1、MBA 联考-英语(二)-13 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Translation(总题数：9，分数：100.00)1.Wealthy Chinese tourists are expected to spend a billion pounds on luxury goods during the sales. The booming “Peking Pound“ has accounted for almost a third of post-Christmas purchases of high end goods such as Burberry, Mul
2、berry, Louis Vuitton and Gucci. Many West End stores have appointed assistants who speak Mandarin to help cash in on the massive new market. Retail analysts said Chinese shoppers have taken over from Russians and Arabs as the biggest spenders on luxury items in Britain. “Like anyone, they enjoy gett
3、ing a bargain so the post-Christmas sales are inevitably an especially busy period.“ China“s rapidly-growing economy has generated a vast new market for luxury goods. But the high taxes levied on imported Western goods in China makes purchasing these products in Britain 20 to 30 per cent cheaper for
4、 them. They are also attracted by the cachet of buying a luxury item from its country of origin. He said Chinese buyers now account for about 30 per cent of the luxury goods market in Britain, followed by Russians, Arabs and Japanese, with British shoppers making up only around 15 per cent of the pu
5、rchases. Luxury fashion house Burberry says Chinese shoppers make up nearly a third of the customers in its London stores, helping to boost sales by more than a fifth in 2010. （分数：12.00）_2.The idea behind One Foundation is simple, think big by thinking small. Starting in China, Li has set out to rai
6、se one yuan (15 cents) from every person each month. He likens it to one big family helping each other out. “All too often you see people expecting others to dip into their pockets,“ he says. “They blame their government. They say corporations with their big profits should be more generous. But I be
7、lieve helping each other starts with the individuals. It is everybody“s responsibility to give. If everyone gives one yuan every month, it will add up to billions of dollars.“ To make that idea a reality, One Foundation has teamed up with the corporate sector. For example, Chinese entrepreneur Jack
8、Ma, co-founder of the world“s leading B2B ecommerce company alibaba, corn, has agreed to let the foundation use AliPay, its online payment system, at no cost. In practical terms, this means that very small donations don“t get swallowed up by processing fees. Li and his team are still trying to convi
9、nce online payment operators outside China to do the same, so the one yuan concept can be expanded around the world. （分数：11.00）_3.With mobile phones now doubling as everything from cameras to music players, a wireless technology known as Bluetooth is in a lot of people“s pockets too. This wireless p
10、rotocol allows us to send photos from our phones to a computer. Most computers are Bluetooth-compatible, but if you have an old model that isn“t, ask about a device for your USB drive to provide wireless connectivity. The technology can also be used to stream music from a phone to a hi-fi unit; gami
11、ng consoles, which long ago ditched the cords that connect controllers to the main unit, now use Wi-Fi networks to connect players worldwide; and some radios can connect to wireless LANs, exposing them to worldwide radio stations? Wireless technology is also appearing in stereos. In Sony“s Radio Fre
12、quency system, for example, speakers are connected wirelessly to amplifiers, so they can be placed anywhere in a room, the only cord being the plug into the wall. Cord-free electricity is some way off yet, but a wireless world no longer seems like pie in the sky. （分数：11.00）_4.When Chris Lee“s wife g
13、ot a job transfer from the US to Hong Kong last year, the senior project manager for a web marketing firm decided he would not work full-time anymore and would stay at home with the kids: two girls aged three and one. With his wife bringing home the bacon, Lee took the challenge of being with the ki
14、ds at all times. “It is definitely rewarding having a successful career in the business world where you are appreciated by employers, customers, and co-workers,“ he says. “But it is more rewarding watching the kids grow and seeing all the changes they go through on a daily basis.“ Many fathers aroun
15、d the world are starting to agree with Lee. The time fathers spend with their children has increased considerably since the 1970s, experts say. Today“s dads seem a tot closer to their kids than the dads of previous generations. With these changes, fathers are suddenly a hot topic with researchers. E
16、verythingfrom their sweat glands to their play habitsis under the microscope. （分数：11.00）_5.After working 36-hour shifts as a resident in orthopaedic surgery, Taryn Rose knew a lot about sore feet. But unlike most of her colleagues, she turned her pain into profit. Today she is CEO of Taryn Rose Inte
