英语专业八级考试翻译部分历届试题及参考答案.docx
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英语专业八级考试翻译部分历届试题及参考答案
英语专业八级考试翻译部分历届试题及参考答案
说明:
本处提供的参考答案完全是为了教学、教育目的而制作,参考答案分别源自福州大学外国语学院英语系翻译课程小组及邹申主编的《新编高等院校英语专业八级考试指南》[2001,上海:
上海外语教育出版社](转引自松园英文书院和《中国翻译》等,供同学们学习、比较。
1995年英语专业八级考试--翻译部分参考译文
C-E原文:
简.奥斯丁的小说都是三五户人家居家度日,婚恋嫁娶的小事。
因此不少中国读者不理解她何以在西方享有那么高的声誉。
但一部小说开掘得深不深,艺术和思想是否有过人之处,的确不在题材大小。
有人把奥斯丁的作品比作越咀嚼越有味道的橄榄。
这不仅因为她的语言精彩,并曾对小说艺术的发展有创造性的贡献,也因为她的轻快活泼的叙述实际上并不那么浅白,那么透明。
史密斯夫人说过,女作家常常试图修正现存的价值秩序,改变人们对“重要”和“不重要”的看法。
也许奥斯丁的小说能教我们学会转换眼光和角度,明察到“小事”的叙述所涉及的那些不小的问题。
参考译文:
However,subjectmatterisindeednotthedecisivefactorbywhichwejudgeanovelofitsdepthaswellas(of)itsartisticappealandideologicalcontent(or:
astowhetheranoveldigsdeepornotorwhetheritexcelsinartisticappealandideologicalcontent).SomepeoplecompareAusten’sworkstoolives:
themoreyouchewthem,themoretasty(thetastier)theybecome.Thiscomparisonisbasednotonlyon(Thisisnotonlybecauseof)herexpressivelanguageandhercreativecontributiontothedevelopmentofnovelwritingasanart,butalsoon(becauseof)thefactthatwhathidesbehindherlightandlivelynarrativeissomethingimplicitandopaque(notsoexplicitandtransparent).Mrs.Smithonceobserved,womenwritersoftensought(madeattempts)torectifytheexistingvalueconcepts(orders)bychangingpeople’sopinionsonwhatis“important”andwhatisnot.
E-C原文
I,bycomparison,livinginmyoverpricedcityapartment,walkingtoworkpastputridsacksofstreetgarbage,payingusurioustaxestolocalandstategovernmentsIgenerallyabhor,Iamratedmiddleclass.Thiscausesmetowonder,dothemeasurementmakesense?
Arewemeasuringonlythatwhichiseasilymeasured---thenumbersonthemoneychart---andignoringvaluesmorecentraltothegoodlife?
Formysonsthereisofcoursetheruralbountyoffresh-grownvegetables,line-caughtfishandthesharedrichesofneighbours’orchardsandgardens.Thereistheunpaidbaby-sitterforwhosechildrenmydaughter-in-lawbaby-sitsinreturn,andneighbourswhobartertheirskillsandlabour.Butmorethanthat,howdoyoumeasureserenity?
Senseifself?
Idon’twanttoidealizelifeinsmallplaces.Therearetimeswhentheoutsideworldintrudesbrutally,aswhenthecostofgasolinegoesupordeveloperscasttheireyesonuntouchedfarmland.Therearecruelties,thereisintolerance,thereareallthemanyvicesandmeannessesinsmallplacesthatexistinlargecities.Furthermore,itishardertoignorethemwhentheycannotbebanishedpsychologicallytoanotherpartoftownorexcusedasthewhimsofaliengroups---whentheyhavetobeacknowledgedas“partofus.”NordoIwanttobelittletheopportunitiesforsmalldecenciesincities---theeruptionsofone-stranger-to-anothercaringthatalwayssurpriseanddelight.Buttheseare,sadly,moreexceptionsthanrulesandareoftenoverwhelmedbytheawfulcorruptionsanddangersthatsurroundus.
参考译文:
对我的几个儿子来说,乡村当然有充足的新鲜蔬菜,垂钓来的鱼,邻里菜园和果园里可供分享的丰盛瓜果。
乡下有不用付报酬便可请来照看孩子的邻居,作为回报,我儿媳也帮着照看其孩子。
乡邻之间互相交换技能和劳动。
但比之更重要的是,你如何来衡量那静谧与安详?
如何来衡量自我价值呢?
