英語(yǔ)專八考試長(zhǎng)篇翻譯試題附答案

英語(yǔ)專八考試長(zhǎng)篇翻譯試題附答案TheshopsofLondonareaswellfurnishedasthoeseofPekin.ThoseofLondonhaveapicturehungattheirdoor,informingthepassengerswhattheyhavetosell,asthoseatPekinhaveaboardtoassurethebuyerthattheyhavenointentiontocheathim.Iwasthismorningtobuysilkforanightcap:immediatelyuponenteringthemercer'sshop,themasterandhistwomen,withwigsplasteredwithpowder,appearedtoaskmycommands.Theywerecertainlythecivilestpeoplealive;ifIbutlooked,theyflewtotheplacewhereIcastmyeye;everymotionofminesentthemrunningroundthewholeshopformysatisfaction.IinformedthemthatIwantedwhatwasgood,andtheyshowedmenotlessthanfortypieces,andeachwasbetterthantheformertheprettiestpaterninnature,andthefitterstintheworldfornightcaps."Myverygoodfriend,"saidItothemercer."Youmustnotpretendtoinstructmeinsilks;IknowtheseinparticulartobenobetterthanyourmereflimsyBungees.----"Thatmaybe,"ciredthemercer,who,Iafterwardsfound,hadnevercontradictedamaninhislife;"Icannotpretendtosaybuttheymay;butIcanassureyou,myLadyTrailhashadasackfromthispiecethisverymorning."-"But,friend,"saidI,"thoughmyladyhaschosenasackfromit,IseenonecessitythatIshouldchosenasackfromit,IseenonecessitythatIshouldwearitforanightcap.----"Thatmaybe,"returnedheagain,"Yetwhatbecomesaprettylady,willatanytimelookwellonahandsomegentleman."Thisshortcomplimentwasthrowninsoveryseasonablyuponmyuglyface,thateventhoughIdislikedthesilk,Idesiredhimtocutmeoffthepatternofanightcap.Whilethisbusinesswasconsignedtohisjourneymen,themasterhimselftookdownsomepiecesofsilkstillfinerthananyIhadyetseen,andspreadingthembeforeme."There,"crieshe,"there'sbeauty;myLoardSnakeskinhasbespokethefellowtothisforthebirthnightthisverymorning;itwouldlookcharminglyinwaistcoats."---"ButIdon'twantawaistcoat."repliedI."Notwantawaistcoat!"returnedthemercer,"thenIwouldadviseyoutobuyone;whenwaistcoatsarewanted,youmaydependuponittheywillcomedear.Alwaysbuybeforeyouwantandyouaesuretobewelllused,astheysayinChpeapside."Therewassomuchjusticeinhisadvice,thatIcouldnotrefusetakingit;besides,thesilk,whichwasreallyagoodone,increasedthetemptation;soIgaveordersforthattoo.AsIwaswaitingtohavemybargainsmeasuredandcut,which,Iknownothow,theyexecutedbutslowly,duringtheintervalthemercerentertainedmewiththermodernmannerofsomeofthenobilityreceivingcompanyintheirmorninggowns;"Perhaps,Sir,"addshe,"youhaveamindtoseewhatkindofsilkisuniversallyworn."Withoutwaitingformyreply,hespreadsapiecebeforeme,whichmightberechonedbeautifuleveninChina."Ifthenobility,"continueshe,"weretoknowIsoldthistoanyunderaRightHonourable,Ishouldcertainlylosetheircustom;yousee,mylord,itisatoncerich,tasty,andquitethething."