翻譯真題及參考答案

1、翻譯真題及參考答案1998年英語專八考試翻譯真題及參考答案1998年E-C:I agree to some extent with my imaginary English reader. American literary historians are perhaps prone to view their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness. They do over-phrase their own literature, or certainly its minor figures.

2、And Americans do swing from aggressive over phrase of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference. But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals. Moreover, in fields where they are not pre-eminent e. g. in painting and music they too alternate

3、 between boasting of native products and copying those of the Continent. How many English paintings try to look as though they were done in Paris; how many times have we read in articles that they really represent an “English tradition” after all.To speak of American literature, then, is not to asse

4、rt(斷言、聲稱)that it is completely unlike that of Europe. Broadly speaking, America and Europe have kept step(同步). At any given moment(在任何時候) the traveler could find examples in both of the same architecture, the same styles in dress, the same books on the shelves. Ideas have crossed the Atlantic as fre

5、ely as men and merchandise, though sometimes more slowly. When I refer to American habit, thoughts, etc., I intend some sort of qualification(限制、限定、資格) to precede(領(lǐng)先、超前) the word, for frequently the difference between America and Europe (especially England) will be one of degree(唯一只是在程度上), sometimes

6、 only of a small degree. The amount of divergence(分歧、差異) is a subtle (微妙的)affair, liable(有可能的) to perplex the Englishman when he looks at America. He is looking at a country which in important senses (重要的感覺)grew out of his own, which in several ways still resembles his own and which is yet a foreign

7、 country. There are odd overlappings and abrupt unfamiliarities; kinship(親緣關(guān)系) yields to a sudden alienation(疏遠(yuǎn)關(guān)系), as when we hail(打招呼) a person across the street, only to discover from his blank(沒有表情的) response that we have mistaken a stranger for a friend.參考譯文(翻譯第二段)：因此，我們在說“美國”文學(xué)，并不表明我們認(rèn)為美國文學(xué)與歐洲

8、文學(xué)截然不同。一般來說，美國和歐洲一直在同步發(fā)展。無論何時，旅游者在兩地都能看到同一式的建筑，見到同一款式的服飾，讀到擺在書架上的同一風(fēng)格的書籍。在大洋兩岸，人們的思想觀念，就容易同人員與貨物一樣，可以自由交流，盡管有時會略顯遲緩。談到美國人的習(xí)慣、美國人的思維等概念時，我想在“美國式的”這幾個詞前面再加上某種修飾，因為歐美之間(尤其是英美之間)的.差異往往只是程度上的差異而已，而且在有的時候，是極低程度上的差異而已。差異的程度微乎其微，很可能會使審視美國的英國人感到迷惑不解。重要的是，英國人所審視的這個國家誕生于英國，并在不少方面仍與英國相差無幾-然而，實實在在是個異邦。兩地有著莫名的共同之

9、處，以及令人深感突兀的陌生感。原先的親戚已形同陌路，就仿佛隔著馬路招呼，等看到對方一臉茫然時，我們才意識到認(rèn)錯人。1998年C-E原文：1997年2月24日我們代表團(tuán)下榻日月潭中信大飯店，送走了最后一批客人，已是次日凌晨3點了。我躺在床上久久不能入睡，披衣走到窗前，往外看去，只見四周峰巒疊翠，湖面波光粼粼。望著臺灣這僅有的景色如畫的天然湖泊，我想了許多，許多這次到臺灣訪問交流，雖然行程匆匆，但是，看了不少地方，訪了舊友，交了新知，大家走到一起，談?wù)摰囊粋€重要話題就是中華民族在21世紀(jì)的強盛。雖然祖國大陸、臺灣的青年生活在不同的社會環(huán)境中，有著各自不同的生活經(jīng)歷，但大家的內(nèi)心都深深銘刻著中華文化

10、優(yōu)秀傳統(tǒng)的印記，都擁有著振興中華民族的共同理想。在世紀(jì)之交的偉大時代，我們的祖國正在走向繁榮富強，海峽兩岸人民也將加強交流，共同推進(jìn)祖國統(tǒng)一大業(yè)的早日完成。世紀(jì)之交的寶貴機遇和巨大挑戰(zhàn)將青年推到了歷史前臺。跨世紀(jì)青年一代應(yīng)該用什么樣的姿態(tài)迎接充滿希望的新世紀(jì)，這是我們必須回答的問題。日月潭水波不興，仿佛與我一同在思索參考譯文(翻譯第二段)：The current visit to Taiwan for exchange, brief and cursory as it is, has enabled us to see many places, to visit old friends whi

11、le making new acquaintances. Whenever people gather together, an important topic of discussion has been how the Chinese nation can become prosperous and powerful in the 21st century. Although the young people on the Mainland and in Taiwan live in different social contexts (environments / milieus), w

12、ith their individually different experiences of life, in the innermost recesses of their hearts are wrought an indelible mark by the fine traditions of the Chinese culture. They all cherish the same ideal to rejuvenate the Chinese nation (They share the same ideal to rejuvenate the Chinese nation).

13、In this great epoch at the turn of the century, our motherland is developing toward greater prosperity and powerfulness. People across the Taiwan Straits are bound to strengthen their exchanges and will mutually promote the earliest possible achievement of the great cause of reunification of the motherland. The precious opportunities and the tremendous challenges at the turn of the century have pushed the young people to the foreground (forefront) of the historical arena (stag