笔译二级实务模拟试卷40.pdfVIP

笔译二级实务模拟试卷40

一、必做题(本题共2题，每题7.0分，共2分。)

1、HistoriansandmanymembersofthepublicalreadyknowthatWinstonChurchill

oftentookhigh-stakesgamblesinhispoliticallife.Some,likethedisastrousDardanelles

campaign—anaudaciousattempthemastermindedatthedmiraltytoseizethestraits

ofGallipoliandknockTurkeyoutofthefirstworldwar-hegotwrong.Others,notably

hisdecisionasprimeministerin1940toholdoutagainstNaziGermanyuntilmerica

cametorescueBritain,hegotspectacularlyright.ButtheextenttowhichChurchillwasa

gamblerinotherspheresofhislifehastendednottocatchhisbiographersattention.

Twonewbooksattempttofillthisgap.ThefirstisNoMoreChampagnebyDavid

Lough,aprivate-banker-turned-historianwholooksatChurchilTspersonalfinances

duringtheupsanddownsofhiscareer.Mr.LoughhastrawledthroughChurchills

personalaccountsandfoundthathewasasmucharisk-takerwhenitcametohismoney

ashewaswhenhewasmakingdecisionsatthedmiraltyorinDowningStreet.

lthoughChurchillwasdescendedfromtheDukesofMarlborough,hisparentshad

“verylittlemoneyoneitherside—thoughthatneverstoppedthemlivingthehighlife.

NeitherdidithampertheyoungChurchill;hespentwildlyoneverythingfrompolo

poniestoHavanacigars,ahabithepickedupasawarcorrespondentinCuba.Itisno

wonder,then,thatChurchillspentmostofhislifeleapingfromonecashflowcrisisto

another,beingperenniallybehindwithhissuppliers*bills.nothernewbook,Winston

ChurchillReporting,bySimonRead,anmericanjournalist,looksatoneoftheways

Churchilleventuallypaidsomeofthem:writing.Mr.ReadinvestigateshowChurchill

wentfromayoungarmyofficercadettobeingBritainshighest-earningwar

correspondentbytheageof