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1997~2011 专八翻译真题及答案

1997~2011 专八翻译真题及答案

1997年E-C原文:Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are inevitably the province (范围)of the rich unless we abdicate(退位、放弃)society’s power of choice. We can choose to make opera and other expensive forms of culture, accessible(易接近的,可达到的)to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? No body denies the imperatives(必要的)of food, shelter, defence, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, man-kind stretched out a hand of not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse(冲动)towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation(表述、陈述)is fundamental. In Europe, this desire has found fulfillment(完成、成就)in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These masterpieces are the touchstones(标准、试金石)for all our efforts; they are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire(立志、追求目标、渴望); they carry the most profound (深厚的、深刻的)messages that can be sent from one human to another.参考译文:欣赏歌剧是一种奢侈:你必须为此支付昂贵的票价。

2011年英语专业八级真题完整答案及详细解析word版

2011年英语专业八级真题完整答案及详细解析word版

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIT: 195 MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONL Y. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Now, listen to the mini-lecture.Classifications of CulturesAccording to Edward Hall, different cultures result in different ideas about the world. Hall is an anthropologist. He is interested in relations between cultures.I. High-context cultureA. feature- context: more important than the message- meaning: (1)__________i.e. more attention paid to (2) ___________ than to the message itselfB. examples- personal space- preference for (3)__________- less respect for privacy / personal space- attention to (4)___________- concept of time- belief in (5)____________ interpretation of time- no concern for punctuality- no control over timeII. Low-context cultureA. feature- message: separate from context- meaning: (6)___________B. examples- personal space- desire / respect for individuality / privacy- less attention to body language- more concern for (7)___________- attitude toward time- concept of time: (8)____________- dislike of (9)_____________- time seen as commodityIII. ConclusionAwareness of different cultural assumptions- relevance in work and lifee.g. business, negotiation, etc.- (10)_____________ in successful communication参考答案:(1) context of message(2) what's happening / the context(3) closeness to people(4) body language(5) poly-chronic(6) message itself(7) the message(8) mono-chronic(9) lateness(10) great influence / significanceTIPS:(1) 根据原文中一句“A high-context culture is a culture in which the context of the message, or the action, or an event carries a large part of its meaning and significance.”可知答案。

2011年英语专业八级考试真题及答案-中大网校

2011年英语专业八级考试真题及答案-中大网校

2011年英语专业八级考试真题及答案总分:100分及格:60分考试时间:190分PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE(1)SECTION A MINl LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture.You will hear the lecture ONCE 0NL Y.While listening,take notes on the important points.Your notes will not be marked,but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.When the lecture is over,you will be given two minutes to check your notes.and another ten minutes to complete the gal-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE.Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words.Make sure the word(s)you fill in is(are)both grammatically and semantically acceptable.You may refer to your notes while completing the task.Use the blank sheet for note-taking.(2)根据材料,请在(2)处填上最佳答案。

(3)根据材料,请在(3)处填上最佳答案。

(4)根据材料,请在(4)处填上最佳答案。

2011年专八口语真题英译中部分

2011年专八口语真题英译中部分

2011专八口语真题英译中部分Task One: Interpreting from English into Chinese.Directions: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.考试原文章:考试做了缩短。

红色标记为考察翻译的句子。

Shenzhen, 15 May 2008Speech by Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book FairAt the opening of the 4th International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF), China, 16-19 May 2008I am extremely honoured to be here today for the opening of the fourth International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen, the largest fair of its kind in China. And I congratulate the aspiration of the People’s Republic of China to improve the international marketing and promotion of the Chinese culture. All around the world, people are curious to get to know China better. They are not only interested in the economical and political aspects of the Asian Giant, but also its culture.The Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen is an international platform for culture in all its many aspects – digital media are just as much at home here as print products, dance and folk art, calligraphy and literature. For the first time this year, an entire hall has been dedicated to international exhibitors, emphasising the increased importance China places on international contacts.The topic I would like to focus on today is how to market culture internationally. Because that is exactly what the Frankfurt Book Fair has been doing ever since our reestablishment 60 years ago, after the Second World War. The title of my presentation is: ―Creating the Best International Platform for t he Chinese Book and Media Industry‖. I must admit this is not a difficult task for me. Because in 2009, China will be the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest fair for content and media. In my opinion, that is a fantastic opportunity for the presentation of China’s culture and literature to the world. Together with this year’s Summer Olympics and the World Expo planned for 2010 in Shanghai, China is in an extraordinary position to demonstrate all the many facets of its culture to the world.The Frankfurt Book Fair is unique because there is no other place in the world which brings together so many international publishers, writers, critics and other publishing professionals. More than 7,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries around the world present their products at our Fair–on 172,000 square metres of exhibition space. And approximately 180,000 trade visitors come to Fair every year from every corner of the world.The attention of the international media is turned to the Guest of Honour for five days in October. Because the Book Fair is such a huge cultural event. There are about 2,700 individual events which take place during the Fair, in the Fair buildings themselves as well as around the city of Frankfurt. Events which traditionally attract around 283,000 visitors. Already several weeks before the fair, the media in Germany begin to focus on the Guest of Honour.Numerous independent events draw attention to the country’s literature and culture. Events which range from readings and discussions on literature, politics and history – to theatre and dance performances, exhibitions, films and concerts. There are often special conferences offered about the visiting country and even special courses at community education centres.The success story of the Frankfurt Book Fair clearly proves that culture and commerce cango hand in hand. On this note, I would like to wish you all a very successful time during the International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen. And I am looking forward to the Guest of Honour presentation of China in 2009!【主会场】法兰克福书展主席岳根·博思先生在中国(深圳)国际文化产业高峰论坛上的演讲(中英文稿)尊敬的各位贵宾,尊敬的各位来宾:我很高兴今天来参加第四届中国(深圳)国际文化产业博览交易会——这个中国最大的文化产业博览会的开幕式。

TEM82011年翻译部分讲解教程

TEM82011年翻译部分讲解教程
❖ 在飞机上面看不见下边有路。在尼泊尔广泛应用的交通工具是沿着古 老的铁轨步行。这些轨道把整个国家连接在一起。这里也有飞机航线 网,这对我来说是一件幸运的事。因为如果我没有足够的时间到需步 行两周半才能到达的目的地。我搭乘一个航班到当地的机场。
学生译文:4分
❖ 乘飞机经过尼泊尔时,你的想像力很容易涌出;设想自己是微小的, 比如说一只蝴蝶,正在飞跃建筑师的一张图纸,这些图纸是三维立体 图像,成片的水稻代替了环形线将高山团团围住。
“休闲” 的学生译文主要有以下一些:(1)freedom(2)rest(3) ease(4)leisure。以上(1)freedom是“自由”。(2)rest是“休息”, 不是“休闲”。(3)ease是“悠闲”,不是“休闲”。(4)leisure意为
“休闲”。 “截然不同” 的正确译文主要有以下一些:(1)completely
❖ on a flight to the local airport:(我正)在生译文:8分
❖ 当飞行在尼泊尔上空时,一个人很容易会沉浸到自己的想象中去,想 像自己是渺小的——(例如一只蝴蝶)——在一张建筑师用的三维图 纸上方飘荡,图上环状的等高线被山坡上的一片片梯田所替代。
❖three-dimensional topographical maps: 三维地 形图
❖architects: 建筑师 ❖circling contour line: 环状等高线 ❖terraced rice paddies: 长满稻谷的梯田
Nepal is a small country, and from the window of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas 30 miles off the left window. [此段共2分]

