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2010年翻译真题

"Sustainability"hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.

Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthrougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.

He'dbeenthroughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.

Itdidn'tgowell."Itwasareallybadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion,"saysNing,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.

"Iwasmiserable.IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareattheceiling.

Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,”Justwait,you'llturnthecorner,giveitsometime.''

2011年翻译真题

　Whowouldhavethoughtthat,globally,theITindustryproducesaboutthesamevolumeofgreenhousegasesastheworld'sairlinesdo-roughly2percentofallCO2emissions?

　Manyeverydaytaskstakeasurprisingtollontheenvironment.AGooglesearchcanleakbetween0.2and7.0gramsofCO2,dependingonhowmanyattemptsareneededtogetthe"right"answer.

Todeliverresultstoitsusersquickly,then,Googlehastomaintainvastdatacentresaroundtheworld,packedwithpowerfulcomputers.

WhileproducinglargequantitiesofCO2,thesecomputersemitagreatdealofheat,sothecentresneedtobewellair-conditioned,whichusesevenmoreenergy.

However,Googleandotherbigtechprovidersmonitortheirefficiencycloselyandmakeimprovements.

Monitoringisthefirststepontheroadtoreduction,butthereismuchmoretobedone,andnotjustbybigcompanies.

【2012年翻译真题】

Whenpeopleindevelopingcountriesworryaboutmigration,theyareusuallyconcernedattheprospectofthebestandbrightestdeparturetoSiliconValleyortohospitalsanduniversitiesinthedevelopedworld.

ThesearethekindofworkersthatcountrieslikeBritain,CanadaandAustraliatrytoattractbyusingimmigrationrulesthatprivilegecollegegraduates

.Lotsofstudieshavefoundthatwell-educatedpeoplefromdevelopingcountriesareparticularlylikelytoemigrate

.AbigsurveyofIndianhouseholdsin2004foundthatnearly40%ofemigrantshadmorethanahigh-schooleducation,comparedwitharound3.3%ofallIndiansovertheageof25

.This“braindrain”haslongbotheredpolicymakersinpoorcountries

.Theyfearthatithurtstheireconomies,deprivingthemofmuch-neededskilledworkerswhocouldhavetaughtattheiruniversities,workedintheirhospitalsandcomeupwithclevernewproductsfortheirfactoriestomake.

【2013年翻译真题】

Icanpickadatefromthepast53yearsandknowinstantlywhereIwas,whathappenedinthenewsandeventhedayoftheweek,I’vebeenabletodothissinceIwasfour.

Ineverfeeloverwhelmedwiththeamountofinformationmybrainabsorbs.Mymindseemstobeabletocopeandtheinformationisstoredawayneatly.WhenIthinkofasadmemory,

Idowhateverybodydoes—trytoputittooneside.Idon’tthinkit’sharderformejustbecausememoryisclearer.

Powerfulmemorydoesn’tmakemyemotionsanymoreacuteorvivid

.IcanrecallthedaymygrandfatherdiedandthesadnessIfeltwhenwewenttothehospitalthedaybefore.

IalsorememberthatthemusicalplayHairopenedonBroadwayonthesameday—theybothjustpopintomymindinthesameway.

【2014年翻译真题】

Mostpeoplewoulddefineoptimismasbeingendlesslyhappy,withaglassthat’sperpetuallyhalffull.

Butthat’sexactlythekindoffalsecheerfulnessthatpositivepsychologistswouldn’trecommend.

“Healthyoptimismmeansbeingintouchwithreality,”saysTalBen-Shahar,aHarvardprofessor.

AccordingtoBen-Shahar,realisticoptimistsarethosewhomakethebestofthingsthathappen,butnotthosewhobelieveeverythinghappensforthebest.

Ben-Shaharusesthreeoptimisticexercises.Whenhefeelsdown—say,aftergivingabadlecture—hegrantshimselfpermissiontobehuman

.HeremindshimselfthatnoteverylecturecanbeaNobelwinner;somewillbelesseffectivethanothers.Nextisreconstruction.

