第一篇:2013年12月翻译真题
中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收,这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似,过中秋节的习俗与唐代早期在中国各地开始流行,中秋节在农历八月十五,是人们拜月的节日,这天夜晚皓月当空,人们合家团聚,共赏明月。2006年,中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产,2008年又被定为公共假日,月饼被视为中秋节不可或缺的美食,人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有“寿”(longevity)、“福”或“和”等字样。
【文都教育参考译文】Since ancient times, the Chinese people usually celebrate harvest in the Mid-Autumn, which is similar to the custom of celebrating Thanksgiving in the North America.The tradition of celebrating Mid-Autumn festival became popular throughout China in the early Tang dynasty.The lunar August 15 is a day for people worshiping the moon.On this day, under the dazzling bright moon, families reunite and enjoy the moon’s beauty.In 2006, Mid-Autumn festival was listed as one of China's cultural heritage, and in 2008, it was classified as a public holiday.Moon cakes, as indispensable delicious food of the festival, were gifts people sent to families and friends during the festival and usually eaten on family gatherings.There are characters of “longevity”“good ,fortune”and “harmony” on the Traditional moon cakes.原文:闻名于世的丝绸之路是一系列连接东西方的路线。丝绸之路是古代中国的丝绸贸易。丝绸之路上的贸易在中国、南亚、欧洲和发挥这重要作用。正是通过丝绸之路,中国的造纸、火药、指南针、印刷术传遍各地。同样,中国的丝绸、茶叶和瓷器也传遍各地,欧洲也是通过丝绸之路出口各种商品和植物,满足中国市场的需要
【参考译文】The world-renowned Silk Road is a series of routes connecting the East and the West.The Silk Road represents the ancient Chinese silk trade.The Silk Road trade played an important role in China, South Asia, Europe and Africa.It was through the Silk Road that Chinese papermaking, gunpowder, the compass and the printing press spread all over the world.Similarly, Chinese silk, tea and porcelain also spread all over the world through the Silk Road.And Europe exported all kinds of goods and plants through the Silk Road to meet the needs of the Chinese market.【原文】中国园林是经过三千多年演化而成的独具一格的园林景观。它既包括为皇室成员享乐而建造的大型花园,也包括学者、商人和卸任的政府官员为摆脱嘈杂的外部世界而建造的私家花园。这些花园构成了一种意在表达人与自然之间应有的调和关系的微缩景观。典型的中国园林周围有围墙,园内有池塘、假山、树木、花草以及各种各样由弯曲的小路和走廊衔接的建筑。散步在花园中,人们可以看到一系列精心设计的景观犹如山水画卷一般展示在面前。
【参考译文】Chinese gardens are unique landscapes which came into being after three thousand years of evolution.It includes not only large gardens built for the royal family entertainment, but alsoprivate gardens built by academics, businessmen and retired government officials to get rid of the noisy outside world.These gardens constitute a micro landscape which intends to express the due harmonious relationshipbetween human and nature.There are walls around typical Chinese gardens and ponds, rockeries, trees, flowers and plants and various buildings connected by winding paths and corridors inside them.Walking in the garden, people can see a series of well-designed landscapes in front of them, just like landscape pictures.四大发明:
【参考译文】China is well known for its introduction of ways and means to help ease the life of mankind.Among the inventions of Ancient China, four emerged as great contributions to the developments and changes not only to the country, but also to the world’s economy and culture.The Great Four Inventions of ancient China were papermaking, commercial printing, gunpowder, and the compass.China’s four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to the world’s economy and the culture of mankind.They were also important symbols of China’s role as a great world civilization.
第二篇:六级真题翻译
Translation
Directions: Complete the sentence on Answer Sheet by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets
1.Louise can dance beautifully, and ___________________________________(她妹妹跳得也好).2.Although punctual himself, the manager _____________________(视而不见)when his staff was late.3._____________________________(你认识的人越多), the less time you have to see them.4._____________________________(假如我知道)what was going to happen, I would never have left her alone at home.5.Complete freedom will finally become our chain, leaving us with no choice.__________________________(只能生活在孤独中).6.If your call is not too urgent, do you mind __________________________________(让我先打)?