专八翻译真题

专八翻译真题

2011年专八真题:汉译英原文现代社会无论价值观的持有还是生活方式的选择都充满了矛盾;而最让现代人感到尴尬的是,面对重重矛盾,许多时候你别无选择;匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式;但在现实生活中,人们却在这两种生活方式间频繁穿梭,有时也说不清自己到底是“休闲着”还是“忙碌着”;譬如说,当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期,却忽然接到老板的电话,告诉我们客户或工作方面出了麻烦——现代便捷先进工具在此刻显示出了它狰狞、阴郁的面容——搞得人一下子兴趣全无;接下来的休闲只能徒有其表,因为心里已是火烧火燎了;2011年专八真题参考答案:汉译英部分Being hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are “at ease” or “in a rush”.For example, we are enjoying our holidays in the resort while suddenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work--so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features--and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.2011年专八真题英译汉原文When flying over Nepal, it's easy to soar in your imagination and pretend you're tiny-a butterfly - and drifting above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, the circling contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge.Nepal is a small country, and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas thirty miles of the left window. Out the right window, the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of India beyond.Three were few roads visible below, most transportation in Nepal being by foot along ancient trails that connect and bind the country together. There is also a network of dirt airstrips, which was fortunate for me, as I had no time for the two-and-a-half week trek to my destination. I was in a flight to the local airport.2011年专八真题英译汉参考答案:当飞机飞越尼泊尔的上空,你的想象力很容易开始翱翔,你很小,就像一只小蝴蝶,飞在一幅三维的建筑地形图上,那些环绕着每个高脊的梯田就像图中环形的等高线;尼泊尔是一个小国,我们的飞机东向平稳飞行,从一万两千英尺的高空向下看,透过左侧的窗户,可以清楚看见下方三十英里处笼罩着雄伟喜马拉雅山的那白色的神奇海市蜃楼;转向右侧的窗口,看到的是三、四级高的层层梯田,可不一会它们就被印度境内的广阔平原所代替了;下方清晰可见极少的几条路;在尼泊尔最主要的出行方式是步行,尼泊尔人在纵横连接国家的条条古道上留下了足印;除此以外,这个国家还有空中网络,虽然机场简易且灰多,但对我来说,确是非常地幸运,因为我没花上两个个半星期的时间,通过陆路,艰苦跋涉到达目的地;我当时在去当地机场的飞机上;2011专八英译汉参考答案飞机飞越尼泊尔上空时,你很容易天马行空起来,假想自己很渺小----像只蝴蝶----在建筑师所使用的某个三维地形图上方漂浮着,在这里,地形图一圈圈的轮廓线变成了环绕高耸的山脊成阶梯状的稻田;尼泊尔是个小国;我们的飞机在12000英尺的高空向东飞去;从左边的机窗望去,你能清晰地看到30英里开外的高耸的喜马拉雅山的耀眼的白色蜃景;靠右边的机窗外是三、四条成梯状的高耸山脊,再往远处突然之间成了印度平原;飞机下面看不这几条公路;尼泊尔的交通方式以步行为主,人们沿着连接整个国家的古老小径行走着;尼泊尔也有一个土筑的飞机场网络,这对我来说很幸运,因为我没时间长途跋涉两周半的时间到达我的目的地;我在飞往当地机场的飞机上;2012SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISHTranslate the underlined part of the following text into English.Write your translation onANSWER SHEET THREE.2012年英语专八汉译英选自台湾作家蔡素芬的新书烛光盛宴,浓缩了台湾近六十年的历史,可谓是十年磨一剑之作;加粗的为2012年英语专八汉译英部分选段;烛光盛宴原文:泊珍看他第一眼,彷似一声雷劈头而来,令她晕头涨脑,这一岁的孩子脸型长相如此熟悉,她心里的第一道声音是,不能带回去痛苦纠聚心中,眉心发烫发热,胸口郁闷难展,胃里一股气冲喉而上;院长说这孩子发育迟缓时,她更是心头无绪,她在育生所待的房里来回踱步,这房里还有其他小孩,每人一张围着栅栏的床,整个房间只有一扇窗,窗外树影婆娑,就让这孩子留下来吧,这里有善心的神父和修女,这里将来会扩充为有医疗作用的看护中心,这是留住孩子最好的地方;这孩子是她的秘密,她将秘密留在这树林掩映的建筑里;她将秘密留在心头;她专心做生意,她觉得人生剩下的只有不断地赚钱养育孩子,和对往日某些美好时光的眷恋,即使这些时光如此短暂,但也因为短暂而弥足珍贵,她家乡的好山好水、她和桂花的姐妹情谊、留在心中的曾有过的感情,这些美好的部分就够安慰她的余生;她心里也惦念留在家乡的那些人,她的两个孩子、她的父亲,他们都不再有音讯,他们随着时光的流逝,成为心里一个遥远的山水风景,成为眼里模糊的泪水;参考答案:Tortured by the pains gathering in her heart, she felt something was burning between her eyebrows.Her chest was brimmed with depression which was likely to run out of her throat at any moment.She could not think clearly any longer when the headmaster told her that the child suffered from developmental retardation.She strode up and down in the room where her child stayed with other pals.There was only one window in the room, out of which some shady trees were whispering.“Just leave it here”, she told herself, “This is the best choice by far, for there are kind priests and nuns in this place which may also be renov ated into a Medicare center”.The child was her secret which would be kept in the buildings behind the woods.SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESETranslate the underlined part of the following text into Chines— Write your translation onANSWER SHEET THREE.In some cases, intelligent people implementing intelligent policies are responsible for producing a "boomerang effect"; they actually create more of whatever it is they seek to reduce in the first place.The boomerang effect has been achieved many times in recent years by men and women of goodwill.State legislatures around the nation have recently raised the drinking age back to 21 in an effort to reduce the prevalence of violent deaths among our young people.But such policies seem instead to have created the conditions for even more campus violence.Some college students who previously drank in bars and lounges under the watchful supervision of bouncers夜总会,酒吧等保安人员 not to mention owners ea—er to keep their liquor licenses now retreat to the sanctuary of their fraternity houses and apartments, where they no longer control their behaviour - or their drinking.The boomerang effect has also played a role in attempts to reduce the availability of illicit drugs.During recent years, the federal government has been quite successful in reducing the supply of street drugs.As fields are burned and contraband 违禁品confiscated, the price of street drugs has skyrocketed to a point where cheap altematives have begun tocompete in the marketplace.Unfortunately, the cheap alternatives are even more harmful than the illicit drugs they replace.boomerang: a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to retum to the thrower 回飞镖参考译文:然而上述政策反而引发了更多的校园暴力;一些大学生先前在夜总会的酒吧买醉,处于保安人员严密的监控之下酒吧老板们为了保住自己卖酒的牌照也不会允许过激的事情发生;现在,大学生们躲到他们互助会会所和公寓中酗酒,对自己饮酒的数量或行为都不再控制;政府在打击非法毒品方面采取的措施同样适得其反;近年来,联邦政府已经有效地抑制了街头毒品买卖;警方捣毁了很多毒品种植地,没收了违禁品,导致毒品的价格暴涨,那些便宜的替代品因此也有了竞争力;糟糕的是,那些便宜的替换品带来的危害甚至比他们所替代的毒品更大;。

2011年3月5日专八 (TEM8) 真题+答案+听力材料[完整版]

2011年3月5日专八 (TEM8) 真题+答案+听力材料[完整版]

