[考研类试卷]考研英语二(翻译)模拟试卷1.pdfVIP

[考研类试卷]考研英语二（翻译）模拟试卷1 Part C Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. (10 points) 1 Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require months of travel through Europe. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography, set up interviews and do research? So I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you cant learn if you dont try. So I a epted the assignment. By the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. The point is that the new is almost by definition scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you. Ive learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And Ill go on doing such things. It is not because I am braver than others, but because I will a ept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can a omplish wonders. 2 The average person sends and receives more than 100 texts per day. Part of whats driving the texting surge is the popularity of social media. Sites like Twitter, with postings of no more than 140 characters, are creating and reinforcing the habit of communicating in micro-bursts. Economics has much to do with textings popularity. Text messages cost carriers less than traditional mobile voice transmissions, and so they cost users less. Textings rise over conversation is changing the way we interact. We are now inclined to text to relay difficult information. We avoid eye contact by staring at our phone. Texting saves us time, but it steals from quiet reflection. When people with a mobile device have even a little extra time, theyll communicate with someone in their life. But the phone conversation will never be completely out It comes into play when there are multiple options to consider or important decisions