2014年12月四级翻译,新东方名师逐句解析翻译思路(旅游)
2014年12月英语四级答案及解析(第2套)
2014年12月四级真题答案详解(第2套)Part IWritingThe Most Impressive Course in My College Life写作指南本年度的作文文体比较自由,不再局限于议论文。
题目要求考生介绍自己“印象最深刻的一门课”,并阐述原因。
根据题目要求,文章的结构可安排如下:第一段:引出话题,指出大学的课程各有各的作用,但是“我”个人印象最深刻的一门课程是“文学鉴赏”。
第二段:具体描述该门课,注意重点介绍其特别之处,如老师独特的阅读及讨论要求。
第三段:简要说明自己学习该门课程后的收获,如锻炼了分析能力和批判思维能力。
范文与译文万能句型1.Among….the one that has impressed me mostis………之中.令我印象最为深刻的是……2.Among…,the one that has left me the deepestimpression is………之中.令我印象最为深刻的是……3.Among…,…has been very impressive onme.……之中,……确实令我印象深刻。
1.I find…quite beneficial as well as impressive,because…我觉得……不仅令我印象深刻,同时还让我受益匪浅.因为……2….is not only very beneficial but also impres-sive in that....…..不仅令人印象深刻,同时还让人受益匪浅,原因在于……3.I anl very much impressed by…while at thesame time benefit a lot from it.because…我对……印象深刻,并且从中受益匪浅,因为……写作模板In college,we(引出话题).Some(某类事物lare meant to(发挥的作用);others are de- signed to(发挥的另一种作用).Among all those(相关事物),the one that has impressed me most is(印象最深刻的事物).(该事物)is unique in thatf概述该事物的独特之处).(分点详述该事物的独特之处).I find(该事物)quite beneficial as well as impressive,because it(阐述原因l).Thanks to(该事物),I am now(阐述原因2).Part HListening ComprehensionSection A1. W: I ran into Sally the other day. I could hardly recognize her. Do you remember her fromhigh school?M: Yeah. She was a little out of shape back then. Well, has she lost a lot of weight? Q: What does the man remember of Sally?[C]【解析】男士说Sally当时体形有点不成样子,随后问“她是不是减肥了”,说明她当时体重超重,即C。
历年大学英语四级翻译真试题及范文答案2013、2014、2015、2016、2017
精心整理2013年12月大学英语四级考试翻译题目许多人喜欢中餐,在中国,烹饪不仅被视为一种技能,而且也被视为一种艺术。
精心准备的中餐既可口又好看,烹饪技艺和配料在中国各地差别很大。
但好的烹饪都有一个共同点,总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养(nutrition)。
由认为这是应该的,中国就应该与时俱进。
不管怎样,信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。
???As?China?citizens?attaching?great?importance?to?the?rapidly?deve lopment?of?Information?Technology,?some?college?even?set?it?as?a?compulsory?course.?Regarding?to?this?phenomenon,?people?holding ?different?views.?Some?people?think?it?is?not?necessary,?for?studen ts?should?learn?the?traditional?curriculum.?Another?part?of?people? think?it?is?a?need,?because?China?should?keep?pace?with?the?time s.?Anyway,?it?is?a?good?thing?that?Information?Technology?arouseduntry.?Tea?drinking?spread?to?Japan?in?the?6th?century,?but?it?w as?not?until?the?18th?century?does?it?spread?to?Europe?and?Ame rica.?Nowadays,?tea?is?one?of?the?most?popular?beverage?in?the? world,?and?it?is?not?only?the?treasure?of?China?but?also?an?impo rtant?part?of?Chinese?tradition?and?culture.????? 中国结最初是由手工艺人发明的,经过数百年不断的改进,已经成为一种优雅多彩的艺术和工艺。
2014年12月四级翻译真题评析
2014年12月四级翻译真题评析作者:宋逸轩来源:《新东方英语》2015年第04期2014年12月20日,四、六级考试落下帷幕。
作为国内大学生的标准化英语测试,四、六级考试多年来一直沿袭稳中求变的出题原则。
在听力、阅读、翻译、写作四项考核中,翻译部分因考生平时所见不多,训练也少,且不能靠“蒙”来解决问题,因此让很多考生望而生畏。
诚然,改革后的四、六级翻译从之前的句子翻译变成了现在的段落翻译,难度确实有所增加,但也并非无章可循。
“章”从何来?其一,四、六级考试不是专业性的翻译考试,因此翻译试题在难度上走“平民化”路线;其二,在改革以来的三次考试中,四、六级的段落翻译主要考查文化、社会、经济、教育、历史、旅游等话题,考生只要在考前有意识地积累这些话题的常用表达,并在语法和翻译技巧上下一点功夫,在翻译部分拿分并没有太大问题。
下面笔者就来具体评析2014年12月四级考试的翻译真题。
应对方法和技巧运用详析本次四级考试仍延续了“多题多卷”的出题方式,共出现了四道翻译试题。
下面笔者以四级真题为例,与考生分享一些应对四级翻译考试的方法和技巧,希望对考生有所帮助。
1. 积累常考话题中的常用表达汉英翻译中涉及的每一类话题都有一些固定表达,包括词汇、短语和句型。
这些表达大都是约定俗成的。
积累这些常用表达是考生应对翻译考试的第一关,也是必备的基础。
从词汇方面来看,此次四级考试翻译部分出现的相关词汇都比较常见,难度并不大。
比如第一道题目中的“趋势(trend)”“游客(tourist)”“探索(explore)”“背包旅行(backpacking)”等,第二道题目中的“论坛(forum)”“博客(blog)”“聊天室(chat room)”等,第三道题目中的“假日经济(holiday economy)”“消费者(consumer)”“需求(demand)”等,第四道题目中的“大熊猫(giant panda)”“森林(forest)”“竹子(bamboo)”等。
14~15英语四级翻译真题及答案汇总
Chinese parents have frequently tended to pay too much attention to their children's study, so that children don’t help them do the housework. Their only requirement for their children is to study hard, perform well in the exams, and go to a famous/prestigious university. They believe it is good for their children, because in such a highly competitive society, only good results could ensure a promising future. Chinese parents also believe that parents will be honored if their children can achieve great success in society. Therefore, they are willing to sacrifice their own time, hobbies and interests, to create much better conditions for children.Lijiang, an ancient town of Yunnan Province, is one of the most famous tourist destinations. Its pace of life is slower than that of most cities of China. There are many natural beauties everywhere in Lijiang and many ethnical minorities provide tourists with a great variety of cultural experience. Lijiang is also well-known as the "city of love" in history. Many stories about life and dying for love have spreaded widely among the locals. Nowadays, for tourists home and abroad, the ancient town is regarded as a paradise of love and romance.The Annual Chinese Speech Contest for Foreigners was held in Changsha this year. The contest was proved to be a good way to promote cultural exchanges between China and other regions all over the world. It provides an opportunity for young people around the world to understand China better.A total of 126 players from 87 countries gathered in the capital of Hunan province to participate in the semi-final and the final from July 6th to August 5th.Competition is not the only activity. Players also have a chance to visit famous and historical attractions in other parts of China.第一套:中国是世界上最古老的文明之一。
CET4 翻译真题分析3
2014年12月翻译真题分析
真题二 大熊猫是一种温顺的动物,长着独特的黑白皮 毛。因其数量稀少,大熊猫已被列为濒危物种。 大熊猫对于世界自然基金会有着特殊的意义。 自1961年该基金会成立以来,大熊猫就一直是 它的徽标。大熊猫是熊科中最稀有的成员,主 要生活在中国西南部的森林里。目前,世界上 大约有1000只大熊猫。这些以竹为食的动物正 面临许多威胁。因此,确保大熊猫的生存比以 往更重要。
2014年12月翻译真题分析
真题三 中国的互联网社区是全世界发展最快的, 2010年,中国约有4.2亿网民,而且人数还在迅 速增长。互联网的日渐流行带来了重大的社 会变化。中国网民往往不同于美国网民。 美国网民更多的是受实际需要的驱使,用互联 网为工具发电子邮件、买卖商品、做研究、规 划旅程或付款。中国网民更多是出于社交原 因使用互联网,因而更广泛的使用论坛、博客、 聊天室等等。
最新2014四级翻译
Chinese Dragon Dragon totem worship in China has been around for the last 8,000 years. The ancients in China considered the dragon (or loong) a fetish that combines animals including the fish, snake, horse and ox with cloud, thunder, lightning and other natural celestial phenomena. The Chinese dragon was formed in accordance with the multicultural fusion process of the Chinese nation. To the Chinese, the dragon signifies innovation and cohesion.