Heanalyzestheweaklecture,learninglessonsforthefutureaboutwhatworksandwhatdoesn’t.

Finally,thereisperspective,whichinvolvesacknowledgingthatinthegrandschemeoflife,onelecturereallydoesn’tmatter

2015年翻译

Thinkaboutdrivingaroutethat’sveryfamiliar.

Itcouldbeyourcommutetowork,atripintotownorthewayhome.Whicheveritis,youknoweverytwistandturnlikethebackofyourhand.

Onthesesortsoftripsit’seasytoloseconcentrationonthedrivingandpaylittleattentiontothepassingscenery.

Theconsequenceisthatyouperceivethatthetriphastakenlesstimethanitactuallyhas.

Thisisthewell-travelledroadeffect:

peopletendtounderestimatethetimeittakestotravelafamiliarroute.

Theeffectiscausedbythewayweallocateourattention.Whenwetraveldownawell-knownroute,becausewedon’thavetoconcentratemuch,timeseemstoflowmorequickly.

Andafterwards,whenwecometothinkbackonit,wecan’trememberthejourneywellbecausewedidn’tpaymuchattentiontoit.Soweassumeitwasshorter.

【2016年翻译真题】

Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeaspossiblewithinitsdoors.

Thereasonforthisissimple:

Thelongeryoustayinthestore,themorestuffyou’llsee,andthemorestuffyousee,themoreyou’llbuy.

Andsupermarketscontainalotofstuff

.Theaveragesupermarket,accordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,carriessome44,00

differentitems,andmanycarrytensofthousandsmore.

Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceisenoughtosendshoppersintoastateofinformationoverload

.Accordingtobrain-scanexperiments,thedemandsofsomuchdecision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.

Afterabout40minutesofshopping,mostpeoplestopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,andinsteadbeginshoppingemotionally—whichisthepointatwhichweaccumulatethe50percentofstuffinourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.

2017年翻译真题

Mydreamhasalwaysbeentoworksomewhereinanareabetweenfashionandpublishing.

Twoyearsbeforegraduatingfromsecondaryschool,ItookasewinganddesigncoursethinkingthatIwouldmoveontoafashiondesigncourse.

However,duringthatcourseIrealizedIwasnotgoodenoughinthisareatocompetewithothercreativepersonalitiesinthefuture,soIdecidedthatitwasnottherightpathforme.

BeforeapplyingforuniversityItoldeveryonethatIwouldstudyjournalism,becausewritingwas,andstillis,oneofmyfavouriteactivities.

But,tobehonest,Isaidit,becauseIthoughtthatfashionandmetogetherwasjustadream—Iknewthatnoonecouldimaginemeinthefashionindustryatall!

SoIdecidedtolookforsomefashion-relatedcoursesthatincludedwriting.ThisiswhenInoticedthecourse“FashionMedia&Promotion.”

2018年翻译真题

Afifthgradergetsahomeworkassignmenttoselecthisfuturecareerpathfromalistofoccupations.Heticks“astronaut”,butquicklyadds“scientist”tothelistandselectsitaswell.

Theboyisconvincedthatifhereadsenough,hecanexploreasmanycareerpathsashelikes

.Andsohereadseverythingfromencyclopediastosciencefictionnovels.Hereadssopassionatelythathisparentshavetoinstitutea“noreadingpolicy”atthedinnertable.

ThatboywasBillGates,andhehasn’tstoppedreadingyet---notevenafterbecomingoneofthemostsuccessfulpeopleontheplanet.

Nowadays,hisreadingmaterialhaschangedfromsciencefictionandreferencebooks：

recently,herevealedthathereadsatleast50nonfictionbooksayear.

Gateschoosesnonfictiontitlesbecausetheyexplainhowtheworldworks.“Eachbookopensupnewavenuesofknowledge,”Gatessays.