四六级翻译训练及答案

第二次翻译训练

1 科学家们找到了火星上有水的证据了吗？

2计划委员会已经将核电站的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。

3山姆不仅失去了工作，而且失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。

4由十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪。

5听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。

6 研究表明，笑能够带来许多健康上的好处。

7 互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。

8法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。

9 玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。

10 苏是一个很有天分的女孩，她那惊人的记忆力使得她在同班同学中显得格外突出。

11.随着捐款源源不断地进来，我校明年的财务状况会好多了。这样我们就能集中应对我们作为教育工作者必须承担的最重要的任务：

鼓励学生实现他们的学业目标，培养他们成为有责任感·，靠得住的人。使他们对将来的生活有所准备，并在他们追求物质及精神满足

的过程中给予引导。

12 也许你羡慕我，因为我可以借助计算机在家里工作。我也这么想，互联网使我的工作方便了很多，我可以通过电子邮件撰写，编辑并

交出我的文章，在网上与我的同事聊天，与老板讨论工作。我用鼠

标一击，就能拿到我要的一切资料，获得最新的消息。可是，另一

方面，用网络通信有时令人沮丧。系统有可能瘫痪，更糟的是，因

为没有面对面交谈的情感提示。键出的词有时很难理解。

第二次翻译训练答案

1) Have scientists found proof /evidence of water on Mars?

2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.

3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.

4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.

5) Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.

6) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.

7) A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.

8) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.

9) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.

10) Sue is a very talented girl Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.

11. With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.

12.Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.