研究生学位英语翻译总结(04年-13年6月)(5)

研究生学位英语翻译总结

Students in China spend much more time on English than on other courses (/subjects), for it requires (demands /calls for) extensive reading, mechanical memorization and regular revision. Teachers have students do a lot of exercises involving ( / that involve) multiple choices, only to neglect (ignore) the cultivation (development) of the ability to use English actively. There are both advantages and disadvantages to this test-oriented teaching approach. (This test-oriented teaching approach has both advantages and disadvantages.)

2009年6月

在中国，拿硕士学位通常需要三年时间。第一年积累足够的学分后，学生接着在后两年完成毕业论文。论文要有一定学术价值，还要反映学生的科研能力。人们越来越重视学术诚信，这将有助于提高科学界的道德标准。

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In China, it usually takes three years to get a master’s degree. After accumulating (/having accumulated) enough credits in the first year, students will proceed (/go on) to complete (/finish) a thesis in the last two years. Not only does this thesis have to be of some academic value, but reflect (/embody/demonstrate) the student’s ability in (/ to do) scientific research. The increasing weight (/emphasis) placed on academic integrity (/honesty/credibility) will contribute to higher moral standards in the scientific community (/field).

2010年1月

生产相同数量的电，中国消耗的能源是世界平均水平的4倍。从本世纪初开始，增产节能已成为中国政府最关注的事情之一。任何一个国家，不论是中国还是美国，只有为子孙的利益着想才有可能实现可持续发展。

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To produce (/generate) the same amount of electricity, China consumes four times as much energy as the world average (/the consumption of energy in China is four times the world average / China consumes three times more energy than the world average). Since the outset (/ turn / beginning) of this century, increasing productivity while conserving energy has been one of the utmost (/biggest) concerns of the Chinese government. No country, be it (/whether it be) China or the United States, can achieve