0310年二级笔译真题《笔译实务》.docx

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0310年二级笔译真题《笔译实务》

03--10年二级笔译真题《笔译实务》

英语二级笔译2003-2021年

真题及部分参考答案

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2003年12月英语二级笔译实务试题

Section1:

English–ChineseTranslation（英译汉）

Thissectionconsistsoftwoparts,PartA—“pulsoryTranslation”andPartB—“ChoiceofTwoTranslations”consistingoftwosections“TopicI”and“Topic2”.ForthepassageinPartAandyourchoiceofpassageinPartB,translatetheunderlinedportions,includingtitles,intoChinese.AboveyourtranslationofPartA,write“pulsoryTranslation”andaboveyourtranslationfromPartB,write“TopicI”or“Topic2”（60points,100minutes）

PartApulsoryTranslation（必译题）（30points）

NowheretoGo

ForthelatestonthepursuitoftheAmericanDreaminSiliconValley,allyouhavetodoistotalktosomeonelike―Nagaraj‖（whodidn‘twanttorevealhisrealname）.He‘sanIndianimmigrantwho,likemanyotherIndianengineers,cametoAmericarecentlyonanH-1Bvisa,whichallowsskilledworkerstobeemployedbyonepanyforasmanyassixyears.Butonemorninglastmonth,NagarajandahalfdozenotherIndianworkerswithH-1BswerecalledintoaconferenceroomintheirSanFranciscotechnology-consultingfirmandtoldtheywerebeinglaidoff.Thereason:

weakeningeconomicconditionsinSiliconValley,―Itwastheshockofmylifetime,‖saysNagaraj.

Thisisnotanormalbear-marketsobstory.Accordingtofederalregulation,Nagarajandhiscolleagueshavetwochoices.TheymusteitherreturntoIndia,orfindanotherjobinatightlabormarketandhopethattheImmigrationandNaturalizationServices（INS）allowthemtotransfertheirvisatothenewpany.Andthelawdoesn‘tallowthemtoearnapay-checkuntilallthepaperworkwindsitswaythroughtheINSbureaucracy.―HowamIgoingtosurvivewithoutanyjobandwithoutanyine?

‖Nagarajwonders.Untilrecently,H-1BvisaswerechionedbySiliconValleypaniesasthesolutiontotheregion‘sshortageofprogrammersandengineers.FirstissuedbytheINSin1992,theyattractskilledworkersfromothercountries,manyofwhombringfamilieswiththem,laydownrootsandapplyforthemorepermanentgreencards.ThroughFebruary2000,morethan81,000workerheldsuchvisas—butwiththedot-crash,manyhavebeengettinglaidoff.That‘scausingmassconsternationinU.S.immigrantmunities.TheINSconsidersaworker―outofstatus‖whenhelosesajob,whichtechnicallymeansthathemustpackupandgohome.Butbecauseofthescopeofthisyear‘slayoffs,theU.S.governmenthasrecentlybackpedaled,issuingaconfusingseriesofstatementsthatsuggestworkersmightbeabletostayiftheyqualifyforsomeexceptionsandcanfindanewpanytosponsortheirvisa.Buteventhoseloopholesremainnebulous.TheresultisthousandsofimmigrantsnowfacedimmingcareerprospectsinAmerica,andthepossibilitiesthattheywillbesenthome.―Theyareinlimbo.Itisthegreatestformoftorture,‖saysAmarVedaoftheSiliconValley-basedImmigrantsSupportwork.ThecrisislooksespeciallybadinlightofalltheheatedvisarhetoricbySiliconValleypaniesinthepastfewyears.LastfalltheindustrywonabigvictorybygettingCongresstoapproveanincreaseintheannualnumberofH-1Bvisas.Now,withtechnologyfirmsretrenching,demandforsuchworkersisslowing.ValleyheavyweightslikeIntel,CiscoandHewlett-Packardhaveallannouncedthousandsoflayoffsthisyear,whichincludemanyH-1Bworkers.TheINSreportedlastmonththatonly16,000newH-1BworkerscametotheUnitedStatesinFebruary—downfrom32,000inFebruaryoflastyear.Lastmonth,acknowledgingthescopeoftheproblem,theINStoldH-1Bholders―nottopanic,‖andthat

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therewouldbeagraceperiodforlaid-offworkersbeforetheyhadtoleavetheUnitedStates.INSspokeswomenEyleenSchmidtpromisesthatmorespecificguidancewillethismonth.―Weareawareofthecutbacks,‖shesays.―We‘retryingtobeasgenerousaswecanbewithintheconfinesoftheexistinglaw.‖

PartBChoiceofTwoTranslations（二选一题）（30points）

Topic1（选题一）

WhatIstheForceofGravity?