四大文明古国:中国位于亚洲东部,是世界上人口最多的国家。中国是世界四大文明古国之一,拥有大量的中华文化光辉的古迹,此外,中国地大物博,拥有茂密的森林、雄伟壮丽的瀑布、秀丽的湖泊以及如利剑直插云霄的山峰,所有这些都令世界各国人民神往。但是,更重要的是,中国以拥有五千多年的历史而自豪,遗留下无数的历史文物,其中包括珍贵珠宝、古迹名胜、宫殿及数不尽的雄伟建筑,令人惊叹不已。这种种原因都促使中国成为许多人梦寐以求的旅游胜地。
2014年12月英语四级翻译真题答案
2014年12月英语四级翻译真题及译文Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese to English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.真题一:越来越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣,这是近年来的新趋势。
年轻游客数量的不断增加,可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。
随着旅行多了,年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了,他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引。
有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。
最近调查显示,很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化、丰富知识、拓宽视野。
More and more Chinese young people are getting interested in traveling, which is a new trend recently. The increasing number of young travelers can be attributed to the rapid growth of income and the curiosity to explore the outside world. With more travel, youngsters spend more time in remote areas rather than big cities and famous resorts. Furthermore, some of them would choose backpacking. Recent survey showed that many young people want to experience different culture, enlarge knowledge, and broader their horizon through traveling.中国的互联网社区是全世界发展最快的。
2014年12月英语四级听力、作文、翻译答案
Short conversations1.Woman: When was the last time you dusted the apartment?Man: When was the last time my mother came over?Question: What does the man imply?2.Woman: Hurry up Mark, there’s a bus coming now。
Man: Why run? There’ll be another one in 2 or 3 minutes。
Question: What does the man mean?3.Man: Laura, it seems that you are up to your neck in work, how come you’ve been so busy?Woman: Ms Smith has asked for a sick leave, and I have to take over her work for a couple of days。
Question: What do we learn about the woman?4.Woman: Washing dishes at the cafeteria every day is really boring。
Man: Why don’t you quit and deliver the flowers with me?Question: What does the man suggest the woman do?5.Woman: Rod, you said you’d take this package to the post office yesterday。
Man: Oh, no, it must have slipped my mind。
2014年12月四级汉译英真题解析(附高分范文)
2014年12月四级汉译英真题解析(附高分范文)2014年12月四级考试汉译英段落涉及互联网、大熊猫、旅游等话题,内容和词汇的难度都适中,翻译时考生需要注意采用正确的翻译技巧,灵活连接汉语分句,正确处理重复信息,适度采用亮点句型,斩获四级汉译英高分。
1. 汉语分句的连接汉语的复句往往由多个分句构成,分句之间仅用逗号隔开。
英语注重形合,意义关联的句子需要通过从句、非谓语结构等方式紧密连接起来。
汉译英可采用从句来连接分句,也可用-ing分词等非谓语动词来连接。
此外,将汉语中的分句转变为名词短语或介词短语也是常用的连接分句的方法。
例1:美国网民更多的是受实际需要的驱使,用互联网为工具发电子邮件、买卖商品、规划旅程或付款。
译文:American netizens are more often driven by practical needs, resorting to the internet to send e-mails, buy and sell goods, plan trips or pay for bills.点评:本句由两个分句构成,后面的分句起到了补充说明的作用,在英语中可以采用-ing分词结构来翻译。
例2:中国网民更多是出于社交原因使用互联网,因而更广泛地使用QQ、聊天室等。
译文1:Chinese netizens go online for social purposes, using the social media such as QQ and chat-rooms.译文2:Chinese netizens use the internet for social purposes, with the wider use of the social media such as QQ and chat-rooms.点评:本句由两个分句构成,后面的分句是前面的结果,也可以视为是具体说明部分,同样可以采用-ing分词结构来翻译,如译文1做示。
2014年12月英语四级段落翻译预测及译文汇总(3)
2014年12月英语四级段落翻译预测及译文汇总(3)中国贸易对于世界上很多国家来说,中国正迅速成为他们最重要的双边 (bilateral)贸易伙伴。
然而,中国和世界其他国家之间贸易不平衡的问题已经引发了关注。
尤其是美国对中国的贸易赤字是最大的,达到了 3150亿美元,这个数字是十年前的三倍还多。
贸易纠纷(trade dispute)也越来越多,主要是关于倾销(dumping)、知识产权和人民币的估价。
For many countries around the world, China is rapidly becoming their most important bilateral trade partner. However,there have been concerns over large trade imbalances between China and the rest of the world. The US in particular has the largest trade deficit in the world with China at $315 billion, more than three times what it was a decade ago. There have also been a growing number of trade disputes brought against, mainly for dumping, intellectual property and the valuation of the yuan.法定假日中国人民依法享受超过115天的假期,其中包括104天的周末和11天的节假日。
中国一年中有7个法定假日,包括元旦(New Year’s Day),春节(Spring Festival),清明节(Qingming Festival), 五一劳动节(May Day),端午节(Dragon Boat Festival),中秋节(Mid- Autumn Day)和国庆节(National Day)。
2014年12月英语四级真题及答案(word版)
2014年12月英语四级真题及答案(文字版)考试采取“多题多卷”模式,试题顺序不统一,请依据试题进行核对Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You shoul d write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.作文题一:印象最深的活动AA campus activity that has benefited most.作文题二:印象最深的课程A course that has impressed you most in college.作文题三:印象最深的同学A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college.Part II ListeningSection ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the en d of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Th en mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Question 1A.The man is not good at balancing his budget.B.She will go purchase the gift herself.C.The gift should not be too expensive.D.They are gonging to Jane's house-warming party.Question 2A.He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.B.It takes patience to go through the statistics.C.He has prepared the statistics for the woman.D.The woman should take a course in statistics.Question 3A.Page 55 is missing from the woman's scripts.B.They cannot begin their recording right away.C.The woman does not take the recording seriously.D.The man wants to make some changes in the scripts.-Question 4A.The date of Carl's wedding.B.The birthday of Carl's bride.C.A significant event in July.D.Preparation for a wedding.Question 5A.The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.B.The man was absent from the weekly meeting.C.The woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.D.The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.Question 6A.The woman is a marvelous cook.B.The woman has just bought an oven.C.The man has to leave in half an hour.D.The man cannot want for his meal.Question 7A.How she can best help the man.B.Where the man got the bad news.C.What items sell well in the store.D.Whether the man can keep his job.Question 8A.The woman can sign up for a swimming class.B.He works in the physical education department.C.The woman has the potential to swim like a fish.D.He would like to teach the woman how to swim.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 9A.He teaches in a law school.B.He loves classical music.C.He is a diplomat.D.He is a wonderful lecturer.Question 10A.Went to see a play.B.Watched a soccer game.C.Took some photos.D.Attended a dance.Question 11-A.She decided to get married in three years.B.Her mother objected to Eric’s flying lessons.C.She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.D.Her father said she could marry Eric right away.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12A.Editor.B.Teacher.C.JournalistD.Typist.Question 13A.The beautiful Amazon rainforests.B.A new railway under construction.C.Big changes in the Amazon valley.D.Some newly discovered scenic spot.Question 14A.In news weeklies.B.In newspapers' Sunday editions.C.In a local evening paper.D.In overseas editions of U.S. magazines.Question 15A.To be employed by a newspaper.B.To become a professional writer.C.To sell her articles to a news service.D.To get her life story published soon.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will he ar some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a questi on,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the c orresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16A.Nodding one's head.B.Waving one's hand.C.Holding up the forefinger.-D.Turning the right thumb down.Question 17A.Looking away from them.B.Forming a circle with fingers.C.Bowing one's head them.D.Waving or pointing to them.Question 18A.Looking one's superior in the eye.B.Keeping one's arms folded while talking.C.Showing the sole of one's foot to a guest.ing a lot of gestures during a conversation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19A.They had to beg for foot after the harvest.B.They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.C.They shared a small flat with their relatives.D.The children walked to school on dirt roads.Question 20A.Tour Ecuador's Andes Mountains.B.Earn an annual income of $2800.C.Purchase a plot to build a home on.D.Send their children to school.Question 21A.The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.B.A new worldwide economic revolution.C.Different forms of assistance to the needy.D.The life of poor people in developing countries.