Exercises 1-Translation from Chinese to English.docVIP

Exercise 1 (2009-3+5 Test 2) 廿岁的人表现出五岁的心智，往往是因为办教育的人对学生采取一种“抱着走”的育婴方式。常常会听到一些大学校长说，“我把学生当自己的儿女看待”，一派慈祥。他也真做得像个严父慈母：规定学生不许穿拖鞋在校内行走，上课不许迟到，周会时要正襟危坐，睡眠要足八小时，熄灯前要洗澡如厕，清晨六点必须起床作操，讲话时不许口含食物，夏天不可穿短裤上课，看电影有害学业，看电视有伤眼睛，吃饭之前要洗手，等等等。 我一直以为大学校长是高瞻远瞩，指导学术与教育大方向的决策人，而不是管馒头稀饭的保姆，但这也暂且不提。这一类型的教育者的用心，毋庸置疑，当然是善意的，问题是，我们论事的时候，用心如何根本不重要，重要的是实际的后果，而教育的后果何其严重！在这种过度呵护的幼儿教育下成长的大学生，遇事时，除了泪眼汪汪之外又能做什么呢？ 教育者或许会说：这些学生如果进大学以前，就已经学好自治自律的话，我就不必要如此提之携之，喂之哺之；就是因为基础教育没教好，所以我办大学的人不得不教。虽然是亡羊补牢，总比不教好。 选自《幼稚园大学》，作者龙应台 参考译文： Now I have always considered university presidents to be visionary policymakers who set the course of academic research and education rather than mere nannies in charge of feeding steamed bread and porridge to infants. But let’s put this aside for the moment. There is no doubt, of course, that this type of educator has very good intentions. The problem is, when we pass judgment on something, what matters is not intentions but the actual consequences. And how serious the consequences of education are! Brought up in an educational system that pampers them like babies, what can you expect university students to do except “shed tears” when faced with an actual hardship or problem? Exercise 2 (Spark Test 7) 为了看日出，我常常早起。那时天还没有大亮，周围非常清静，船上只有机器的响声。天空还是一片浅蓝，顔色很浅。转眼间天边出现了一道红霞，慢慢地在扩大它的范围，加强它的亮光。我知道太阳要从天边升起来了，便目不转睛地望着那里。果然过了一会儿，在那个地方出现了太阳的小半边脸，红是真红，却没有亮光。这个太阳好像负着重荷似地一步一步、慢慢地努力上升，到了最后，终于冲破了云霞，完全跳出了海面，顔色红得非常可爱。一刹那间，这个深红的原东西，忽然发出了夺目的亮光，射得人眼睛发痛，它旁边的云片也突然有了光彩。 ????? 有时太阳走进了云堆中，它的光线却从云里射下来，直射到水面上，这时候要分辨出哪里是水，哪里是天，倒也不容易，因为我就只看见一片灿烂的亮光。 ???? …… ????? 这不是很伟大的奇观么？ 选自《海上的日出》，作者巴金 参考译文： I would often get up early to watch sunrise when it was not yet quite light and all was quiet except for the droning of the ship engine. The sky was pale with a bluish blue. Soon a streak of pink dawn broke over the horizon, expanding gradually and becoming brighter and brighter. Knowing that the sun was about to rise, I had my eyes fixed on the distant edge of the sea. As expected, the sun soon appeared reveal