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八级翻译

英汉互译原理在专业英语八级翻译考试中的应用

【2001年8级测试英译汉】

Directions:

TranslatetheunderlinepartofthefollowingtextintoChinese.

Possessionforitsownsakeorincompetitionwiththerestoftheneighborhoodwouldhave

beenThoreau’sideaofthelowlevels.Theactivedisciplineofheighteningone’sperceptionof

whatisenduringinnaturewouldhavebeenhisideaofthehigh.Whathesavedfromthelowwas

timeandefforthecouldspendonthehigh.Thoreaucertainlydisapprovedofstarvation,buthe

wouldputintofeedinghimselfonlyasmucheffortaswouldkeephimfunctioningformore

importantefforts.

Effortisthegistofit.Thereisnohappinessexceptaswetakeonlife-engagingdifficulties.

Shortoftheimpossible,asYeatsputit,thesatisfactionwegetfromalifetimedependsonhow

highwechooseourdifficulties.RobertFrostwasthinkinginsomethinglikethesametermswhen

hespokeof“Thepleasureoftakingpains”.Themortalflawintheadvertisedversionofhappiness

isinthefactthatitpurportstobeeffortless.

Wedemanddifficultyeveninourgames.Wedemanditbecausewithoutdifficultytherecan

benogame.Agameisawayofmakingsomethinghardofthefunofit.Therulesofthegameare

anarbitraryimpositionofdifficulty.Whensomeoneruinsthefun,healwaysdoessobyrefusing

toplaybytherules.Itiseasiertowinatchessifyouarefree,atyourpleasure,tochangethe

whollyarbitraryrules,butthefunisinwinningwithintherules.Nodifficulty,nofun.

【2002年8级测试英译汉】

Theword“winner”and“loser”havemanymeanings.Whenwerefertoapersonasawinner,

wedonotmeanonewhomakessomeoneelselose.Tous,awinnerisonewhoresponds

authenticallybybeingcredible,trustworthy,responsive,andgenuine,bothasanindividualandas

amemberofasociety.

Winnersdonotdedicatetheirlivestoaconceptofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldbe;rather,

theyarethemselvesandassuchdonotusetheirenergyputtingonaperformance,maintaining

pretence,andmanipulatingothers.Theyareawarethatthereisadifferencebetweenbeingloving

andactingloving,betweenbeingstupidandactingstupid,betweenbeingknowledgeableand

actingknowledgeable.Winnersdonotneedtohidebehindamask.

Winnersarenotafraidtodotheirownthinkingandtousetheirownknowledge.Theycan

separatefactsfromopinionsanddon’tpretendtohavealltheanswers.Theylistentoothers,

evaluatewhattheysay,butcometotheirownconclusions.Althoughwinnerscanadmireand

respectotherpeople,theyarenottotallydefined,demolished,bound,orawedbythem.

Winnersdonotplay“helpless”,nordotheyplaytheblaminggame.Instead,theyassume

responsibilityfortheirownlives.

【2003年8级测试英译汉】

Inhisclassicnovel,“ThePioneers”,JamesFenimoreCooperhashishero,alanddeveloper,

takehiscousinonatourofthecityheisbuilding.Hedescribesthebroadstreets,rowsofhouses,

abustlingmetropolis.Buthiscousinlooksaroundbewildered.Allsheseesisaforest.“Whereare

thebeautiesandimprovementswhichyouweretoshowme?

”Sheasks.He’sastonishedshecan’t

seethem.“Where!

Whyeverywhere,”hereplies.Forthoughtheyarenotyetbuiltonearth,hehas

builttheminhismind,andtheyareasconcretetohimasiftheywerealreadyconstructedand

finished.

CooperwasillustratingadistinctlyAmericantrait,future-mindedness;theabilitytoseethe

presentfromthevantagepointofthefuture;thefreedomtofeelunencumberedbythepastand

moreemotionallyattachedtothingstocome.AsAlbertEinsteinoncesaid,“LifefortheAmerican

isalwaysbecoming,neverbeing.”

【2004年8级测试英译汉】

Formethemostinterestingthingaboutasolitarylife,andminehasbeenthatforthelast

twentyyears,isthatitbecomesincreasinglyrewarding.WhenIcanwakeupandwatchthesun

riseovertheocean,asIdomostdays,andknowthatIhaveanentiredayahead,uninterrupted,in

whichtowriteafewpages,takeawalkwithmydog,readandlistentomusic,Iamfloodedwith

happiness.

IamlonelyonlywhenIamovertired,whenIhaveworkedtoolongwithoutabreak,when

forthetimebeingIfeelemptyandneedfillingup.AndIamlonelysometimeswhenIcomeback

homeafteralecturetrip,whenIhaveseenalotofpeopleandtalkedalot,andamfulltothebrim

withexperiencethatneedstobesortedout.

Thenforalittlewhilethehousefeelshugeandempty,andIwonderwheremyselfishiding.

Ithastoberecapturedslowlybywateringtheplantsand,perhaps,bylookingagainateachoneas

thoughitwereaperson.

Ittakesawhile,asIwatchthesurfblowingupinfountains,butthemomentcomeswhenthe

worldfallsaway,andtheselfemergesagainfromthedeepunconsciousness,bringbackallIhave

recentlyexperiencedtobeexploredandslowlyunderstood.