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22A.They are highly sensitive to cold.B.They are vitally important to our life.C.They are a living part of our body.D.They are a chief source of our pain.Question 23A.It has to be removed in time by a dentist.B.It is a rare oral disease among old people.C.It contains many nerves and blood vessels.D.It is sticky and colorless film on the teeth.Question 24A.It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.B.It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.C.It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.D.It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.Question 25A.Food particles.B.Gum disease.C.Unhealthy living habits.D.Chemical crosion.Section CStunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a fight scene has to look real. Punches must (26)______ enemies' jaws. Sword fights must be foug ht with(27)______ swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so tha t no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance.If a movie scene is dangerous, stun people usually(28)______the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is(29)______ his stunt double. Stunt people must(30)_____ _ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are n eeded, the film(31)______ the star.Some stunt people(32)______ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Dav is does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump req uired careful planning and expert(33)______.Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story window onto a horse's back. He(34)______ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also(35)______ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word f or each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage throu gh carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark th e corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may n ot use any of the words in the bank more than once.For decades, Americans have taken for granted the XXXX development of new technologies. The inn ovations(创新)XXXX opment during World War II and afterwards were(36)_____ to the prosperity of the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of(37)_ ____ society now depend, were possible because the United States then(38)_____ the world in mathematic s and science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mat hematics and science, the(39)_____ of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.The deeling in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines(science, technology, engine ering, and math.)seems to be(40)_____related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S. schoolchildr en on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of colleg e freshmen must take remediat(补习的)math(41)_____, and less than half of the students who plan to maj or in science or engineering(42)_____complete a major in those fields.The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills, (4 3)_____ in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront(前言)of innovati on and maintain its standard of living. With the(44)_____ performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported e ducation in these areas. Many more students earn(45)_____ in the STEM disciplines in developing countri es than in the United States.A.acceleratingB.actuallyC.closelyD.contemporaryE.coursesF.criticalG.decliningH.degreesI.especiallyJ.futureK.ledL.metM.proceduresN.proportionsO.sphetesSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the info rmation is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ban sugary drinks that will add fuel to the obesity war[A] On a train last Thursday, I sat opposite a man who was so fat he filled more than one seat. He was pale and disfigured and looked sick to death, which he probably was: obesity(肥胖的)leads to many nasty ways of dying. Looking around the carriage, I saw quite a few people like him, including a coupl e of fatty children with swollen checks pressing against their eyes. These people are part of what is with out exaggeration an epidemic(流行病)of obesity.[B] But it is quite unnecessary: there is a simple idea- far from new- that could spare millions of su ch people a lifetime of chronic(长期的)ill health, and at the same time save the National Health Service (NHS)at least £14 billion a year in England and Wales. There would, you might think, be considerable public interest in it. This simple idea is that sugar is as good- or as bad- as poison and should be avoid ed. It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a revolutionary b ook of that name. The subtitle was How Sugar Is Killing Us.[C] In its countless hidden forms, in ready meals, junk food and sweet drinks, sugar leads to addicti on(瘾), to hormonal upsets to the appetite, to metabolic(新陈代谢的)malfunctions and obesity and from th ere to type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)and its many horrible complication. If people really grasped that, they woul d try to kick the habit, particularly as Britain is the “ fat man of Europe” . They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff. Yet so far this idea has met little but resistance.[D] It is not difficult to imagine the vested interests(既得利益集团)lined up against any sugar control - all the food and drink manufacturers, processors, promoters and retailers who make such easy pickings out of the magic powers of sugar. Then there are the liberals, with whom I would normally side, who pr otest that government regulation would be yet another instance of interference in our lives.[E]That is true, but people should realize that you cannot have a welfare state without a nanny state (保姆国家), to some degree. If we are all to be responsible for one another’s health insurance, through so cialized medicine, then we are all closely involved in one another’s health, including everyone’s eating and drinking. That has already been admitted, finally, with smoking. But it has yet to be admitted with ove reating, even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted to double b y the year 2050.Quite apart from anything else, obesity will cripple the NHS.[F]Recently, though, there have been signs that the medical establishment is trying to sound the alar m. Last month the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges(AMRC)published a report saying that obesity is t he greatest public health issue affecting the UK and urging government to do something.[G]The report offers 10 recommendations, of which the first is imposing a tax of 20 percent on suga ry drinks for at least a year, on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax. That at least would be a n excellent start. The amounts of sugar in soft drinks are horrifying, and turn straight to fat. As Professor Terence Stephenson, head of the AMRC, has said, sugary soft drinks are “the ultimate bad food. You ar e just consuming neat sugar. Your body didn’t evolve to handle this kind of thing.”[H]Precisely. The risks of eating too much fat or salt(which are very different)pale into insignificant compared with the harm done by sugar. And it is everywhere.[I]It is difficult to buy anything in a supermarket, other than plain, unprepared meat, fish or vegetabl es, that doesn’t have a large amount of sugar in it. This has come about because the prevailing scientific views of the 1960s and 1970s ignored the evidence about sugar, and instead saw fat as the really seriou s risk, both to the heart and other organs, as well as the cause of obesity.[J]The fashion was to avoid fat. But finding that food with much of its fat removed is not very app etizing, food producers turned to sugar as a magic alternative flavor enhancer, often in the forms of syrup s(糖浆)that had recently been developed from corn, and put it generously into most prepared foods and so ft drinks.[K]This stuff is not just fattening. It is addictive. It interferes with the body’s metabolism, possibly v ia the activity of an appetite-controlling hormone. There’s plenty of evidence for this, for those who will accept the truth.[L]Theoretically, people ought to make “healthy choices” and avoid overeating. But sugar additives ar e not easy to identify and are hard to avoid. So the snacking, over-drinking and over eating that makes p eople fat is not really their own fault: obesity is in large part something that is being done to them. It s hould be stopped, or rather the government should stop it.