2017年上半年CATTI英语三级笔译实务真题

2017年上半年CATTI英语三级笔译实务真题

(总分：100.00，做题时间：180分钟)

一、英译汉

(总题数：1，分数：50.00)

All Luciano Faggiano wanted when he purchased the seemingly unremarkable building at 56 Via Ascanio Grandi, was to open a restaurant. The only problem was the toilet. Sewage kept backing up. So

Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons to help him dig a trench and investigate. He predicted

the job would take about a week. “We found underground corridors and other rooms, so we kept digging,” said Mr. Faggiano, 60. His search for a sewage pipe, which began in 2000, became one

family's tale of discovery.

Lecce was once a critical crossroads in the Mediterranean. Severo Martini, a member of the City Council, said archaeological relics turn up on a regular basis — and can present a headache for urban planning. A project to build a shopping mall had to be redesigned after the discovery of

an ancient Roman temple beneath the site of a planned parking lot.

One week quickly passed, as father and sons discovered a tomb of the Messapians, who lived in

the region centuries before the birth of Jesus. Soon, the family discovered a chamber used to

store grain by the ancient Romans.

If this history only later became clear, what was immediately obvious was that finding the pipe

would be a much bigger project than Mr. Faggiano had anticipated. He did not initially tell his

wife about the extent of the work. He tied a rope around the chest of his youngest son, Davide,

then 12, and lowered him to dig in small, darkened openings. “I made sure to tell him not to

tell his mama,” he said. His wife, , soon became suspicious. “We had all these dirty clothes,

every day,” she said. “I didn't understand what was going on.

After watching the Faggiano men haul away debris in the back seat of the family car, neighbors

also became suspicious and notified the authorities. Investigators arrived and shut down the excavations, warning Mr. Faggiano against operating an unapproved archaeological work site. Mr. Faggiano responded that he was just looking for a sewage pipe.

A year passed. Finally, Mr. Faggiano was allowed to resume his pursuit of the sewage pipe on

condition that heritage officials observed the work. An underground treasure house emerged, as

the family uncovered ancient vases, Roman devotional bottles, an ancient ring with Christian symbols, medieval artifacts, hidden frescoes and more. Today, the building is Museum Faggiano,

an independent archaeological museum authorized by the Lecce government.

Mr. Faggiano is now satisfied with his museum, but he has not forgotten about the restaurant.

A few years into his excavation, he finally found his sewage pipe. It was, indeed, broken. He

has since bought another building and is again planning for a restaurant, assuming it does not

need any renovations. “I still want it,” he said of the restaurant. “I'm very stubborn.”（分数：50.00）

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正确答案：(

卢西亚诺?法贾诺(Luciano Faggiano)当初买下位于阿斯卡尼奥格兰迪街56号(56 Via Ascanio Grandi)这栋似乎不起眼的房子只是为了开家餐馆。房子只有一个问题，那就是厕所的下水道老不通。因此，法贾诺先生招来他的两个儿子帮