2005年11月二级笔译实务真题..docVIP

2005年11月二级笔译实务试题 【英译汉必译题】Hans Christian Andersen was Denmarks most famous native son. Yet even after his fairy tales won him fame and fortune, he feared he would be forgotten. He need not have worried. This weekend, Denmark began eight months of celebrations to coincide with the bicentenary of his birth, and Denmark is eager that the world take note as it sets out to define the pigeon-holed writer in its own way. The festivities began in Copenhagen on Saturday, Andersens actual birthday, with a lively show of music, dance, lights and comedy inspired by his fairy tales before a crowd of 40,000 people -- including Queen Margrethe II and her family -- at the Parken National Stadium. The opening, called Once Upon a Time, will be followed by a slew of concerts, musicals, ballets, exhibitions, parades and education programs costing over US$40 million. So more than in recent memory, Danes -- and, they hope, foreigners -- will be reliving the humor, pain and lessons to be found in evergreen stories like The Little Mermaid, The Emperors New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match-Seller, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Shadow, The Princess and the Pea and others of Andersens 150 or so fairy tales.] In organizing this extravaganza, of course, Denmark is also celebrating itself. After all, Andersen is still this countrys most famous native son. Trumpeting his name and achievements not only draws attention to Denmarks contribution to world culture, but could also woo more foreign tourists to visit his birthplace in the town of Odense and to be photographed beside the famous bronze statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagens harbor. And Denmark has even more in mind. Local guardians of the Andersen legacy evidently feel his stories have lost ground in recent years to the likes of J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. Andersens fairy tales may remain central to the Danish identity, serving as homespun guides to the vagaries of human behavior,