[M]Going round my local supermarket, I am constantly astonished that it is still legal to sell all the poisons stacked high on the shelves. The problem is that they are worse than useless. They are poisonous. They are known to be addictive. They are known to make people obese. And giving small children swe et drinks or bottles of fake juice all day long is nothing less than child abuse.[N]Clearly, the sale of such stuff ought to be illegal. I hate to think of yet more government regulati on. But a bit of tax on sweet soda and a little more health education, a bit of cooking in schools and b anning vending machines(自动售货机)here and there —as suggested try the AMRC report —is not goin g to achieve very much. Labelling is quite inadequate. What is needed is legislation banning high levels of sugary syrups used in foods and drinks.[O]In June 2012, the then minister for public health said the government was not scared of the food industry and had not ruled out legislation, because of the costs of obesity to the NHS. However, nothing has happened yet. Why not have another Jammie Dodger biscuit and forget about it.46、Avoiding over-consumption of sugar can improve peo ple’s health as well as save medical expenses.47、Laws should be passed to make it illegal to produce overly sweet foods or drinks.48、Giving small children sweet juices to drink all the time is equal to child abuse.59、Looking around, the author found obesity quite widespread.50、The number of obese people is expected to increase quickly in the next few decades.51、If people really understood the horrible consequences of sugary foods and drinks, they would support government measures against sugar consumption.52、It would be a very good beginning wo improve an additional tax on sugary drinks.53、The government has not yet taken any action to regulate sugar consumption although it indicated its i ntention to do so some time ago.54、Sugar is far more harmful to health than fat and salt.55、Consumers of sweet foods are not really to blame because they cannot tell what food is sugary.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfi nished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the c entre.The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, co mparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worl dwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each othe r instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendou s impacts has only just begun.“Mass adoption of the Internet is driving one of the most exciting social, cultural, and political trans formations in history, and unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,” Schmidt and Cohen write in their new book. The New Digital Age.Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currentlylack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Inter net revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But if the book has one major shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Intern et businesses in these weeping changes.In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes —and more i mportantly predicts —how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, on e physical, and one virtual.At the core of the book is the idea that “technology is neutral, but people aren’t.” By using this con cept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotom y(对立观点)that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimatel y be good or bad for society. In an interview with TIME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and his co-author are optimistic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re also realistic about the risks and d angers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect to personal privacy and state surveillance(监视).56、In what way is the rise of the Internet similar to the invention of the printing press and the tele graph?A.It transforms human history.B.It facilitates daily communication.C.It is adopted by all humanity.D.It revolutionizes people's thinking.57、How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internet?A.They are immeasurable.B.They are worldwide.C.They are unpredictable.D.They are contaminating.58、In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequate?A.It fails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.B.It fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.C.It lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.D.It does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.59、What will the future be like when everybody gets online?A.People will be living in two different realities.B.People will have equal access to information.C.People don’t have to travel to see the world.D.People don’t have to communicate face to face.60、What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Age?A.They leave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.B.They are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.C.They have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.D.They don’t take sides in analyzing the effects of the Internet.In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in th e auto industry. And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage(抵押贷款)payment s on an average home with just 13.4 percent of his take-home pay. Today a similar mortgage would clai m more than twice that share of his monthly eamings.Other members of the autoworker’s family, however might be less inclined to tried the present for th e past. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Through-out much of the 1960s,more than a quarter of men and women and women age 65 and older lived below the pover ty level, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010.In most stales, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a card in her own name. In 42 states, a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. And nowhere did a wife have legal prot ection against family violence.Most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average they earned 40 percent les s than their white counterparts(职位相当的人),white racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them f rom buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working –class families.Today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go ba ck to the past. Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no -fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families.The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges. Accordi ng to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Americans believe that their current family is as close as th e one in which they grew up, or closer. Finding ways to imaginary golden age.61、What do we learn about American autoworkers in 1950?A.They had less job security than they do today.B.It was not too difficult for them to buy a house.C.Their earnings were worth twice as much as today.D.They were better off than workers in other industries.62、What does the author about retired people today?A.They invariably long to return to the golden past.B.They do not depend so much on social welfare.C.They feel more secure economically than in the past.D.They are usually unwilling to live with their children.63、Why couldn’t black workers buy a house in a whitc suburban neighborhood ?A.They lacked the means of transportation.B.They were subjected to racial inequality.C.They were afraid to break the law.D.They were too poor to afford it.64、What is the result of no-fault divorce ?A.Divorce is easier to obtain.B.Domestic violence is lessened.C.It causes little pain to either side.D.It contributes to social unrest.65 、What does the author suggest society do?A.Get prepared to face any new challenges.B.Try to better the current social security.C.Narrow the gap between blacks and whites.D.Improve the lives of families with problemsPart IV TranslationDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into Englis h. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.翻译题一:大熊猫是一种温顺的动物,长着独特的黑白皮毛。
2014年12月第一套翻译真题详解
随着旅行多了,年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了,他们反而更 为偏远的地方所吸引。 随着as; with 多,修饰旅行,先决定“旅行”词性 景点scenic spot 偏远的remote>>faraway>>far 反而,决定是否要翻译
With more travels, young people/youngsters spend less time in big cities and famous scenic spots. Instead, they are more attracted to remote places.
