2004年硕士研究生入学考试英汉同声传译专业试卷.doc

2004年硕士研究生入学考试英汉同声传译专业试卷 将下列单句译成汉语(25分) 1) In the first half of this year, China’s GDP grew by 8.2%--despite the SARS virus. Electricity demand rose by 15% in the same period, led by power-hungry industries such as steel and aluminium. 2)?China, anxious about capital flight and proud of its economic sovereignty, will not be brow-beaten into floating the yuan by hectoring Americans. 3)?Power stations tend to be built far from cities, and to be surrounded by idle “buffer” land. It is suggested that greenhouses could be built on this land with the exhaust from the power station pumped in to supply the heat they need. Such greenhouses could be used to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers cheaply. 4)?Out of all the unbecoming parts of drug addiction, the search for clean needles is particularly ghastly. Dirty needles account for a third of all reported AIDS cases: they also explain why half of all long-term addicts get hepatitis C. 5)?The fight over farm trade at the WTO ministerial meeting in the Mexican city of Cancún boils down to how far the rich world cuts tariffs on agricultural goods and dismantles its vast farm-subsidies, and by how much developing countries reduce their own considerable tariffs in return. ? II. 将下列短文译成汉语(50分) Unemployment in America is high, and elections are on the horizon. It must be time to look east again for scapegoats. Japan is only starting to recover from its protracted recession, so China will be handed the role of economic villain in the coming U.S. election cycle. Expect to hear a chorus of presidential candidates blame unfair Chinese competition for Americas manufacturing woes. Chinas trading partners do have legitimate grievances, but it would be irresponsible and inaccurate for American politicians to pin the United States economic sluggishness on scheming culprits in Beijing. Traveling in Asia in October, Treasury Secretary John Snow heeded political pressures back home in exhorting Chinese leaders to let the market price their