桂林理工大學外國語學院《865翻譯與寫作》歷年考研真題及詳解

2015年桂林理工大學外國語學院865翻譯與寫作考研真題及詳解Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation(30points)1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish(15points)(1)“難道這也是個癡丫頭，又像顰兒來葬花不成”？因又自笑道：“若真也葬花，可謂東施效顰了；不但不為新奇，而且更是可厭?！薄緟⒖甲g文】“CanthisbeanothermaidcomeheretoburyflowerslikeDaiyu?”Hewonderedinsomeamusement.“Ifso,she’sTungShihimitatingHsiShih,whichisn’toriginalbutrathertiresome.”(HsiShihwasafamousbeautyintheancientKingdomofYueh,TungShihwasanuglygirlwhotriedtoimitateherway.)(2)誰能否認海的偉大呢？我愛海，并不僅僅因為她的顏色美麗，和藏在海底那許多有趣的玩意兒，而是愛她的胸襟廣闊，化污穢為清潔?！緟⒖甲g文】Thereisnodenyingthemightinessofthesea.Ilovehernotonlybecauseshehasthebecautifulhuesandmanyintriguingobjectshiddendeepunderneathher,butalsobecausesheisbroadandliberalenoughtoturnthefoulintopure.(3)但我不能放歌，悄悄是別離的笙簫；夏蟲也為我沉默，沉默是今晚的康橋。【參考譯文】ButIcan’tsingaloud,quietnessismyfarewellmusic;Evensummerinsectsheapsilenceforme,silentisCambridgetonight.2.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese(15points)(1)Itwouldprovethatallisnotlost,thatthesunisgoingtorise,andthatmencanstillhavehope.【參考譯文】可以證明，并非一切都完了，太陽依然會升起來，人們?nèi)匀挥邢Ｍ?2)WhenItrytounderstandwhatitisthatpreventssomanyAmericansfrombeingashappyasonemightexpect,itseemstomethattherearetwocauses,ofwhichonegoesmuchdeeperthantheother.【參考譯文】當我試圖去理解是什么阻擋了許多美國人得到他們應(yīng)有的快樂時，我發(fā)現(xiàn)個中原因?qū)嵲诓簧佟?3)I’veletthecatoutofthebagalready,Mr.Corthell,andImightaswelltellthewholethingnow.【參考譯文】我已經(jīng)泄露了秘密，科塞先生，我干脆現(xiàn)在把全部情況都告訴你吧。Ⅱ.PassageTranslation(70points)1.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish(35points)我每次過上海，多半是匆匆三五天，只有很少幾次是超過一星期的。像一個雖常見面但無深交的熟人，不很了解，但其音容笑貌卻是難忘的。上海是一個神秘的地方！我在宜興農(nóng)村的童年時代，每見到上海人回鄉(xiāng)，也總愛擠在人叢中聽他們講講花花世界的見聞，夏天，他們穿著黑色的香云紗，我以為香云紗就是上海人的標志。在上海做事的人顯然比鄉(xiāng)下人高貴多了，他們似乎很有錢，帶回來的整筒餅干和美女月份牌就夠令人羨慕了，后來我才知道他們都是當女工、小工和保姆的，掙錢并不那么容易。和百分之九十九的鄉(xiāng)親們一樣，我的父母也從未見過上海，雖然相距并不算遠，但上海對他們永遠是一個遙遠的天國。近幾年我每到北站候車，總聽到地道的鄉(xiāng)音，年邁的鄉(xiāng)親們常來上海觀光了，他們的子女在工廠、大學及科研單位工作，他們有福氣了。外灘是大上海的面貌特征吧，南京路一帶的高樓大廈曾是上海人向鄉(xiāng)下佬描述的驕傲。后來當我在倫敦過了一個暑假，發(fā)現(xiàn)那文藝復(fù)興時代式樣的古代樓房、那狹窄的街道，與南京路一帶何其相似！不是倫敦像南京路，而是按照倫敦的某些模式捏造了南京路，讓人們回憶上海灘形成的史跡吧！然而南京路還是有自己的特色的：人多。這可與北京的王府井爭冠軍，爭世界冠軍去！【參考譯文】WheneverIpassedthroughShanghai,Iwouldstaythereforonlythreeorfourdays,seldommorethanaweek.Sothecity,likeapersonwhoismoreofanoddingacquaintancethanaclosefriendofmine,isstillratherunfamiliartome.Butitslookandvoiceareunforgettable.Shanghaiisamysteriousplace!WhenIwasachildlivinginthecountrysideofYixing,IusedtoelbowmywayintoabigcrowdsoastolistentosomeonelatelyreturnedfromShanghaichattingaboutthingshehadseenandheardinthedazzlingcity.Tome,theirsummerwearofdark-coloredxiangyuanshawascharacteristicofaShanghailander.Evidently,thosewhohadbeenworkinginShanghaienjoyedamuchhigherstatusthantheirfellowvillagers.Theyseemedtobequiterich.Thetinsofbiscuitsandwallcalendarswithpinupgirlsonthemtheyhadbroughthomeweretheenvyofallcountryfolks.Later,Ilearned,however,thattheyhadbeenearningmoneythehardwaybybecomingfactoryworkers,oldjobbersorhousemaids.Like99percentofourfellowvillagers,myparentshadneverbeentoShanghai.ThoughlivingnotremotefromShanghai,theyhadtoregarditasaninaccessibleparadiseonearth.Inrecentyears,ofteninthewaitingroomofShanghaiNorthernRailwayStation,Ihaveoverheardsometravelersspeakingwithapureaccentofmynativeplace.Theyareapparentlyelderlyvillagersfrommyhometownwho,thankstotheirchildrenworkinginlocalfactories,universitiesorresearchinstitutes,cannowwellaffordtovisitthecityonsight-seeingtours.TheBundisamarkedfeatureofGreaterShanghai.ShanghailandersusedtodescribetocountryfolkswithpridehowNanjingRoadislinedwithhigh-rises.Later,whileIwasinLondonforasummervacation,Inoticedtheremarkableresemblancebetweensomeofthenarrowstreetstherewiththeirrenaissance-styleancientbuildingsandNanjingRoad.ButIwouldrathersaythatitisNanjingRoadthathasbeenmodeledafterLondon.Well,let’sreviewthehistoryofShanghai!Nevertheless,NanjingRoadhasacharacteristicofitsown,thatit,streetcongestion.Inthisrespect,itcanviewithWangfujingofBeijingforchampionship,orworldchampionship.2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese(35points)IfearIcannotpictureAmericaasaltogetheranElysium—perhaps,fromtheordinarystandpointIknowlittleaboutthecountry.Icannotgiveitslatitudeandlongitude;Icannotcomputethevalueofitsdrygoods,andIhavenoverycloseacquaintancewithitspolitics.Thesearematterswhichmaynotinterestyou,andtheycertainlyarenotinterestingtome.ThefirstthingthatstruckmeonlandinginAmericawasthatiftheAmericansarenotthemostwell-dressedpeopleintheworld,theyarethemostcomfortabledressed.Menareseentherewiththedreadfulchimney-pothat,butthereareveryfewhatlessmen;menweartheshockingswallow-tailcoat,butfewaretobeseenwithnocoatatall.Thereisanairofcomfortintheappearanceofthepeoplewhichisamarkedcontrasttothatseeninthiscountry;where,toooften,peopleareseeninclosecontactwithrags.Thenextthingparticularlynoticeableisthateverybodyseemsinahurrytocatchatrain.Thisisstateofthingswhichisnotfavorabletopoetryorromance.HadRomeoorJulietbeeninaconstantstateofanxietyabouttrains,orhadtheirmindsbeenagitatedbythequestionofreturn-ticket,Shakespearecouldnothavegivenusthoselovelybalconysceneswhicharesofullofpoetryandpathos.【參考譯文】我恐怕不能把美國描繪成十足的天堂——從一般的角度來說，我對這個國家所知甚少。我說不出它的經(jīng)、緯度；我算不出來它出產(chǎn)谷物的價值；我對它的政治也不十分熟悉。這些東西可能不會使你感興趣，當然也不會使我感興趣。在美國上岸后得到第一個印象，就是美國人可能算不上是穿得最漂亮的，但卻是穿得最舒服的民族。那里看得到頭頂不堪入目的煙囪是高頂禮帽的男人，但很少有不戴帽子的男人；還看到穿著難看至極的燕尾服的男人，但很少有不穿外套的男人。美國的穿戴透漏著舒適，這和在我國?？梢钥吹降娜藗円律酪h褸的情形形成了鮮明的對比。我特別注意到的第二個特點，是似乎每個人都在急著趕火車。這種情形對詩歌和浪漫愛情是不利的。要是羅密歐和朱麗葉老是為乘火車而擔心，或是為返程車票而煩惱，莎士比亞就不可能寫出那幾幕如此富有詩意與傷感情調(diào)的陽臺戲了。Ⅲ.Composition(50points)Direction:Writeacompositionwithnolessthan400wordswiththethemeof“上善若水”?！緟⒖挤段摹縑ictorHugosaid:“Themostimportantqualityforamaniskindness.”Whykindnessisimportant?Kindnessisonemostimportantqualityforhumanbeingdistinguishedfromtheanimal.Withoutkindness,thehumankindwillbeselfish,indifferent,andnotsympathy.Therearemanynewsabouthowpeopleunfilial,hurtothersmaliciously,corruptandmanyotherimmoralities.Notonlytheyarelackofconsciencebutalsotheyhavenokindness.Kindnessistounderstandeachother,careaboutothers.Akindpeoplewouldliketohelpothers.Hewouldnothurtothers.Kindnessisimportantfornotonlypeoplebutalsoimportanttothecountryandtheworld.Ifcountrieshaveakindheart,therewon’tbewars,andthewholeworldcanbeinharmonywhichwillbenefiteveryone.Weshouldbekindheartedandgenerous.“Ifyouhavemuch,giveyourwealth.Ifyouhavelittle,giveyouheart”.Itisafamousproverbthatspeaksthetruth.Itisalwaysnicetobewithyourfamily,watchingTVshowstogether,anddrinkhotchocolate.However,therearemanyhomelesspeople,orevenchildrenouttherethatareabandoned,orhavenowheretogo.Theydeservehappinessandloveasmuchaswedo.Weshouldbekindheartedandgenerous,andhelpthemout.Therearesimplethingswecandotomakeoursocietybetter,suchus,Asmile,ahandshake,ahug,orevensaying“hello”tothelessfortuna