有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。 有些人 some of them>>some people 长途 long distance 背包旅行backpacking Some of them (would) even choห้องสมุดไป่ตู้se long distance backpacking.
最近调查显示,很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同文化、丰富知识、拓 宽视野。
调查survey=investigation>report——“最近”应为定语 体验 experience 丰富enrich 拓宽 broaden 视野 horizon/view
A recent survey shows that many young people want to experience different cultures, enrich their knowledge, and broaden their horizons through traveling.
2014年12月四级作文与翻译
作文一:校园活动Directions: From this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a camp activity that has benefited you most. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but more than 180 words。
As a college student, it is full of meaning to participate in various camps which are beneficial for us. Among the camps I involved before, the English Summer camp held by our university with a small group of Chinese college students as well as some friends from English Spoken countries made me the most impressive。
There are two factors for my belief. For one thing, I expanded my scope of knowledge for the lecture made by a professor of the Harvard University. Though I have been learning English for almost ten years, getting knowledge from foreign teachers can still be something inspiring. I really want to know about current English countries’ culture, such as education, economy, politics and so on. In this way I could know more about the world and it would help me make right decisions when I graduate from university whether going abroad for further study or not. And it would also help me understand more about our own country. The second reason for me is that the activities also changed me a lot, including English corner, English drama play, interesting knowledge competition and the like. Undisputedly, all these activities can not only help us learn more skills but improve our English。
2014年12月四级听力原文+全文翻译
2014年12⽉四级听⼒原⽂+全⽂翻译2014年12⽉四级听⼒原⽂第⼀套Conversation OneW: Hi, Eric! How is your weekend?嗨,埃⾥克!你周末过得怎么样?M: Great! I met Maria’s parents and we told them we want to be engaged.男:伟⼤!我遇见了玛丽亚的⽗母,我们告诉他们我们想订婚。
W: Eric, that’s wonderful. Congratulations!⼥:埃⾥克,太棒了。
祝贺你!M: Thanks, Alice. I really like her parents, too. They are very nice. Mrs. Comona speaks four languages and Mr. Comona is a diplomat. In fact, he gave us a speech at the law school on Saturday morning.男:谢谢,爱丽丝。
我也很喜欢她的⽗母。
他们很好。
Comona太太会说四种语⾔,Comona 先⽣是⼀位外交官。
事实上,他星期六早上在法学院给我们做了演讲。
W: Oh, that was Maria’s father? I heard his speech.哦,那是玛丽亚的⽗亲?我听到他的演讲。
M: You did?男:你呢?W: Well, I heard part of it and listened to it for ten minutes, and then I fell asleep. I thought that was in class. Anyway, tell me about your weekend.⼥:嗯,我听到⼀部分,听了⼗分钟,然后我睡着了。
我以为那是在课堂上。
⽆论如何,告诉我你的周末。
2014年12月10套四六级考试翻译精练(重要)解读
2014年12月大学英语四六级考试翻译(10套)【第1套】2013年,中国遭遇了52年来最严重的空气污染。
有些城市一度取消航班,学校停课,车辆禁行。
北京长期受恶劣的空气困扰,已是众所周知。
但一些过去空气比较干净的城市,如上海和哈尔滨,现在也进入空气严重污染城市之列。
几十年来放任经济发展破坏了环境,公众对此深为震惊。
为了治理空气污染,中国政府计划在2013年到2017年间投入1.75万亿(trillion)人民币。
Severely vessel/vehicle contaminateBe put on the list of severely air polluted cities【参考答案】In 2013, China suffered the worst air pollution in 52 years. In some cities, for a time, flights were cancelled/called off, schools closed and vehicles pulled from the roads. While it is well-known to all that Beijing has long been troubled by terrible air, a number of traditionally clearer cities, including Shanghai and Harbin, have joined the list of cities affected with seriously polluted air. The public was greatly shocked/taken aback/startled by the environmental damage brought/caused by decades of unchecked/uncontrolled economic development. To clean up air pollution, the Chinese government will invest 1.75 trillion yuan between 2013 and 2017.In order to address/tackle/solve/cope with/handle the issue of air contamination,【第2套】几千年来,中国人一直把尊老爱幼作为一种社会责任和行为规范(behavioral norm)。
2014年12月英语四级真题及答案-1
2014年12月英语四级真题及答案(文字版)考试采取“多题多卷”模式,试题顺序不统一,请依据试题进行核对Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.作文题一:印象最深的活动AA campus activity that has benefited most.作文题二:印象最深的课程A course that has impressed you most in college.作文题三:印象最深的同学A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college.Part II ListeningSection ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then m ark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Question 1A.The man is not good at balancing his budget.B.She will go purchase the gift herself.C.The gift should not be too expensive.D.They are gonging to Jane's house-warming party.Question 2A.He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.B.It takes patience to go through the statistics.C.He has prepared the statistics for the woman.D.The woman should take a course in statistics.Question 3A.Page 55 is missing from the woman's scripts.B.They cannot begin their recording right away.C.The woman does not take the recording seriously.D.The man wants to make some changes in the scripts.Question 4A.The date of Carl's wedding.B.The birthday of Carl's bride.C.A significant event in July.D.Preparation for a wedding.Question 5A.The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.B.The man was absent from the weekly meeting.C.The woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.D.The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.Question 6A.The woman is a marvelous cook.B.The woman has just bought an oven.C.The man has to leave in half an hour.D.The man cannot want for his meal.Question 7A.How she can best help the man.B.Where the man got the bad news.C.What items sell well in the store.D.Whether the man can keep his job.Question 8A.The woman can sign up for a swimming class.B.He works in the physical education department.C.The woman has the potential to swim like a fish.D.He would like to teach the woman how to swim.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 9A.He teaches in a law school.B.He loves classical music.C.He is a diplomat.D.He is a wonderful lecturer.Question 10A.Went to see a play.B.Watched a soccer game.C.Took some photos.D.Attended a dance.Question 11免费学英语四级就装英语四级君APP(各大应用市场搜索“英语四级君”即可下载)A.She decided to get married in three years.B.Her mother objected to Eric’s flying lessons.C.She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.D.Her father said she could marry Eric right away.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12A.Editor.B.Teacher.C.JournalistD.Typist.Question 13A.The beautiful Amazon rainforests.B.A new railway under construction.C.Big changes in the Amazon valley.D.Some newly discovered scenic spot.Question 14A.In news weeklies.B.In newspapers' Sunday editions.C.In a local evening paper.D.In overseas editions of U.S. magazines.Question 15A.To be employed by a newspaper.B.To become a professional writer.C.To sell her articles to a news service.D.To get her life story published soon.