全国商务英语翻译样卷

全国商务英语翻译统一考试样题

一、初级笔译：

全国商务英语翻译统一考试

初级笔译试题

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Part I Translate the following sentences into English or into Chinese.

1.早在1910年，通用电器就开始与中国发展贸易，被认为是最活跃和最有影响力的在华外国企业之一。

2.近年来，中泰两国国民经济发展迅速，为两国的经济、贸易合作提供了良好的基础。

3.本合同用中、英两种文字写成，每种文字正本两份。两种文本具有同等效力，签字后双方各执中、英文本一份为凭。

4.布朗先生曾经能吃能睡，但现在由于作为领导责任重大而变得吃不下睡不好。

5.由于我们也要支付我们供货商的货款，因此您的还款期限不能再延长了。

6. Do not ask questions that respondents feel are rude or embarrassing. If such questions are necessary, people should be offered the chance to say that they prefer not to answer. What constitutes an invasive question will vary from culture to culture.

7.He knew this guy was a smart political worker. But he was hard to control. In fact, he was a loose cannon who might do more damage to his side than the man he was running against.

8. As a region with the largest number of developed countries, the EU boasts abundant capital and advanced technology. Therefore, both the EU countries and China enjoy a high degree of complementarities in economic, trade, scientific and technological fields.

9. I had the honour of attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Youth Palace earlier this week and was proud to see that Compaq was making such

a large contribution to China’s youth.

10.Though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we cite the incredible slaughter of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor car!

Part Ⅱ Translate the following passages into Chinese.

Passage 1

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Association for Manufacturing Technology, I would extend my greetings to the seventh China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT—2010), and welcome the visitors to the U.S. Pavilion.

We are proud of our U.S. Pavilion, where 170 U.S. exhibitors are displaying the latest world class machine tool technology and related manufacturing services. The technology and services demonstrated here are the primary building blocks for industrialization in every nation of the world.

I hope you will utilize this opportunity to assess products and services offered in the U.S. Pavilion and discuss with representatives of our U.S. industry how these goods and services can meet your particular industrial needs.

China and the United States have made tremendous strides in forging mutually-beneficial commercial relationships. We at the Department of Commerce, working closely with the U.S. private sector, are proud of the role we have played in developing these ties, and we look forward to strengthening our relationship in the months and years ahead. It is through events like CIMT—2010 that our growing ties will be reinforced.

Again I welcome you to this impressive show, and I wish you a successful and productive visit to our U.S. Pavilion.

Passage 2

Dear Sirs,

Our representatives, upon their return from Shanghai, made a report concerning their discussions with your senior cadres on forming a joint venture company, expounding their deep impression on the rapid growth of China’s economy and the favourable environment for making investment in China.

We are very grateful for the many kindness and hospitality extended to our representatives by your cadres and staff of China International Trust & Investment Corporation. Their indefatigable efforts created a harmonious atmosphere for negotiation.

We have studied the draft agreement handed over by our representatives and found that the terms stipulated therein are acceptable. However, for the sake of formality, we have to hold a board meeting at our end to thoroughly discuss the matter in question so as to reach a unanimous understanding among the board members, and after that, we will send our