1、CATTI 二级笔译英译汉真题 2016 年 11 月及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、PART 1 English-Chin(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.Passage 1 Everyone knows that weddingsthe most elaborate and costly form of old school pageantry still acceptable in modern societyare stupid expensive. But it turns out Americans are now blowing even more m
2、oney than ever before on whats supposed to be the most magical day of any couples life together. Money that, to be honest, could be spent on much, much cooler stuff. The Knot released its annual wedding survey this week, with findings showing that couples are spending a mind-numbing average of $32,6
3、41 on matrimonial celebrations. The study includes data from nearly 18,000 pairs across the country. While the cost of a wedding varied greatly from city to cityreaching a nauseating high of $82,300 in Manhattanthe price was steep no matter where couples chose to get hitched. All this despite the fa
4、ct that weddings (and marriages in general, honestly) can be a fairly impractical thing to invest in. Seriously, even 50 Cent doesnt spend as much in a day as youre spending on a reception band alone. Think about that. So rather than buying into the Marriage Industrial Complex on a union that may or
5、 may not work out, wouldnt it make more sense to save your hard-earned money by forgoing the big ceremony for the major expenses youre likely to face in married life? You know, like a mortgage. Or braces for your wallet-draining children-to-be. And if your fiance is dead set on a fairytale wedding?
6、You could always just blow your financial load on a plenty fulfilling single life. With nearly $33,000 to spend in the life of a singledom, you could get pretty far when it comes to amenities and entertainment. Perhaps the best part of being free from the shackles of wedding planning is the opportun
7、ity to treat yourself. Like, why drop $1,400 on a frilly dress youll wear once before it turns to moth food when you can rock the most expensive shoes of the season and look great doing it? And while weddings are supposed to be all about the happy couple, everyone knows thats bull, because you have
8、to feed your guests and provide them entertainment and put a roof over their heads for a couple of hours and likely go into debt doing it. In addition to simply having fun, there are some more practical ways to spend your wedding purse as well. For instance, purchasing and providing for a nice house
9、 cat rather than dropping major dough on finger bling intended for fending off hotties for the rest of your life. Fluffy wont care if you bring home someone new every weekendhell just hate everyone indiscriminately. （分数：30.00）_二、SECTION 2 Optional (总题数：1，分数：30.00)2.Passage 2 My teenage son recently
10、informed me that there is an Internet quiz to test oneself for narcissism. His friend had just taken it. “How did it turn out?” I asked. “He says he did great!” my son responded. “He got the maximum score!” When I was a child, no one outside the mental health profession talked about narcissism. Peop
11、le were more concerned by inadequate self-esteem, which at the time was thought to lurk behind nearly every issue. Like so many excesses of the 1970s, the self-love cult spun out of control and is now rampaging through our culture like Godzilla through Tokyo. A 2010 study in the journal Social Psych
12、ological and Personality Science found that the proportion of college students exhibiting narcissistic personality traits based on their scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, a widely used diagnostic test has increased by more than half since the early 1980s, to 30 per cent. In their boo
13、k, The Narcissism Epidemic, psychology professors show that narcissism has increased as quickly as obesity has since the 1980s. Even our egos are getting fat. This is a costly problem. While full-blown narcissists often report high levels of personal satisfaction, they create havoc and misery around
14、 them. There is overwhelming evidence linking narcissism with reduced honesty and increased aggression. Its notable for occasions like Valentines Day that narcissists struggle to stay committed to romantic partners, in no small part because they find themselves superior. The full-blown narcissist mi
15、ght reply, “So what?” But narcissism isnt an either-or characteristic. Its more of a set of progressive symptoms (like alcoholism) than an identifiable state (like diabetes). Millions of Americans exhibit symptoms, but still have a conscience and a hunger for moral improvement. At the very least, th
16、ey really do not want to be terrible people. A healthy self-love that leads to true happiness builds up ones intrinsic well-being, as opposed to feeding shallow cravings to be admired. Cultivating amour de soi requires being fully alive at this moment, as opposed to being virtually alive while wonde
17、ring what others think. The soulful connection with another person, the enjoyment of a beautiful hike alone, or a prayer of thanks over your sleeping child could be considered expressions of self-love. （分数：30.00）_CATTI 二级笔译英译汉真题 2016 年 11 月答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、PART 1 English-Chin(总题数：1，分数：30.
