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第6頁2016.11CATTI英語二級筆譯實務(wù)科目試題E-CPassage1Everyoneknowsthatweddings—themostelaborateandcostlyformofoldschoolpageantrystillacceptableinmodernsociety—arestupidexpensive.ButitturnsoutAmericansarenowblowingevenmoremoneythaneverbeforeonwhat’ssupposedtobethemostmagicaldayofanycouple’slifetogether.Moneythat,tobehonest,couldbespentonmuch,muchcoolerstuff.TheKnotreleaseditsannualweddingsurveythisweek,withfindingsshowingthatcouplesarespendingamind-numbingaverageof$32,641onmatrimonialcelebrations.Thestudyincludesdatafromnearly18,000pairsacrossthecountry.Whilethecostofaweddingvariedgreatlyfromcitytocity—reachinganauseatinghighof$82,300inManhattan—thepricewassteepnomatterwherecoupleschosetogethitched.Allthisdespitethefactthatweddings(andmarriagesingeneral,honestly)canbeafairlyimpracticalthingtoinvestin.Seriously,even50Centdoesn’tspendasmuchinadayasyou’respendingonareceptionbandalone.Thinkaboutthat.SoratherthanbuyingintotheMarriageIndustrialComplexonaunionthatmayormaynotworkout,wouldn’titmakemoresensetosaveyourhard-earnedmoneybyforgoingthebigceremonyforthemajorexpensesyou’relikelytofaceinmarriedlife?Youknow,likeamortgage.Orbracesforyourwallet-drainingchildren-to-be.Andifyourfianceéisdeadsetonafairytalewedding?Youcouldalwaysjustblowyourfinancialloadonaplentyfulfillingsinglelife.Withnearly$33,000tospendinthelifeofasingledom,youcouldgetprettyfarwhenitcomestoamenitiesandentertainment.Perhapsthebestpartofbeingfreefromtheshacklesofweddingplanningistheopportunitytotreatyourself.Like,whydrop$1,400onafrillydressyou’llwearoncebeforeitturnstomothfoodwhenyoucanrockthemostexpensiveshoesoftheseasonandlookgreatdoingit?Andwhileweddingsaresupposedtobeallaboutthehappycouple,everyoneknowsthat’sbull,becauseyouhavetofeedyourguestsandprovidethementertainmentandputaroofovertheirheadsforacoupleofhoursandlikelygointodebtdoingit.Inadditiontosimplyhavingfun,therearesomemorepracticalwaystospendyourweddingpurseaswell.Forinstance,purchasingandprovidingforanicehousecatratherthandroppingmajordoughonfingerblingintendedforfendingoffhottiesfortherestofyourlife.Fluffywon’tcareifyoubringhomesomeoneneweveryweekend—he’lljusthateeveryoneindiscriminately.Passage2MyteenagesonrecentlyinformedmethatthereisanInternetquiztotestoneselffornarcissism.Hisfriendhadjusttakenit.“Howdiditturnout?”Iasked.“Hesayshedidgreat!”mysonresponded.“Hegotthemaximumscore!”WhenIwasachild,nooneoutsidethementalhealthprofessiontalkedaboutnarcissism.Peopleweremoreconcernedbyinadequateself-esteem,whichatthetimewasthoughttolurkbehindnearlyeveryissue.Likesomanyexcessesofthe1970s,theself-lovecultspunoutofcontrolandisnowrampagingthroughourculturelikeGodzillathroughTokyo.A2010studyinthejournalSocialPsychologicalandPersonalitySciencefoundthattheproportionofcollegestudentsexhibitingnarcissisticpersonalitytraits–basedontheirscoresontheNarcissisticPersonalityInventory,awidelyuseddiagnostictest–hasincreasedbymorethanhalfsincetheearly1980s,to30percent.Intheirbook,TheNarcissismEpidemic,psychologyprofessorsshowthatnarcissismhasincreasedasquicklyasobesityhassincethe1980s.Evenouregosaregettingfat.Thisisacostlyproblem.Whilefull-blownnarcissistsoftenreporthighlevelsofpersonalsatisfaction,theycreatehavocandmiseryaroundthem.Thereisoverwhelmingevidencelinkingnarcissismwithreducedhonestyandincreasedaggression.It’snotableforoccasionslikeValentine’sDaythatnarcissistsstruggletostaycommittedtoromanticpartners,innosmallpartbecausetheyfindthemselvessuperior.Thefull-blownnarcissistmightreply,“Sowhat?”Butnarcissismisn’taneither-orcharacteristic.It’smoreofasetofprogressivesymptoms(likealcoholism)thananidentifiablestate(likediabetes).MillionsofAmericansexhibitsymptoms,butstillhaveaconscienceandahungerformoralimprovement.Attheveryleast,theyreallydonotwanttobeterriblepeople.Ahealthyself-lovethatleadstotruehappinessbuildsupone’sintrinsicwell-being,asopposedtofeedingshallowcravingstobeadmired.Cultivatingamourdesoirequiresbeingfullyaliveatthismoment,asopposedtobeingvirtuallyalivewhilewonderingwhatothersthink.Thesoulfulconnectionwithanotherperson,theenjoymentofabeautifulhikealone,oraprayerofthanksoveryoursleepingchildcouldbeconsideredexpressionsofself-love.C—EPassage1浙江杭州是風景秀美之地，也是創(chuàng)新活力之城。G20杭州峰會的會標，就是用20根線條，勾勒出一個橋型輪廓，同時輔以“2016年G20”的英文和篆隸“中國”印章。橋，在G20獨具含義。曾幾何時，全球經(jīng)濟治理為發(fā)達國家所壟斷。G20是第一個發(fā)達國家和發(fā)展中國家平等參及全球經(jīng)濟治理的機制，是歷史的進步。在這個意義上，G20本身就是一座橋，一座連接歷史及未來、發(fā)達國家及發(fā)展中國家的橋梁。在2016年的杭州，在世界經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的當下，橋又有了新的含義。它寓意著對G20成為全球經(jīng)濟之橋、國際社會合作之橋、面向未來的共贏之橋的殷切期望。橋梁線條形似光纖，寓意信息技術(shù)應(yīng)用帶來的互聯(lián)互通，具有強烈的時代感。我們希望，以杭州峰會為橋梁，各國間的聯(lián)系將更加緊密，世界經(jīng)濟的前景將更加廣闊。Passage2縱觀世界文明史，人類先后經(jīng)歷了農(nóng)業(yè)革命、工業(yè)革命、信息革命。每一次產(chǎn)業(yè)技術(shù)革命，都給人類生產(chǎn)生活帶來巨大而深刻的影響?，F(xiàn)在，以互聯(lián)網(wǎng)為代表的信息技術(shù)日新月異，引領(lǐng)了社會生產(chǎn)新變革，創(chuàng)造了人類生活新空間，拓展了國家治理新領(lǐng)域，極大提高了人類認識世界、改造世界的能力?；ヂ?lián)網(wǎng)讓世界變成了“雞犬之聲相聞”的地球村，相隔萬里的人們不再“老死不相往來”?？梢哉f，世界因互聯(lián)網(wǎng)而更多彩，生活因互聯(lián)網(wǎng)而更豐富。中國正處在信息化快速發(fā)展的歷史進程之中。中國高度重視互聯(lián)網(wǎng)發(fā)展，自21年前接入國際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)以來，我們按照積極利用、科學發(fā)展、依法管理、確保安全的思路，加強信息基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)，發(fā)展網(wǎng)絡(luò)經(jīng)濟，推進信息惠民。十三五時期，中國將大力實施網(wǎng)絡(luò)強國戰(zhàn)略、國家大數(shù)據(jù)戰(zhàn)略、“互聯(lián)網(wǎng)+”行動計劃，發(fā)展積極向上的網(wǎng)絡(luò)文化，拓展網(wǎng)絡(luò)經(jīng)濟空間，促進互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和經(jīng)濟社會融合發(fā)展。我們的目標，就是要讓互聯(lián)網(wǎng)發(fā)展成果惠及13億多中國人民，更好地造福各國人民。2016.5CATTI英語二級筆譯實務(wù)科目試題E-CPassage1JaneGoodallwasalreadyonaLondondockinMarch1957whensherealizedthatherpassportwasmissing.Injustafewhours,shewasduetodepartonherfirsttriptoAfrica.AschoolfriendhadmovedtoafarmoutsideNairobiand,knowingGoodall’schildhooddreamwastoliveamongtheAfricanwildlife,invitedhertostaywiththefamilyforawhile.Goodall,then22,savedfortwoyearstopayforherpassagetoKenya:waitressing,doingsecretarialwork,tempingatthepostofficeinherhometown,Bournemouth,onEngland’ssoutherncoast.Nowallthiswasfornaught,itseemed.It’shardnottowonderhowsubsequenteventsinherlife—ratherconsequentialastheyhaveturnedouttobetoconservation,toscience,tooursenseofourselvesasaspecies—mighthaveunfoldeddifferentlyhadsomeonenotfoundherpassport,alongwithanitineraryfromCook’s,thetravelagency,foldedinside,anddeliveredittotheCook’soffice.Anagencyrepresentative,documentsinhand,foundheronthedock.“Incredible,”Goodalltoldmelastmonth,recallingthatday.