7.We are all for your proposal that the discussion ___________________________________(推迟).8.You have broken it now;___________________________________________(后悔是没有用的).9.You ought to know better _____________________________(不能相信她);she’s always let us down.10.Now that the product you’ve bought is really faulty, you ______________________(完全有理由)to complain about it.11.____________________(考虑到他们缺乏经验), they have done a quite satisfactory job.12.The scholars worked very hard, but they worked ____________________________(既不为名也不为利).13._____________________________(如果不是你们及时帮助), we couldn’t have succeeded in the experiment within such a shout period of time.14.We have been on good terms for many years and ____________________________(我们有很多共同之处).15.As students gain confidence in themselves, they ___________________________(不太可能作弊).16.The finding of this study failed to ______________________________________________________(将人们的睡眠质量考虑在内).17.The prevention and treatment of AIDS is ___________________________________________________(我们可以合作的领域).18.Because of the leg injury, the athlete _________________________________________________________(决定退出比赛).19.To make donations or for more information, please ______________________________________________(按以下地址和我们联系).20.Please come here at ten tomorrow morning ____________________________________________________(如果你方便的话).21.But for mobile phones, __________________________________(我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便).22.In handling an embarrassing situation, __________________________(没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).23.The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, ______________________________(但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因).24.Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ______________________(而动物的行为主要依靠本能).25.The witness was told that under no circumstances _________________________(他都不应该对法庭说谎).
第三篇:翻译真题及参考答案
1998年英语专八考试翻译真题及参考答案
1998年E-C:
I agree to some extent with my imaginary English reader.American literary historians are perhaps prone to view their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness.They do over-phrase their own literature, or certainly its minor figures.And Americans do swing from aggressive over phrase of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference.But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals.Moreover, in fields where they are not pre-eminent — e.g.in painting and music —they too alternate between boasting of native products and copying those of the Continent.How many English paintings try to look as though they were done in Paris;how many times have we read in articles that they really represent an “English tradition” after all.To speak of American literature, then, is not to assert(断言、声称)that it is completely unlike that of Europe.Broadly speaking, America and Europe have kept step(同步).At any given moment(在任何时候)the traveler could find examples in both of the same architecture, the same styles in dress, the same books on the shelves.Ideas have crossed the Atlantic as freely as men and merchandise, though sometimes more slowly.When I refer to American habit, thoughts, etc., I intend some sort of qualification(限制、限定、资格)to precede(领先、超前)the word, for frequently the difference between America and Europe(especially England)will