2011年三级笔译实务真题.docx

2011年11月三级笔译实务真题Section1：English-ChineseTranslation(50points)Thismonth,theUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammadewaterandsanitationthecenterpieceofitsflagshippublication,theHumanDevelopmentReport.Claimsofawaterapartheid,wherepoorpeoplepaymoreforwaterthantherich,areboundtoattractattention.Butwhataretheeconomicsbehindtheproblem,andhowcanitbefixed?Incountriesthathavetroubledeliveringcleanwatertotheirpeople,alackofinfrastructureisoftentheculprit.Peopleinareasthatarenotservedbypublicutilitieshavetorelyoncostlierwaysofgettingwater,suchasitinerantwatertrucksandtrekstowells.Paradoxically,asthewatersourcesgetcostlier,thewateritselftendstobemoredangerous.Waterpipedbyutilities-totherichandthepooralike-isusuallycleanerthanwatertruckedinorcollectedfromanoutdoortank.Theproblemexistsnotonlyinruralareasbuteveninbigcities,saidHakanBjorkman,programdirectoroftheUNagencyinThailand.Further,subsidiesmadetolocalwatersystemsoftenendupbenefitingpeopleotherthanthepoor,headded.Theagencyproposesathree-stepsolution.First,makeaccessto20liters,or5gallons,ofcleanwateradayahumanright.Next,makelocalgovernmentsaccountablefordeliveringthisservice.Last,investininfrastructuretolinkpeopletowatermains.Thereportsaysgovernments,especiallyindevelopingcountries,shouldspendatleast1percentofgrossdomesticproductonwaterandsanitation.Italsorecommendsthatforeignaidbemoredirectedtowardtheseproblems.Clearly,thisapproachreliesheavilyongovernmentintervention,somethingBjorkmanreadilyacknowledged.Buttherearesomemarket-basedapproachesaswell.Byofferingcut-rateconnectionstopoorpeopletothewatermainline,theprivatewaterutilityinAbidjan,IvoryCoast,hassteadilyincreasedaccesstocleanwater,accordingtotheagencysreport.Asubsidymaynotevenbenecessary,despitetheagencysproposals,ifacountrycanharnesstheeconomicbenefitsofprovidingcleanwater.Peoplewhoreceivecleanwateraremuchlesslikelytodiefromwater-bornediseases-acommonmaladyinthedevelopingworld-andmuchmorelikelytoenjoylong,productive,taxpayinglivesthatcanbenefittheirhostcountries.Soifagovernmentistryingtoraisefinancingtoinvestinnewinfrastructure,itmightfindreceptiveearsinprivatecreditmarkets-aslongasitcanharnessthereturn.Similarly,privatecompaniesmaycalculatethatitisworthbringingcleanwatertoanareaifitsresidentsarewillingtopaybacktheinvestmentovermanyyears.Inthemeantime,somelocalsolutionsarebeingfound.InThailand,Bjorkmansaid,somesmallcommunitiesaretakingchallengeslikewateraccessuponthemselves. Peopleorganizethemselvesingroupstoleveragewhatlittleresourcestheyhavetohelptheircommunities,hesaid. Thatsespeciallytrueoutintheruralareas.Theyinvesttheirmoneyinrevolvingfundsandsavingschemes,andtheyinvestthemselvestoimprovetheirvillages. Itisnotalwayseasytotakethesesolutionsandreplicatetheminothercountries,though.Assemblingabroadmenuofdifferentapproachescanbethefirststepinfindingtherightsolutionforagivenregionorcountry.Section2：Chinese-EnglishTranslation(50points)即使遇到丰收年景，对中国来说，要用世界百分之七的耕地养活全球五分之一的人口仍是一项艰巨的任务。中国政府面临许多挑战，最严峻的挑战之一就是耕地流失。过去几年中，平均每年有66.7万公顷耕地被城市扩建、工业发展以及公路建设工程占用，另有1万平方公里的耕地被沙漠吞噬。中国北方地区地下水位下降，农民不得不改种耐旱、地产作物，甚至撂荒。同时，农业基础设施损耗严重，三分之二的灌溉设施需要整修。由于农民为增加收入而改种经济作物，农业生产方式正在转变。