历年英语翻译中级口译考试试题及答案(完整版) .pdf

历年英语翻译中级口译考试试题及答案(完整版)

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InAmericatherearenonoblesormenofletters,andthe

commonfolkmistrustthewealthy;Consequentlylawyersform

thehighestpoliticalclassandthemostcultivatedcircleof

society.Theyhavethereforenothingtogainbyinnovation,

whichaddsaconservativeinteresttotheirnaturaltastefor

publicorder.IfIwereaskedwhereIplacetheAmerican

aristocracy,Ishouldreplywithouthesitationthatitisnot

composedoftherich,whoareunitedtogetherbynocommon

tie,butthatitoccupiesthejudicialbenchandthebar.

WhenIstartedresearchingthistopic,Ifoundan

interestingwebsite“LegalReformNow”.Asthename

suggests,thiswebsiteisdevotedtolegalreformanditis

definitelyconcernedaboutthedominanceoflawyersin

Americangovernment.ThereIreadanarticlebyapolitical

scienceprofessorfromtheuniversityofWisconsin.One

observationtheUWarticleconfirmsisthatthelegal

professionisthedominantprofessionofthepeoplere-elect

topublicoffice.Forexample,abouthalfourrepresentatives

andtwo-thirdsofoursenatorsarelawyers.Noother

professioncomesclosetohavingthesamethenumberof

peopleinpoliticaloffice.Effectively,lawyersformour

nation’smostpowerfulorganizedpoliticalconstituencyin

America.Lawyersmakeourlawsandlawyersinterpretourlaws.

Whenjudgesareappointed,theAmericanbarassociationis

theonlyprofessionalorganizationthatisconsultedtorate

thefitnessofpotentialjudicialappointees.Ournationhas

beeninexistenceforover200yearsandlawyershavebeen

thisnation’saristocracysinceitsformation.Oursystem

works,butdowereallywanttohaveasingleprofessionin

chargeofournation?Specifically,dowewanttohavethe

legalprofessionincharge?Nexttimeyouvote,that’s

somethingtothinkabout.

评析：这篇文章是关于律师在美国的地位。律师组成了美国政治

阶层，以及社会有教养的圈子。紧接着作者提到了律师在美国政府中

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