专八考试专题--翻译

英语专业八级考试专题翻译（2013）翻译真题(60MIN)SECTIONACHINESETOENGLISHTranslatethefollowingtextintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.生活就像一杯红酒，热爱生活的人会从其中品出无穷无尽的美妙。将它握在手中仔细观察。它的暗红色中有血的感觉，那正是生命的痕迹。抿一口留在口中回味，它的甘甜中有一丝苦涩，如人生中一般复杂迷离，喝一口下肚，余香沁人心脾，让人终身受益。红酒越陈越美味，生活越丰富越美好。当人生走向晚年，就如一瓶待开封的好酒，其色彩是沉静的，味道中充满慷慨与智慧。SECTIONBENGLISHTOCHINESETranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.TheUNGeneralAssembly,thecentralpoliticalforum,iscomposedof193members,includingvirtuallyalltheworld’snation-states.Two-thirdsofitsmembersaredevelopingcountries,whichaccountforaboutthree-quartersoftheworld’spopulation.Reachingdecisionsisdifficult,especiallysinceallagreementsbycustommustbereachedbyconsensus.Asaresult,importantagreementsareoftenheldhostagebynarrowspecialinterests,andmostagreementsarereachedonlybyreducingthemtotheirlowestcommondenominators.Buttherealquestioniswhetherthemajorcountriesoftheworldwillallowdemocracytofunctionatthehighestlevel.TheSecurityCouncil,whichisresponsibleforpeaceandsecurity,dealswithissuesofthegreatestpoliticalimportance.TheCouncilhasonly15memberssoitcanmeetfrequentlyanddealwithcrises.OnceimpotenceduetoColdWarrivalries,ithasregainedmuchoftheauthorityaccordedbytheUNcharter.2013年翻译参考译文SECTIONACHINESETOENGLISHLifeislikeaglassofredwine.Wondersneverceaseforthosewhotrulyenjoyit.Ifyouholdtheglassinyourhandandobservethewinecarefully,thedarkredcolorisjustlikeourblood,asymboloflife.Takeasipandholdthewineinyourmouthforitsaromasandflavorsasbittersweetasyourlifeiscomplexandconfused.Swallowthewineandlettheaftertastepermeateeverycellinyourbodyandstaythereenduringly.Itistruethattheolderthevintageis,thebetterthewinetastes.Likewise,thericherone’slifeis,thebetteritbecomes.Whenyouareinyourtwilightyears,it’sjustlikeabottleoffinewinetobeopened,deepandquietinitscoloryetabundantingenerosityandwisdominitsflavor.SECTIONBENGLISHTOCHINESE联合国大会，中心政治论坛，由193个成员国组成，几乎包括世界上所有国家。其三分之二的成员国为发展中国家，约占世界总人口的四分之三。通过决议非常困难，尤其是按照惯例，所有协议必须达成一致才能通过。结果就是，重要的协议总是被狭隘的特殊利益所挟持，并且大部分协议都只是用来使自己的利益最大化。但真正的问题是世界上的主要国家是否愿意看到民主最大限度地开展。联合国安理会负责和平和安全，处理最为重要的政治问题。安理会只有15个成员国，所以能经常会面并处理危机。安理会曾一度由于冷战对立而无效，但它目前已经重新获得了《联合国宪章》赋予的很多权力。2012年翻译真题SECTIONACHINESETOENGLISHTranslatetheunderlinedpartofthefollowingtextintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.泊珍到偏远小镇的育幼院把生在那里养到1岁的孩子接回来。但泊珍看他第一眼，仿似一声雷劈头而来。令她晕头胀脑，这l岁的孩子脸型长得如此熟悉，她心里的第一道声音是，不能带回去!痛苦纠聚心中，眉心发烫发热，胸口郁闷难展，胃里一股气冲喉而上。院长说这孩子发育迟缓时，她更是心头无绪。她在孩子所待的房里来回踱步，这房里还有其他小孩。整个房间只有一扇窗，窗外树影婆娑。就让孩子留下来吧，这里有善心的神父和修女，这里将来会扩充为有医疗作用的看护中心，这是留住孩子最好的地方。这孩子是她的秘密，她将秘密留在这树林掩映的建筑罩。