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北京外國語2009年翻譯專業(yè)碩士（筆譯）考試真題TranslatethefollowingpassagesintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.(50points-25pointsx2)Passage1InDefenseofTranslationbyHowardGoldblatt(葛浩文)How'sthisforanoccupationaltestimonial:“Thereisnosuchthingasagoodtranslator.Thebesttranslatorsmaketheworstmistakes.NomatterhowmuchIlovethem,alltranslatorsmustbecloselywatched?！盬hoarethesepeopleeveryonelovestohate,and,ifthey'resobad,howdotheygetawaywithwhatthey'redoing?Well,Iconfess:I'moneofthem.I'matranslator。IamsometimesaskedwhyItranslate,sincetomanyitseemsathanklessvocation.Why,theyask,don'tIwritemyownnovels,sinceIhavelived(theyassume)aninterestinglifeandmustbynowhaveanideaofwhatanovelshouldbe?Icanonlysaythatnotalltranslatorsareclosetnovelists,andthatIdonotconsidertranslationtobealesserart--onethatoughttoleadtosomethingbetter.Theshort,andverypersonal,answertothequestionis:BecauseIloveit.IlovetoreadChinese;IlovetowriteinEnglish.Ilovethechallenge,theambiguity,andtheuncertaintyoftheenterprise.Ilovethetensionbetweencreativityandfidelity,eventheinevitablecompromises.And,everyonceinawhile,IfindaworksoexcitingthatI'mpossessedbytheurgetoputitintoEnglish.Inotherwords,Itranslatetostayalive.ThesatisfactionofknowingI'vefaithfullyservedtwoconstituencieskeepsmehappilyturninggood,bad,andindifferentChineseproseintoreadable,accessible,and--yes--evenmarketableEnglishbooks.Tianna!(276words)Passage2DownsizinginVogueInrecentyearscorporatedownsizinghasbeenontherisethroughouttheworld.Downsizingisreducingcostsbydismissingemployeesandreassigningtheirdutiestotheemployeeswhoremain.Theyusuallycallitrestructuring,rightsizing,reallocatingresources,orjobseparation.Theysometimesusedietingmetaphorslike"trimmingthefat,""gettingleanandmean,"or"sheddingweight."Whatevertheeuphemism,employeesaffectedbythesepracticesknowwhatthewordsmeantothem:layoff.Andno"kinder,gentler"wordscandomuchtoalleviatetheanxietyanddistressthatcomewithlosingajob。Intheirquesttolowercoststostaycompetitive,companiesoftenwieldtheaxwithlittleornoregardforthewell-beingofthepeopleinvolved.Forexample,inthepastyearsAT&Thavedismissedthousandsofmanagersandemployeesthroughdownsizing,thoughmanyofthesepeoplehavetwentyormoreyearsofloyalemploymentwiththefirm.Industryanalystsassertthatiforganizationswishtoconsiderthemselvesresponsible,ethicalcorporatecitizens,theymustdemonstrateconcernfortheiremployees,evenwhentheyhavetotellthemtheyarenolongeremployed.(183words)TranslatethefollowingtwoshortpassagesintoEnglishandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.（50points-25pointsx2）PassageI讀《大學(xué)》，談“道”“德”學(xué)風(fēng)問題關(guān)乎國家命運(yùn)——《大學(xué)》講的就是大學(xué)風(fēng)，其可貴之處在于將學(xué)風(fēng)問題與治國實踐相聯(lián)系?！肮胖髅鞯掠谔煜抡撸戎纹鋰保河纹鋰日湫?；正其心，當(dāng)先正學(xué)風(fēng)。學(xué)風(fēng)不正，無以修身，無以齊家，最終是無以治國平天下。（108字）Passage2文化——交流不可替代的載體交流中最常見絆腳石——文化差異。典型事例是一美國代表團(tuán)出訪中國山東。行程結(jié)束前，盡管美方對中方的熱情接待“非常感謝”，但他們并不忘了提出抗議——“我們不能喝酒，為什么非要我們喝呢？而且還要把我們喝趴下?！泵绹酥毖赃@樣的過分熱情即“侵犯人權(quán)”。再就是禮儀上的丟分。法國某大企業(yè)總裁直言不諱我們領(lǐng)導(dǎo)目中無人：“你們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)是接見我們，還是接見你們的翻譯？我再不想見你們這位團(tuán)長了。”原來，“我們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)”與對方交流時自始至終眼盯翻譯，甚至兩次握手也眼盯別處。沒有目光交流的會談使該總裁受到從未有過的傷害。于是經(jīng)濟(jì)合作就這樣失去了，太虧了。不雅不當(dāng)?shù)膰肆?xí)性，如吃東西出聲，公共場合大聲喧嘩，不注意個人衛(wèi)生，禁煙區(qū)吸煙，妨礙交通，打探隱私，搶話?