我无意将小地方的生活理想化。
因为有时外面的世界会无情地侵入:
比如汽油价格上涨,开发商把眼睛盯住尚未开发的农田;那里充斥着凶残和偏狭,大城市的种种卑劣行径,小地方也一应俱全。
不仅如此,当人们无法自欺欺人地硬把那些丑恶现象想象成只是小地方的一小部分或将它们解释为异乡人的为所欲为,而又不得不承认这一切是我们的一部分时,就更难以忽视它们。
1996年英语专业八级考试--翻译部分参考译文
C-E原文:
近读报纸,对国内名片和请柬的议论颇多,于是想起客居巴黎时经常见到的法国人手中的名片和请柬,随笔记下来,似乎不无借鉴之处。
在巴黎,名目繁多的酒会,冷餐会是广交朋友的好机会。
在这种场合陌生人相识,如果是亚洲人,他们往往开口之前先毕恭毕敬地用双手把自己的名片呈递给对方,这好像是不可缺少的礼节。
然而,法国人一般却都不大主动递送名片,双方见面寒暄几句,甚至海阔天空地聊一番也就各自走开,只有当双方谈话投机,希望继续交往时,才会主动掏出名片。
二话不说先递名片反倒显得有些勉强。
参考译文:
InParis,cocktailpartiesandbuffetreceptionsofdifferentkindsoffergreatopportunitiesformakingfriends.Onsuchoccasions,strangersmaygettoknoweachother.IftheyareAsians,theywill,veryrespectfullyandwithbothhands,presenttheircallingcardstotheirinterlocutorsbeforeanyconversationstarts.Thisseemstobetherequiredcourtesyontheirpart.TheFrench,however,usuallyarenotsoreadywithsuchaformality.Bothsideswillgreeteachother,andevenchatcasuallyaboutanytopicandthenexcusethemselves.Onlywhentheyfindtheylikeeachotherandhopetofurthertherelationshipwilltheyexchangecards.Itwillseemveryunnaturaltodosobeforeanyrealconversationgetsunderway.
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InParis,cocktailpartiesandbuffetreceptionsofvariouskindsoffergoodopportunitiesformakingfriends.Onsuchoccasionstwostrangersmaymeet.IftheyarefromAsia,theytendtopresentwithrespecttheirownnamecardstoeachotherbeforetheyspeak,whichseemstobeindispensablesocialprotocol/etiquette.However,theFrenchdon’tdoitthatway.Insteadofofferingtheirvisitingcards,theymaystoptoexchangegreetingsorevenchatcasuallyaboutanytopicbeforetheypartandgoaway(theymaysayhellotoeachother,chatforawhileandthewalkaway).Theyoffer/exchangetheirnamecardsonlywhentheyfindthechattingveryagreeableandwouldliketohavefurthercontact.Itwouldbeembarrassing/unnaturalforthemtogivetheirnamecardsbeforetheyspeak/talktoeachother.
E-C原文:
Itshouldhavebeeneasy.Theywerebattle-testedveteranswithlongtiestoReaganandevenlongertiestotheRepublicanparty,menwhounderstoodpresidentialpoliticsaswellasanyinthecountry.Thebackdropofthecampaignwashospitable,withlotsofgoodnewstoworkwith:
Americawasatpeace,andthenation’seconomy,akeyfactorinanyelection,wasreboundingvigorouslyafterrecession.Furthermore,thecampaignitselfwaslavishlyfinanced,withplentyofmoneyforatop-flightstaff,travel,andtelevisioncommercials.And,mostimportant,theircandidatewasRonaldReagan,apresidentoftremendouspersonalpopularityanddazzlingcommunicationskills.ReaganhassucceedmorethananypresidentsinceJohnF.KennedyinprojectingabroadvisionofAmerica–anationofrenewedmilitarystrength,individualinitiative,andsmallerfederalgovernment.
