科技英语翻译考试题目

Part I: Translate the Chinese in the brackets into English. (15%)

1. ____________________(爱因斯坦相对论)is the only one which can explain such phenomena.

2. Rate of penetration was found to ____________________ (与……成正比) the net pressure applied by the tool.

3. Being a ______________(非良导体/绝缘体), rubber is often used in cables.

4. Properly speaking, ___________(并非所有的物质) exist in three states.

5. An electric current produces ______________(磁场) around it.

6. With the result of automation, productivity has ___

___________ (增加了5倍) in that factory.

7. Copper and aluminum are the best conductors of electric current ______________(仅次于银).

8. The neutron has __________________(既不带正电荷，也不带负电荷).

9. When the water temperature is increased, it vaporized more quickly until it reaches ________（沸点）.

10. A __________(变压器) is a very useful device, even though it can be sued only with alternating current.

Part Ⅱ: Choose the better rendition for each of the following sentences.(20%)

1.由于我在会上发表论文，如蒙介绍有关会议的详细情况，不胜感激。

A) Because I will deliver a thesis at the conference, I shall appreciate it very much if you could introduce to me the detailed condition of the meeting.

B) As I will present a paper at the conference, I will be grateful if you could supply me with detailed information about the meeting.

2. 西安附上我提供会议的论文，题目是“动物克隆在中国”，一式三份，如果要发电子邮件以转录软盘，我可以立即发出。

A) I am enclosing herewith my paper of the topic of “Animal Cloning in China” one form in three B) I am enclosing, in three copies, my paper entitled “Animal Closing in China” for the conference. If req uired, I can send an e-mail for the disk right away. 3．核能发电，是在20世纪才发展起来的新事物。不幸的是，建立和维持核发电厂的成本很高，使得建设速度要比原先预料的慢许多。---中国的第一座核发电厂，是于20世纪后期建立在深圳，靠近香港。

A) Using nuclear energy to generate electricity is a new thing developed in the 20th century. What is unfortunate is that the costs of building and maintaining a nuclear power plant are very high, making the speed of construction much slower than previously predicted. ----China’s first nuclear power plant was built in the late 20th century at Shenzhen near Hongkong.

B) The production of nuclear power is a new development of the 20th century. Unfortunately, the high costs of building and maintaining a nuclear power plant have led to a much slower rate of growth than was predicted. -----China’s first nuclear power plant was built in the late 20th century at Shenzhen near Hongkong.

4. 不少科学家论证说，三国演义里所说的“木牛流马”，可能是一些有相当复杂性的机器，其工作原理可说类似于今天的某些器械装置。

A) Quite a few scientists say by reasoning that the “wooden cows, running horses” described in the Romance of the Three Kingdo ms could be rather complex machines whose working principles can be said to be like certain mechanical devices of today.

B) Quite a few scientists argue that the “wooden cows, running horses” described in the Romance of Three Kingdoms could be machines of sufficient complexity working on principles supposedly similar to certain present-day mechanical devices.

5. 摘要：本文简单叙述和分析了本实验室最近对猪流感病毒所作的两次实验的成果。

A) Abstract: The results of two experiments on swine flu virus are briefly described and analyzed.

B) Abstract: this article simply states and analyzes the results of two experimental tests this laboratory recently performed in the research on swine flu virus.

6. 珠江三角洲在中国的南部，气候良好，交通系统效率高，一向工农业都在快速发展。

A) The Pearl River Delta is to the south of China. It has a nice weather and a highly efficient communication system. Both of its industry and agriculture