18、00)1.Passage 1 Everyone knows that weddingsthe most elaborate and costly form of old school pageantry still acceptable in modern societyare stupid expensive. But it turns out Americans are now blowing even more money than ever before on whats supposed to be the most magical day of any couples life t
19、ogether. Money that, to be honest, could be spent on much, much cooler stuff. The Knot released its annual wedding survey this week, with findings showing that couples are spending a mind-numbing average of $32,641 on matrimonial celebrations. The study includes data from nearly 18,000 pairs across
20、the country. While the cost of a wedding varied greatly from city to cityreaching a nauseating high of $82,300 in Manhattanthe price was steep no matter where couples chose to get hitched. All this despite the fact that weddings (and marriages in general, honestly) can be a fairly impractical thing
21、to invest in. Seriously, even 50 Cent doesnt spend as much in a day as youre spending on a reception band alone. Think about that. So rather than buying into the Marriage Industrial Complex on a union that may or may not work out, wouldnt it make more sense to save your hard-earned money by forgoing
22、 the big ceremony for the major expenses youre likely to face in married life? You know, like a mortgage. Or braces for your wallet-draining children-to-be. And if your fiance is dead set on a fairytale wedding? You could always just blow your financial load on a plenty fulfilling single life. With
23、nearly $33,000 to spend in the life of a singledom, you could get pretty far when it comes to amenities and entertainment. Perhaps the best part of being free from the shackles of wedding planning is the opportunity to treat yourself. Like, why drop $1,400 on a frilly dress youll wear once before it
24、 turns to moth food when you can rock the most expensive shoes of the season and look great doing it? And while weddings are supposed to be all about the happy couple, everyone knows thats bull, because you have to feed your guests and provide them entertainment and put a roof over their heads for a
25、 couple of hours and likely go into debt doing it. In addition to simply having fun, there are some more practical ways to spend your wedding purse as well. For instance, purchasing and providing for a nice house cat rather than dropping major dough on finger bling intended for fending off hotties f
26、or the rest of your life. Fluffy wont care if you bring home someone new every weekendhell just hate everyone indiscriminately. （分数：30.00）_正确答案：(每个人都清楚婚礼贵的荒唐至极，这种形式繁琐且花费高昂的老掉牙庆典方式仍然为现代社会所接受 。本应该是夫妻婚姻生活中最为美妙的一天却让美国人挥霍掉比以往任何时候都要多的银子。老实讲，那些银钱本来可以用来干许多更酷的事情。 本周，爱结网发布了年度婚庆行业调查报告，调查发现，时下每对夫妇在婚礼上的平均花费达到令人震
27、惊的 32,641 美金。研究涵盖了来自全美各地将近18,000 夫妇 的数据。尽管婚庆的花消因不同城市而有很大的差异-在曼哈顿这个数字甚至达到了令人厌恶的 82,300 美金-无论新人选择哪里喜结连理，始终无法回避不合乎情理价格。 所有这些无视这样一个事实，那就是：婚礼本身就是一件相当不靠谱的投资项目（老实讲，婚姻本身大体也是这样一回事）。说真的，歌手“50 分”一天的花费也不及你在婚礼庆典上迎宾乐队一项上的开支。想想看，不是么？ 与其为了一个未必有好结果的结合而“投资”给婚庆产业公司，倒不如放弃这样的大阵仗，将节省下来的辛苦钱用到将来婚姻生活中更重要的支出上面，这样不是更有意义？ 你懂的，