她将秘密留在心头。SECTIONBENGLISHTOCHINESEInsomecases,intelligentpeopleimplementingintelligentpoliciesareresponsibleforproducingaboomerangeffect;theyactuallycreatemoreofwhateveritistheyseektoreduceinthefirstplace.Theboomerangeffecthasbeenachievedmanytimesinrecentyearsbymenandwomenofgoodwill.Statelegislaturesaroundthenationhaverecentlyraisedthedrinkingagebackto21inanefforttoreducetheprevalenceofviolentdeathsamongouryoungpeople.Butsuchpoliciesseeminsteadtohavecreatedtheconditionsforevenmorecampusviolence.Somecollegestudentswhopreviouslydrankinbarsandloungesunderthewatchfulsupervisionofbouncers(夜总会,酒吧等保安人员)(nottomentionownersea~ertokeeptheirliquorlicenses)nowretreattothesanctuaryoftheirfraternityhousesandapartments,wheretheynolongercontroltheirbehaviour-ortheirdrinking.Theboomerangeffecthasalsoplayedaroleinattemptstoreducetheavailabilityofillicitdrugs.Duringrecentyears,thefederalgovernmenthasbeenquitesuccessfulinreducingthesupplyofstreetdrugs.Asfieldsareburnedandcontraband(违禁品）confiscated,thepriceofstreetdrugshasskyrocketedtoapointwherecheapaltemativeshavebeguntocompeteinthemarketplace.Unfortunately,thecheapalternativesareevenmoreharmfulthantheillicitdrugstheyreplace.boomerang:acurvedflatpieceofwoodthatcanbethrownsoastoretumtothethrower回飞镖2012年翻译参考译文汉译英Torturedbythepainsgatheringinherheart,shefeltsomethingwasburningbetweenhereyebrows.Herchestwasbrimmedwithdepressionwhichwaslikelytorunoutofherthroatatanymoment.Shecouldnotthinkclearlyanylongerwhentheheadmastertoldherthatthechildsufferedfromdevelopmentalretardation.Shestrodeupanddownintheroomwhereherchildstayedwithotherpals.Therewasonlyonewindowintheroom,outofwhichsomeshadytreeswerewhispering.“Justleaveithere”,shetoldherself,“Thisisthebestchoicebyfar,fortherearekindpriestsandnunsinthisplacewhichmayalsoberenovatedintoaMedicarecenter”.Thechildwashersecretwhichwouldbekeptinthebuildingsbehindthewoods.英译汉然而上述政策反而引发了更多的校园暴力。一些大学生先前在夜总会的酒吧买醉，处于保安人员严密的监控之下(酒吧老板们为了保住自己卖酒的牌照也不会允许过激的事情发生)。现在，大学生们躲到他们互助会会所和公寓中酗酒,对自己饮酒的数量或行为都不再控制。政府在打击非法毒品方面采取的措施同样适得其反。近年来,联邦政府已经有效地抑制了街头毒品买卖。警方捣毁了很多毒品种植地，没收了违禁品，导致毒品的价格暴涨，那些便宜的替代品因此也有了竞争力。糟糕的是，那些便宜的替换品带来的危害甚至比他们所替代的毒品更大。2011年翻译真题SECTIONACHINESETOENGLISHTranslatetheunderlinedpartofthefollowingtextintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.现代社会无论价值观的持有还是生活方式的选择都充满了矛盾。而最让现代人感到尴尬的是，面对重重矛盾，许多时候你却别无选择。匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式，但在现实生活中，人们却在这两种生活方式间频繁穿梭，有时也说不清自己到底是“休闲着”还是“匆忙着”。譬如说，当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期，却忽然接到老板的电话，告诉我们客户或工作方面出了麻烦——现代便捷先进工具在此刻显示出了它狰狞、阴郁的面容——搞