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12005年11月英语二级《笔译实务》试题Section1:English-ChineseTranslation（英译汉）PartACompulsoryTranslation（必译题）HansChristianAndersenwasDenmark'smostfamousnativeson.Yetevenafterhisfairytaleswonhimfameandfortune,hefearedhewouldbeforgotten.Heneednothaveworried.Thisweekend,Denmarkbeganeightmonthsofcelebrationstocoincidewiththebicentenaryofhisbirth,andDenmarkiseagerthattheworldtakenoteasitsetsouttodefinethepigeon-holedwriterinitsownway.ThefestivitiesbeganinCopenhagenonSaturday,Andersen'sactualbirthday,withalivelyshowofmusic,dance,lightsandcomedyinspiredbyhisfairytalesbeforeacrowdof40,000people--includingQueenMargretheIIandherfamily--attheParkenNationalStadium.Theopening,calledOnceUponaTime,willbefollowedbyaslewofconcerts,musicals,ballets,exhibitions,paradesandeducationprogramscostingoverUS$40million.Somorethaninrecentmemory,Danes--and,theyhope,foreigners--willberelivingthehumor,painandlessonstobefoundinevergreenstorieslikeTheLittleMermaid,TheEmperor'sNewClothes,TheUglyDuckling,TheLittleMatch-Seller,TheSteadfastTinSoldier,TheShadow,ThePrincessandthePeaandothersofAndersen's150orsofairytales.Inorganizingthisextravaganza,ofcourse,Denmarkisalsocelebratingitself.Afterall,Andersenisstillthiscountry'smostfamousnativeson.TrumpetinghisnameandachievementsnotonlydrawsattentiontoDenmark'scontributiontoworldculture,butcouldalsowoomoreforeigntouriststovisithisbirthplaceinthetownofOdenseandtobephotographedbesidethefamousbronzestatueoftheLittleMermaidinCopenhagen'sharbor.AndDenmarkhasevenmoreinmind.LocalguardiansoftheAndersenlegacyevidentlyfeelhisstorieshavelostgroundinrecentyearstothelikesofJ.R.R.Tolkien'sLordoftheRingsandJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotter.Andersen'sfairytalesmayremaincentraltotheDanishidentity,servingashomespunguidestothevagariesofhumanbehavior,butwhatabouttherestoftheworld?WhatwereallyneedisarebirthofAndersen,notedLarsSeeberg,secretarygeneraloftheHansChristianAndersen2005Foundation.Twocenturiesafterhisbirth,hestillfailstobeuniversallyacknowledgedastheworld-classauthorhenodoubtwas.PartBOptionalTranslation（二选一题）Topic1（选题一）IndependentInformationandAnalysisfromtheUSATheGapBetweenRichandPoorWidenedinU.S.CapitalWashingtonD.C.ranksfirstamongthe40citieswiththewidestgapbetweenthepoorandtherich,accordingtoarecentreportreleasedbytheD.C.FiscalPolicyInstituteonJuly22nd.Thetop20percentofhouseholdsinD.C.haveanaverageyearlyincomeof$186,830,31timesthatofthebottom20percent,whichearnsonly$6,126peryear.TheincomegapisalsobiginAtlantaandMiami,butthedifferenceisnotaspronounced.Thereportalsoindicatesthatthewideninggapoccurredmainlyduringthe1990s.Overthelastdecade,theaverageincomeofthetop20percentofhouseholdshasgrown36percent,whiletheaverageincomeofthebottom20percenthasonlyrisen3percent.Ibelievetheconcentrationofthemiddle-tohigh-incomefamiliesintheD.C.areawillcontinue,therefore,theincomegapbetweenrichandpoorwillbehardtobridge,DavidGarrisontoldtheWashingtonObserver.GarrisonisaseniorresearcherwiththeBrookingsInstitution,specializinginthestudyofthesocialandeconomicpoliciesinthegreaterWashingtonD.C.area.ThereportattributedthepersistentincomegapinWashingtontothearea'sspecialjobopportunities,2whichattracthigh-incomehouseholds.EspeciallysincethefederalgovernmentisbasedinWashingtonD.C.,Governmentagenciesandothergovernmentrelatedbusinessessuchaslobbyingfirmsandgovernmentcontractorsconstantlyofferhigh-payingjobs,whichcontributetothetrendofincreasinghigh-incomehouseholdsintheD.C.area.Forexample,asingleyoungprofessionalworkinginalawfirminD.C.canearnasmuchas$100,000inhisorherfirstyearoutoflawschool.Inaddition,high-qualityhousingavailableinWashingtonD.C.isoneofthemainreasonswhyhigh-incomefamilieschoosetolivehere,whilemiddleandlow-incomefamilies,iftheycanaffordit,choosetomoveoutofWashingtonD.C.totheVirginiaandMarylandsuburbssothattheirkidscangotobetterschools,statedGarrison.AsrichfamiliescontinuetomoveintoD.C.andmiddleandlow-incomefamiliesaremovingout,thepoorestfamiliesareleftwithnowheretomove,orcannotaffordtomove.Thiscreatesthesituationwefacenow:ahugeincomegapbetweentherichandpoor.TheWashingtonD.C.areatowhichGarrisonrefersistheDistrictofColumbiacityitself,notincludingthegreaterWashingtonmetroarea.ThegreaterWashingtonmetroareahasalargepopulationofabout5million,butthelow-incomehouseholdsareoftenconcentratedinD.C.proper,Garrisonexplained.TonyBlalock,thespokespersonforMayorAnthonyWilliams,saidresignedly,NomatterwhatweseemtodotobringinvestmentintotheDistrict,acertainpopulationisnotabletoaccesstheuniqueemploymentopportunitiesthere.Thegapbetweentherichandpooristheproductofcomplexforces,andwon'tbefixedovernight.GarrisonbelievesthattheD.C.governmentshouldattracthigh-incomefamilies.Bydoingso,theDistrict'staxbasecangrow,whichinturncanhelpimproveD.C.'sinfrastructure.Butinthemeantime,theDistrictgovernmentshouldalsotakeintoconsiderationtherightsofthepoor,setupgoodschoolsforthem,andprovidesoundsocialwelfare.Allthesemeasurescanalleviatethediresituationcausedbyincomedisparity.Garrison,however,isnotoptimisticaboutthepossibilityofclosingthegapbetweentherichandpoor.Heisparticularlydoubtfulthatcu