---"Iamnolord,"interruptedI.--"Ibegpardon."criedhe,"butbepleasedtoremember,whenyouintendbuyingamorninggown,thatyouhadanofferfrommeofsomethingworthmoney.Conscience,sir,conscienceismywayofdealing;youmaybuyamorninggownnow,oryoumaystaytilltheybecomedearerandlessfashionable;butitisnotmybusinesstoadvise."Inshort,mostreverenedFum,hepersuadedmetobuyamorninggownalso,andwouldprobablyhavepersuadedmetobuyamorninggownalso,andwouldprobablyhavepersuadedmetohaveboughthalfthegoodsinhisshop,ifIhadstayedlongenough,orwasfurnishedwithsufficientmoney.Uponreturninghome,Icouldnothelpreflectiong,withsomeastonishment,howthisveryman,withsuchaconfinededucationandcapacity,wasyetcapableofturningmeashethoughtproper,andmouldingmetohisinclinations!Iknowhewasonlyansweringhisownpurpose,evenwhileheattemptedtoappearsolicitousaboutmine;yet,byavoluntaryinfatuation,asortofpassion,compoundedofvanityandgood-nature,Iwalkedintothesnarewtihmyopeneyesopen,andputmyselftofuturepaininordertogivehimimmediatepleasure.Thewisdomoftheignorantsomewhatresemblestheinstinctofanimals;itisdiffusedinbutaverynarrowsphere,butwithinthatcircleitactswithvigor,uniformityandsuccess.參考譯文：買(mǎi)綢記倫敦的店鋪與北京的一樣，布局非常優(yōu)雅。北京的鋪?zhàn)映３熘曝遥允就艧o(wú)欺;而在倫敦，店門(mén)口常掛一圖像，告知顧客所售之物。今天頭午我去買(mǎi)做睡帽的絲綢。一踏進(jìn)店門(mén)，頭戴敷粉假發(fā)的店主和兩個(gè)伙計(jì)趕忙迎上來(lái)，詢問(wèn)我的需求。他們一定是世界上最文明最禮貌的人了;只要我稍看一眼，他們便飛奔到目光所落之處;我的一舉一動(dòng)讓他們?cè)诘昀飯F(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn)，去探尋我想要之物。我說(shuō)我要上等料子，他們馬上拿來(lái)不下四十種。每一種都比前一種要好，都是天底下最漂亮的圖案，世界上最適合做睡帽的材料。"我說(shuō)朋友，"我對(duì)店主說(shuō)，"不必向我兜您的售絲綢知識(shí)了，這些明明連你那些不結(jié)實(shí)的本吉絲都不如。"---"這有可能，"店主叫道，據(jù)我后來(lái)所知，這個(gè)人一生都沒(méi)頂過(guò)誰(shuí)，"我也不能硬說(shuō)這不可能;但我可以告訴您，就今天上午，翠萊夫人還買(mǎi)了一袋這種料子。""但是朋友，"我說(shuō)，"翠萊夫人買(mǎi)了不見(jiàn)得我就非得買(mǎi)它來(lái)做睡帽吧?""那倒是，但一位夫人穿起來(lái)漂亮的東西，在一位英俊的先生身上也總會(huì)不錯(cuò)的吧!"這簡(jiǎn)短的恭維適時(shí)地向我不雅的面孔撲來(lái)，盡管不喜歡那絲綢，我還是讓他為我剪下睡帽所需的料子。把這活計(jì)交給伙計(jì)之后，店主拿出比剛才所看的都要好的一匹絲綢，在我面前展開(kāi)來(lái)。"瞧，多漂亮;今早斯耐克斯金爵爺剛為自己的生日晚會(huì)預(yù)定了這種材料。這做件背心可太妙了。""但我不需要背心。"我答到。"不需要?那我可要?jiǎng)衲I(mǎi)一件了;等到人人都想要背心時(shí)，價(jià)格保險(xiǎn)就漲上去了。套用吉普賽那地方的一句話，不要等到用到了再去買(mǎi)。"他的話聽(tīng)起來(lái)蠻有道理的，我都不好意思拒絕。而且那絲綢也的確不錯(cuò)，這也增加了不少誘惑。于是我就訂了一塊。我等著他們?yōu)槲也昧拷z綢，但不知為何，他們的動(dòng)作總是慢騰騰的。就在這工夫，店主又與我談起如今一些貴族喜愛(ài)穿睡袍見(jiàn)客的風(fēng)尚。"或許，您也想看看現(xiàn)在人們都在穿的綢緞"不等我回答，他早已把面料攤在我面前。這料子就是在中國(guó)也算得上考究了。"如果貴族們知道我把這料子賣(mài)給身份不符的人，"他繼續(xù)道，"我會(huì)失去這些老主顧的。爵爺，您瞧，這料子真是非常華麗非常有品味，貨真價(jià)實(shí)呀!"---"我不是什么爵爺，"我打斷他的話。"真不好意思，"他喊道，"但如果您打算做一件睡袍的話，一定要記得我這里的貨物可是的物有所值的。良心啊，