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear s ome questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,y ou must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresp onding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16A.Nodding one's head.B.Waving one's hand.C.Holding up the forefinger.D.Turning the right thumb down.Question 17A.Looking away from them.B.Forming a circle with fingers.C.Bowing one's head them.D.Waving or pointing to them.Question 18A.Looking one's superior in the eye.B.Keeping one's arms folded while talking.C.Showing the sole of one's foot to a guest.ing a lot of gestures during a conversation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 19A.They had to beg for foot after the harvest.B.They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.C.They shared a small flat with their relatives.D.The children walked to school on dirt roads.Question 20A.Tour Ecuador's Andes Mountains.B.Earn an annual income of $2800.C.Purchase a plot to build a home on.D.Send their children to school.Question 21A.The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.B.A new worldwide economic revolution.C.Different forms of assistance to the needy.D.The life of poor people in developing countries.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 22A.They are highly sensitive to cold.B.They are vitally important to our life.C.They are a living part of our body.D.They are a chief source of our pain.Question 23免费学英语四级就装英语四级君APP(各大应用市场搜索“英语四级君”即可下载)A.It has to be removed in time by a dentist.B.It is a rare oral disease among old people.C.It contains many nerves and blood vessels.D.It is sticky and colorless film on the teeth.Question 24A.It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.B.It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.C.It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.D.It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.Question 25A.Food particles.B.Gum disease.C.Unhealthy living habits.D.Chemical crosion.Section CStunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be goo d, a fight scene has to look real. Punches must (26)______ enemies' jaws. Sword fights must be fought with(27)______ swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that n o one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance.If a movie scene is dangerous, stun people usually(28)______the stars. You may think you see Tom Cru ise running along the top of a train. But it is(29)______ his stunt double. Stunt people must(30)______ th e stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are neede d, the film(31)______ the star.Some stunt people(32)______ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump requir ed careful planning and expert(33)______.Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second stor y window onto a horse's back. He(34)______ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Can utt also(35)______ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get anOsc ar.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for e ach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through c arefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the co rresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not u se any of the words in the bank more than once.For decades, Americans have taken for granted the XXXX development of new technologies. The innova tions(创新)XXXX opment during World War II and afterwards were(36)_____ to the prosperity of the nat ion in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of(37)____ _ society now depend, were possible because the United States then(38)_____ the world in mathematics a nd science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathe matics and science, the(39)_____ of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing. The deeling in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines(science, technology, engineerin g, and math.)seems to be(40)_____related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S. schoolchildren o n international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in math ematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college fre shmen must take remediat(补习的)math(41)_____, and less than half of the students who plan to major in science or engineering(42)_____complete a major in those fields.The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills, (43)__ ___ in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront(前言)of innovation a nd maintain its standard of living. With the(44)_____ performance of American students in math and scie nce has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported educa tion in these areas. Many more students earn(45)_____ in the STEM disciplines in developing countries th an in the United States.A.acceleratingB.actuallyC.closelyD.contemporaryE.coursesF.criticalG.decliningH.degreesI.especiallyJ.futureK.ledL.metM.procedures免费学英语四级就装英语四级君APP(各大应用市场搜索“英语四级君”即可下载)N.proportionsO.sphetesSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each stat ement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the informa tion is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. A nswer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ban sugary drinks that will add fuel to the obesity war[A] On a train last Thursday, I sat opposite a man who was so fat he filled more than one seat. He w as pale and disfigured and looked sick to death, which he probably was: obesity(肥胖的)leads to many na sty ways of dying. Looking around the carriage, I saw quite a few people like him, including a couple o f fatty children with swollen checks pressing against their eyes. These people are part of what is without exaggeration an epidemic(流行病)of obesity.[B] But it is quite unnecessary: there is a simple idea- far from new- that could spare millions of such people a lifetime of chronic(长期的)ill health, and at the same time save the National Health Service(NHS) at least £14 billion a year in England and Wales. There would, you might think, be considerable public interest in it. This simple idea is that sugar is as good- or as bad- as poison and should be avoided. It i s pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a revolutionary book of that name. The subtitle was How Sugar Is Killing Us.[C] In its countless hidden forms, in ready meals, junk food and sweet drinks, sugar leads to addiction (瘾), to hormonal upsets to the appetite, to metabolic(新陈代谢的)malfunctions and obesity and from there to type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)and its many horrible complication. If people really grasped that, they would t ry to kick the habit, particularly as Britain is the “fat man of Europe”. They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff. Yet so far this idea h as met little but resistance.[D] It is not difficult to imagine the vested interests(既得利益集团)lined up against any sugar control- al l the food and drink manufacturers, processors, promoters and retailers who make such easy pickings out of the magic powers of sugar. Then there are the liberals, with whom I would normally side, who protest that government regulation would be yet another instance of interference in our lives.[E]That is true, but people should realize that you cannot have a welfare state without a nanny state(保姆国家), to some degree. If we are all to be responsible for one another’s health insurance, through socia lized medicine, then we are all closely involved in one another’s health, including everyone’s eating anddrinking. That has already been admitted, finally, with smoking. But it has yet to be admitted with overe ating, even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted to double by the year 2050.Quite apart from anything else, obesity will cripple the NHS.