…如果說這些在國內(nèi)是小事一樁，那么，跨出國門即外交無小事，正所謂細(xì)節(jié)決定成敗。（354字）EssayWriting.（50points=25pointsx2）Englishwriting:OnbehalfofSchoolofEnglish,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,writealettertotheprospectivestudentsforMTIprogramme,focusingonitsstrength,benefitsforfutureofcareerdevelopmentandpossiblechallengesstudentsmayface.（Around200words）2.中文寫作：描述一個完整的翻譯過程并進(jìn)行解釋或評述。（200字左右）北京外國語2009年翻譯專業(yè)碩士（筆譯）考試真題I.TranslatethefollowingpassagesintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.（50points-25pointsx2）Passage1InDefenseofTranslationbyHowardGoldblatt（葛浩文）How'sthisforanoccupationaltestimonial:“Thereisnosuchthingasagoodtranslator.Thebesttranslatorsmaketheworstmistakes.NomatterhowmuchIlovethem,alltranslatorsmustbecloselywatched?！盬hoarethesepeopleeveryonelovestohate,and,ifthey'resobad,howdotheygetawaywithwhatthey'redoing?Well,Iconfess:I'moneofthem.I'matranslator。IamsometimesaskedwhyItranslate,sincetomanyitseemsathanklessvocation.Why,theyask,don'tIwritemyownnovels,sinceIhavelived(theyassume)aninterestinglifeandmustbynowhaveanideaofwhatanovelshouldbe?Icanonlysaythatnotalltranslatorsareclosetnovelists,andthatIdonotconsidertranslationtobealesserart--onethatoughttoleadtosomethingbetter.Theshort,andverypersonal,answertothequestionis:BecauseIloveit.IlovetoreadChinese;IlovetowriteinEnglish.Ilovethechallenge,theambiguity,andtheuncertaintyoftheenterprise.Ilovethetensionbetweencreativityandfidelity,eventheinevitablecompromises.And,everyonceinawhile,IfindaworksoexcitingthatI'mpossessedbytheurgetoputitintoEnglish.Inotherwords,Itranslatetostayalive.ThesatisfactionofknowingI'vefaithfullyservedtwoconstituencieskeepsmehappilyturninggood,bad,andindifferentChineseproseintoreadable,accessible,and--yes--evenmarketableEnglishbooks.Tianna!(276words)Passage2DownsizinginVogueInrecentyearscorporatedownsizinghasbeenontherisethroughouttheworld.Downsizingisreducingcostsbydismissingemployeesandreassigningtheirdutiestotheemployeeswhoremain.Theyusuallycallitrestructuring,rightsizing,reallocatingresources,orjobseparation.Theysometimesusedietingmetaphorslike"trimmingthefat,""gettingleanandmean,"or"sheddingweight."Whatevertheeuphemism,employeesaffectedbythesepracticesknowwhatthewordsmeantothem:layoff.Andno"kinder,gentler"wordscandomuchtoalleviatetheanxietyanddistressthatcomewithlosingajob。Intheirquesttolowercoststostaycompetitive,companiesoftenwieldtheaxwithlittleornoregardforthewell-beingofthepeopleinvolved.Forexample,inthepastyearsAT&Thavedismissedthousandsofmanagersandemployeesthroughdownsizing,thoughmanyofthesepeoplehavetwentyormoreyearsofloyalemploymentwiththefirm.Industryanalystsassertthatiforganizationswishtoconsiderthemselvesresponsible,ethicalcorporatecitizens,theymustdemonstrateconcernfortheiremployees,evenwhentheyhavetotellthemtheyarenolongeremployed.(183words)TranslatethefollowingtwoshortpassagesintoEnglishandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.(50points-25pointsx2)PassageI讀《大學(xué)》，談“道”“德”學(xué)風(fēng)問題關(guān)乎國家命運(yùn)——《大學(xué)》講的就是大學(xué)風(fēng)，其可貴之處在于將學(xué)風(fēng)問題與治國實踐相聯(lián)系?！肮胖髅鞯掠谔煜抡?，先治其國”：欲治其國，先正其心；正其心，當(dāng)先正學(xué)風(fēng)。學(xué)風(fēng)不正，無以修身，無以齊家，最終是無以治國平天下。(108字)Passage2文化——交流不可替代的載體交流中最常見絆腳石——文化差異。典型事例是一美國代表團(tuán)出訪中國山東。行程結(jié)束前，盡管美方對中方的熱情接待“非常感謝”，但他們并不忘了提出抗議——“我們不能喝酒，為什么非要我們喝呢？而且還要把我們喝趴下?！泵绹酥毖赃@樣的過分熱情即“侵犯人權(quán)”。再就是禮儀上的丟分。