参考译文:
这应该不是件难事。
这都是些跟着里根多年、久经沙场的老将,他们跟共和党则有更深厚的渊源,是这个国家里最熟悉总统政治的人。
竞选的背景也很有利,也很多好消息可供炒作。
例如,美国上下一片和平,美国经济这一竞选要素也在经过一段时间的衰退之后开始强劲反弹。
此外,这次竞选本身得到了慷慨资助,因此有充裕的资用于组织一流的竞选班子、支付巡回演讲和电视广告的费用。
而最重要的一点是,他们的候选人是罗纳德·里根,他可是位极具个人魅力和沟通技巧的总统。
自约翰·F·肯尼迪总统以来,里根是最成功地勾勒出美国蓝图的总统:
一个军事力量复兴、富有个人进取心、联邦政府得以精简的国家。
1997年英语专业八级考试--翻译部分参考译文
C-E原文:
来美国求学的中国学生与其他亚裔学生一样,大多非常刻苦勤奋,周末也往往会抽出一天甚至两天的时间去实验室加班,因而比起美国学生来,成果出得较多。
我的导师是亚裔人,嗜烟好酒,脾气暴躁。
但他十分欣赏亚裔学生勤奋与扎实的基础知识,也特别了解亚裔学生的心理。
因此,在他实验室所招的学生中,除有一名来自德国外,其余5位均是亚裔学生。
他干脆在实验室的门上贴一醒目招牌:
“本室助研必须每周工作7天,早10时至晚12时,工作时间必须全力以赴。
”这位导师的严格及苛刻是全校有名的,在我所呆的3年半中,共有14位学生被招进他的实验室,最后博士毕业的只剩下5人。
1990年夏天,我不顾别人劝阻,硬着头皮接受了导师的资助,从此开始了艰难的求学旅程。
参考译文:
LikestudentsfromotherAsiancountriesandregions,mostChinesestudentswhocometopursuetheirfurthereducationintheUnitedStatesworkontheirstudiesmostdiligentlyandassiduously.Evenonweekends,theywouldfrequentlyspendoneday,oreventwodays,toworkovertimeintheirlaboratories.Therefore,comparedwiththeirAmericancounterparts,theyaremoreacademicallyfruitful.MysupervisorisofAsianorigin.Heisaddictedtoalcoholsandcigarettes,withasharp/irritabletemper.Nevertheless,hehighlyappreciatestheindustryandthesolidfoundationalknowledgeofAsianstudentsandhasaparticularlykeeninsightintowhatAsianstudentshaveontheirmind.Hence,ofallthestudentsrecruitedintohislaboratory,exceptforoneGerman,theotherfivewereallfromAsia.Heevenputaneye-catchingnoticeonthedoorofhislab,whichread,“Alltheresearchassistantsofthislaboratoryarerequiredtowork7daysaweek,from10:
00a.m.to12:
00p.m..Nothingbutworkduringtheworkinghours.”Thissupervisorisreputedontheentirecampusforhisseverityandharshness.Duringthe3andahalfyearsthatIstayedthere,atotalof14studentswererecruitedintohislaboratoryandonly5ofthemstayeduntiltheygraduatedwiththeirPh.D.degrees.Inthesummerof1990,ignoringthedissuasionsfromothers,Iacceptedmysupervisor’ssponsorshipandembarkedonmydifficultjourneyofacademicpursuit.
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Mytutor/supervisorwasofAsiandescentwhodrankandsmokedalot(hadahabitofdrinkingandsmoking)andwasquitehot/short/quick-tempered.However,hehighlyappreciatedAsianstudentsfortheirdiligenceandsolidcommandoffundamentalknowledge(headmiredthediligenceofAsianstudentsandtheirfirmgroundinginscience),andheknewwellaboutwhattheythoughtandhowtheyfelt.Thatwaswhyofthe6studentsadmittedtohislabthatyear5wereofAsiandescentwithonlyonefromGermany.Onthedoorofhislabtherewasaneye-catchingnoticewhichread,”Labassistantsmustworkwithdevotionfrom10a.m.to12p.m.,7daysaweek.’Harshanddemanding,thetutorhadearnedacampus-widereputationforhisstrictnesswithstudents.Duringthe3andahalfyearswhenIstayedwithhim,atotalof14studentswereadmittedtohislabbutonly5succeededintakingtheirdoctoraldegrees/managedtocompletetheirPh.D.studies.
E-C原文:
Operaisexpensive:
thatmuchisinevitable.Butexpensivethingsarenotinevitablytheprovinceoftherichunlessweabdicatesociety’spowerofchoice.Wecanchoosetomakeopera,andotherexpensiveformsofculture,accessibletothosewhocannotindividuallypayforit.Thequestionis:
whyshouldwe?
Nobodydeniestheimperativesoffood,shelter,defence,healthandeducation.Buteveninaprehistoriccave,mankindstretchedoutahandnotjusttoeat,drinkorfight,butalsotodraw.Theimpulsetowardsculture,thedesiretoexpressandexploretheworldthroughimaginationandrepresentationisfundamental.InEurope,thisdesirehasfoundfulfillmentinthemasterpiecesofourmusic,art,literatureandtheatre.Thesemasterpiecesarethetouchstonesforallourefforts;theyarethetouchstonesforthepossibilitiestowhichhumanthoughtandimaginationmayaspire;theycarrythemostprofoundm
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