2009北外翻译硕士试题.docVIP

北京外国语大学2009年翻译专业硕士(笔译)考试真题 I. ?Translate the following passages into Chinese and write your translation on the answer sheet. (50 points-25 points x 2) Passage 1 In Defense of Translation by Howard Goldblatt (葛浩文) How’s this for an occupational testimonial: “There is no such thing as a good translator. The best translators make the worst mistakes. No matter how much I love them, all translators must be closely watched。” Who are these people everyone loves to hate, and, if theyre so bad, how do they get away with what theyre doing? Well, I confess: Im one of them. Im a translator。 … I am