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)-GRADE EIGHT-TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer to our notes.Classifications of CulturesAccording to Edward Hall, different cultures result in different ideas about the world. Hall is an anthropologist. He is interested in relations between cultures.I.High-context cultureA. feature—context: more important than the message—meaning (1) ________________i.e. more attention paid to (2) ________ than to the message itselfB. examples—personal spacepreference for (3) ___________less respect for privacy/personal spaceattention to (4) ________concept of time—belief in (5) _________ interpretation of time—no concern for punctuality—no control overtimeII.Low-context cultureA.feature—message: separate from context—meaning (6) __________B.examples—personal space—desire/respect for individuality/privacy—less attention to body language—more concern for (7) ________—attitude toward time—concept of time: (8) ___________—dislike of (9) _____________—time seen as commodityIII.ConclusionAwareness of different cultural assumptions—relevance in work and lifee.g. business, negotiation, etc.—(10) ___________ in successful communicationSECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.1. According to Dr. Harley, what makes language learning more difficult after a certain age?A.Differences between two languages.B.Dealing capacity to learn syntax.C. Lack of time available.D. Absence of motivation.2. What does the example of Czech speakers show?A. It’s natural for language learners to make errors.B. Differences between languages cause difficulty.C. There exist differences between English and Czech.D. Difficulty stems from either differences or similarity.3. Which of the following methods does NOT advocate speaking?A. The traditional method.B. The audiolingual method.C. The immersion method.D. The direct method.4. Which hypothesis deals with the role of language knowledge in the learning process?A. The acquisition and learning distinction hypothesis.B. The comprehensible input hypothesis.C. The monitor hypothesis.D. The active filter hypothesis.5. Which of the following topics is NOT discussed during the interview?A. Causes of language learning difficulties.B. Differences between mother tongue and a second language.C. Theoretical conceptualization of second language learning.D. Pedagogical implementation of second language teaching.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Greyhound is Britain's largest bus and train operator.B. Currently Greyhound routes in Britain are limited.C. The coach starts from London every hour.D. Passengers are offered a variety of services.Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.7. What does the news item say about the fires in Greece?A. Fires only occurred near the Greek capital.B. Fires near the capital caused casualties.C. Fires near the capital were the biggest.D. Fires near the capital were soon under control.8. According to the news, what measure did authorities take to fight the fires?A. Residents were asked to vacate their homes.B. Troops were brought in to help the firefighter.C. Air operations and water drops continued overnight.D. Another six fire engines joined the firefighting operation.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the current decline in the Mexican economy?A. Fewer job opportunities in Mexico.B. Strong ties with the U.S. economy.C. Decline in tourism.D. Decline in tax revenues.10. Drop in remittances from abroad is mainly due to _______A. declining oil production.B. the outbreak of the H1N1 flu.C. the declining GDP in Mexico.D. the economic downturn in the U.S.PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.TEXT AWhenever we could, Joan and I took refuge in the streets of Gibraltar. The Englishman's home is his castle because he has not much choice. There is nowhere to sit in the streets of England, not even,after twilight, in the public gardens. The climate, very often, odes not even permit him to walk outside. Naturally, he stays indoors and creates a cocoon of comfort. That was the way we lived in Leeds.These southern people, on the other hand, look outwards. The Gibraltarian home is, typically, a small and crowded apartment up several flights of dark and dirty stairs. In it, one, two or even three old people share a few ill0lit rooms with the young family. Once he has eaten, changed his clothes, embraced his wife, kissed his children and his parents, there is nothing to keep the southern man at home. He hurries out, taking even his breakfast coffee at his local bar. He comes home late for his afternoon meal after an appetitive hour at his café. He sleeps for an hour, dresses, goes out again and stays out until late at night. His wife does not miss him, for she is out, too – at the market in the morning and in the afternoon sitting with other mothers, baby-minding in the sun.The usual Gibraltarian home has no sitting-room, living-room or lounge. The parlour of our working-class houses would be an intolerable waste of space. Easy-chairs, sofas and such-like furniture are unknown. There are no bookshelves, because there are no books. Talking and drinking , as well as eating, are done on hard chairs round the dining-table, between a sideboard decorated with the best glasses and an inevitable display cabinet full of family treasures, photographs and souvenirs. The elaborate chandelier over this table proclaims it as the hub of the household and of the family. ,Hearth and home' makes very little sense in Gibraltar. One's home is one's town or village, and one's health is the sunshine.Our northern towns are dormitories with cubicles, by comparison. When we congregate – in the churches it used to be, now in the cinema, say, impersonally, or at public meetings, formally – we are scarcely ever man to man. Only in our pubs can you find the truly gregarious and communal spirit surviving, and in England even the pubs are divided along class lines.Along this Mediterranean coast, home is only a refuge and a retreat. The people live together in the open air – in the street, market-place. Down here, there is a far stronger feeling of community than we had ever known. In crowded and circumscribed Gibraltar, with its complicated inter-marriages, its identity of interest, its surviving sense of siege, one can see and feel an integrated society.To live in a tiny town with all the organization of a state, with Viceroy (总督), Premier, Parliament, Press and Pentagon, all in miniature, all within arm's reach, is an intensive course in civics. In such an environment, nothing can be hidden, for better or for worse. One's successes are seen and recognized; one' failures are immediately exposed. Social consciousness is at its strongest, with the result that there is a constant and firm pressure towards good social behavior, towards courtesy and kindness. Gibraltar, with all its faults, is the friendliest and most tolerant of places. Straight from the cynical anonymity of a big city, we luxuriated in its happy personalism. We look back on it, like all its exiled sons and daughters, with true affection.11. Which of the following best explains the differences in ways of living between the English and the Gibraltarians?A. The family structure.B. Religious belief.C. The climateD. Eating habit.12. The italicized part in the third paragraph implies that _______A. English working-class homes are similar to Gibraltarian ones.B. English working-class homes have spacious sitting-rooms.C. English working-class homes waste a lot of space.D. the English working-class parlour is intolerable in Gibraltar.13. We learn from the description of the Gibraltarian home that it is _______A. modern.B. luxurious.C. stark.D. simple.14. There is a much stronger sense of ________ among the Gibraltarians.A. togethernessB. survivalC. identityD. leisure15. According to the passage, people in Gibraltar tend to be will-behaved because of the following EXCEPT ________.A. the entirety of the state structure.B. constant pressure from the state.C. the small size of the town.D. transparency of occurrences.TEXT BFor office innovator s, the unrealized dream of the “paperless” office is a classic example of high-tech hubris (傲慢). Today's office drone is drowning in more paper than ever before.But after decades of hype, American offices may finally be losing their paper obsession. The demand for paper used to outstrip the growth of the US economy, but the past two or three years have seen a marked slowdown in sales – despite a healthy economic scene.Analysts attribute the decline to such factors as advances in digital databases and communication systems. Escaping our craving for paper, however, will be anything but an easy affair.“Old habits are hard to break.” says Merilyn Dunn, a communications supplies director. “There are some functions that paper serves where a screen display doesn't work. Those functions are both its strength and its weakness.”In the early to mid-'90s, a booming economy and improved desktop printers helped boost paper sales by 6 to 7 percent each year. The convenience of desktop printing allowed office workers to indulge in printing anything and everything at very little effort or cost.But now, the growth rate of paper sales in the United States is flattening by about half a percent each year. Between 2004 and 2005, Ms. Dunn says, plain white office paper will see less than a 4 percent growth rate, despite the strong overall economy. A primary reason for the change, says Dunn, is that for the first time ever, some 47 percent of the workforce entered the job market after computers had already been introduced to offices.“We're finally seeing a reduction in the amount of paper being used per worker in the workplace.” says John Maine, vice president of a pulp and paper economic consulting firm. “More information is being transmitted electronically, and more and more people are comfortable with the information residing only in electronic form without printing multiple backups.”In addition, Mr. Maine points to the lackluster employment market for white-collar workers – the primary driver of office paper consumption – for the shift in paper usage.The real paradigm shift may be in the way paper is used. Since the advent of advanced and reliable office-network systems, data storage has moved away from paper archives. The secretarial art of “filing” is disappearing from job descriptions. Much of today's data may never leave its original digital format.The changing attitudes toward paper have finally caught the attention of paper companies, says Richard Harper, a researcher at Microsoft. “All of a sudden, the paper industry has started thinking,‘We need to learn more about the behavioural aspects of paper use,'“ he says. “They had never asked, they'd just assumed that 70 million sheets would be bought per year as a literal function of economic growth.”To reduce paper use, some companies are working to combine digital and paper capabilities. For example, Xerox Corp. is developing electronic paper: thin digital displays that respond to a stylus, like a pen on paper. Notations can be erased or saved digitally.Another idea, intelligent paper, comes from Anoto Group. It would allow notations made with a stylus on a page printed with a special magnetic ink to simultaneously appear on a computer screen.Even with such technological advances, the improved capabilities of digital storage continue to act against “paperlessness,” argues Paul Saffo, a technology forecaster. In his prophetic and metaphorical 1989 essay, “The Electronic Pinata (彩罐),” he suggests that the increasing amounts of electronic data necessarily require more paper.The information industry today is like a huge electronic pinata, composed of a thin paper crust surrounding an electronic core,” Mr. Saffo wrote. The growing paper crust “is most noticeable, but the hidden electronic core that produces the crust is far larger – and growing more rapidly. The result is that we are becoming paperless, but we hardly notice at all.”In the same way that digital innovations have increased paper consumption, Saffo says, so has video conferencing – with its promise of fewer in-person meetings – boosting business travel.“That's one of the great ironies of the information age,” Saffo says. “It's just common sense that the more you talk to someone by phone or computer, it inevitably leads to a face-to-face meeting. The best thing for the aviation industry was the Internet.”16. What function does the second sentence in the first paragraph serve?A. It further explains high-tech hubris.B. It confirms the effect of high-tech hubris.C. It offers a cause for high-tech hubris.D. It offers a contrast to high-tech hubris.17. