廣外翻譯學(xué)專業(yè)復(fù)試樣題

2008年廣東外語外貿(mào)大學(xué)碩士研究生入學(xué)復(fù)試筆試樣題院系名稱：高級(jí)翻譯學(xué)院專業(yè)方向：翻譯學(xué)考試科目：翻譯理論與實(shí)踐科目代碼： 925

考生須知本試卷共_4頁（含本頁）。本試卷分丄大題。答案必須寫在答卷上，答案寫在本試卷上無效。書寫必須工整、清晰,答案不得超過劃線部分，超過部分將不予批改。考生必須把準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼和姓名填寫在答卷左邊密封裝訂線內(nèi)，不得在試卷的其他任何地方書寫姓名?？荚嚂r(shí)間為三小時(shí)，滿分100分。考試結(jié)束時(shí)本試卷必須交回監(jiān)考老師處。*考試時(shí)不得使用任何工具書、參考書及任何其他種類的輔助工具和文獻(xiàn)資料。SectionITranslatethefollowingintoChinese.(35%)The20thcentury--thecenturyofmetamythsandofmegadeaths--spawnedfalsenotionsoftotalcontrol,derivedfromarrogantassertionsoftotalrighteousness.Thereligiousmanofpre-modemtimes,whoacceptedrealityasGod-ordained,hadgivenwaytothesecularfanatic,increasinglyinclinedtousurpGodintheefforttoconstructheavenonearth,subordinatingnotonlynaturebuthumanityitselftohisownutopianvision.Inthecourseofthecentury,thisvisionwaspervertedintothemostcostlyexerciseofpoliticalhubrisinmankind'shistory:thetotalitarianattempttocreatecoerciveutopias.Allofreality--ontheobjectivelevelofsocialorganizationandonthesubjectivelevelofpersonalbeliefs--wastobesubjecttodoctrinalcontrolemanatingfromasinglepoliticalcenter.Thepricepaidinhumanlivesforthisexcessisbeyondcomprehension.Addingthemallup,somewherebetween167millionand175millionindividualhumanbeingsweredeliberatelyextinguishedthroughpoliticallymotivatedcarnage-thescoresofmillionsofsoldiersandcivilianskilledinthecentury'swars,thefurtherscoresofmillionskilledinconcentrationcamps,gulags,forcedcollectivization,ethnictransplantings,andkillingfieldsdecreedbyself-deifieddictators.Thetensofmillionsthatwerekilledbecausetheywereperceived,forracialorsocialreasons,asunworthyoflivingwithintheearthlyutopia--andthemanymillionsmorethatwerecoercedintolivingwithinthesesystems--alltestifytothehypnoticappealofthemetamythsofNazismthatpostulatedtheendofhistoryandtheattainmentofperfectionwithinutopiasoftotalcontrol.ThemanifestfailureofthatendeavorhasgivenwayintheWesttothecurrentantithesis,whichisessentiallythatofminimalcontroloverpersonalandcollectivedesires,sexualappetites,andsocialconduct.Butinherentinthealmosttotalrejectionofanycontrolisthenotionthatallvaluesaresubjectiveandrelative.Inbrief,thiscenturyhasseenmankindmovefromexperimentationwiththe? ? 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?coerciveutopiaoftotalitarianismtoenjoymentofthepermissivecornucopiaoftoday'sAmerica.(wordcount:347)Note:megadeath:[U]awordmeaningonemilliondeaths,usedwhentalkingaboutanuclearwarusurp:v[T]formaltotakesomeoneelse'spower,position,jobetcwhenyoudonothavetherighttohubris:n[U]literarygreatandunreasonablepridecoerce:v[T]toforcesomeonetodosomethingtheydonotwanttodobythreateningthemcornucopia:n1adecorativecontainerintheshapeofananimal'shorn,fulloffruitandflowers,usedtorepresentplenty2alotofgoodthings--FromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishII.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.(25%)氣象臺(tái)想說真話某年某月某日，氣象臺(tái)預(yù)報(bào)天氣：B市今日晴轉(zhuǎn)陰，氣溫27°C至32°C。王老與張老兩人相約上午在郊外公園賞玩，途中，忽暴雨如注，兩老人急忙至涼亭避雨，然步履蹣跚，上下衣裳均被淋濕，脾氣暴躁之王老喟然長嘆：目前說真話的單位太少，連氣象臺(tái)也不說真話。