翻译资格考试二级试题

1、全国翻译专业资格水平考试英语二级笔译实务模拟试题Section 1: English-Chinese Translation (英译汉)This section consists of two parts, Part A - “Compulsory Translation“ and Part B - “Choiceof Two Translations“ consistingof two sections “Topic 1“ and “Topic2“. Forthe passage in Part A and your choice of passages in Part B, transla

2、te the underlined portions, including titles, into Chinese. Above your translation of Part A, write “Compulsory Translation“ and above yourtranslation from Part B, write “Topic 1“ or “Topic 2“ and write your translations on the ANSWERSHEET (60 points, 100 minutes).PartACompulsoryTranslation30 points

3、The Dreadlock DeadlockIn the fall of 1993 Christopher Polk transferred from FedEx”s hub in Indianapolis to take over a delivery route in Flatbush District, Brooklyn, N.Y. But moving to the country”s largest community of Caribbean and African immigrants only precipitated a far more profound journey.

4、“Iwas becoming culturally aware of the history of the black people,“ says Polk, now 31, “and thatgave me these spiritual questions.“ His answer came providentially, by way of a music video featuring Lord Jamal, who raps about the Rastafarian belief in the sanctity of dreadlocks - thecords of permane

5、ntly interlocked strands first worn by African chiefs perhaps 6,000 years ago.Now a practicing Rastafarian, Polk sports thick garlands that gently cascade onto his shoulders. “Your hair is your covenant,“ he says. “Once you grow your locks, it puts you on apath.“Unfortunately, that path was a collis

6、ion course with Federal Express”s grooming policy, which requires men to confine their dos to “a reasonable style.“ After years of deliberation, Polk”s bosses gave him a choice: shear his locks or be transferred to a lower-paid job with no customercontact. He refused both options and was terminated

7、in June 2022.Histaleisnotunique.AlthoughRastafariansnumberabout5,000nationally,todaydreadlocks, twists or braids are at the height of fashion, nearly as common as Afros were 30 years ago. If Afrossymbolizedmilitancy,dreadssignalamorespiritualself-declaration,afigurativelocking with African ancestors

8、. As Stanford professor Kennell Jackson, who teaches a course called “AfricanCoiffuresandTheirNewWorldLegacies,“putsit,“There”sadivinitytotheselocks.“Divineornot,someemployersconsiderthemunacceptablyoutr.SixotherNewYork-areaFedExemployees have lost their jobs because of dreadlocks. They have sued, a

9、lleging religious discrimination;theU.S.EqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionandNewYork”sattorneygeneralhave also charged FedEx with violating religious protections in the Civil Rights Act.The dreadlock deadlock may be easing. FedEx altered its policy slightly a few weeks ago: inthe future, observant

10、 employees who seek a waiver may wear their locks tucked under uniform hats, saysacompanyspokeswoman.Theconcessionisn”tenoughtosettlethelawsuitsyet.TheEEOCalso wants reinstatement for the fired drivers, says trial attorney Michael Ranis. He”s optimistic. Some new styles, he knows, grow more appealin

11、g over time.PartBChoiceofTwoTranslations30 pointsTopic 1 (选题一)Eurasians: The New Face of AsiaFusion is in, not only as an abstract fashion concept, but in that most grounded of realities: mixed-blood people who walk, talk, and produce even more multiracial progeny. Most strange of all, these hybrids

12、 are finding themselves hailed as role models for vast masses in Asia with nomixedbloodatall.“WhenIthinkofAsia,Idon”tnecessarilythinkofpeoplewholooklikeme,“ saysDeclanWong,aChinese-Dutch-Americanactorandproducer,“Butsomehowwe”vebecometheface that sells the new Asia.“SomaybeAsia”sEurasiancrazeisdrive

13、nbythetheoriesofthatwhitestofwhitemen,economist Adam Smith. As the world gets smaller, we look for a global marketing mien, a one-size-fits-allface that helps us sell Nokia cell phones and Palmolive shampoo across the world.“For any business, you can”t think locally anymore,“ says PaulLau, general m

14、anager atElite Model Management in Hong Kong, who has built up a stable of Eurasians for his internationally minded clients. “At the very least, you need to think regionally. Ideally, you should think globally.“ A global image helps sell products, even if no one but Filipinos would ever want tobuy d

15、uck-fetus eggs or Thais the most pungent variety of shrimp paste. Yanto Zainal, presidentof Macs909, a boutique ad agency in Jakarta, used all indos for a campaign for the local Matahari department store chain. “The store wanted to promote a more cosmopolitanimage,“ he says. “Indos have an internati

16、onal look but can still be accepted as Indonesian.“Channel V, the Asia-wide music television channel, was one of the first to broadcast the messageofhomogenizedhybridism.“WeneededamessengerthatwouldfitinfromTokyototheMiddle East.“SaysJonniferSeeto,regionalsalesmarketingmanagerforthechannel,whichbega

17、nbeaming itsborder-bustingimagesin1994.StarVeejayAshaGillpersonifiesthegloballook.Whenasked whatherethnicheritageis,Gill,aMalaysiancitizen,simplyshrugs.“Oh,whoknows,“shesays. “I”mhalfPunjabi,mixedwithsomeEnglish,alittleFrenchanddribsanddrabsofGodknowswhat else.“The29-year-oldspeakscrispBritishEnglis

18、h,fluentMalay,andasmidgenofPunjabi.She grewupinaKualaLumpurneighborhoodthatwasmostlyChinese,attendedanEnglish-speakingschool andwaspalswithMalayandIndiankids.Gill”sChannelVshow,broadcastinEnglish,hasastrong following in Malaysia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates. “I”m Hitler”s worst nightmare,“ sh

19、esays. “My ethnicity and profession make me a global person who can”t be defined in just one category.“Topic2MatterLookatallthethingsaroundus:chairs,desks,cupboards,papersandpensinourclassroom;motorcars,bicyclesandbusesinthestreets;trees,plantsandanimalsinthecountryside;birds,aeroplanesandcloudsinth

20、esky;fishes,seaweedsandcoralsinthesea;stars,themoonandspace.Theseandallotherthingsincludingthehumanbody,areexamplesofmatter.Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.What is Matter Made of?Since ancient times, learned men or philosophers have thought about matter and what it ismadeupof.O

21、negroupofphilosophersthoughtthatmatterwasmadeupofasubstancecalled“hyle“ (实质). Another group of philosophers said that matter was made up of four substances, namelyearth, water,airand fire.A third groupbelievedthatmatter wasmadeupof verytinyparticleswhich were too small to be seen. These particles we

22、re so small that they could never be furtherdivided into smaller particles. They gave the particles the name atoms which means “those whichcannotbedivided.“The differencebetween the variouskindsofatomsand theways in whichthey were joined were supposed to result in the different kinds of matter.Allth

23、eseideasarosepurelyfromthemindandwerenotbasedoninvestigation.Formanyyears,inthesecondidea.Butactuallyitisthethirdideathatisnearertoourpresentconcept of matter.Dalton”s Atomic TheoryIn the early nineteenth century, Dalton, an English school teacher, stated in this atomic theory that matter was made u

24、p of tiny, indivisible particles, which he also called atoms. His laboratory work showedhim thatatoms could neitherbe divided into smaller partsnorcould they be destroyed. He pictured matter as being made up of tiny solid spherical atoms. Today the ideaof the atoms has been accepted. But further work has shown that contrary to Dalton”s findings, atoms are made up of even smaller particles.Section 2: Chinese-English Translation (汉译英)This section consists of two parts, Part A - “Compulsory Translation“ and Part B - “Choiceof Two Translations“ consistingof two sect