河南省翻译竞赛试题(非英语专业类)(2)

参考答案:

一、汉译英

Empty Nesters

In China, empty nesters, or lonely senior citizens without their adult children living at home, are often reported. In fact, it is also true in Britain where I once met a lonely elderly lady.

Mrs. Novak, a Polish, was better called a British for she had been living in Britain for over 60 years. I got to know her in the supermarket where I worked. It was a very famous supermarket where discount foods close to expiration were sold on Friday nights when Mrs. Novak would always appear. I worked on Friday nights and Saturdays, and that was how we met.

二、英译汉

英语单词

英语有四十多万单词——这还不包括俚语。外国学生往往闻之气馁，意冷心灰。不过不要怕——这些单词多半早已作古，无人再用。即使是莎士比亚，所用单词也不过两万而已。当代普通英国人的词汇量可能在一万二到一万三左右。虽说词不压身，多多益善，但要满足言谈写作之需，一万词足矣。关键不在量，而在于运用自如。与其似是而非地了解三个词，不如确切地掌握两个词。好木匠之所以出类拔萃，不在于工具多，而在于用得好。同理，作家是否优秀，也不能用词汇量来衡量。

2004河南省翻译竞赛试题（非专业组）答案

1. Translate the Following Passage into Chinese (50%)

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