2015年度北语翻译硕士考研真题,复试真题.pdf

16年翻译硕士考研真题考研详 解与指导 北京语言大学翻译基础测试 （测试时间3hours） Section1：English-ChineseTranslation(50points) Itdidn’ttakelongforManuelGarcíaMurillo,abricklayerwhotookoverasmayorherelastJun e,torealizethathistownwasintrouble.Itwas800,000euros,a littlemorethan$1million,inthered.Therewasnocashonhandtopayfor anything—andtherewasworkthatneededtobedone. Butthenanamazingthinghappened,hesaid.Justasthehealthdepartmentwasabouttoclose downthedaycarecenterbecauseitdidn’thaveaproperkitchen,BernardoBenítez,aconstru ctionworker,offeredtoputupthewallsandthe tilesfree.Then,MariaJoséCarmona,anadulteducationteacher,steppedinto clean theplaceup. Andsomehow,thevolunteersjustkeptcoming.EverySundaynow,theresidentsofthistownin southwestSpain—youngandold—dowhatneedstobedone, whetheritiscleaningthestreets,rakingtheleaves,uncloggingculvertsor plantingtreesinthepark. “Itwasaninitiativefromthem,”saidMr.García. “Daytodaywetalkedtopeopleandwetoldthemtherewasnomoney.Ofcourse,theycouldse eit.Thegrassinbetweenthesidewalkswasuptomythigh.“ HigueradelaSerenaisinmanywaysamicrocosmofSpain’stroubles.Justas Spain’snationalandregionalgovernmentsarestrugglingwiththecollapseofthe constructionindustry,overspendingonhugecapitalprojectsandapileupof unpaidbills,thesameproblemsafflictmanyofitssmalltowns. ButwhathasbroughtHigueradelaSerenaameasureoffameinSpainisthat theresidentshavesteppedupwheretheirgovernmenthasfailed.Mr.Garcíasayshisphonerin gsregularlyfromothertownofficialswhowanttoknowhowtodo thesamething.Heisservingwithoutpay,asarethetown’stwootherelected officials.Theyarealsoforgoingthecarsandphonesthatusuallycomewiththe job. “Welivedbeyondourmeans,”Mr.Garcíasaid. “Weinvestedinpublicworksthatweren’tsensible.Weareintechnicalbankruptcy.”Evenso memoneyfromtheEuropeanUnionthatwassupposedtobeusedforroutineoperatingexpen sesandlastuntil2013hasalreadybeenspent,he said. HigueradelaSerena,aclusterofabout900housessurroundedbyfarmland,andtraditionallyd ependentonp