A. This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different translation versions marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best version in terms of meaning and expressiveness and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.
1. I never go past my old school but think of our headmaster.______
A.我从未路过母校,但想起过校长。
B.我从未路过母校,也没想起过校长。
C.每次路过母校,我都没想起过校长。
D.每次路过母校,我都会想起校长。
A B C D
D
2. If you stop to think about it, you will realize how important it is to be thoughtful.______
A.如果你不去想这个问题,你就会意识到替别人着想是何等重要。
B.如果你不去想这个问题,你就会意识到有思想是何等重要。
C.如果仔细想想,你就会意识到替别人着想有多么重要。
D.如果仔细想想,你就会意识到有思想有多么重要。
A B C D
C
3. The development of literacy, the acquisition of information and the problem-solving by beginners differ in degree rather than in kind from the mental activities of experts.______
4. It was quite a few months before South sudan officially won its independence.______
A.好几个月前,南苏丹正式独立了。
B.过了好几个月,南苏丹才正式独立。
C.南苏丹正式独立前,好几个月过去了。
D.南苏丹刚正式独立,好几个月就过去了。
A B C D
B
5. Almost daily, the gulf between education and employment widens. Careers officers complain about a system that presents them with school-leavers without ideas for employment.______
A.As a developing country with a long coastline, China must take exploitation and protection of the ocean as a long-term strategic task before it can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.
B.As a developing country with 8 long coastline. China must make exploitation and protection of the ocean as a long-term strategic task before it can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.
C.China is a developing country with a long coastline, must make exploitation and protection of the ocean as a long-term strategic task before it can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy.
D.China must take exploitation and protection of the ocean as a long-term strategic task before it can achieve the sustainable development of its national economy, as a developing country with a long coastline.
A B C D
A
B. This part consists of five incomplete statements, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the statement and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.
A. Translate the following words and phrases into Chinese. Write down your translation on your Answer Sheet.
1. vegetable oil
植物油
2. per capita GDP
人均国内生产总值
3. international community
国家社会
4. e-commerce certification
电子商务认证
5. Adam's apple
喉结
6. environmental protection law
环境保护法/环保法
7. peaceful reunification
和平统一
8. stock market index
股市指数
9. world championships
世界锦标赛/世锦赛
10. IMF
国际货币基金组织
B. Translate the following words and phrases into English. Write down your translation on your Answer Sheet.
1. 纯净水
purified water/pure water
2. 目标语
target language
3. 故宫博物院
Palace Museum/Forbidden city
4. 六方会谈
Six-party Talks
5. 最低工资
minimum wage/salary
6. 雨季
rainy season
7. 出国热
craze for going abroad
8. 记者招待会
press/news conference
9. 知识产权
intellectual property right(s)/IPR(S)
10. 大陆架
continental shelf
Ⅲ.Translations Revision
A. Correct or improve the translation of the following sentences. Write the revised versions on your Answer Sheet.
1. I tried vainly to put the pieces together. 译文:我试图徒劳地把这些碎片拼在一起。
我试图把这些碎片拼在一起,可是没成功。
2. Objections, if any, should be raised by buyers within five days after receipt of the sales contract. 译文:如果有不同意见,买方必须在收到售货合同后5天内提出。
买方若有不同意见,必须在收到售货合同后5天内提出。
3. He was more frightened than hurt. 译文:他的惊慌比受伤多。
与其说他受伤了,不如说他受惊了。
4. Day by day the sea is eating the land—the dam has stopped the sediment of the Nile form replenishing the shoreline. 译文:海水一天天吞食着陆地——水坝已经使得尼罗河的泥沙无法沉积下来加固海岸了。
海水一天天冲刷陆地——水坝已经使得尼罗河的泥沙无法沉积下来加固海岸了。
5. Researches have shown that the "rod" tends to produce children who are more aggressive than their peers. 译文:许多研究结果表明,“棍棒”造就出来的孩子比同龄人更具侵略性。
许多研究结果表明,靠“棍棒”教育/“棍棒”底下教育出来的孩子与他们的同龄人相比,往往更好斗。
B. Correct or improve the translation of the following sentences. Write the revised versions on your Answer Sheet.
1. 原文:黑人妇女入狱的比率比白人妇女高8倍。 译文:The ratio of black women in prison is 8 times as much as that of the white women.
The ratio of black women in prison is 9 times as high/much as that of the white women. /The ratio of black women in prison is 8 times higher than that of the white women.
2. 有一年的冬初,四叔家里要换女工,做中人的卫老婆子带她进来了。 译文:Early one winter, my uncle's family wanted a new maid, Old Mrs.Wei, the go-between, brought her along.
Early one winter, when my uncle's family wanted a new maid, Old Mrs.Wei, the go-between, brought her along.
3. 原文:我生在上海长在上海。 译文:I was born and grown up in Shanghai.
I was born and brought up in Shanghai. /I was born and grew up in shanghai.
4. 二十年来,我国的航天事业从胜利走向新的胜利。 译文:In the past twenty years, our aeronautics cause has won victories one after another.
Over the past twenty years, we have won victories in aeronautics one after another.
5. 总之,合逻辑、合文法和运用较好的修辞,这三点请你们在写文章的时候注意。 译文:In short, being logical, being grammatical and to have a better command of rhetoric are the three points I wound like you to bear in mind when you write.
In short, to be/being logical, to be/being grammatical and to have/having a better command of rhetoric are the three points I would like you to bear in mind when you write.
Ⅳ.Passage Translations
A. Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write the translation on your Answer Sheet.
1. Some people say that dreaming is very important, that it can predict future troubles and joys, or that the monsters and demons in our dreams represent our deepest anxieties and fears. Some others, though, say that a nightmare does not necessarily have a negative meaning. For example, dreaming of your own death may be highly frightening, wake you up in the middle of the night, and make you sweat all over. The meaning of this dream, however, is not death, but a turning point in life, a promising and a full success. Likewise, dreaming of finding money may actually mean you will lose something. Still some others would say, you cannot just say that a good dream means something bad and vice versa. It all depends on the circumstances. Take dreaming of water for example, clear water can indicate riches, and muddy water indicates disputes. If the water is hot, then you must guard against unexpected dangers.
The Chinese nation is a family composed of 56 ethnic groups. Since time immemorial, people of all our ethnical groups have established close-knit political, economic and cultural links and joined hands in developing the vast land of our country. China became a vast unified country more than 2000 years ago. The age-old Chinese culture becomes a strong bond for ethnic harmony and national unity. Solidarity and unity are deeply inscribed in the consciousness/hearts of the Chinese people as part of our national identity.