17、rnational, a $28 million company that makes chic, and comfortable, shoes. A Vietnamese refugee who moved to the United States when she was just eight, Rose assumed she“d follow in the footsteps of her physician father. For a while, she did, getting her medical degree from the University of Southern
18、California and opting for gruelling training in orthopaedic surgery. But when the time came to apply for post-residential fellowships, Rose found her heart was no longer in medicine. “I felt like a part of me, the part that loves to learn new things, that likes adventure, would be dying.“ Rose had a
19、lways loved shoes, especially high heels. When her fellow residents headed home after long hours on their feet, “I would make my way to Neiman Marcus for some retail therapy,“ she says. What if, she wondered, she gave up her career to learn how to make stylish shoes that could stand up to a day“s wo
20、rk? （分数：11.00）_6.Never mind a crisp shirt or a firm handshake. If you want to impress a potential employer, put on a pair of spectacles. Job hunters are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview, according to a study. A third of adults think spectacle-wearers look more professi
21、onal, while 43 per cent think they appear more intelligent. And 40 per cent of those with 20-20 vision would consider wearing clear lenses if it would improve their chances of getting a job. Another six per cent would put on glasses to feel fashionable, and nine per cent think spectacles make the we
22、arer look more attractive, the study by the College of Optometrists found. Psychology professor Cary Cooper, from Lancaster University, said: “It is not surprising that businesses want to employ intelligent staff but the idea that intelligent people wear glasses is an old stereotype that has not gon
23、e away.“ In fact, glasses are a poor indication of intelligence because you can have bad eyesight for a number of reasons and then choose to wear contact lenses. It is possible that some people have more self-confidence and change their behaviour when they put on glasses, which could in itself impro
24、ve their chances at interview. （分数：11.00）_7.Storytelling isn“t just for old folks and kids. It can help you move forward in your careerboth by showing what you“ve accomplished and by persuading employees to trust you. Stories can also aid hiring, says John Berisford, head of human resources at Pepsi
25、 Beverages. “I often ask one question, whether I“m interviewing a senior-level executive or a campus person. Tell me your story,“ said Berisford, who learned storytelling from his grandmother in West Virginia. “It“s the best way to get to know the entire human being.“ To instantly grasp the impact o
26、f a good yarn, think of bestselling books such as Fish! and Who Moved My Cheese ? The ones that work are instantly memorable and forge emotional connections, says Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., co-owner of the Quintessential Careers website. But that doesn“t mean storytelling is right for every situation.
27、 “It can backfire if the teller is trying to build enthusiasm yet doesn“t feel it“, says Simmons. Choosing the right story for your audience is crucial, as is editing it to be clear and concise. It also helps to be accurate; at a time when authenticity is scarce, no one wants to hear a tall tale. （分
28、数：11.00）_8.Now to the last in our week of special reports from Haiti. The earthquake there two months ago created one of the worst disasters in recent history. We“ve heard from kids who lost their family, were badly injured and had their homes and schools destroyed. Even though these children have s
29、uffered so much, they still have big hopes for the future. “I want to be a nurse, to help the people who are sick.“ “Maybe an engineer.“ “I“d like to be a doctor and a dentist. I“d like to study in the United States.“ But there are no quick solutions to the problems Haiti has. The country was alread
30、y poor before the earthquake, now the little that many people did has been destroyed. It will take years to clear the rubble and longer still to rebuild the country. Tanya is working with the charity Save the Children in Haiti. She hopes that all the attention the country has been getting since the
31、quake, will help it become stronger. “This is really a terrible moment for Haiti but it“s also an opportunity in a way, because there“s so much attention and desire to help. It“s a chance for the world to help Haiti build a better education system.“ （分数：11.00）_9.My idea to change the world for the b