生性隨和的張老云：氣象臺(tái)還是想說真話的單位，只不過有時(shí)說不準(zhǔn)罷了，我認(rèn)為想說真話而不能說準(zhǔn)的總比睜眼說假話的好。(wordcount181)III.CommentinEnglishonthetranslationprovidedbelowusinganytranslationtheoryortheoriesyouarefamiliarwith.(40%)ST：BooksSinceaparticularbookstorehappenstoresembleasupermarketanyway,theinescapable,thoughperhapsunintended,messageisthatbooksareconsumableitems,meanttobedevouredandforgotten,likepotatoesorpizza.Theimpliedinclusionofbooksamongtheworld'sperishablegoodsishardlymademoreagreeablebythereflectionthatincreasingnumbersofbooksthesedaysdoseemtobewrittenwithjustsuchconsumptioninmind,andthatmostbookstoreshavebecomelittlemorethannewsstandsforhardcoverpublicationsofthissort,whicharemerchandisedforafewweeks—sometimesonlyaslongastheyremainonthebest-sellerlists-andarethenretiredtodiscountstore(thosejumbledgraveyardsofbooks,sosaddeningtotheheartsofauthors)shortlybeforedroppingoutofprintaltogether.Booksthatareplannedforrapidoblivionprobablymakesomekindofeconomicsensetopublishinghouses,butascontributiontoliteraturetheyamounttoacontradictioninterms(wordcount:159)TT：由于某家書店恰好象一個(gè)超市，因此雖然也許是無意的，卻不可避免地給了我們這樣一個(gè)信息：書是消費(fèi)品，如同土豆或意大利餡餅一樣，是供人吞食后忘掉的。2）無形中把書歸入了世上易損商品之列，一點(diǎn)不會(huì)因?yàn)橄氲侥壳霸絹碓蕉嗟臅_實(shí)是為了這樣的消費(fèi)目的而寫的就令人感到舒心，同樣也不會(huì)因?yàn)橄氲酱蠖鄶?shù)的書店已經(jīng)變得徒有虛名，成了不過是出售這類精裝書的報(bào)亭而令人感到舒心。這類精裝書要不到幾個(gè)星期，有時(shí)只要一旦跌出暢銷書，就會(huì)被拋到打折書店里去（也就是令作家深為痛心的亂七八糟的書墳堆），緊跟著就完全絕了版。3）準(zhǔn)備讓人很快忘記的書可能對(duì)出版公司有某些經(jīng)濟(jì)價(jià)值，而要說對(duì)文學(xué)有貢獻(xiàn)，則簡直是自相矛盾。2008年廣東外語外貿(mào)大學(xué)碩士研究生入學(xué)復(fù)復(fù)試樣題院系名稱：高級(jí)翻譯學(xué)院專業(yè)方向：翻譯學(xué) 考試科目： 英美文學(xué)（同等學(xué)歷加考科目）科目代碼： 考生須知本試卷共 頁（含本頁）；其中*********（需要說明的問題）。本試卷分—大題，—小題。答案必須寫在答卷上，答案寫在本試卷上無效。書寫必須工整、清晰,答案不得超過劃線部分，超過部分將不予批改?？忌仨毎褱?zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼和姓名填寫在答卷左邊密封裝訂線內(nèi)，不得在試卷的其他任何地方書寫姓名?？荚嚂r(shí)間為三小時(shí)，滿分 分?？荚嚱Y(jié)束時(shí)本試卷必須交回監(jiān)考老師處。*考試時(shí)不得使用任何工具書、參考書及任何其他種類的輔助工具和文獻(xiàn)資料。PART1GENERALKNLOWLEDGE(20%)ChoosethebestanswerandmarktheanswerONYOURANSWERSHEET.1Oneoftheimportantthemesofthe19thcenturyEnglishfictionwasthefemininepredicament,acommonthemesharedbythefollowingnovelsexcept .A.JaneEyreB.HenryEsmondC.ThePortraitofaLadyD.DanielDerondaPARTTWO:READINGANDAPPRECIATION(40%)SectionI.ReadthefollowingpoemandanswerthequestionsgivenontheAnswerSheet.WILLIAMSHAKESPEARESonnet73ThattimeofyearthoumaystinmebeholdWhenyellowleaves,ornone,orfew,dohangUponthoseboughswhichshakeagainstthecold,Bare[ruin'd]choirs,wherelatethesweetbirdssang.InmethouseestthetwilightofsuchdayAsaftersunsetfadethinthewest,Whichbyandbyblacknightdothtakeaway,Death'ssecondself,thatsealsupallinrest.InmethouseesttheglowingofsuchfireThatontheashesofhisyouthdothlie,Asthedeath-bedwhereonitmustexpire,Consum'dwiththatwhichitwasnourish'dby.Thisthouperceiv'st,whichmakesthylovemorestrong,Tolovethatwell,whichthoumustleaveerelong.SectionII.ReadthefollowingshortstoryandanswerthequestionsgivenontheAnswerSheet.SHERWOODANDERSONPaperPills1Hewasanoldmanwithawhitebeardandhugenoseandhands.Longbeforethetimeduringwhichwewillknowhim,hewasadoctoranddroveajadedwhitehorsefromhousetohousethroughthestreetsofWinesburg.Laterhemamedagirlwhohadmoney.Shehadbeenleftalargefertilefarmwhenherfatherdied.Thegirlwasquiet,tall,anddark,andtomanypeoplesheseemedverybeautiful.EveryoneinWinesburgwonderedwhyshemarriedthedoctor.Withinayearafterthemarriageshedied.PARTTHREE:ESSAYWRITING(40%)Readthefollowingexcerptandwriteacommentinessayforminabout350words.1Thewordfor?biography'hasbeenuniversalinallEuropeanlanguagesforthelasttwohundredyears.SinceitisderivedfromtheGreekroot'bios'meaninglife,thereappearstobesomeseriouserrorinmytitle.SurelyImean,'BiographyandLife'?(BiographyandDeath---Thetextofthe1997HuizingaLecturebyRichardHolmes)2008年廣東外語外貿(mào)大學(xué)碩士研究生入學(xué)復(fù)試筆試樣題院系名稱：高級(jí)翻譯學(xué)院專業(yè)方向：翻譯學(xué)考試科目：口譯科目代碼： 925 第一部分：視譯(1)看原稿，將該部分譯成中文CSRisanareatowhichtheBritishGovernmentattachesparticularimportance.Indeed,IbelievethattheBritishGovernmentwasthefirst,anywhereintheworld,toappointaMinisterwithspecificresponsibilityforCSR.Soitiswiththatinmindthatwehaveorganizedtoday'sevent一aneventwhichtheBritishConsulate-GeneralinGuangzhou一particularlyourCulturalandEducationSection,alsoknownastheBritishCouncil一andtheBritishConsulate-GeneralinHongKonghaveworkedhardtogethertodeliver.TheeventhasbeenmadepossiblethroughfundingfromtheBritishForeignandCommonwealthOffice一inparticularthroughwhatisknownastheGlobalOpportunitiesFund一andfromUKTrade&Investment.AsChinesecompaniesseektodeveloptheirambitionsof“goingglobal”,ortoworkinpartnershipwithinternationalcompanies,aswellastomeetthechangingexpectationsofdomesticconsumersoverthecomingyears,theytoowillhavetotakeintoaccountandreacttothedemandsoftheglobalconsumer一CSRwillneedtoplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinbusinessplanninganddecision-making.Inthis“workshopoftheworld”,thesourceofamajorproportionofChina'sexports,localbusinessescannotaffordtoignoreglobaltrendsiftheywanttoplayafhllroleintheglobalmarketplace.Keywords:CSR=CorporateSocialResponsibility:企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任TheBritishConsulate-GeneralinGuangzhou:英國駐廣州領(lǐng)事館CulturalandEducationSection:文化教育處GlobalOpportunitiesFund:環(huán)球機(jī)會(huì)基金UKTrade&Investment:英國貿(mào)易投資總署seekto:尋求takeintoaccount:考慮reactto:作出反應(yīng)intheglobalmarketplace:在全球市場(chǎng)中（2）看原稿，將該部分譯成英文粵港雙方經(jīng)貿(mào)合作成果豐碩。2003年粵港進(jìn)出口總值（含轉(zhuǎn)口）2054.6億美元，同比增長23.5%；今年1－9月，粵港進(jìn)出口總值（含轉(zhuǎn)口）2537.2億美元，同比增長26.4%。至2004年9月底，廣東經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)的港資企業(yè)累計(jì)達(dá)80690家，實(shí)際吸收香港直接投資累計(jì)985億美元，2003年實(shí)際利用港資86.46億美元，增長23.9%；今年1至9月，廣東經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)的港資企業(yè)共3746家，按新口徑統(tǒng)計(jì)，實(shí)際吸收港資40億美元。服務(wù)業(yè)合作方興未艾。CEPA簽署實(shí)施以來，香港物流、金融、保險(xiǎn)、會(huì)計(jì)、法律、會(huì)展等服務(wù)業(yè)及專業(yè)人士加快進(jìn)入我省投資發(fā)展。至9月30日，經(jīng)廣東口岸進(jìn)口享受零關(guān)稅待遇的香港產(chǎn)品價(jià)值5億港元，累計(jì)減免關(guān)稅3059萬元人民幣。享受零關(guān)稅優(yōu)惠進(jìn)口的港澳貨品日漸增多，共涉及60多個(gè)稅號(hào)的商品。旅游合作成效顯著。“個(gè)人赴港澳旅游”政策成功實(shí)施，至今年10月31日，我省共簽發(fā)赴香港個(gè)人游簽注432萬個(gè)，持個(gè)人游簽注赴港407萬人次。