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2016年11月全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语二级笔译真题（含官方译文）编辑：李振龙

2016年11月全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试

英语二级《笔译实务》试卷

备注：该参考译文来源于官方指定的新世界出版社出版发行的《英语笔译实务真

题解析2级》，仅供参考。

Section1:English-Chinesetranslation(英译汉)(50points)

Passage1

Everyoneknowsthatweddings—themostelaborateandcostlyformofold

schoolpageantrystillacceptableinmodernsociety—arestupidexpensive.Butitturns

outAmericansarenowblowingevenmoremoneythaneverbeforeonwhat’s

supposedtobethemostmagicaldayofanycouple’slifetogether.Moneythat,tobe

honest,couldbespentonmuch,muchcoolerstuff.

TheKnotreleaseditsannualweddingsurveythisweek,withfindingsshowing

thatcouplesarespendingamind-numbingaverageof$32,641onmatrimonial

celebrations.Thestudyincludesdatafromnearly18,000pairsacrossthecountry.

Whilethecostofaweddingvariedgreatlyfromcitytocity—reachinganauseating

highof$82,300inManhattan—thepricewassteepnomatterwherecoupleschoseto

gethitched.Allthisdespitethefactthatweddings(andmarriagesingeneral,honestly)

canbeafairlyimpracticalthingtoinvestin.Seriously,even50Centdoesn’tspendas

muchinadayasyou’respendingonareceptionbandalone.Thinkaboutthat.

SoratherthanbuyingintotheMarriageIndustrialComplexonaunionthatmay

ormaynotworkout,wouldn’titmakemoresensetosaveyourhard-earnedmoneyby

forgoingthebigceremonyforthemajorexpensesyou’relikelytofaceinmarriedlife?

Youknow,likeamortgage.Orbracesforyourwallet-drainingchildren-to-be.Andif

yourfianceéisdeadsetonafairytalewedding?Youcouldalwaysjustblowyour

financialloadonaplentyfulfillingsinglelife.

Withnearly$33,000tospendinthelifeofasingledom,youcouldgetprettyfar

whenitcomestoameni