过去十几年，全国水果和蔬菜种植面积平均每年增加130万公顷。因此，水稻、玉米及小麦产量急剧下降。中国已由粮食净出口国变为粮食净进口国。中国政府把农业改革视为头等大事，投入大量资金用于提高小麦和稻米的收购价以及改进农田灌溉基础设施。近年来，农产品的价格稳步上升，中国政府采取此项措施以提高农民种粮的积极性。2011年5月三级笔译实务真题Section1：English-ChineseTranslation(50points)TheprehistoricmonumentofStonehengestandstallintheBritishcountrysideasoneofthelastremnantsoftheNeolithicAge.Recentlyithasalsobecomethelatestsymbolofanotherera:thenewfiscalausterity.aplantoreplacethesitesrun-downvisitorscenterwithonealmostfivetimesbiggerandtocloseabusyroadthatrunsalongthe5,000-year-oldmonumenthadtobemothballedinJune.TheBritishgovernmenthadsuddenlywithdrawn10million,or$16million,infinancingfortheprojectaspartofabudgetsqueeze.Stonehenge,onceatemplewithgiantstoneslabsalignedinacircletomarkthepassageofthesun,isamongthemostprominentvictimsofthegovernmentsspendingcuts.Thedecisionwasheavilycriticizedbylocallawmakers,especiallybecauseStonehenge,aUnescoWorldHeritagesite,waspartofLondonssuccessfulbidtohostthe2012OlympicGames.Theshabbyvisitorscentertherenowisalreadytoosmallforthe950,000peoplewhovisitStonehengeeachyear,letalonetheadditionalonslaughtoftouristsexpectedfortheGames,thelawmakerssay.StonehengeisthebusiesttouristattractioninBritainssouthwest,toppingevenWindsorCastle.Butnomajorimprovementshavebeenmadetothefacilitiestheresincetheywerebuilt40yearsago.Fornow,portabletoiletsleadfromacrammedparkinglot,viaamakeshiftsouvenirshopinatent,toaticketofficeoppositeasmallkioskthatsellscoffeeandsnacks.Theoverhaulwasscheduledfornextspring.PlansbythearchitecturalfirmDentonCorkerMarshallwouldkeepthestonemonumentitselfunchanged.Butthecurrentticketofficeandshopwouldbedemolishedandanewvisitorscenterwouldbebuiltontheothersideofthemonument,abouttwoandahalfkilometers,or1.5miles,fromthestones.Thecenterwouldincludeashopalmostfivetimesthesizeofthecurrentone,aproperrestaurant,threetimesasmanyparkingspotsandanexhibitionspacetoprovidemoreinformationaboutStonehengeshistory.Atransitsystemwouldshuttlevisitorsbetweenthecenterandthestoneswhilefootpathswouldencouragetouriststowalktothemonumentandexplorethesurroundingburialhills.Theclosedroadwouldbegrassedovertoimprovethesurroundinglandscape.Lastyear,the27millionprojectwonthebackingofformerPrimeMinisterGordonBrown.Aftermorethan25yearsofbickeringwithlocalcommunitiesabouthowandwheretobuildthenewcenter,planningpermissionwasgrantedinJanuary.ConstructionwassupposedtostartnextyearandbecompletedintimefortheOlympics,buttheeconomicdownturnhaschanged.Thenewprimeminister,DavidCameron,hasreversedmanyofhispredecessorspromisesaspartofaprogramtocutmorethan99billionannuallyoverthenextfiveyearstohelpcloseagapingbudgetdeficit.ThefinancingforStonehengefellinthefirstroundofcuts,worthabout6.2billion,fromthebudgetforthecurrentyear,alongwithsupportforahospitalandtheBritishFilmInstitute.EnglishHeritage,apartlygovernment-financedorganizationthatownsStonehengeandmorethan400otherhistoricsitesinthecountry,isnowaggressivelylookingforprivatedonations.Buttheeconomicdownturnhasmadetheendeavormoredifficult.Hunchedoverarchitecturalrenderingsofthenewcenter,LoraineKnowles,Stonehengesprojectdirector,saidshewasdisappointedthatthegovernmenthadwithdrawnmoneywhilecontinuingtosupportmuseumsinLondon,liketheTateandtheBri