaveusuallyusedtheirfamilyslifesavingstogethere,aremostlyleftalone—theconditionstheyliveunderareanopensecretinthenearbyvillages.

　　ThemayorofPalosdeLaFronteradidnotreturnphonecallsaboutthecamp.ButJuanJoséVolante,themayorofnearbyMoguer,whichhasanevenlargerencampment,issuedastatementsayingthetowndidnothaveenoughmoneytohelpthemen.“Theproblemistoobigforus,”hesaid.“Ofcourse,wewouldliketodomore.”

　　Onawarmspringnight,someofthemenplaycardssittingontheplasticpesticidecontainersandbrokenfurnituretheyhavecollectedfromthetrash.Somedriftintotowntosocializeandbuysupplies,iftheyhavemoney.Buttheyarenotwelcomeinthelocalbars.DuringtheWorldCuplastyear,thefarmworkersunionarrangedforatrucktosetupagianttelevisionscreenintheforestsothemencouldwatchit.

　　“Thebarsdon'twantthem,”Mr.Ca?

amerosaid.“Theysaythemensmellbadandtheyarenotgoodforbusiness.MostofthemareMuslim,andtheydon'tbuyalcohol.”

　　Mr.Jallowhadhismother'sblessingbuthadnottoldhisfatherabo