“Amazing.”Withintwomonthsofherarrival,GoodallmetthepaleontologistLouisLeakey—Nairobiwasasmalltownforitswhitepopulationinthosedays—andheimmediatelyofferedherajobatthenatural-historymuseumwherehewascurator.Hespentmuchofthenextthreeyearstestinghercapacityforrepetitivework.HebelievedinahypothesisfirstputforthbyCharlesDarwinthathumansandchimpanzeesshareanevolutionaryancestor.Closestudyofchimpanzeesinthewild,hethought,mighttellussomethingaboutthatcommonprogenitor.Hewas,inotherwords,lookingforsomeonetoliveamongAfrica’swildanimals.Onenight,hetoldGoodallthatheknewjusttheplacewhereshecoulddoit:GombeStreamChimpanzeeReserve,intheBritishcolonyofTanganyika(nowTanzania).InJuly1960,Goodallboardedaboatandafterafewhoursmotoringoverthewarm,deepwatersofLakeTanganyika,shesteppedontothepebblybeachatGombe.Herfinding,publishedinNaturein1964,thatchimpanzeesusetools—extractinginsectsfromatermitemoundwithleavesofgrass—drasticallyandforeveralteredhumanity’sunderstandingofitself;manwasnolongerthenaturalworld’sonlyuseroftools.Aftertwoandahalfdecadesoflivingoutherchildhooddream,Goodallmadeanabruptcareershift,fromscientisttoconservationist.Passage2?ScientistshavefoundthefirstevidencethatbrinywaterflowedonthesurfaceofMarsasrecentlyaslastsummer,apaperpublishedonMondayshowed,raisingthepossibilitythattheplanetcouldsupportlife.Althoughthesourceandthechemistryofthewaterisunknown,thediscoverywillchangescientists’thinkingaboutwhethertheplanetthatismostlikeEarthinthesolarsystemcouldsupportpresentdaymicrobiallife.ThediscoverywasmadewhenscientistsdevelopedanewtechniquetoanalyzechemicalmapsofthesurfaceofMarsobtainedbyNASA’sMarsReconnaissanceOrbiterspacecraft.Theyfoundtelltalefingerprintsofsaltsthatformonlyinthepresenceofwaterinnarrowchannelscutintocliffwallsthroughouttheplanet’sequatorialregion.TheslopesappearduringthewarmsummermonthsonMars,thenvanishwhenthetemperaturesdrop.Scientistssuspectedthestreakswerecutbyflowingwater,butpreviouslyhadbeenunabletomakethemeasurements.MarsReconnaissanceOrbitermakesitsmeasurementsduringthehottestpartoftheMartianday,soscientistsbelievedanytracesofwater,orfingerprintsfromhydratedminerals,wouldhaveevaporated.Also,thechemical-sensinginstrumentontheorbitingspacecraftcannothomeinondetailsassmallasthenarrowstreaks,whichtypicallyarelessthan16feetwide.ButOjhaandcolleaguescreatedacomputerprogramthatcouldscrutinizeindividualpixels.Thatdatawasthencorrelatedwithhigh-resolutionimagesofthestreaks.Scientistsconcentratedonthewideststreaksandcameupwitha100percentmatchbetweentheirlocationsanddetectionsofhydratedsalts.C-EPassage1人口問題歸根結(jié)底是發(fā)展問題。我們要關(guān)注人口增長及經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展的關(guān)系，統(tǒng)籌解決好人口數(shù)量、素質(zhì)、結(jié)構(gòu)和分布問題。我們要重點關(guān)注人口分布結(jié)構(gòu)及社會經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的關(guān)系，把人口問題納入到國家經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展規(guī)劃人口流動和家庭結(jié)構(gòu)變化將對公共服務(wù)和社會治理帶來挑戰(zhàn)。大規(guī)模的人口流動成為推動社會變遷的主要力量，同時也加快了家庭的小型化、多樣化、離散化。我們要大力推進流動人口基本公共服務(wù)均等化，著力提升流動人口服務(wù)管理水平，確保流動人口公平公正地享受城鎮(zhèn)公共資源和社會福利，全面參及政治、經(jīng)濟、社會和文化生活，實現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟立足、身份認同和文化交融。Passage2本美術(shù)館是以收藏、研究、展示中國近現(xiàn)代至當代藝術(shù)家作品為重點的國家藝術(shù)博物館，是新中國成立以后的國家文化標志性建筑。主體大樓為仿古閣樓式，黃色琉璃瓦大屋頂，四周廊榭圍繞，具有鮮明的民族建筑風格。主樓建筑面積18000多平方米，共有17個展覽廳，展覽總面積8300平方米。本美術(shù)館現(xiàn)收藏各類美術(shù)作品10萬余件，以19世紀末至今中國藝術(shù)名家和各時期代表作品為主，兼有部分古代書畫和外國藝術(shù)作品，同時也包括豐富的民間美術(shù)作品。建館以來，本美術(shù)館已舉辦數(shù)千場具有影響的各類美術(shù)展覽，也成為中國及國際藝術(shù)交流的重要平臺。本美術(shù)館也注重通過網(wǎng)站及“數(shù)字美術(shù)館”項目建設(shè)延展公眾服務(wù)內(nèi)容和手段，網(wǎng)站3次改版，建成10多個美術(shù)數(shù)據(jù)庫，日益成為美術(shù)信息發(fā)布、檢索及共享平臺。