2014年11月CATTI二级笔译实务(英译汉)真题

译之灵翻译培训2014年11月CATTI二级笔译实务（英译汉）真题【译之灵笔译培训】2014年CATTI二级笔译英译汉两篇文章均出自《纽约时报》，下面是真题出处：Part1：English-ChineseTranslationPassage1WATERLOO，Belgium—TheregionaroundthisBelgiancityisbusilypreparingtocommemoratethe200thanniversaryin2015ofoneofthemajorbattlesinEuropeanmilitaryhistory.Butweavingapaththroughthepreparationsisprovingalmostastrickyasmakingone’swayacrossthebattlefieldwasbackthen，whentheDukeofWellington，ascommanderofaninternationalallianceofforces，crushedNapoleon.AramblingthoughdilapidatedfarmsteadcalledHougoumont，whichwascrucialtothebattle’soutcome，isbeingpainstakinglyrestoredasaneducationalcenter.Nearby，anundergroundvisitorcenterisunderconstruction，androadsandmonumentsthroughouttherollingfarmlandwhereoncethesidesfoughtarebeingrefurbished.Morethan6，000militarybuffsareexpectedtore-enactindividualskirmishes.Whilethebattleendedtwocenturiesago，however，hardfeelingshaveendured.Memoriesarelonghere，andnoteveryoneheresharesBritain’senthusiasmforcelebratingNapoleon’sdefeat.Everyyear，indistrictsofWallonia，theFrench-speakingpartofBelgium，therearefetestohonorNapoleon，accordingtoCountGeorgesJacobsdeHagen，aprominentBelgianindustrialistandchairmanofacommitteeresponsibleforrestoringHougoumont.“Napoleon，forthesepeople，wasverypopular，”Mr.Jacobs，73，saidovercoffee.“Thatiswhy，stilltoday，therearesomeenemiesoftheproject.”Belgium，ofcourse，didnotexistin1815.ItsDutch-speakingregionswerepartoftheKingdomoftheNetherlands，whiletheFrench-speakingportionhadbeenincorporatedintotheFrenchEmpire.AmongFrenchspeakers，Mr.Jacobssaid，Napoleonhada“hugeinfluence—theadministration，theCodeNapoléon，”orreformofthelegalsystem.WhileDutch-speakingBelgiansfoughtunderWellington，FrenchspeakersfoughtwithNapoleon.Thatdistasteonthepartofmodern-dayFrenchspeakerscrystallizedinresistancetoaBritishproposalthat，aspartoftherestorationofHougoumont，amemorialberaisedtotheBritishsoldierswhodieddefendingitsnarrowNorthGateatacriticalmomentonJune18，1815，whenWellingtoncarriedtheday.“Everydiscussioninthecommitteewasfilledwithhighsensitivity，”Mr.Jacobsrecalled.“Isaid，‘ThisisaconditionforthehelpoftheBritish，’sotheNorthGatewonthebattle，andwegotthemonument.”IfBelgiumwasreluctanttogetinvolved，Francewasatfirsttotallyuninterested.“Theytoldus，‘Wedon’twanttotakepartinthisBritishtriumphalism，’”saidCountessNathalieduParcLocmaria，awriterandpublicistwhoispresidentofacommitteerepresentingfourtownshipsthatownthelandwherethebattleraged.（原文地址：http：//）译之灵翻译培训Passage2Bayercaresaboutthebees.Oratleastthat’swhattheytellyouatthecompany’sBeeCareCenteronitssprawlingcampusherebetweenDüsseldorfandCologne.Outsidethecozytwo-storybuildingthathousesthecenterisawhimsicalyellowsculptureofabee.Inside，thesameimageisfashionedintopaperclips，orprintedonnapkinsandmugs.“Bayerisstrictlycommittedtobeehealth，”saidGillianMansfield，anofficialspecializinginstrategicmessagingatthecompany’sBayerCropSciencedivision.Shewassittingatthecenter’ssemicircularcoffeebar，whichhasaformidableespressomakerand，ifyouask，homegrownBayerhoney.Onthesurroundingwalls，beefunfactsarewritteninEnglish，like“Abeecanflyatroughly16milesanhour”or，ittakes“nectarfromsometwomillionflowersinordertoproduceapoundofhoney.”Nextyear，BayerwillopenanotherBeeCareCenterinRaleigh，N.C.，andhasnotruledoutmoreinotherpartsoftheworld.Thereis，ofcourse，aslightcaveattoallthisbuzzygoodwill.BayerisoneofthemajorproducersofatypeofpesticidethattheEuropeanUnionhaslinkedtothelarge-scaledie-offsofhoneybeepopulationsinNorthAmericaandWesternEurope.Theyareknownasneonicotinoids，arelativelynewnicotine-derivedclassofpesticide.ThepesticidewasbannedthisyearforuseonmanyfloweringcropsinEuropethatattracthoneybees.Bayerandtwocompetitors，SyngentaandBASF，havedisagreedvociferouslywiththeban，andarefightingintheEuropeancourtstooverturnit.HansMuilerman，achemicalsexpertatPesticideActionNetworkEurope，anenvironmentalgroup，accusedBayerofdoing“almostanythingthathelpstheirproductsremainingonthemarket.Massivelobbying，hiringP.R.firmstoframeandspin，invitingcommissionerstoshowtheirplantsandtheirsustainability.”“Sincetheylearnedpeoplecareaboutbees，theyarehappytostartthetypeofactionsyoumention，‘beecarecenters’andsuch，”hesaid.ThereisabadguylurkingattheBeeCareCenter—akillerofbees，ifyouwill.It’sjustnotapesticide.Bayer’sculpritinthemysteriousmassdeathsofbeescanbefoundaroundthecornerfromthecoffeebar.Loomingnexttoanothersculptureofabeeisasculptureofaparasiteknownasavarroamite，whichresemblesagargantuancookedcrabwithspikyhair.Thevarroa，sometimescalledthevampiremite，appearstobechasingthebeenexttoit，whichalreadyhasasmallermitestucktoit.Andincasethemessagewasnotclear，imagesofthemites，whichareactuallyquitesmall，flashonascreenatthecenter.Whileotherspointatpesticides，Bayerhasfundedresearchthatblamesmitesforthebeedie-off.Andthecentercombinesresourcesfromtwoofthecompany’sdivisions，BayerCropScienceandBayerAnimalHealth，tofurtherstudythemitemenace.“Thevarroaisthebiggestthreatwehave”saidManuelTritschler，28，athird-generationbeekeeperwhoworksforBayer.“It’sveryeasyseetothem，themites，o