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the slowdown in paper sales?A. Workforce with better computer skills.B. Slow growth of the US economy.C. Changing patterns in paper use.D. Changing employment trends.18. The two innovations by Xerox Corp. and Anoto Group feature _______.A. integrated use of paper and digital form.B. a shift from paper to digital form.C. the use of computer screen.D. a new style of writing.19. What does the author mean by “irony of the information age”?A. The dream of the “paperless” office will be realized.B. People usually prefer to have face-to-face meetings.C. More digital data use leads to greater paper use.D. Some people are opposed to video-conferencing.20. What is the author's attitude towards “paperlessness”?A. He reviews the situation from different perspectives.B. He agrees with some of the people quoted in the passage.C. He has a preference for digital innovations.D. He thinks airlines benefit most from the digital age.TEXT CWhen George Orwell wrote in 1941 that England was “the most class-ridden country under the sun”, he was only partly right. Societies have always had their hierarchie s, with some group perched at the top. In the Indian state of Bihar the Ranveer Sena, an upper-caste private army, even killed to stay there.By that measure class in Britain hardly seems entrenched (根深蒂固的). But in another way Orwell was right, and continues to be. As a new YouGov poll shows, Britons are surprisingly alert to class – both their own and that of others. And they still think class is sticky. According to the poll, 48% of people aged 30 or over say they expect to end up better off than their parents. But only 28% expect to end up in a different class. More than two-thirds think neither they nor their children will leave the class they were born into.What does this thing that people cannot escape consist of these days? And what do people look at when decoding which class someone belongs to? The most useful identifying markers, according to the poll, are occupation, address, accent and income, in that order. The fact that income comes fourth is revealing: though some of the habits and attitudes that class used to define are more widely spread than they were, class still indicates something less blunt than mere wealth.Occupation is the most trusted guide to class, but changes in the labour market have made that harder to read than when Orwell was writing. Manual workers have shrunk along with farming and heavy industry as a proportion of the workforce, while the number of people in white-collar jobs has surged. Despite this striking change, when they were asked to place themselves in a class, Brits in 2006 huddled in much the same categories as they did when they were asked in 1949. So, jobs, which were once a fairly reliable guide to class, have become misleading.A survey conducted earlier this year by Expertian shows how this convergence on similar types of work has blurred class boundaries. Expertian asked people in a number of different jobs to place themselves in the working class or the middle class. Secretaries, waiters and journalists were significantly more likely to think themselves middle-class than accountants, computer programmers or civil servants. Many new white-collar jobs offer no more autonomy or better prospects than old blue-collar ones. Yet despite the muddle over what the markers of class are these days, 71% of those polled by YouGov still said they found it very or fairly easy to figure out which class others belong to.In addition to changes in the labour market, two other things have smudged the borders on the class map. First, since 1945 Britain has received large numbers of immigrants who do not fit easily into existing notions of class and may have their own pyramids to scramble up. The flow of new arrivals has increased since the late 1990s, multiplying this effect.Second, barriers to fame have been lowered, Britain's fast-growing ranks of celebrities –like David Beckham and his wife Victoria – form a kind of parallel aristocracy open to talent, or at least to those who are uninhibited enough to meet the requests of television producers. This too has made definitions more complicated.But many Brits, given the choice, still prefer to identify with the class they were born into rather than that which their jobs or income would suggest. This often entails pretending to be more humble than is actually the case: 22% of white-collar workers told YouGov that they consider themselves working class. Likewise, the Expertian survey found that one in ten adults who call themselves working class are among the richest asset-owners, and that over half a million households which earn more than $191,000 a year say they are working class. Pretending to be grander than income and occupation suggest is rarer, though it happens too.If class no longer describes a clear social, economic or even political status, is it worth paying any attention to? Possibly, yes. It is still in most cases closely correlated with educational attainment and career expectations.21. Why does the author say “…Orwell was right, and continues to be” (Paragr aph Two)?A. Because there was stronger class consciousness in India.B. Because more people hoped to end up in a higher class.C. Because people expect to gain more wealth than their parents.D. Because Britons are still conscious of their class status.22. “…class still indicates something less blunt than mere wealth” (Paragraph Three) means that____.A. class is still defined by its own habits and attitudes.B. class would refer to something more subtle than money.C. people from different classes may have the same habits or attitudes.D. income is unimportant in determining which class one belongs to.23. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. White-collar workers would place themselves in a different class.B. People with different jobs may place themselves in the same class.C. Occupation and class are no longer related with each other.D. Changes in the workforce have made it difficult to define class.24. Which of the following is NOT a cause to blur class distinction?A. Notions of class by immigrants.B. Changing trends of employment.C. Fewer types of work.D. Easy access to fame.25. When some successful white-collar workers choose to stay in the working class, it implies that they are _______.A. showing modesty.B. showing self-respect.C. expressing boastfulness.D. making an understatement.TEXT DThe train was whirling onward with such dignity of motion that a glance from the window seemed simply to prove that plains of Texas were pouring eastward. Vast flats of green grass, dull-hued spaces of mesquite and cactus, little groups of frame houses, woods of light and tender trees, all were sweeping into the east, sweeping over the horizon, a precipice.A newly married pair had boarded this coach at San Antonio. The man's face was reddened from many days in the wind and sun, and a direct result of his new black clothes was that his brick-coloured hands were constantly performing in a most conscious fashion. From time to time he looked down respectfully at his attire. He sat with a hand on each knee, like a man waiting in a barber's shop. The glances he devoted to other passengers were furtive and shy.The bride was not pretty, nor was she very young. She wore a dress of blue cashmere, with small reservations of velvet here and there, and with steel buttons abounding. She continually twisted her head to regard her puff sleeves, very stiff, and high. They embarrassed her. It was quite apparent that she had cooked, and that she expected to cook, dutifully. The blushes caused by the careless scrutiny of some passengers as she had entered the car were strange to see upon this plain, under-class countenance, which was drawn in placid, almost emotionless lines.They were e vidently very happy. “Ever been in a parlor-car before?” he asked, smiling with delight.“No.” she answered: “I never was. It's fine, ain't it?”“Great! And then after a while we'll go forward to the dinner, and get a big lay-out. Fresh meal in the world. Charge a dollar.”“Oh, do they?” cried the bride. “Change a dollar? Why, that's too much – for us –ain't it, Jack?”“Nor this trip, anyhow.” he answered bravely. “We're going to go the whole thing.”Later he explained to her about the trains. “You se e, it's a thousand miles from one end of Texas to the other' and this runs right across it, and never stops but four times.” He had the pride of an owner. He pointed out to her the dazzling fittings of the coach; and in truth her eyes opened wider and she contemplated the sea-green figured velvet, the shining brass, silver, and glass, the wood that gleamed as darkly brilliant as the surface of a pool of oil. At one end a bronze figure sturdily held a support for a separated chamber, and at convenient places on the ceiling were frescos in olive and silver.To the minds of the pair, their surroundings reflected the glory of their marriage that morning in San Antonio; this was the environment of their new estate; and the man's face in particular beamed with an elation that made him appear ridiculous to the Negro porter. This individual at times surveyed them from afar with an amused and superior grin. On other occasions he bullied them with skill in ways that did not make it exactly plain to them that they were being bullied. He subtly used all the manners of the most unconquerable kind of snobbery. He oppressed them. But of this oppression they had small knowledge, and they speedily forgot that infrequently a number of travelers coveredthem with stares of derisive enjoyment. Historically there was supposed to be something infinitely humorous in their situation.“We are due in Yellow Sky at 3:42.” he said, looking tenderly into her eyes.“Oh, are we?” she said, as if she had not been aware of it. To evince (表现出) surprise at her husband's statement was part of her wifely amiability. She took from a pocket a little silver watch; and as she held it before her, and stared at it with a frown of attention, the new husband's face shone.“I bought it in San Anton' from a friend of mine,” he told her gleefully.“It's seventeen minutes past twelve.” she said, looking up at him with a kind of shy and clumsy coquetry (调情;卖俏). A passenger, nothing this play, grew excessively sardonic, and winked at himself in one of the numerous mirrors.At last they went to the dining-car. Two rows of Negro waiters, in glowing white suits, surveyed their entrance with the interest, and also the equanimity (平静), of men who had been forewarned. The pair fell to the lot of a waiter who happened to feel pleasure in steering them through their meal. He viewed them with the manner of a fatherly pilot, his countenance radiant with benevolence. The patronage, entwined with the ordinary deference, was not plain to them. And yet, as they returned to their coach, they showed in their faces a sense of escape.26. The description of the couple's clothes and behaviour at the beginning of the passage seems to indicate that they had a sense of _______.A. secrecy.B. elation.C. superiority.D. awkwardness.27. Which of the following adjectives best depicts the interior of the coach?A. Modern.B. Luxurious.C. Practical.D. Complex.28. Which of the following best describes the attitude of other people on the train to couple?A. They regarded the couple as an object of fun.B. They expressed indifference towards the couple.C. They were very curious about the couple.D. They showed friendliness towards the couple.29. Which of the following contains a metaphor?A. … li ke a man waiting in a barber's shop.B. … his countenance radiant with benevolence.C. … sweeping over the horizon, a precipice.D. … as darkly brilliant as the surface of a pool of oil.30. We can infer from the last paragraph that in the dining-carA. the waiters were snobbish.B. the couple felt ill at ease.C. the service was satisfactory.D. the couple enjoyed their dinner.PART ⅢGENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answers to each question. Mark your answers on your colored answer sheet.31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is ________.A. Northern Ireland.B. Scotland.C. England.D. Wales.32. It is generally agreed that ________ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores.A. the FrenchB. the GermansC. the BritishD. the Dutch33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A. Canada.B. New Zealand.C. Great Britain.D. The United States of America.34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution?A. Thomas Jefferson.B. Thomas Paine.C. John Adams.D. Benjamin Franklin.35. Virginia Woolf was an important female ________ in the 20 -century England.A. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelist36. _____ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation's history.A. Ballad.B. Romance.C. Epic.D. Elegy.37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20 century?A. The Great Gatsby.B. The Sun Also Rises.C. The Sound and the Fury.D. Beyond the Horizon.38. ________ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind.A. Semantics.B. Pragmatics.C. Cognitive linguisticsD. Sociolinguistics39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of ________.A. absence of obstruction.B. presence of obstruction.C. manner of articulation.D. Place of articulation.。