法國某大企業(yè)總裁直言不諱我們領(lǐng)導(dǎo)目中無人：“你們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)是接見我們，還是接見你們的翻譯？我再不想見你們這位團(tuán)長了?！痹瓉?，“我們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)”與對方交流時自始至終眼盯翻譯，甚至兩次握手也眼盯別處。沒有目光交流的會談使該總裁受到從未有過的傷害。于是經(jīng)濟(jì)合作就這樣失去了，太虧了。不雅不當(dāng)?shù)膰肆?xí)性，如吃東西出聲，公共場合大聲喧嘩，不注意個人衛(wèi)生，禁煙區(qū)吸煙，妨礙交通，打探隱私，搶話?…如果說這些在國內(nèi)是小事一樁，那么，跨出國門即外交無小事，正所謂細(xì)節(jié)決定成敗。(354字)EssayWriting.(50points=25pointsx2)1.Englishwriting:OnbehalfofSchoolofEnglish,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,writealettertotheprospectivestudentsforMTIprogramme,focusingonitsstrength,benefitsforfutureofcareerdevelopmentandpossiblechallengesstudentsmayface.(Around200words)2.中文寫作：描述一個完整的翻譯過程并進(jìn)行解釋或評述。(200字左右)翻譯碩士考試《英語翻譯基礎(chǔ)》樣題I.Directions:Translatethefollowingwords,abbreviationsorterminologyintotheirtargetlanguagerespectively.Therearealtogether30itemsinthispartofthetest,15inEnglishand15inChinese,withonepintforeach.(30')1.APEC2.ASEAN3.CFO4.CPI5.EMS6.FBI7.GPS8.IPO9.NATO10.InternationalMonetaryFund11.mostfavorednations12.IntellectualPropertyRights13.CertifiedPublicAccountant14.EuropeanFreeTradeAssociation15.InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency16.按揭貸款17.保健食品18.保稅區(qū)19.不正之風(fēng)20.春運(yùn)21.第三產(chǎn)業(yè)22.法制國家23.國際慣例24.貨到付款25.虧損企業(yè)26.減員增效27.聯(lián)合兼并28.留職停薪29.特別提款權(quán)30.市場準(zhǔn)入I.Directions:Translatethefollowingwords,abbreviationsorterminologyintotheirtargetlanguagerespectively.Therearealtogether30itemsinthispartofthetest,15inEnglishand15inChinese,withonepintforeach.(30')1.APEC

ASEANTOC\o"1-5"\h\zCFOCPIEMSFBIGPSIPONATOInternationalMonetaryFundmostfavorednationsIntellectualPropertyRightsCertifiedPublicAccountantEuropeanFreeTradeAssociationInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency按揭貸款17?保健食品保稅區(qū)不正之風(fēng)春運(yùn)第三產(chǎn)業(yè)法制國家國際慣例貨到付款虧損企業(yè)減員增效聯(lián)合兼并留職停薪特別提款權(quán)市場準(zhǔn)入II.Directions:Translatethefollowingtwosourcetextsintotheirtargetlanguagerespectively.IfthesourcetextisinEnglish,itstargetlanguageisChinese.IfthesourcetextisinChinese,itstargetlanguageisEnglish.(120')SourceText1:

Aphysicianstartsplayingaharshmentaltapeinherheadeverytimeanewpatientca11s:WhatifImakethewrongdiagnosis?I'materribledoctor.HowdidIgetintomedicalschool?Anexecutiveloseshisjobdespite25productiveyears,hetellshimself:I'maloser.Ican'tprovideformyfamily,andI'llneverbeabletodoitagain.Ifthesereal-lifeexamplessoundfamiliar,youmayhaveacausticcommentaryrunninginyourhead,too.PsychologistssaymanyoftheirpatientsareplaguedbyaharshInnerCritic一includingsomeextremelysuccessfulpeoplewhothinkit'sthesecrettotheirsuccess.AnInnerCriticcanindeedroustyououtofbedinthemorning,getyouonthetreadmill(literallyandfiguratively)andspuryoutofinishthatbookorsymphonyorinvention.Butthedesiretoachievecangethijackedbyharshjudgmentandunrelentingfear.Unrelentingself-criticismoftengoeshandinhandwithanxiety,anditmayevenpredictdepression.Self-criticismisalsoafactorineatingdisorders,andbodydisorder一thatis,preoccupationwithone'sperceivedphysicalflaws.Manypeople'sInnerCriticmakesanappearanceearlyinlifeandissuchaconstantcompanionthatit'spartoftheirpersonality.Psychologistssaythatchildren,particularlythosewithageneticpredispositiontodepression,mayinternalizeandexaggeratetheexpectationsofparentsorpeersorsociety.Onetheoryisthatself-criticismisangerturnedinward,whensufferersarefilledwithhostilitybuttooa