be one of degree(唯一只是在程度上), sometimes only of a small degree.The amount of divergence(分歧、差异)is a subtle(微妙的)affair, liable(有可能的)to perplex the Englishman when he looks at America.He is looking at a country which in important senses(重要的感觉)grew out of his own, which in several ways still resembles his own — and which is yet a foreign country.There are odd overlappings and abrupt unfamiliarities;kinship(亲缘关系)yields to a sudden alienation(疏远关系), as when we hail(打招呼)a person across the street, only to discover from his blank(没有表情的)response that we have mistaken a stranger for a friend.参考译文(翻译第二段):
因此,我们在说“美国”文学,并不表明我们认为美国文学与欧洲文学截然不同。一般来说,美国和欧洲一直在同步发展。无论何时,旅游者在两地都能看到同一式的建筑,见到同一款式的服饰,读到摆在书架上的同一风格的书籍。在大洋两岸,人们的思想观念,就容易同人员与货物一样,可以自由交流,尽管有时会略显迟缓。谈到美国人的习惯、美国人的思维等概念时,我想在“美国式的”这几个词前面再加上某种修饰,因为欧美之间(尤其是英美之间)的差异往往只是程度上的差异而已,而且在有的时候,是极低程度上的差异而已。差异的程度微乎其微,很可能会使审视美国的英国人感到迷惑不解。重要的是,英国人所审视的这个国家诞生于英国,并在不少方面仍与英国相差无几---然而,实实在在是个异邦。两地有着莫名的共同之处,以及令人深感突兀的陌生感。原先的亲戚已形同陌路,就仿佛隔着马路招呼,等看到对方一脸茫然时,我们才意识到认错人。
1998年C-E原文:
1997年2月24日我们代表团下榻日月潭中信大饭店,送走了最后一批客人,已是次日凌晨3点了。我躺在床上久久不能入睡,披衣走到窗前,往外看去,只见四周峰峦叠翠,湖面波光粼粼。望着台湾这仅有的景色如画的天然湖泊,我想了许多,许多……
这次到台湾访问交流,虽然行程匆匆,但是,看了不少地方,访了旧友,交了新知,大家走到一起,谈论的一个重要话题就是中华民族在21世纪的强盛。虽然祖国大陆、台湾的青年生活在不同的社会环境中,有着各自不同的生活经历,但大家的内心都深深铭刻着中华文化优秀传统的印记,都拥有着振兴中华民族的共同理想。在世纪之交的伟大时代,我们的祖国正在走向繁荣富强,海峡两岸人民也将加强交流,共同推进祖国统一大业的早日完成。世纪之交的宝贵机遇和巨大挑战将青年推到了历史前台。跨世纪青年一代应该用什么样的姿态迎接充满希望的新世纪,这是我们必须回答的问题。
日月潭水波不兴,仿佛与我一同在思索……
参考译文(翻译第二段):
The current visit to Taiwan for exchange, brief and cursory as it is, has enabled us to see many places, to visit old friends while making new acquaintances.Whenever people gather together, an important topic of discussion has been how the Chinese nation can become prosperous and powerful in the 21st century.Although the young people on the Mainland and in Taiwan live in different social contexts(environments / milieus), with their individually different experiences of life, in the innermost recesses of their hearts are wrought an indelible mark by the fine traditions of the Chinese culture.They all cherish the same ideal to rejuvenate the Chinese nation(They share the same ideal to rejuvenate the Chinese nation).In this great epoch at the turn of the century, our motherland is developing toward greater prosperity and powerfulness.People across the Taiwan Straits are bound to strengthen their exchanges and will mutually promote the earliest possible achievement of the great cause of reunification of the motherland.The precious opportunities and the tremendous challenges at the turn of the century have pushed the young people to the foreground(forefront)of the historical arena(stage).At this transitional phase between the two millennia, in what way the young generation should embrace the forthcoming new century replete with hopes is a question to which we have to seek an answer.
第四篇:2014考研翻译真题答案汇总
46.It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.【句型分析】本句主句主干为it is the reason,why引导定语从句,修饰the reason。定语从句的主干是all we can do is articulate our reactions and not grasp music itself,其表语是不定式短语,由于主语中含有do,不定式符号to省略:articulate our reactions and not grasp music itself。our reactions之后to it为其定语,it指代music。定语从句中还包含when引导的时间状语从句。清楚的表达,清晰发音:She struggled to articulate her thoughts。.That man is not very articulate.那人口齿不清。