32、etter is to abolish money. That“s technically very easy and possible already. We have plastic cards on which we can store money. We have Internet bank accounts through which we can make transfers and actually we carry around mobile phones all of us that have smart cards on them that we can transfer
33、money, too. So it“s technologically possible. If we did it, we would be able to do without wallets and purses and that would save us quite a lot of bother. But the larger effects would be transforming the kind of society in which we live, and in particular, making us all more secure and bluntly all
34、more honest. There“s no point in robbing banks or mugging people if they don“t have any money, and right more than that, even things that aren“t for money, crime for money, typically uses money. I“m told there are not many drug dealers that accept credit cards or cheques, for example. （分数：11.00）_MBA
35、 联考-英语(二)-13 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Translation(总题数：9，分数：100.00)1.Wealthy Chinese tourists are expected to spend a billion pounds on luxury goods during the sales. The booming “Peking Pound“ has accounted for almost a third of post-Christmas purchases of high end goods such as Burberry, Mulberr
36、y, Louis Vuitton and Gucci. Many West End stores have appointed assistants who speak Mandarin to help cash in on the massive new market. Retail analysts said Chinese shoppers have taken over from Russians and Arabs as the biggest spenders on luxury items in Britain. “Like anyone, they enjoy getting
37、a bargain so the post-Christmas sales are inevitably an especially busy period.“ China“s rapidly-growing economy has generated a vast new market for luxury goods. But the high taxes levied on imported Western goods in China makes purchasing these products in Britain 20 to 30 per cent cheaper for the
38、m. They are also attracted by the cachet of buying a luxury item from its country of origin. He said Chinese buyers now account for about 30 per cent of the luxury goods market in Britain, followed by Russians, Arabs and Japanese, with British shoppers making up only around 15 per cent of the purcha
39、ses. Luxury fashion house Burberry says Chinese shoppers make up nearly a third of the customers in its London stores, helping to boost sales by more than a fifth in 2010. （分数：12.00）_正确答案：()解析：有数据统计，中国游客在国外的阔气程度已经达到了让老外都“目瞪口呆”的程度，光中国游客在国外的圣诞消费预期就已经达到了 10 亿英镑，能够夺取“中国款爷”芳心的全是让人“眼晕目眩”的奢侈品，比如巴宝莉、玛百莉、路易威
40、登和古奇等。许多西方奢侈品店已经特意安排会说普通话的店员，以便更好融进这一新兴的庞大的中国人市场。 中国游客“不负众望”成功压过俄罗斯以及阿拉伯的富豪们，成功“问鼎”在英国奢侈品最大买家。“中国游客与别的国家游客一样，同样会因为圣诞打折而疯狂购物。”专业人士分析，中国消费者疯狂购物多少也和中国经济迅速增长的大环境有关，因为奢侈品在中国因税收关系价格过高等原因，中国游客一到国外就会比别人更疯狂购物，因为在英国奢侈品比在中国要便宜 20%到 30%。此外，中国人还抱有一丝崇洋媚外的心理，觉得产在国外的东西肯定比国内的要好，所以中国人很疯狂。 中国人购买的奢侈品已经占英国市场上 30%的份额，紧接着
41、是俄国人、阿拉伯人和日本人，而英国本国人仅占 15%。著名奢侈品牌巴宝莉称，他们在伦敦的中国消费者数量已经占其总消费人数的 1/3，中国人帮助他们在 2010 生意红翻天，增长了 20%的业绩。 解析 第一段第一句“Wealthy Chinese tourists are expected to spend a billion pounds on luxury goods during the sales.”翻译成“有数据统计，中国游客在国外的阔气程度已经达到了让老外都目瞪口呆的程度，光中国游客在国外的圣诞消费预期就已经达到了 10 亿英镑。”增加了不少翻译内容，是对原文意思和要表达效果的综合
42、体现。第二句“Peking Pound”这一针对崛起的大量中国消费人群而创造的新词汇很形象，直译“北京英镑”如果不加解释简直就是不知所云，翻译成“中国款爷”既符合这一新词的时尚特征又不乏诙谐的味道，与原文可谓异曲同工。 第二段几句话有事实有论点，需要在翻译前先抓主要意思和重点，调整语序、结构。第一句是事实，翻译时增加了一些内容，从而增强了表达效果。第二句引号是援引的话，后面的是分析人士对原因的分析。第二段最后一句“They are also attracted by the cachet of buying a luxury item from its country of origin.”句
43、子不长，英语很好理解，但用汉语表达出来有一定难度，因为汉语中我们找不到与cachet 对应的词可以完全表达出相应的意思，而只能按意思去意译，“此外，中国人还抱有一丝崇洋媚外的心理，觉得产在国外的东西肯定比国内的要好，所以中国人很疯狂。”2.The idea behind One Foundation is simple, think big by thinking small. Starting in China, Li has set out to raise one yuan (15 cents) from every person each month. He likens it to
44、one big family helping each other out. “All too often you see people expecting others to dip into their pockets,“ he says. “They blame their government. They say corporations with their big profits should be more generous. But I believe helping each other starts with the individuals. It is everybody
45、“s responsibility to give. If everyone gives one yuan every month, it will add up to billions of dollars.“ To make that idea a reality, One Foundation has teamed up with the corporate sector. For example, Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma, co-founder of the world“s leading B2B ecommerce company alibaba,
46、corn, has agreed to let the foundation use AliPay, its online payment system, at no cost. In practical terms, this means that very small donations don“t get swallowed up by processing fees. Li and his team are still trying to convince online payment operators outside China to do the same, so the one yuan concept can be expanded around the world. （分数：11.00）_正确答案：()解析：“壹基金”的理念很简单：“由小及大，爱屋及乌。”“壹基金”在中国创办之初，其创始人李连杰就抱以这样的理念：“每个人每月出一元钱。”他将“壹基金”看作一个大家庭，这样就可以集中“大家”的力量来帮助每个“小家”。 “总是有一些人，他们认为别人掏腰包是理所当然，他们将责任都归咎于政府，他们也认为