十年专八翻译真题附答案

十年专八翻译真题附答案

2013汉译英生活像一杯红酒,热爱生活的人会从中品出无穷的美妙。

Life is like a cup of wine;people who love it discover inexhaustible wonders from it.将它握在手中观察,它的暗红有血的感觉,那正是生命的痕迹。

Hold in the hand and gaze at it,the dark red color is reminiscent of the blood,which is the impress of life.抿一口留在口中回味,它的甘甜有一丝苦涩,如人生一般复杂迷离。

Take a sip of it and appreciate the taste,the bittersweet flavor is exactly the same with life,which is complicated and blurred.喝一口下肚,余香润人心肺,让人终受益。

Once the sip is swallowed,the lingering fragrance pleases the heart and refreshes the mind,leaving a person lifelong benefit.红酒越陈越美味,生活越丰富越美好。

There was a remarkable resemblance between life and wine:the taste becomes more delicious as the wine mellows,just as life gets better as it becomes more abundant.当人生走向晚年,就如一瓶待开封的好酒,其色彩是沉静的,味道中充满慷慨于智慧。

When life comes to twilight years,it looks calm and tastes full of wisdom and generosity,just like a bottle of wine to be savored.英译汉联合国代表大会,中心政治论坛,由193个成员国组成,几乎包括世界上所有国家,其中三分之二的国家为发展中国家,占世界总人口的四分之三。

2011年专八真题及参考答案

2011年专八真题及参考答案

1.B Declining capacity to learn syntax2.D Difficulty stems from either difference pr similarity3.A The traditional method4.C The monitor hypothesis5.B Differences between mother tongue and a second language6.A Greyhound is Britain's largest bus and train operator7.C Fires near the capital were the biggest8.B Troops were brought to help firefighters9.A Few job opportunities in Mexco10.D the ceconomic downturn in the U.S.TEXT A11. A the family structure12. B English working class homes have spacious sitting rooms13. C stark14. A togetherness15. B constant pressure from the stateTEXT B16. A it further explains high-tech hubris17. B slow growth of the US economy18. A integrated the use of paper and the digital form19. C more digital data use leads to greater paper use20. A he review the situation from different perspectivesTEXT C21. D because Britons are still conscious of their class status22. D income is unimportant in determining which class one belongs to23. C Occupation and class are no longer related to each other24. C fewer types of work25. A showing modestyTEXD D26. D awkwardness27. B luxurious28. A they the couple as an object of fun29. C sweeping over the horizon, a precipice30. B the couple feel ill at ease附:2011年英语专业八级考试真题阅读理解部分(影印版)2011年专八真题参考答案(改错部分)来源:爱思英语日期:2011-03-05 阅读18017 次作者: 评论0条划词已启用进入论坛投稿爱思英语编者按:2011年3月5日英语专业八级考试结束后,爱思英语网即组织相关专家对考题做相关分析,周玉亮老师发现其中今年专八考试改错和校对部分真题来源至George Orwell作品Why I Write的第一二段,大家不用再纠结与网上各种版本的答案。

