电子科技大学 电子科大2004年英语写作与翻译及答案 考研真题及答案解析.pdfVIP

布丁考研网，在读学长提供高参考价值的复习资料 电子科技大学 2004 年攻读硕士学位研究生 入学考试试题汇编 科目名称：英语写作与翻译 Writing and Translation Part One Translation (I) (50%) Directions: Put the following two passages into Chinese and write your translated version on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1: In short, while scientists have generally considered themselves to be the intellectual descendants of the Benjamin Franklin model of the benevolent scientist, bringing enlightenment to humankind, too often scientists are actually perceived by the public to be more in the Dr. Frankenstein mold, unleashing scientific havoc on an unsuspecting world. The lesson we need to draw from this phenomenon is increasingly evident: Modern scientists (and their first cousins, engineers) must become as adept in dealing with societal and political forces as they are with gravitational and electromagnetic forces--and, candidly, up to this point I would not give us a passing grade. Todays scientists are no longer constrained simply by the laws of nature, as was generally the case in the past, but also by the laws (and attitudes) of the land. For example: Could we send men and women to Mars? Technologically speaking, I believe we could. But politically there is no will to do so. Could we vastly increase the amount of electricity available to Americans through safe, nonpolluting nuclear power plants? Almost certainly--as is in fact being done in Europe and Japan even today--but communities in America are still repelled by the notion of nuclear power, especially after the horrendous example of Chernobyl. Could we build automated highways that would increase convenience and reduce accidents? Absolutely. But who is to pay for them--and who is to insure their builders in todays litigious society? Would an inventor be permitted today to introduce a new product that