口译之文化(历年真题)

文化1.为了支持北京申办2008年奥运会，现在北京市民比以往任何时候都更加热衷于学习英语。//据新华社报道，北京人民广播电台于2000年12月开设了一档“北京市民英语100句”的节目，来帮助更多的人学习英语。//同学校里传统的英语教学不同，这档节目不是从语法和音标开始，而是涉及英语的日常口语。//北京市民学习英语的浪潮席卷了整个城市。来到北京的老外如果在大街上遇到当地居民用英语向他们问候，将不会感到惊讶。//(2001,4)p.178

Today,Beijing citizens are more enthusiastic than ever in learning English,in order to support Beijing’s bid to hold the 2008 Olympic Games.//According to Xinhua News Agency,Beijing People’s Broadcasting Station began in December 2000 a program called”One Hundred English Sentences for Beijing Citizens”,so as to help more people to learn English.//Unlike the traditional English teaching and learning in schools,this program does not start from grmmar or phonetics,but deals only with daily spoken English.//Beijing citizens’ enthusiasm in learning English has spread all over the city.Foreigners visiting Beijing will not feel surprised any more if they are greeted in English by local residents in the streets.//

2.上星期三，古文明研究中心举办了一次国际研讨会，一百多名中外学者会聚一堂，

讨论古代中华文明的发源和早期发展。//这次国际研讨会旨在追溯中国夏朝之前的历史。夏朝被认为是中国历史上的第一个朝代。//学者们认为，中华文明持续发展五千年而从未中断，这样的古文明在世界上绝无仅有。//中华文明的起源和发展过程是考古学家探索的重要课题。同时，他们也对古中华文明的内容和机制予以极大的关注。

//(2001,10)p193

Last Wednesday the Research Center for Ancient Civilizations held an international symposium,during which more than 100 Chinese and overseas scholars met to discuss the origin and early development of ancient Chinese civilization.//The international symposium aimed to trace Chinese history beyond the Xia Dynasty ,which was believed to be the first dynasty in Chinese history.//Scholars believe that the Chinese civilization is the world’s only ancient civilization that has been developing for 5000 years without interruption.//The origin and development process of this ancient Chinese civilization are the important subjects for archaeologists and histrorians to explore.They also show an enormous interest in the context and mechanism of the ancient Chinese civilization.//

3.随着改革开放的进一步深入，世界环球媒体巨头蜂拥至中国。至今，几乎所有主要

环球媒体集团已经进驻中国市场。//美国有线新闻网在香港成立了自己的节目制作中心；该新闻公司已将凤凰卫视频道引进中国内地。//根据中国对世贸组织的承诺，非新闻类外国节目将最终被允许在国内播出。//人们对环球媒体巨头在中国拓展业务极为关注。这不仅关系到国内媒体事业的发展，对整个新闻氛围和舆论导向也将产生一定的影响。//(2002,4)p.198

With the development of China’s opening up to the outside world,global media magnets have flocked to China.By now,almost all major global groups have established a certain presence in the Chinese market.//CNN established its own program production center in Hong Kong;and News Corp.

has introduced Phoenix Satellite TV Channel onto the mainland.//According

to China’s pledges made to the WTO,non-news foreign programs will eventually be permitted to broadcast in the country.//People are paying close attention to global media magnates’ business expansion in China since it will have impact not only on domestic media development but,to some extent,the whole mass media atmosphere and public opinion.//

4.中国的传统节庆膳食除了在数量和质量上与平时有所不同之外，一些历史悠久、具

有象征意义的食物也是节日必不可缺的伴侣。//例如，我国的端午节是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。那一天，人们通常要赛龙舟、吃棕子。//中秋节是观赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征着圆满，象征着家庭团聚。因此，中秋节的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。//春节是中国的农历新年，除了常见的海鲜，家禽，和肉类之外，人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统菜肴、如饺子和年糕。//(1999,4)

In addition to the quantitative and qualitative differences apparent in traditional Chinese holiday meals,some special foods and their symbolic significance are indispensable on these occasions.//

For example,on the Dragon Boat Festival,a day set aside in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan,people will hold dragon boat races and eat zongzi,a kind of glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves.//

The Mid-autumn Festival is an occasion for viewing the full moon.The round moon is a symbol for completeness,and by extension,family reunion.The special food of the day is the yuebing,a round pastry known as the mooncake.//

The spring Festival is the Chinese lunar New Year’s holiday.In addition to the popular see food,poultry and meat,regional custom dictates the preparation and consumption of traditional favorites,for example,jiaozi,or boiled dumplings,and niangao,or the “year cake”.