2011年英语专业八级真题完整答案及详细解析

2011年英语专业八级真题完整答案及详细解析

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. RTEXT AWhenever we could, Joan and I took refuge in the streets of Gibraltar. The Englishman's home is his castle because he has not much choice. There is nowhere to sit in the streets of England, not even, after twilight, in the public gardens. The climate, very often, does not even permit him to walk outside. Naturally, he stays indoors and creates a cocoon of comfort. That was the way we lived in Leeds.These southern people, on the other hand, look outwards. The Gibraltarian home is, typically, a small and crowded apartment up several flights of dark and dirty stairs. In it, one, two or even three old people share a few ill-lit rooms with the young family. Once he has eaten, changed his clothes, embraced his wife, kissed his children and his parents, there is nothing to keep the southern man at home. He hurries out, taking even his breakfast coffee at his local bar. He comes home late for his afternoon meal after an appetitive hour at his café. He sleeps for an hour, dresses, goes out again and stays out until late at night. His wife does not miss him, for she is out, too —at the market in the morning and in the afternoon sitting with other mothers, baby-minding in the sun.The usual Gibraltarian home has no sitting-room, living-room or lounge. The parlour of our working-class houses would be an intolerable waste of space. Easy-chairs, sofas and such-like furniture are unknown. There are no bookshelves, because there are no books. Talking and drinking, as well as eating, are done on hard chairs round the dining-table, between a sideboard decorated with the best glasses and an inevitable display cabinet full of family treasures, photographs and souvenirs. The elaborate chandelier over this table proclaims it as the hub of the household and of the family. "Hearth and home" makes very little sense in Gibraltar. One's home is one's town or village, and one's hearth is the sunshine.Our northern towns are dormitories with cubicles, by comparison. When we congregate —in the churches it used to be, now in the cinema, say, impersonally, or at public meetings, formally —we are scarcely ever man to man. Only in our pubs can you find the truly gregarious and communal spirit surviving, and in England even the pubs are divided along class lines.Along this Mediterranean coast, home is only a refuge and a retreat. The people live together in the open air — in the street, market-place. Down here, there is a far stronger feeling of community than we had ever known. In crowded and circumscribed Gibraltar, with its complicated inter-marriages, its identity of interests, its surviving sense of siege, one can see and feel an integrated society.To live in a tiny town with all the organization of a state, with Viceroy (总督), Premier, Parliament, Press and Pentagon, all in miniature, all within arm's reach, is an intensive course in civics. In such an environment, nothing can be hidden, for better or for worse. One's successes are seen and recognized; one's failures are immediately exposed. Social consciousness is at its strongest, with the result that there is a constant and firm pressure towards good social behaviour, towards courtesy and kindness. Gibraltar, with all its faults, is the friendliest and most tolerant of places. Straight from the cynical anonymity of a big city, we luxuriated in its happy personalism. We look back on it, like all its exiled sons and daughters, with true affection.11. Which of the following best explains the differences in ways of living between the English and the Gibraltarians?A. The family structure.B. Religious belief.C. The climate.D. Eating habit.参考答案:ATIP:选A。

2011专八翻译真题

2011专八翻译真题

2011专八翻译真题参考答案(爱思网友版)现代社会充满了矛盾,从价值观的持有到生活方式的选择,而最让人感到尴尬的是,当面对重重矛盾,许多时候你却别无选择。

匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式,也可以说是两种生活态度,但在现实生活中,人们却在这两种生活方式与态度间频繁穿梭,有时也说不清自己到底是‘休闲着’还是‘匆忙着’。

譬如说,当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期,却忽然接到老板的电话,告知客户或工作方面出了麻烦---现代便捷先进的通讯工具在此刻显示出了它狰狞、阴郁的面容---搞得人一下子兴趣全无,接下来的休闲只能徒有其表,因为心里已是火烧火燎了。

Being hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are “at ease” or “in a rush”.For example, we are enjoying our holidays in the resort while suenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work----so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features---and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.(英译汉)When flying over Nepal, it's easy to soar in your imagination and pretend you're tiny-a butterfly - and drifting above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, the circling contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge.Nepails a small country, and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas thirty miles of the left window. Out the right window, the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of India beyond.Three were few roads visible below, mosttransportation in Nepal being by foot along ancient trails that connect and bind the country together. There is also a network of dirt airstrips, which was fortunate for me, as I had no time for the two-and-a-half week trek to my destination. I was no a flight to the local airport.飞机飞越尼泊尔上空时。

2011年专八口译题答案

2011年专八口译题答案

英译中:1. This year we commemorate a significant event in the history of the relationship between Indonesia and China. Indonesia was one of the first countries to recognize China and it was 60 years ago that diplomatic relations were officially established between our two countries.今年我们纪念中印两国关系发展史上的一个大事件。

印尼是首批承认中国的国家之一。

早在60年前,中印两国就建立了外交关系。

2. This year, the bilateral trade volume counted for US$28.6 billion. A target was set for trade with China to reach US$50 billion in 2014.今年双边贸易额达到了286亿美元;预计2014年贸易额将达到500亿美元的目标。

或者:今年,我们的双边贸易额已经达到286亿/280多亿(精确到十位即可)美元,我们预计到2014年达到500亿美元。

3. In addition, the Government of Indonesia also determines that to achieve the sustainable development, the cooperation should be focused on the improvement of infrastructures, technology transfer for food and energy security.此外,印尼政府也做出决定,要实现可持续性发展,双方合作的重点放在改善基础设施以及食品和能源安全的技术转移上。

2011年专八翻译真题

2011年专八翻译真题

2011年专八真题:汉译英原文现代社会无论价值观的持有还是生活方式的选择都充满了矛盾。

而最让现代人感到尴尬的是,面对重重矛盾,许多时候你别无选择。

匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式。

但在现实生活中,人们却在这两种生活方式间频繁穿梭,有时也说不清自己到底是“休闲着”还是“忙碌着”。

譬如说,当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期,却忽然接到老板的电话,告诉我们客户或工作方面出了麻烦——现代便捷先进工具在此刻显示出了它狰狞、阴郁的面容——搞得人一下子兴趣全无。

接下来的休闲只能徒有其表,因为心里已是火烧火燎了。

2011年专八真题参考答案:汉译英部分Being hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are “at ease” or “in a rush”.For example, we are enjoying our holidays in the resort while suddenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work--so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features--and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.2011年专八真题英译汉原文When flying over Nepal, it's easy to soar in your imagination and pretend you'retiny-a butterfly - and drifting above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, the circling contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge.Nepal is a small country, and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas thirty miles of the left window. Out the right window, the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of India beyond.Three were few roads visible below, most transportation in Nepal being by foot along ancient trails that connect and bind the country together. There is also a network of dirt airstrips, which was fortunate for me, as I had no time for the two-and-a-half week trek to my destination. I was in a flight to the local airport.2011年专八真题英译汉参考答案:当飞机飞越尼泊尔的上空,你的想象力很容易开始翱翔,你很小,就像一只小蝴蝶,飞在一幅三维的建筑地形图上,那些环绕着每个高脊的梯田就像图中环形的等高线。

