2020全国大学生英语竞赛C类翻译题

竞赛样题2020年竞赛C类翻译样题
Part V Translation (15 marks)
Section A (5 marks)
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
71. How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use? These are some of the questions explored in a recent Hypothesis and Theory article published in Frontiers in Sociology. The answers reveal that the story of music is, in many ways, the story of humans. So what is music? This is difficult to answer, as everyone has their own idea.
Section B (10 marks)
Translate the following sentences into English by using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
（72）身份盗用是指有人不当获取并使用他人的个人信息，如姓名、生日、驾驶证号码，也包括信用卡、银行卡和电话号码信息等导致的
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71. 音乐是怎样起源的？人类远祖最初是敲击各种物件去制造节奏，还是展现歌喉，从而创造了音乐？他们使用的是何种乐器？这是最近发表在《社会学前沿》杂志上的“假说与理论”一文所探讨的部分问题。

答案表明，音乐的历史在很多方面就是人类的历史。

那么，音乐是什么呢？这个问题实难回答，原因是大家见仁见智。

72. Identify theft refers to crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data, such as name, date of birth, or driver’s license number, as well as credit card, bank account, and phone numbers.
73. In their haste to explore the exciting features of the Internet, many people respond to spam mail that promises them some benefit but requests identifying data, without realizing that in many cases, the requester has no intention of keeping his promise.
74. In the emails, the thieves ask you for information to update their files.
75. It is always safe to go to the company’s website by typing in the site address directly or using a page you have previously bookmarked, instead of a link provided in the email.
76. Another way of being safe from identity theft is to install safety programs and keep your anti-virus software up-to-date.。