-翻译与写作2007

安徽大学

2007年攻读硕士学位研究生入学试题

试题名称：综合(翻译与写作)试题代码：318（所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上一律无效）

I.Translate the following passage into Chinese(50％)

The English in fact,are strongly gifted with the rural feeling.They possess a quick sensibility to the beauties of nature,and keen relish for the pleasures and employments of the country.This passion seems inherent in them.Even the inhabitants of cities,born and brought up among brick walls and bustling streets,enter with facility into rural habits,and evince a tact for rural occupation.The merchant has his snug retreat in the vicinity of the metropolis,where he often displays as much pride and zeal in the cultivation of his flower-garden,and the maturing of his fruits,as he does in the conduct of his business, and the success of a commercial enterprise.Even those less fortunate individuals who are doomed to pass their lives in the midst of din and traffic，contrive to have something that shall remind them of the green aspect of nature．In the most dark and dingy quarters of the city,the drawing-room window resembles frequently a bank of flowers；every spot capable of vegetation has its grass-plot and flower-bed;and every square its mimic park，laid out with picturesque taste，and gleaming with refreshing verdure．

II．Render the following into English(50％)

理直气和

“小姐！你过来！你过来！”顾客高声喊，指着面前的杯子，满脸寒霜地说，“看看!你们的牛奶是坏的，把我一杯红茶都糟蹋了!”

“真对不起！”服务小姐赔不是地笑道，“我立刻给您换一杯。”新红茶很快就准备好了，跟刚才一样，同时还送上一份新鲜的柠檬和牛乳。小姐轻声地说：“我是不是能建议您，如果放柠檬，就不要加牛奶，因为有时候柠檬酸会造成牛奶结块。”顾客的脸一下子红了，匆匆喝完茶，走了。

有人问服务小姐：“明明是他‘土’，你为什么不还以一点颜色给他？他那么粗鲁地叫你，

你为什么不直说呢？”

“正因为他粗鲁，所以要用婉转的方法对待，”小姐说，“理不直的人，常用气壮来压人。理直的人，要用气和来交朋友。”

III．Writing(50％)

Directions：For this part，yon are required to write a three-part composition of about300words on the following topic．In the first part of your writing，yon should state your thesis，and in the second part yon should support your argument with appropriate details．In the last part yon should bring what yon have written to a natural conclusion or summary．Your response should be presented on the Answer Sheet．

Practical Course vs.T raditional Courses

At present it is hard for college graduates to find jobs.Many people claim that college teachers should give priority to practical courses1ike computer science and business over such traditional ones as literature and11istory.What is your opinion?

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