Ifyouthrowaballup,itwilledownagain.Whatmakesitedown?

TheballesdownbecauseitispulledorattractedtowardstheEarth.TheEarthexertsaforceofattractiononallobjects.ObjectsthatarenearertotheEarthareattractedtoitwithagreaterforcethanthosethatarefurtheraway.Thisforceofattractionisknownastheforceofgravity.ThegravitationalforceactingonanobjectattheEarth‘ssurfaceiscalledtheweightoftheobject.

Alltheheavenlybodiesinspacelikethemoon,theplasandthestarsalsoexertanattractiveforceonobjects.Thebiggerandheavierabodyis,thegreaterisitsforceofgravity.Thus,sincethemoonisasmallerbodythanEarth,theforceitexertsonanobjectatitssurfaceislessthanthatexertedbytheEarthonthesameobjectontheEarth‘ssurface.Infact,themoon‘sgravitationalforceisonlyone-sixththatoftheEarth.Thismeansthatanobjectweighing120kilogramsonEarthwillonlyweigh20kilogramsonthemoon.ThereforeonthemoonyoucouldliftweightswhicharesixtimesheavierthantheheaviestweightthatyoucanliftonEarth.TheEarth‘sgravitationalforceorpullkeepsusandeverythingelseonEarthfromfloatingawaytospace.TogetoutintospaceandtraveltothemoonorotherplaswehavetooveretheEarth‘sgravitationalpull.

EntryintoSpace

HowcanweoveretheEarth‘sgravitationalpull?

Scientistshavebeenworkingonthisforalongtime.ItisonlyrecentlythattheyhavebeenabletobuildmachinespowerfulenoughtogetoutoftheEarth‘sgravitationalpull.Suchmachinesarecalledspacerockets.TheirgreatspeedandpowerhelpthemtoescapefromtheEarth‘sgravitationalpullandgointospace.RocketsThepowerfulspacerocketworksalongthesamelinesasasimplefireworkrocket.Thefireworkrockethasacylindricalbodyandaconicalhead.Thebodyispackedwithgunpowderwhichisthefuel.Itisamixtureofchemicalsthatwillburnrapidlytoformhotgases.Atthebaseorfootoftherocketthereisanopeningornozzle.Afusehangsoutlikeatailfromthenozzle.Alongstickattachedalongthebodyservestodirecttherocketbeforethefuseislighted.

Whenthegunpowderburns,hotgasesrushoutofthenozzle.Thehotgasescontinuetorushoutaslongasthegunpowderburns.Whenthesegasesshootdownwardsthroughthenozzletherocketispushedupwards.Thisiscalledjetpropulsion.Thesimpleexperiment,showninthepicture,willhelpyoutounderstandjetpropulsion.

Topic2（选题二）

BasketballDiplomacy

CHINA”STALLESTSOLDIERneverreallyexpectedtolivetheAmericanDream.ButWangZhizhi,a7-foot-1basketballstarfromthePeople‘sLiberationArmy,ismakinghistoryasthefirstChineseplayerintheNBA.InhisfirstthreeweeksinAmericathe23-year-oldrookiehasalreadycashedhisfirstbigNBAcheck,presideover―WangZhizhiDay‖inSanFranciscoandbeeimmortalizedonhisveryowntradingcards.He‘sevenplayedinfivegameswithhisnewteam,theDallasMavericks,scoring24pointsinjust38minutes.Nowthe

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affableLieutenantWangisjoiningtheMavericksontheirrideintotheNBAplayoffs—andheisintentonenjoyingeveryminute.OnerecenteveningWangslippedintothehottubbehindthehouseofMavericksassistantcoachDonnNelson.Heleanedback,stretchedoutandpointedataplanemovingacrossthestar-filledsky.InbrokenEnglish,hestartedsinginghisfavoritetune:

―IbelieveIcanfly.IbelieveIcantouchthesky.‖

BackinChina,thenation‘sotherbasketballphenom,YaoMing,canonlydreamoftakingflight.YaothoughthewasgoingtobethefirstChineseplayerintheNBA.The7-foot-5ShanghaisensationismorehighlytoutedthanWang:

the20-year-oldcouldbetheNo.1overallpickintheJuneNBAdraft.ButastheMay13deadlinetoenterthedraftdrawsnear,Yaoisstillwaitingforahordeofbusinesspeople