【翻译要点】①本句主干的主句是主系表结构,reason后why引导的定语从句较长,翻译时可以与主干部分结合,调整表达为:这也就是为什么„.。②定语从句中,when引导时间状语从句,其中with words做状语,翻译时需调整语序到其修饰的to describe之前,可以表达为“当我们尝试用语言来描述音乐时”。定语从句的主干顺译即可,其中reaction根据语境,可以翻译为“感受”,其定语to it在表达时前置,it指代还原为“音乐”,则可以翻译为“所有我们能做的,就是明确表达我们对于音乐的感受”,或者调整表达为“我们只能明确表达我们对于音乐的感受”。and之后,grasp依据语境,需要翻译为“理解”。
【译文总结】这也是为什么当我们试图用语言来描述音乐时,我们只能明确表达我们对于音乐的感受,而不能完全理解音乐本身。
47.By all accounts he was a freethinking person, and a courageous one, and I find courage an essential quality for the understanding, let alone the performance, of his works.【句型分析】根据大家(或各方面)所说,人人都这样说,; 勇敢的,有勇气的:本句为并列句。第一个分句he was a freethinking person, and a courageous one,句首by all accounts为固定搭配,意思是“根据各方面说”。第二个分句的主干为I find courage an essential quality,其中宾语为courage,而an essential quality是宾语补足语。quality后介词短语for the understanding of his work为其定语,其中还包含一个插入结构let alone the performance。
【翻译要点】① 第一个分句结构比较简单,句首固定搭配by all accounts,可以调整表达,翻译为“据大家所说”。主干顺译即可,其中he指代“贝多芬”,one指代person。这一部分可以翻译为“贝多芬是个思想自由、充满勇气的人”。②第二个分句,主干为“我发现勇气是一个关键品质”,quality后为其定语for the understanding of his work,其中the understanding of his work意思为“对于其作品的理解”,做词性转化后,可以表达为“理解其作品”,这
个介词短语需要调整语序前置于quality,可以翻译为“理解他作品的关键品质”,则第二个分句可以表达为“我发现勇气,是理解他作品的关键品质”。还可以调整表达为“我发现勇气这一品质,是理解他作品的关键”。
③在定语for the understanding of his work中的插入成分,在逻辑上let alone并列the understanding和the performance,二者共用定语of his works,顺译句末即可:更不必说是演出其作品的关键品质。
【译文总结】人们普遍认为,他(贝多芬)是个思想自由、充满勇气的人,我发现勇气这一品质,是理解他作品的关键,更不必说是演出其作品的关键。48.Beethoven’s habit of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.【句型分析】本句主干为Beethoven’s habit was used by composers before him。本句的谓语为被动语态,主语habit后介词短语of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage为其定语,是由介词of与and并列的两个动名词短语increasing the volume with an extreme intensity 和then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage构成。
The pain increased in intensity。the intensity of people's feelings on this issue这一问题能引起群情激奋。
Passage:一段,一节a secret passage秘密通道
Compose:创作,谱曲;组成,构成 被be composed of VERB
使(自己)平静(或镇定);使(表情)镇静下来 –oneself
Discompose sb.是某人不安,慌乱,失去常态。
【翻译要点】①本句主干较为简单,但是主语habit后有很长的后置定语:Habit of increasing the volume„,其中“habit”可以词性转换为动词“习惯”,而中文常常先表达次要信息,则这一部分可以翻译一句话“贝多芬习惯增加„”,置于句首。第一个动名词短语中,with an extreme intensity为状语,表达时需调整语序到其修饰的increasing the volume前,根据语境,volume意思为“音量”,则increasing可以翻译为“增高”。这一部分可以翻译为“最大限度、强度来逐渐增高音量”。第二个动名词短语then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage,状语with a sudden soft passage需调整到following it前表达,其中passage根据语境,意思为“乐段”。则这一部分可以表达为“然后突然跟上轻柔的乐段”。整合本句主语与其定语,可以翻译为“贝多芬习惯最大限度来逐渐增高音量,然后突然跟上轻柔的乐段”。
②本句主干意思为“在他之前,作曲家很少使用贝多芬的习惯”。中文语义重心在后,将本部分翻译在句末即可。由于前句译文已经提到这种习惯,则这部分可以表达为“在他之前,作曲家很少使用这种习惯”,结合语境还可以表达为“在他之前,作曲家很少使用这种方式”,或者“在他之前,只有极个别作曲家会使用这种方式”。
【译文总结】贝多芬习惯最大限度来逐渐增高音量,然后突然跟上轻柔的乐段,在他之前,作曲家很少使用这种方式。
49)Especially significant was his view of freedom, which, for him, was associated with the rights and responsibilities of the individual: he advocated freedom of thought and of personal expression.【句型分析】本句为完全倒装,主句的主干是his view of freedom was Especially significant。和…联系在一起;与…有关。
his view of freedom后为which引导的非限定性定语从句,修饰freedom,关系代词which在定语从句中作主语。of the individual修饰the rights and responsibilities,冒号后进行解释说明。
【翻译要点】
① 本句主干为完全倒装,但是在翻译时,顺译即可,其中his指代“贝多芬的”,主干可以表达为:尤为重要的是,他(贝多芬)对于自由的看法„.。② which引导英语从句,修饰freedom,表达时翻译成另一句话“对于他而言,这种自由是与个人的权利和责任联系起来的”,其中for him还可以调整表达为“他认为”。
③冒号后进行解释,可以翻译为:他倡导思想自由和个人言论自由。
【译文总结】尤为重要的是贝多芬对于自由的看法,他认为,这种自由是与个人的权利和责任联系起来的:他倡导思想自由和个人言论自由。
