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catti二笔真题英语二级笔译
2016.11CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题
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Passage1
Everyoneknowsthatweddings—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.
Passage2
MyteenagesonrecentlyinformedmethatthereisanInternetquiztotestoneselffornarcissism.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.
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Passage1
浙江杭州是风景秀美之地,也是创新活力之城。
G20杭州峰会的会标,就是用20根线条,勾勒出一个桥型轮廓,同时辅以“2016年G20”的英文和篆隶“中国”印章。
桥,在G20独具含义。
曾几何时,全球经济治理为发达国家所垄断。
G20是第一个发达国家和发展中国家平等参与全球经济治理的机制,是历史的进步。
在这个意义上,G20本身就是一座桥,一座连接历史与未来、发达国家与发展中国家的桥梁。
在2016年的杭州,在世界经济发展的当下,桥又有了新的含义。
它寓意着对G20成为全球经济之桥、国际社会合作之桥、面向未来的共赢之桥的殷切期望。
桥梁线条形似光纤,寓意信息技术应用带来的互联互通,具有强烈的时代感。
我们希望,以杭州峰会为桥梁,各国间的联系将更加紧密,世界经济的前景将更加广阔。
Passage2
纵观世界文明史,人类先后经历了农业革命、工业革命、信息革命。
每一次产业技术革命,都给人类生产生活带来巨大而深刻的影响。
现在,以互联网为代表的信息技术日新月异,引领了社会生产新变革,创造了人类生活新空间,拓展了国家治理新领域,极大提高了人类认识世界、改造世界的能力。
互联网让世界变成了“鸡犬之声相闻”的地球村,相隔万里的人们不再“老死不相往来”。
可以说,世界因互联网而更多彩,生活因互联网而更丰富。
中国正处在信息化快速发展的历史进程之中。
中国高度重视互联网发展,自21年前接入国际互联网以来,我们按照积极利用、科学发展、依法管理、确保安全的思路,加强信息基础设施建设,发展网络经济,推进信息惠民。
十三五时期,中国将大力实施网络强国战略、国家大数据战略、“互联网+”行动计划,发展积极向上的网络文化,拓展网络经济空间,促进互联网和经济社会融合发展。
我们的目标,就是要让互联网发展成果惠及13亿多中国人民,更好地造福各国人民。
2016.5CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题
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Passage1
JaneGoodallwasalreadyonaLondondockinMarch1957whensherealizedthatherpassportwasmissing.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.
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Passage1
人口问题归根结底是发展问题。
我们要关注人口增长与经济社会发展的关系,统筹解决好人口数量、素质、结构和分布问题。
我们要重点关注人口分布结构与社会经济发展的关系,把人口问题纳入到国家
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