[F]Recently, though, there have been signs that the medical establishment is trying to sound the alarm. L ast month the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges(AMRC)published a report saying that obesity is the gr eatest public health issue affecting the UK and urging government to do something.[G]The report offers 10 recommendations, of which the first is imposing a tax of 20 percent on sugary drinks for at least a year, on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax. That at least would be an e xcellent start. The amounts of sugar in soft drinks are horrifying, and turn straight to fat. As Professor T erence Stephenson, head of the AMRC, has said, sugary soft drinks are “the ultimate bad food. You are j ust consuming neat sugar. Your body didn’t evolve to handle this kind of thing.”[H]Precisely. The risks of eating too much fat or salt(which are very different)pale into insignificant com pared with the harm done by sugar. And it is everywhere.[I]It is difficult to buy anything in a supermarket, other than plain, unprepared meat, fish or vegetables, that doesn’t have a large amount of sugar in it. This has come about because the prevailing scientific vie ws of the 1960s and 1970s ignored the evidence about sugar, and instead saw fat as the really serious ris k, both to the heart and other organs, as well as the cause of obesity.[J]The fashion was to avoid fat. But finding that food with much of its fat removed is not very appetizi ng, food producers turned to sugar as a magic alternative flavor enhancer, often in the forms of syrups(糖浆)that had recently been developed from corn, and put it generously into most prepared foods and soft d rinks.[K]This stuff is not just fattening. It is addictive. It interferes with the body’s metabolism, possibly via t he activity of an appetite-controlling hormone. There’s plenty of evidence for this, for those who will acc ept the truth.[L]Theoretically, people ought to make “healthy choices”and avoid overeating. But sugar additives are n ot easy to identify and are hard to avoid. So the snacking, over-drinking and over eating that makes peop le fat is not really their own fault: obesity is in large part something that is being done to them. It shoul d be stopped, or rather the government should stop it.[M]Going round my local supermarket, I am constantly astonished that it is still legal to sell all the pois ons stacked high on the shelves. The problem is that they are worse than useless. They are poisonous. T hey are known to be addictive. They are known to make people obese. And giving small children sweet drinks or bottles of fake juice all day long is nothing less than child abuse.免费学英语四级就装英语四级君APP(各大应用市场搜索“英语四级君”即可下载)[N]Clearly, the sale of such stuff ought to be illegal. I hate to think of yet more government regulation. But a bit of tax on sweet soda and a little more health education, a bit of cooking in schools and bann ing vending machines(自动售货机)here and there —as suggested try the AMRC report —is not going t o achieve very much. Labelling is quite inadequate. What is needed is legislation banning high levels of sugary syrups used in foods and drinks.[O]In June 2012, the then minister for public health said the government was not scared of the food ind ustry and had not ruled out legislation, because of the costs of obesity to the NHS. However, nothing has happened yet. Why not have another Jammie Dodger biscuit and forget about it.46、Avoiding over-consumption of sugar can improve people’s health as well as save medical expenses.47、Laws should be passed to make it illegal to produce overly sweet foods or drinks.48、Giving small children sweet juices to drink all the time is equal to child abuse.59、Looking around, the author found obesity quite widespread.50、The number of obese people is expected to increase quickly in the next few decades.51、If people really understood the horrible consequences of sugary foods and drinks, they would support government measures against sugar consumption.52、It would be a very good beginning wo improve an additional tax on sugary drinks.53、The government has not yet taken any action to regulate sugar consumption although it indicated its i ntention to do so some time ago.54、Sugar is far more harmful to health than fat and salt.55、Consumers of sweet foods are not really to blame because they cannot tell what food is sugary.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinish ed statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centr e.The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, compar able in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each other inst antly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendous im pacts has only just begun.“Mass adoption of the Internet is driving one of the most exciting social, cultural, and political transfor mations in history, and unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,”Schmidt a nd Cohen write in their new book. The New Digital Age.Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Internet revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But if the book has one m ajor shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these weeping changes.In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes —and more imp ortantly predicts —how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one p hysical, and one virtual.At the core of the book is the idea that “technology is neutral, but people aren’t.”By using this concep t as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotomy (对立观点)that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimately be good or bad for society. In an interview with TIME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and h is co-author are optimistic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re also realistic about the risks and da ngers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect to personal p rivacy and state surveillance(监视).56、In what way is the rise of the Internet similar to the invention of the printing press and the telegra ph?A.It transforms human history.B.It facilitates daily communication.C.It is adopted by all humanity.D.It revolutionizes people's thinking.57、How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internet?A.They are immeasurable.B.They are worldwide.C.They are unpredictable.D.They are contaminating.58、In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequate?A.It fails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.B.It fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.C.It lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.D.It does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.59、What will the future be like when everybody gets online?A.People will be living in two different realities.B.People will have equal access to information.C.People don’t have to travel to see the world.D.People don’t have to communicate face to face.免费学英语四级就装英语四级君APP(各大应用市场搜索“英语四级君”即可下载)60、What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Age?A.They leave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.B.They are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.C.They have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.D.They don’t take sides in analyzing the effects of the Internet.In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the a uto industry. And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage(抵押贷款)payments o n an average home with just 13.4 percent of his take-home pay. Today a similar mortgage would claim more than twice that share of his monthly eamings.Other members of the autoworker’s family, however might be less inclined to tried the present for the p ast. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Through-out much of t he 1960s,more than a quarter of men and women and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty l evel, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010.In most stales, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a card in her own name. In 42 states, a ho memaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. And nowhere did a wife have legal protecti on against family violence.Most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average they earned 40 percent less t han their white counterparts(职位相当的人),white racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them fro m buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working –class families.Today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go ba ck to the past. Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no -fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families.The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges. According to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Americans believe that their current family is as close as the o ne in which they grew up, or closer. Finding ways to imaginary golden age.61、What do we learn about American autoworkers in 1950?A.They had less job security than they do today.B.It was not too difficult for them to buy a house.C.Their earnings were worth twice as much as today.D.They were better off than workers in other industries.62、What does the author about retired people today?A.They invariably long to return to the golden past.B.They do not depend so much on social welfare.C.They feel more secure economically than in the past.D.They are usually unwilling to live with their children.63、Why couldn’t black workers buy a house in a whitc suburban neighborhood ?A.They lacked the means of transportation.B.They were subjected to racial inequality.C.They were afraid to break the law.D.They were too poor to afford it.64、What is the result of no-fault divorce ?A.Divorce is easier to obtain.B.Domestic violence is lessened.C.It causes little pain to either side.D.It contributes to social unrest.65 、What does the author suggest society do?A.Get prepared to face any new challenges.B.Try to better the current social security.C.Narrow the gap between blacks and whites.D.Improve the lives of families with problemsPart IV TranslationDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.翻译题一:大熊猫是一种温顺的动物,长着独特的黑白皮毛。
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2014年12月四级翻译,新东方名师逐句解析翻译思路(旅游)新东方在线卢根2014年12月大学英语四级考试刚刚结束,新东方在线、北京新东方四、六级名师团队第一时间通过酷学网平台对上午的四级考试进行了直播点评。
以下是卢根老师对四级翻译进行的逐句解析,供广大考生参考。
2014年12月四级翻译原文:越来越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣,这是近年来的新趋势。
年轻游客数量的不断增加,可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。
随着旅行多了,年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了,他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引。
有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。
最近调查显示,很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化、丰富知识、拓宽视野。
新东方在线卢根老师逐句解析:我们来看第一句:越来越多中国年轻情人正对旅游产生兴趣,这是近年来的新趋势。
首先我们看一下逗号连接,我说过一个法则是一个句子看完再翻译。
我们看整个句子看完以后我看到一个“这”,这就是我课上所说的重复先行词。
有时候是纯名词重复,有的时候是带介词重复。
这个“这”指代的前面某一个词或者某一个句子,那我们的连接方式which is 什么什么,这是新趋势。
我们找到逗号连接以后开始写主句,主句是年轻人对旅游产生兴趣。
Chinese young people are getting interested in traveling,那么这里越来越多的年轻人“More and more Chinese young people”,正在对——这个地方强调正在进行那就是they are getting interested。
如果你不会写这个你可以直接说they are interested in,这样说也是过的去的。
which is新趋势,我们叫new trend,近年来的新趋势呢,我说过这个叫叫时间状语往后放,in recent years,最近这些年。
我们看一下答案是这么写的:More and more Chinese young people are getting interested in traveling, which is a new trend in recent years.一定要注意整个句子的结构。
我说过词上如果犯错这是属于小错,结构上犯错误一定是大错。
年轻游客数量不断增加可以归因于什么什么东西,这里有一个逗号,很明显逗号前面说的是一个主语,它归因于。
这个主语是什么什么的增加,这意味着什么?核心词是增加,我们先说的是the growing或者是the growth,都可以,一定是增加这样一个词。
什么什么的增加归因于,这个是被归因于。
我曾经在课上说过,翻译的中文这个是洋腔洋调的中文,西化、欧化的中文。
那意思就是说他在用一些中文暗示你英语用什么样的词,比如说可以归因于一定是被归因于,can be attributed to,这是一个。
接着下是“迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心”,很明显是两个名词,一个是归因于收入,第二是归因于好奇心,什么的收入呢?迅速提高的收入。
“的”字前面是一个动词,大家可以看出来这个收入跟提高是什么关系?比如说主动、正在进行,那么这个地方就是doing。
我们叫做the increasing income。
再加一个迅速,rapidly increasing income,因为英文动词比较短,你可以到名词左边和中文一样。
但是放右边也没有错,那就是income rapidly increasing或者是growing 都可以。
接下来“探索外部世界的好奇心”,大家看这个中文的结构非常象我之前所说的“治疗癌症的方法”,结构上方法跟治疗是主动,方法和治疗是将来,所以就是to do,to cure cancer,那么这里是“探索外部世界的好奇心”,核心是好奇心,我们先写curiosity,然后再说to探索外部世界。
因为同样是主动,同样是将来。
那么探索外部世界我先说一个最好的写法叫做to explore the whole world/to explore the outside world.那么有同学说探索这个词我不会写,explore这个词太难了。
那你想一想简化,我说过翻译思想是简化、拆分、组合。
简化完了以后就是探索外部世界,发现外部世界。
我们叫to discover the outside world,这也可以。
看一下整个整句的翻译是这样的。
The increasing number of young travelers can be attributed to,注意是increasing number,数量的增加,can be attributed to 被归因于,这个属于被动语态不带“被”字。
The increasing number of young travelers can be attributed to the rapid growth of income and the curiosity to explore the outside world.随着旅行多了,年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了,他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引。
随着旅游多了,大家很明显看的出来“随着”的这个地方叫with, with more travel,更多的旅行,所以是with。
年轻人更加喜欢偏远的地方,而不是大城市和著名景点。
你可以把这个句子简化为这个。
这就是我课说的重点句型。
……is XXX, rather than XXX.他更喜欢什么而不什么。
所以这个句子就是年轻人更喜欢偏远地方,而不是大城市和著名的景点。
”大家看一下这么写,with more travel,随着更多的旅行,youngsters spend more time in remote areas,我们叫遥远的地区。
而不是大城市areas rather than big cities and famous resorts。
风景名胜resorts这个单词是我在词汇课上重点提的一个词。
大家再看,有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行,这个“甚至”就是一个递进,你可以说Furthermore表示递进。
那么你可以说someone even choose,你可以说even加一个甚至这也可以。
但是我们这里用furthermore简单。
因为它是隔开一个句子之外写的,这样比较方便。
some of them would choose backpacking.这就是背包旅行。
你如果说不会写你可以说来背包去旅行,对不对?是不是核心就是去旅行?带着背包是一个状语,带着背包with their package、with their bags。
所以你完全可以说they would choose to travel with their bags/package,这些都可以,简化。
我再次强调我翻译的法则,这个原则特别重要。
不要求大家多么忠于原文,不要求大家每一个细节多么的和原文符合。
我就要求一个点,你写的句子是正确的,简单可以但一定要正确。
一定要是流的英语,千万不要按照中文的语序,一个英语一个单词往上套,表面上看洋洋洒洒一大篇,但是最后分数只剩下两三分,可是你写完以后自我感觉很良好。
我希望句子是正确的。
最后一个句子比较长。
“最近调查显示”,其实这也是我说的一个知识点。
“最近调查显示”,后面这个句子很明显是显示的一个宾语,这就是宾语从句,句子做宾语。
拆分完了以后这个逗号在英语中没有了,我们可以说the recent survey/study shows/showed that,这都可以。
展现出来以后写了一个that,后面就是整个句子,这里的英语不要在加逗号了。
很多学生喜欢写showed,逗号,完全按照中文在写,不合适。
接下来是一个独立的句子作为整个句子的宾语。
那么这个独立的句子是什么?年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化,丰富知识,拓宽视野。
这个写法中夹杂了一个状语,大家看出来了吗?通过旅行这就是through travel放到中间。
一旦放到中间以后,我们中文在中间,英语要定状后置,所以一定要放在最后面。
那就是“年轻人让想要体验不同的文化和XX东西”,那这里是more and more people want to experience different cultures,不同的文化,丰富知识,这个地方三个动作一定要并列。
那既然三个动作别列的话,大家注意,当年你前面用to do,后面都得写to do,那么就是want to experience different cultures. 丰富知识怎么说呢?动词原型,enrich knowledge。
我先说一下最好的写法,拓宽视野, and broaden their horizon。
那么我们先说一下最好的写法,我一会再说不会写怎么办。
Recent survey showed that many youngpeople want to experience different culture,不同的文化,enrich knowledge, and broaden their horizon,丰富知识,扩展地平线,其实就是开阔视野,through traveling 写在最后。
常常有同学说拓宽视野不会写,其实大家仔细想想,拓宽视野的中文跟丰富知识差不了太多,我建议大家删掉,不会写就别乱写,直接写and enrich knowledge这就结束了。
我认为这是一个小错,小错的扣分方式是前面好几个地方加在在一起扣一分,如果整个结构不对,将一次性口扣到两到三分,比如宾语从句没有写出来。
这是整篇文章的解析,相对来说这篇文章是三篇文章当比较容易的。
最后,新东方在线四六级辅导团队祝大家考试顺利。