【2005年8级测试英译汉】

Itissimpleenoughtosaythatsincebookshaveclasses—fiction,biography,poetry—we

shouldseparatethemandtakefromeachwhatitisrightthateachshouldgiveus.Yetfewpeople

askfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.Mostcommonlywecometobookswithblurredand

dividedminds,askingoffictionthatitshallbetrue,ofpoetrythatitshallbefalse,ofbiography

thatitshallbeflattering,ofhistorythatitshallenforceourownprejudices.Ifwecouldbanishall

suchpreconceptionswhenweread,thatwouldbeanadmirablebeginning.Donotdictatetoyour

author:

trytobecomehim.Behisfellow-workerandaccomplice.Ifyouhangback,andreserve

andcriticizeatfirst,youarepreventingyourselffromgettingthefullestpossiblevaluefromwhat

youread.Butifyouopenyourmindaswidelyaspossible,thensignsandhintsofalmost

imperceptiblefineness,fromthetwistandturnofthefirstsentences,willbringyouintothe

presenceofahumanbeingunlikeanyother.Steepyourselfinthis,acquaintyourselfwiththis,and

soonyouwillfindthatyourauthorisgivingyou,orattemptingtogiveyou,somethingfarmore

definite.

【2006年8级测试英译汉】

OnMay13,1940,WinstonChurchill,thenewlyappointedBritishPrimeMinister,gavehisfirst

speechtoParliament.HewaspreparingthepeopleforalongbattleagainstNaziaggression,ata

timewhenEngland’ssurvivalwasstillindoubt.

IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohavejoinedthisgovernment,Ihavenothingtooffer

butblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Wehavebeforeusanordealofthemostgrievouskind.Wehave

beforeusmany,manymonthsofstruggleandsuffering.

Youask,whatisourpolicy?

Isayitistowagewarbyland,seaandair.Warwithallourmight

andwithallthestrengthGodhasgivenus,andtowagewaragainstamonstroustyrannynever

surpassedinthedarkandlamentablecatalogueofhumancrime.Thatisourpolicy.

Youask,whatisouraim?

Icananswerinoneword,itisvictory.Victoryatallcosts—victoryin

spiteofallterrors—victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,forwithoutvictorythereis

nosurvival.

Letthatberealized.NosurvivalfortheBritishEmpire,nosurvivalforallthattheBritishEmpire

hasstoodfor,nosurvivalfortheurge,theimpulseoftheages,thatmankindshallmoveforward

towardhisgoal.

Itakeupmytaskinbuoyancyandhope.Ifeelsurethatourcausewillnotbesufferedtofail

amongmen.Ifeelentitledatthisjuncture,atthistime,toclaimtheaidofallandtosay,“Come

then,letusgoforwardtogetherwithourunitedstrength.”

【2007年8级测试英译汉】

Scientificandtechnologicaladvancesareenablingustocomprehendthefurthestreachesof

thecosmos,themostbasicconstituentsofmatter,andthemiracleoflife.

Atthesametime,today,theactions,andinaction,ofhumanbeingsimperilnotonlylifeon

theplanet,buttheverylifeoftheplanet.

Globalizationismakingtheworldsmaller,fasterandricher.Still,9/11,avianflu,andIran

remindusthatasmaller,fasterworldisnotnecessarilyasaferworld.

Ourworldisburstingwithknowledge—butdesperatelyinneedofwisdom.Now,when

soundbitesaregettingshorter,wheninstantmessagescrowdoutessays,andwhenindividuallives

growmorefrenzied,collegegraduatescapableofdeepreflectionarewhatourworldneeds.

ForallthesereasonsIbelieved—andIbelieveevenmorestronglytoday—intheunique

andirreplaceablemissionofuniversities.

【2008年8级测试英译汉】

But,ashasbeentrueinmanyothercases,whentheywereatlastmarried,themostidealof

situationswasfoundtohavebeenchangedtothemostpractical.Insteadofhavingsharedtheir

originalduties,andasschool-boyswouldsay,goinghalves,theydiscoveredthatthecaresoflife

hadbeendoubled.Thisledtosomedistressingmomentsforbothourfriends;theyunderstood

suddenlythatinsteadofdwellinginheaventheywerestilluponearth,andhadmadethemselves

slavestonewlawsandlimitations.Insteadofbeingfreerandhappierthaneverbefore,theyhad

assumednewresponsibilities;theyhadestablishedanewhousehold,andmustfulfillinsomeway

oranothertheobligationsofit.Theylookedbackwithaffectiontotheirengagement;theyhad

beenlongingtohaveeachothertothemselves,apartfromtheworld,butitseemedthattheynever

feltsokeenlythattheywerestillunitsinmodernsociety.

【2001年8级测试汉译英】

乔羽的歌大家都熟悉。

但他另外两大爱好却鲜为人知，那就是钓鱼和喝酒。

晚年的乔羽

喜爱垂钓，他说，“有水有鱼的地方大都是有好环境的，好环境便会给人好心情。

我认为最

好的钓鱼场所不是舒适的、给你准备好饿鱼的垂钓园，而是那极其有吸引力的大自然野外天

成的场所。

”钓鱼是一项能够陶冶性情的运动，有益于身心健康。

乔羽说：

“钓鱼可分三个阶

段：

第一阶段是吃鱼；第二阶段是吃鱼和情趣兼而有之；第三阶段主要是钓趣，面对一池碧

水，将忧心烦恼全都抛在一边，使自己的身心得到充分休息。

”

【2002年8级测试汉译英】

大自然对人的恩赐，无论贫富，一律平等。

所以人们对于大自然，全都一致并深深地依赖着。

尤其在乡间，上千年来人们一直以不变的方式生活着。

种植庄稼和葡萄，酿酒和饮酒，喂牛

和挤奶，锄草和栽花；在周末去教堂祈祷和做礼拜，在节日到广场拉琴、跳舞和唱歌；往日

的田园依旧是今日的温馨家园。

这样，每个地方都有自己的传说，风俗也就衍传了下来。

【2003年8级测试汉译英】

得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道，一旦隔离，拘禁在

花园山坡上