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2009’ 东方正龙杯广西翻译大赛 (初赛卷) （2009年10月18日上午10：00—11：00） 院校名称： 系别/专业： 姓名： 参赛号： 总分： 参赛注意事项： 9：50入场完毕；比赛时间一个小时，上午10：00至11：00； 入场后严格按照监考老师安排的座位坐下； 不许携带任何形式的词典或其他工具书、参考书籍； 严格遵守考场纪律，不许交头接耳，不许偷看抄袭他人答案； 需用圆珠笔或钢笔来答题，尽可能书写清晰、整齐； 参赛选手答题完毕或比赛时间结束时须上交赛卷，不许带走赛卷； 凡严重违反考场纪律者被取消参赛资格。 Part I Passage Translation (60%) Direction: Translate the following essay into Chinese THE RISING SUN We were shivering at the merciless northerly wind up on the very peak of the Phoenix Mountain. The dark heavenly curtain had rolled up and it was bright enough for us to see distant islands dotting here and there at the estuary （河口）of the Pearl River. Yet, the eastern horizon was still completely veiled with a thick blanket of impenetrable mist. Suddenly streaks of faint red hue radiated across the sky. We were very much excited and a slight stir of air rang through the peak in spite of the bitter coldness attacking us. We stood motionlessly, with our eyes fixing at the far, far end of the eastern sea. The redness of the streaks intensified. All of a sudden, some mysterious clouds wriggled across the horizon, dividing heaven from sea. The mist, the clouds, the eastern sea and the sky were dyed to bright red as if they were in a sea of flames. Just at this very moment, out from the misty sea and up from the brightness far east rose the sun. It was so red and yet so tender that we could gaze at it with naked eyes, and slight applause from us, the amazed spectators, rang through the peak. For a time, the sun suddenly fell back into the unsteady sea, though not completely. Yet it struggled with might and main, and in the long run, it broke through the mist and darted out of the boiling sea. Up, up it rose, adding to itself strength and glory at every step. It dazzled with vigor, driving away darkness, cold, and misery from earth, and bestowing men with light, warmth, and happiness. We were completely amazed at the wonder and the greatness of n