聊城大学外国语学院《809翻译与写作》历年考研真题及详解.pdf

2007年聊城大学外国语学院406翻译与写作考研真题及详解 Part Ⅰ Tra
lation (100 points) Section A: English to Chinese (50 marks, 25 each) 1. Opera is expe
ive. But expe
ive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we give up society’s power of choice. We can choose to make opera, and other expe
ive forms of culture, accessible to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? Nobody denies the imperatives of food, shelter, defe
e, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, mankind stretched out a hand not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation is fundamental. In Europe, this desire has found fulfillment in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These masterpieces are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire; they carry the most profound message that can be sent from one human to another. 【参考译文】 欣赏歌剧是一种奢侈的享受。然而只要我们不放弃社会的选择权，昂贵的东西就不一定只有富人才能享受。如果愿意，我们完全可以使歌剧或其他昂贵的文化形式面向那些个体负担不起的普通大众。但问题是我们为什么要这么做？没有人会否认人类需要吃、住、防卫、健康以及接受教育。但是，即使是在史前时期的洞穴里，人们伸出手来不仅是为了吃饭、喝水或打仗，也有可能是要去画画。对文化的向往，以及通过想象和作品来表达、探索世界是人类的基本愿望。在欧洲，这种愿望在我们的音乐、艺术、文学杰作以及戏剧作品中得到了体现。这些杰作是试金石，通过它们可以看出人们的思想和想象力可能达到的高度，它们所包含的最为深刻的思想可以广泛传播。 2. In Paris, all the wine parties or buffet receptio
held on various occasio
provide optimum opportunities to make friends with all varieties of people. When encountering a stranger on such an occasion, an Asian would invariably hand over his name card to the newly-met stranger with full reverence, with both of his hands, even before he starts to conve
e with the stranger. Such an act seems to have become an indispe
able ritual (formality/etiquette). By contrast, an average Frenchman seldom takes the initiative to (offe
to/voluntee
to) present his name card. I
tead, he would simply walk away after an exchange of routine greetin