50.One could interpret much of the work of Beethoven by saying that suffering is inevitable, but the courage to fight it renders life worth living.Render:致使;造成【句型分析】本句主句主干为One could interpret much of the work of Beethoven,之后by saying that suffering is inevitable, but the courage to fight it renders life worth living为状语,修饰interpret。其中that引导宾语从句suffering is inevitable, but the courage to fight it renders life worth living,为saying的宾语,宾语从句中it指代suffering。
【翻译要点】①本句主语one,可以翻译为“人们”或者“我们”。主干可以翻译为“我们可以解释贝多芬的大部分作品”。
②主干之后的状语,可以翻译为“通过说痛苦是无法避免的,但是与之相抗争的勇气使得生命值得继续。”
③整合主干,可以表达为“我们可以这样解释贝多芬的大部分作品:苦难是不可避免的,但是与痛苦抗争的勇气使得生命值得继续。”
【译文总结】我们可以这样解释贝多芬的大部分作品:苦难是不可避免的,但是与痛苦抗争的勇气使得生命值得继续。
46.It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words,all we can do is articulate our reactions to it and not grasp music itself.这就是为什么当我们尝试用语言来描述音乐时,我们能清楚的表达对音乐的反应,但并没有领会音乐的精髓。
47.By all accounts he was a freethinking person,and a courageous one,and I find courage an essential quality for the understanding,let along the performance,of his works.据大家所说,贝多芬是个思想自由而且有勇气的人,发现勇气是理解他作品的本质,更不用说演奏他的作品了。
48.Beethoven„s habit of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.贝多芬表演时习惯性的增加他的音量,然后突然转为柔和的节拍,前辈的音乐家很少有这种习惯。
49.Especially significant was his views of freedom,which,for him,was associated with the rights and responsibilities of the individual; he advocated freedom of thought and of personal expression.尤其重要的是他对自由的看法,他认为这和个人的权利和责任有关,他提倡思想自由和个人言论自由。
50.One could interpret much of the work of Beethoven by saying that suffering is
inevitable,but the courage to fight it renders life worth living.人们会将贝多芬的很多作品解释为——痛苦是难免的,但是与痛苦抗争的勇气表明生命值得活下去。
46.It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it and not grasp music itself.解析:主句主干It is also the reason。从句中含有一个when引导的状语从句,意为“当我们尝试用语言来描述音乐时”。全句意为:这就是为什么当我们尝试用语言来描述音乐时,我们能清楚的表达对音乐的反应,但并没有领会音乐的精髓。
47.By all accounts he was a freethinking person, and a courageous one, and I find courage an essential quality for the understanding, let alone the performance, of his works.解析:全句为and连接的并列句。根据上文可知,he即指贝多芬。前一分句较容易,意为“据大家所说,贝多芬是个思想自由而且有勇气的人,”后一分句中let alone“意为更不用说”,故the understanding与the performance应语义并列,据大家所说,贝多芬是个思想自由而且有勇气的人,我发现勇气是理解他作品的关键,更是表演他作品的关键。
48.Beethoven‟s habit of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.解析:本句虽长,但实为一个简单句。主语为Beethoven‟s habit of…passage,谓语部分为was only rarely used。
整句意为:贝多芬表演时习惯性的增加他的音量,然后突然转为柔和的节拍,前辈的音乐家很少有这种习惯。
49.Especially significant was his views of freedom, which, for him, was associated with the rights and responsibilities of the individual;he advocated freedom of thought and of personal expression.解析:which引导的定语从句,was associated with意为“和…联系在一起;与……有关,与……有关系”
整句意为:尤其重要的是他对自由的看法,他认为自由与个人的权利和责任有关,提倡思想自由和个人言论自由。
50.One could interpret much of the work of Beethoven by saying that suffering is inevitable, but the courage to fight it renders life worth living.解析:interpret除了有“翻译;解释;说明”的意思外,还可译为“理解,了解”。此处更适合译为“理解”。方式状语by saying含一个宾语从句。Render意为“致使”。
整句意为:人们会将贝多芬的很多作品解释为——痛苦是难免的,但是与痛苦抗争的勇气表明生命值得活下去
第五篇:同济大学2013翻译硕士真题真题
翻译硕士英语
选择题30个,基本是词汇题
四篇阅读理解,题量不大
写作二选一,400字,议论文
翻译基础
汉译英十五个:市场准入、售后客服支持、莫言代表作《丰乳肥臀》、中国共产党中央纪律检查委员会、政治局候补员、色香味形俱全、化境、英译汉十个:translation of pragmatic text, presidential suite, 等 篇章翻译:
汉译英两篇,一篇是就任演说中的一段,另一篇是经济方面的,关于企业在国外建厂或与当地合作,走出去
英译汉两篇,一篇是关于中药走进世界市场背景,与同仁堂的经营有关,经济类;另一篇是母亲应当怎样教育孩子,第一人称写的翻译评论:1.翻译技巧,给出中文原文及两个版本译文,比较译文优劣,中文答卷
2.用英文写译者应该具备的基本素质
百科与中文写作
百科题:填空题十个:三字经、雍正等,大部分是中国的,国外的考了英国两个党派的名称
选择题20个:国外国内都有,历史多看点,文学名著,比如热点莫言,翻译与百科都有
名词解释10个:宗教改革运动、表现主义、启蒙运动、八股文、北洋军阀、新文化运动