聯(lián)合推介“大珠三角”成效顯著。今年10月下旬，粵港聯(lián)合到歐洲舉行經(jīng)貿(mào)交流會(huì)，聯(lián)合推介“大珠三角”。共簽訂投資和貿(mào)易項(xiàng)目總額達(dá)47.6億美元，其中外商投資項(xiàng)目201個(gè)，吸收外資總額26.2億美元，貿(mào)易成交金額21.4億美元，擴(kuò)大了粵港和“大珠三角”的國際影響。KeyWords:同比：comparedwiththesameperiodofthepreviousyear港資企業(yè)：HongKong-fundedenterprises新口徑：newmethodsofcalculation服務(wù)業(yè)：tertiaryindustry稅號(hào)：tariffitems個(gè)人赴港澳旅游：individualvisitstoHongKongandMacau大珠三角：GreaterPearlRiverDelta第二部分：交替?zhèn)髯g(1)ListentothefollowingtextandstartinterpretingitintoChineseattheendofeachsegment.ItisagreatpleasuretobeheretocelebratewithyouthecentennialofBeijingUniversity,auniversitythathasplayedanimportantroleinyourcountry'sdevelopmentoverthepasthundredyears.//Development,weareincreasinglyrealizing,isaboutthetransformationofsociety-amovementfromtraditionalrelations,traditionalwaysofthinking,traditionalwaysofdealingwithhealthandeducation,traditionalmethodsofproduction,tomore“modern”ways.//Forinstance,acharacteristicoftraditionalsocietiesistheacceptanceoftheworldasitis;themodernperspectiverecognizeschangeandrecognizesthatwe,asindividualsandsocieties,cantakeactions-forexample,toreduceinfantmortality,increaselifespans,andincreaseproductivity.//Keytothesechangesisthemovementto“scientific”waysofthinking,identifyingcriticalvariablesthataffectoutcomes,attemptingtomakeinferencesbasedonavailabledata,recognizingwhatweknowandwhatwedonotknow.//Manycountrieshavelongrecognizedtheimportanceofascientificapproach;thechallengingtaskistobringthatidealtolife.//Forexample,someideologieshavecloakedthemselvesinthemantleofsciencewithoutembracingitscore,whichistherigoroustestingoftheoriesagainstevidence.//Keywords:centennial百年紀(jì)念transformation變革cloakedthemselvesin披著…外衣；打著…幌子withoutembracingitscore未抓住精髓(2)ListentothefollowingtextandstartinterpretingitintoEnglishattheendofeachsegment.近幾天，廣州市到處洋溢著友好的氣氛，參加美國商會(huì)亞太地區(qū)理事會(huì)年會(huì)的各位工商界的朋友們陸續(xù)來到廣州，為我們這座美麗的海濱城市增添了光彩。我深為自己的城市能夠吸引到如此多尊貴的客人而感到驕傲。//首先，請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我代表廣州1000萬人民對(duì)各位來賓的到來表示熱烈的歡迎，對(duì)這次會(huì)議的召開表示衷心的祝賀，對(duì)美國商會(huì)給予廣州的信任和支持表示誠摯的感謝！//眾所周知，中美兩國在世界上的地位舉足輕重，中美經(jīng)貿(mào)合作共同推動(dòng)著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的進(jìn)程。加強(qiáng)廣州與美國經(jīng)濟(jì)界、企業(yè)界的相互了解，增進(jìn)我們之間的友好合作，促進(jìn)貿(mào)易和投資的便利化，將對(duì)推動(dòng)兩地經(jīng)濟(jì)的快速發(fā)展具有重要的意義，這也已成為我們雙方政界和工商界的共識(shí)。//各位朋友們，女士們、先生們，中國有句古語：他山之石，可以攻玉。這句話給我們以啟示：經(jīng)濟(jì)資源的有效配置，需要打破國界。//在這一過程中，廣州不再是我們自己的廣州，它將走向世界，納入國際經(jīng)濟(jì)體系之中。//順應(yīng)經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化大趨勢(shì)，加強(qiáng)與美國的貿(mào)易投資合作，促進(jìn)廣州與美國的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展，這是我們的城市向各位與會(huì)者表達(dá)的積極愿望，也是我們今后不懈努力的目標(biāo)！//Keywords陸續(xù)到達(dá)successivearrivals衷心的祝賀heartycongratulations誠摯的感謝heartfeltgratitude舉足輕重playadecisiverolein經(jīng)濟(jì)界、企業(yè)界economicandbusinesscircles政界和工商界statesmenandentrepreneurs共識(shí)aunanimousview他山之石，可以攻玉stonesformotherhillsmayservetopolishthejadeofthisone第三部分：回答問題Whatdoyouconsidertranslationtobe,art,sc