2011同等学力英语二卷班——翻译讲义(郭崇兴老师

第五部分

一、英译汉翻译

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1.Happiness，likeadeerintheforest,dislikesundueattentionandifyouchaseit,itwillrunaway.

2.Inaddition,eachcampiscomposedofmanygroupspursuingtheirownnarrowly

perceivedself-interest,withoutanyoverallvision.

3.Inlessthanamillionthofasecondthevastcomputerofaninternationairlinecan

simultaneouslyaccept800bookinginquiries,andsearchits50millionmemoryunitsforappropriatereplies.

4.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhetherthecatadoptedthehumanraceorthehumanracedomesticatedthecat.

5.Manyoftheconditionsthatresultfrompopulation

pressures—overcrowding,unemployment,poverty,hunger

andillness—leadtodissatisfaction.

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1.Theconsolidationofthecrumblingwallsandtowershasbeencarriedoutin

accordancewithaprogramagreedwiththeDepartmentoftheEnvironment.

2.Adoctor’sobligationwhenhecannolongerholdbacktheapproachofdeathisto

makethepatientcomfortable,includingeasinghispain.

3.Icannothonestlyseethatasystemwhichwouldrequireustocompromisethemorningaftertheelectionisreallysomorallyinferiortoasystemwhichhasalreadyobligedustocompromiseourpoliciestwoyearsbeforepollingday.

4.Thatcountrywillcontinuetomakenewnervegasweaponsaftertheconclusionofaglobaltreatybanningthemtakeseffect,accordingtoasecretadministrationpolicyreview.

5.Onelessonhelearnedwasthatthekeytosurvivalinemergencywasmakingthebestuseofwhateveryouhaveathand.

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NeverhastherebeenalanguagequitelikeEnglish.Aboldstatement,yetnevertheless

true.Considerafewstatistics.Today,oneoutofeverysevenpeopleintheworlduseEnglishinsomeway.Morethanhalftheworld’sbooksarewritteninEnglish;themajorityof

internationaltelephonecallsaremadeinEnglish;60%oftheworld’sradioprogramsare

broadcastinEnglish.Englishiseventheworkinglanguageofinternationalairtravel.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,asinglelanguagehasbecomedominantacrossawiderangeofhumanactivity,rangingfrommusic,filmandfineartstothefieldsofbusiness,diplomacy,scienceandtechnology.