2015.11CATTI英語二級筆譯實務(wù)科目試題E-CPassage1ApplemaywellbetheonlytechnicalcompanyontheplanetthatwoulddarecompareitselftoPicasso.Inaclassatthecompany’sinternaluniversity,theinstructorlikenedthe11lithographsthatmakeupPicasso’sTheDulltothewayApplebuildsitssmartphonesandotherdevices.TheideaisthatAppledesignersstriveforsimplicityjustasPicassoeliminateddetailstocreateagreatworkofart.StevenP.JobsestablishedtheAppleUniversityasawaytoinculcateemployeesintoApple’sbusinesscultureandeducatethemaboutitshistory,particularlyasthecompanygrewandthetechnicalbusinesschanged.Coursesarenotrequired,onlyrecommended,butgettingnewemployeestoenrollisrarelyaproblem.RandyNelson,whocamefromtheanimationstudioPixar,co-foundedbyMr.Jobs,isoneoftheteachersof“CommunicatingatApple.”Thiscourse，opentovariouslevelsofemployees,focusesonclearcommunication,notjustformakingproductsintuitive,butalsoforsharingideaswithpeersandmarketingproducts.Inaversionoftheclasstaughtlastyear,Mr.NelsonshowedaslideofTheBull,aseriesof11lithographsofabullthatPicassocreatedoveraboutamonth,startinginlate1945.Intheearlystages,thebullhasasnout,shouldershanksandhooves,butovertheiterations,thosedetailsvanish.Thelastimageisacurvystickfigurethatisstillunmistakablyabull.“Yougothroughmoreiterationsuntilyoucansimplydeliveryourmessageinaveryconciseway,andthatistruetotheApplebrandandeverythingwedo,”recalledonepersonwhotookthecourse.In“WhatMakesApple,Apple,”anothercoursethatMr.Nelsonoccasionallyteachers,heshowedaslideoftheremotecontrolfortheGoogleTV,saidanemployeewhotooktheclasslastyear.Theremotecontrolhas78buttons.Then,theemployeesaid.Mr.NelsondisplayedaphotooftheAppleTVremotecontrol,athinpieceofmetalwithjustthreebuttons.HowdidApple’sdesignersdecideonthreebuttons?Theystartedoutwithanidea,Mr.Nelsonexplained,anddebateduntiltheyhadjustwhatwasneeded一abuttontoplayandpauseavideo,abuttontoselectsomethingtowatch,andanothertogotothemainmenu.TheGoogleTVremotecontrolservesasacounterexample.Ithadsomanybuttons,Mr.Nelsonsaid,becausetheindividualengineersanddesignerswhoworkedontheprojectallgotwhattheywanted.Passage2Equippedwiththecameraextenderknownasaselfiestick,occasionallyreferredtoasthewandofnarcissism,”touristscannowreachforflatteringselfieswherevertheygo.Artmuseumshavewatchedthisdevelopmentnervously,fearingdamagetotheircollectionsortovisitors,asusersswingtheirstickswithabandon.Nowtheyarctakingaction.Onebyone,museumsacrosstheUnitedStateshavebeenimposingbansonusingselfiesticksforphotographsinsidegalleries(addingthemtoexistingrulesonumbrellas,backpacksandtripods),yetanotherexampleofhowcontrollingcrowdinghasbecomepartofthemuseummission.TheHirshhomMuseumandSculptureGardeninWashingtonprohibitedthesticksthismonth,andtheMuseumofFineArtsinHoustonplanstoimposeaban.InNewYork,theMetropolitanMuseumofArt,whichhasbeenstudyingthematterforsomelime,hasjustdecidedthatitwillforbidselfieslicks,too.Newsignswillbepostedsoon.“Fromnowon,youwillbeaskedquietlytoputitaway,”saidSreeSreenivasan,thechiefdigitalofficerattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.“It’sonethingtotakeapictureatarm’slength,butwhenitisthreetimesarm’slength,youarcinvadingsomeoneelse’spersonalspace.Thepersonalspaceofothervisitorsisjustoneproblem.Theartworkisanother.“Wedonotwanttohavetoputalltheartunderglass,”saidDeborahZiska,thechiefofpublicinformationatt