2011年英语专业八级考试试题及答案

2011年英语专业八级考试试题及答案

2011年英语专业八级考试试题及答案Ancient man attempted to change the weather by using magic. While experience taught him this was impossible, __1__ he tried to forecast weather conditions. Even earlier in __2__ 1000B.C.there were weather seers in Babylon----and priests cleverenough to denounce as frauds those predicted __3__ the weather a year in the advance. Some forecasters used __4__ methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual __5__ factors controlled the weather. Chickens and other animals __6__ were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs indicating rain and drought. Somewhat more scientific were __7__ predictions based on vegetation:"Onion’s skin very thin ,mild weather coming in. Onion’s skin thick and tough, co ming weather is cold and rough." Insects and animals were also __8__ favorite weather clues: "Before the glowworm lights his __9__ lamp , then the air is always damp ." "If spiders their cobwebs forsake , the weather will for certain break ." "If frogs remained in pools , the weather will be fine . If they were seen on rocks, __10__ rain and cold were due." It’s difficult to say whether this rhyme should be taken seriously : " Hark , I hear the asses bray . Me thinks we’ll have some rain today ."一、听力试题SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.1. Who is the speaker?A. An insurance agent.B. A fireman.C. A safeguard.D. A politician.2. What can we infer about Susan?A. She dresses fashionably as she spends plenty of money on them.B. She looks fashionable though she doesn’t sp end much on dresses.C. She doesn’t spend much money on her dresses.D. She often spends too much money on her dresses.3. What does the statement mean?A. The room was too dry.B. The room was not dry enough.C. The paint was wet.D. The paint was too dry.4. We learn from the statement thatA. Lucy is very interested in video games.B. Lucy shows no interest in video games.C. Lucy often plays video games if she is free.D. Lucy plays better than her friends.5. What can we learn about Andrew?A. His petrol is used up.B. He just got his car filled.C. His car had a little petrol left when reaching the garage.D. He had a car accident.6. The speaker suggests thatA. appearances are not important.B. appearances are everything.C. lothes make the men.D. we should never trust appearances.7. What does the speaker say about Thurber?A. He is a great writer.B. His blind eye prevented him from writing good novels.C. His success depended on his childhood experience.D. He worked so hard in writing as to lose one of his eyes.8. What does the speaker imply?A. I knew the time of the concert from him.B. He didn’t tell me the time of the concert.C. He told me the time of the concert, but it was unnecessary.D. The concert began before I knew the time.9. The speaker suggests thatA. we should read every two lines carefully.B. we should find hidden and implied meanings.C. we should keep our eyes open for the book.D. we should get the meaning of every word.KEY TO LISTENING COMPREHENSION1.A2.C3.B4.B5.A6.D7.A8.C9.B 10.ASECTION A STATEMENT1. “我认为你们的保险单没有规定对待火灾造成的损失的保障。

2011年专8真题答案(含听力材料)

2011年专8真题答案(含听力材料)

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)-GRADE EIGHT-TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2011)-GRADE EIGHT-2011年英语专业八级参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension—Section A Mini-lecture1. and significance2. the context\ what is doing3. closeness to people4. body language5. polychronic6. in itself7. personal space8. monochrome9. lateness10. multicultural situationSECTION B INTERVIEW 1-5 BDACB SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 6-10 ACBAD PART II Reading Comprehension11-15 ABCAB 16-20 ABACA 21-25 DDCCA 26-30 DBACBPART III General Knowledge 31-35BDABD 36-40 CACACPART VI Proofreading & Error Correction1. grew 后加up2. conscience 改成consciousness3. soon 改成sooner4. the 去掉5. disagreeing 改成disagreeable6. imaginative 改成imaginary7. literal 改成literary8. in 去掉9. which 前加in 10. Therefore, 改成NeverthelessPart V Translation—Section A Chinese To EnglishBeing hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are“at ease”or“in a rush”.For example, we’re enjoying our holidays in the resort while suenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work—so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features—and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.Section B English to Chinese飞机飞越尼泊尔上空时。

2011年英语专业八级考试翻译

2011年英语专业八级考试翻译

the circling contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge. 只是层叠有致/层层叠叠/错落有致的梯田/稻田环绕着 每一座高耸的山脊,取代了环状排列的 / 一圈圈的等 高线 第二句 Nepals a small country, 尼泊尔疆域不大/是一个小国 and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, 我们的飞机在12000英尺的高空向东飞行,从舷窗向 外看 one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas thirty miles of the left wi第一句 When flying over Nepal, it's easy to soar in your imagination 飞机正在飞越尼泊尔上空,这时你很容易天马行空 地畅想/很容易浮想联翩,, and pretend you're tiny-a butterfly – 想象自己很小,像一只蝴蝶 / 想象自己渺小得像一 只蝴蝶, and drifting above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, 在一幅建筑师使用的三维地形图上翩跹[piānxiān]飞 舞/飘舞/翩翩翻飞
从左侧机窗望去, 30 英里外的地方,可以清晰地看 到高耸的喜马拉雅山脉海市蜃楼般的景致,茫茫白 色/白茫茫的/白色苍茫,蔚为壮观/十分雄伟壮丽。 第三句 Out the right window, the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of India beyond. 透过右侧机窗 / 从右舷窗望出去三、四条的梯田满坡 的山脊尽收眼底。忽然间更远处的印度平原跃入眼 帘/豁然在目。 第四句 There were few roads visible below, 俯瞰地面,几乎看不见几条公路。

英语专业八级测试真题

英语专业八级测试真题

英语专业八级测试真题2011年英语专业八级考试真题(附答案详细解析) 转自[英美者]-英语专业网站:/cn/Html/TEM/TEM8/1204098.htm l转自[英美者]-英语专业网站:/cn/Html/TEM/TEM8/1204098.htm l转自[英美者]-英语专业网站:/cn/Html/TEM/TEM8/1204098.htm lTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIT: 195 MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling taskon ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet fornote-taking.Now, listen to the mini-lecture.听力录音下载:/cn/Html/TEM/TEM8/204727072.h tmlClassifications of CulturesAccording to Edward Hall, different cultures result in different ideas about the world. Hall is an anthropologist. He is interested in relations between cultures.I. High-context cultureA. feature- context: more important than the message- meaning:(1)__________i.e. more attention paid to (2)___________ than to the message itselfB. examples- personal space- preference for (3)__________- less respect for privacy / personal space- attention to(4)___________- concept of time- belief in(5)____________ interpretation of time- no concern for punctuality- no control over timeII. Low-contextcultureA. feature- message: separate from context- meaning: (6)___________B. examples- personal space- desire / respect for individuality / privacy- less attention to body language- more concern for(7)___________- attitude toward time- concept of time:(8)____________- dislike of (9)_____________- time seen as commodityIII. ConclusionAwareness of different cultural assumptions- relevance in work and lifee.g. business, negotiation, etc.- (10)_____________ in successful communication参考答案:(1) context of message(2) what’s happening / the context(3) closeness to people(4) body language(5) poly-chronic(6) message itself(7) the message(8) mono-chronic(9) lateness(10) great influence / significanceTIPS:(1) 根据原文中一句“A high-contextculture is a culture in which the context of the message, or the action, or an event carries a large part of its meaning and significance.”可知答案。

2011年英语专业八级真题及详解 章节题库(汉译英)【圣才出品】

2011年英语专业八级真题及详解 章节题库(汉译英)【圣才出品】

第4章汉译英◆文化教育类现在越来越盛行送十几岁的小孩子到国外留学,人数在急剧增加。

他们的家长对国外的教育抱有不切实际的幻想。

外国院校举办的教育展览把国外的学校说得天花乱坠,使他们听了介绍之后便心动变为行动。

可是把小孩子送到国外学习并不一定会带来好的结果,很多学生缺乏适应性和灵活性,他们很难融入国外新的环境。

由于在文化上难以适应,即缺乏在国外陌生环境下生存的能力,他们往往会受到所谓“文化震荡”的冲击。

缺乏必要的观察能力,使他们难以理解东道主国家人民的行为表现,他们也就无法与当地人打成一片。

缺乏适应性以及交流和交往能力必然会使自己感到孤立。

【参考译文】However, sending children to study aboard doesn’t necessarily produce desirable results. Many students fall short of adaptability and flexibility, which means they can hardly integrate into the new environment abroad. Having difficulty in adapting to foreign cultures, or lacking the ability of living in a strange environment, they often suffer from the so-called “cultural shock”. Lack of the essential ability of observation makes the children hard to understand behaviors of the people in the host country, thus they can’t mix well with the local people. Lack of adaptability and the ability to communicate would certainly make them feel isolated.圣经在英语的发展过程中对英语的影响可谓深远。

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2011年专八真题:汉译英原文现代社会无论价值观的持有还是生活方式的选择都充满了矛盾。

而最让现代人感到尴尬的是,面对重重矛盾,许多时候你别无选择。

匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式。

但在现实生活中,人们却在这两种生活方式间频繁穿梭,有时也说不清自己到底是“休闲着”还是“忙碌着”。

譬如说,当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期,却忽然接到老板的电话,告诉我们客户或工作方面出了麻烦——现代便捷先进工具在此刻显示出了它狰狞、阴郁的面容——搞得人一下子兴趣全无。

接下来的休闲只能徒有其表,因为心里已是火烧火燎了。

2011年专八真题参考答案:汉译英部分Being hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are “at ease” or “in a rush”.For example, we are enjoying our holidays in the resort while suddenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work--so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features--and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.2011年专八真题英译汉原文When flying over Nepal, it's easy to soar in your imagination and pretend you'retiny-a butterfly - and drifting above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, the circling contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge.Nepal is a small country, and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas thirty miles of the left window. Out the right window, the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of India beyond.Three were few roads visible below, most transportation in Nepal being by foot along ancient trails that connect and bind the country together. There is also a network of dirt airstrips, which was fortunate for me, as I had no time for the two-and-a-half week trek to my destination. I was in a flight to the local airport.2011年专八真题英译汉参考答案:当飞机飞越尼泊尔的上空,你的想象力很容易开始翱翔,你很小,就像一只小蝴蝶,飞在一幅三维的建筑地形图上,那些环绕着每个高脊的梯田就像图中环形的等高线。

尼泊尔是一个小国,我们的飞机东向平稳飞行,从一万两千英尺的高空向下看,透过左侧的窗户,可以清楚看见下方三十英里处笼罩着雄伟喜马拉雅山的那白色的神奇海市蜃楼。

转向右侧的窗口,看到的是三、四级高的层层梯田,可不一会它们就被印度境内的广阔平原所代替了。

下方清晰可见极少的几条路。

在尼泊尔最主要的出行方式是步行,尼泊尔人在纵横连接国家的条条古道上留下了足印。

除此以外,这个国家还有空中网络,虽然机场简易且灰多,但对我来说,确是非常地幸运,因为我没花上两个个半星期的时间,通过陆路,艰苦跋涉到达目的地。

我当时在去当地机场的飞机上。

2011专八英译汉参考答案飞机飞越尼泊尔上空时,你很容易天马行空起来,假想自己很渺小----像只蝴蝶----在建筑师所使用的某个三维地形图上方漂浮着,在这里,地形图一圈圈的轮廓线变成了环绕高耸的山脊成阶梯状的稻田。

尼泊尔是个小国。

我们的飞机在12000英尺的高空向东飞去。

从左边的机窗望去,你能清晰地看到30英里开外的高耸的喜马拉雅山的耀眼的白色蜃景。

靠右边的机窗外是三、四条成梯状的高耸山脊,再往远处突然之间成了印度平原。

飞机下面看不这几条公路。

尼泊尔的交通方式以步行为主,人们沿着连接整个国家的古老小径行走着。

尼泊尔也有一个土筑的飞机场网络,这对我来说很幸运,因为我没时间长途跋涉两周半的时间到达我的目的地。

我在飞往当地机场的飞机上。

2012SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISHTranslate the underlined part of the following text into English.Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.2012年英语专八汉译英选自台湾作家蔡素芬的新书《烛光盛宴》,浓缩了台湾近六十年的历史,可谓是十年磨一剑之作。

加粗的为2012年英语专八汉译英部分选段。

《烛光盛宴》原文:泊珍看他第一眼,彷似一声雷劈头而来,令她晕头涨脑,这一岁的孩子脸型长相如此熟悉,她心里的第一道声音是,不能带回去!痛苦纠聚心中,眉心发烫发热,胸口郁闷难展,胃里一股气冲喉而上。

院长说这孩子发育迟缓时,她更是心头无绪,她在育生所待的房里来回踱步,这房里还有其他小孩,每人一张围着栅栏的床,整个房间只有一扇窗,窗外树影婆娑,就让这孩子留下来吧,这里有善心的神父和修女,这里将来会扩充为有医疗作用的看护中心,这是留住孩子最好的地方。

这孩子是她的秘密,她将秘密留在这树林掩映的建筑里。

她将秘密留在心头。

她专心做生意,她觉得人生剩下的只有不断地赚钱养育孩子,和对往日某些美好时光的眷恋,即使这些时光如此短暂,但也因为短暂而弥足珍贵,她家乡的好山好水、她和桂花的姐妹情谊、留在心中的曾有过的感情,这些美好的部分就够安慰她的余生。

她心里也惦念留在家乡的那些人,她的两个孩子、她的父亲,他们都不再有音讯,他们随着时光的流逝,成为心里一个遥远的山水风景,成为眼里模糊的泪水。

参考答案:Tortured by the pains gathering in her heart, she felt something was burning between her eyebrows.Her chest was brimmed with depression which was likely to run out of her throat at any moment.She could not think clearly any longer when the headmaster told her that the child suffered from developmental retardation.She strode up and down in the room where her child stayed with other pals.There was only one window in the room, out of which some shady trees were whispering.“Just leave it here”,she told herself, “This is the best choice by far, for there are kind pri ests and nuns in this place which may also be renovated into a Medicare center”.The child was her secret which would be kept in the buildings behind the woods.SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESETranslate the underlined part of the following text into Chines— Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.In some cases, intelligent people implementing intelligent policies are responsible for producing a "boomerang effect"; they actually create more of whatever it is they seek to reduce in the first place.The boomerang effect has been achieved many times in recent years by men and women of goodwill.State legislatures around the nation have recently raised the drinking age back to 21 in an effort to reduce the prevalence of violent deaths among our young people.But such policies seem instead to have created the conditions for even more campus violence.Some college students who previously drank in bars and lounges under the watchful supervision of bouncers(夜总会,酒吧等保安人员) (not to mention owners ea—er to keep their liquor licenses) now retreat to the sanctuary of their fraternity houses and apartments, where they no longer control their behaviour - or their drinking.The boomerang effect has also played a role in attempts to reduce the availability of illicit drugs.During recent years, the federal government has been quite successful in reducing the supply of street drugs.As fields are burned and contraband (违禁品)confiscated, the price of street drugs has skyrocketed to a point where cheapaltematives have begun to compete in the marketplace.Unfortunately, the cheap alternatives are even more harmful than the illicit drugs they replace.boomerang: a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to retum to the thrower 回飞镖参考译文:然而上述政策反而引发了更多的校园暴力。

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