28、比如，房贷，再如，为那“榨干你钱包”的孩子们戴上牙箍。如果你的女友坚持要拥有一个童话般的婚礼呢？你总是可以将“经济负担”挥霍在那相当令人满意的单身生 活上。 在单身生活中有了可供支配的 33,000 美金，当谈到舒适和消遣的事情，你总可以应付自如。远离婚礼策划的桎梏，这事最美的之处在于，你有机会犒赏自己。比如，当你可以脚踏本季最贵的鞋子而且看起来神采奕奕，何必还要去花费 1,400 美金去买一件只穿一次而后就被蛀掉的裙装? 婚礼的主角理应是快乐的夫妻，每个人都知道这是胡说，因为在婚礼的这几个小时中，你要为宾客供给食物，娱乐消遣并且提供其身之所并且因此而负债累累。算了，不说这 些了。给你一个小小
29、的建议，与其花费将近 600 美金在那为来宾准备的丑陋的多层婚礼蛋糕上面，不如将它挥霍在足够使用一年的巴西比基尼蜡上面。还是那句名言，任由他们去吃蛋糕吧！ 除了直截了当的拥有欢乐，同时还有一些更有效方式使用你的婚礼资金。比如，购买并豢养一只家猫，而不是花大价钱购置豪华戒指-这只能使你在未来，将那些性感女孩拒之于外 。小猫才不在乎你是否会在每个周末带回陌生人- 他就是那样不加区分地讨厌每个人。再有，去买一副棺材，以此节省昂贵的庆典场地费用。当然，你不会籍此而步入婚礼殿堂，但是当我们孤独的老去时，婚礼又价值几何？ )解析：二、SECTION 2 Optional (总题数：1，分数：30.00)2
30、.Passage 2 My teenage son recently informed me that there is an Internet quiz to test oneself for narcissism. His friend had just taken it. “How did it turn out?” I asked. “He says he did great!” my son responded. “He got the maximum score!” When I was a child, no one outside the mental health profe
31、ssion talked about narcissism. People were more concerned by inadequate self-esteem, which at the time was thought to lurk behind nearly every issue. Like so many excesses of the 1970s, the self-love cult spun out of control and is now rampaging through our culture like Godzilla through Tokyo. A 201
32、0 study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science found that the proportion of college students exhibiting narcissistic personality traits based on their scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, a widely used diagnostic test has increased by more than half since the early
33、1980s, to 30 per cent. In their book, The Narcissism Epidemic, psychology professors show that narcissism has increased as quickly as obesity has since the 1980s. Even our egos are getting fat. This is a costly problem. While full-blown narcissists often report high levels of personal satisfaction,
34、they create havoc and misery around them. There is overwhelming evidence linking narcissism with reduced honesty and increased aggression. Its notable for occasions like Valentines Day that narcissists struggle to stay committed to romantic partners, in no small part because they find themselves sup
35、erior. The full-blown narcissist might reply, “So what?” But narcissism isnt an either-or characteristic. Its more of a set of progressive symptoms (like alcoholism) than an identifiable state (like diabetes). Millions of Americans exhibit symptoms, but still have a conscience and a hunger for moral
36、 improvement. At the very least, they really do not want to be terrible people. A healthy self-love that leads to true happiness builds up ones intrinsic well-being, as opposed to feeding shallow cravings to be admired. Cultivating amour de soi requires being fully alive at this moment, as opposed t
37、o being virtually alive while wondering what others think. The soulful connection with another person, the enjoyment of a beautiful hike alone, or a prayer of thanks over your sleeping child could be considered expressions of self-love. （分数：30.00）_正确答案：(最近，正处青春期的儿子告诉我，网上有一个测试，可以测出一个人是否自恋，他的朋友刚刚做完。“结
38、果怎么样？” 我问儿子。“他说自己的测试结果非常好！”我的儿子答道，“他得了满分！” 在我小时候，除了心理医生，没有人会讨论自恋症。当时人们更关注的是自卑情节，因为人们那时认为自卑情节几乎潜伏在所有问题的背后。和许多 20 世纪 70 年代的疯狂行为一样，当时人们对自恋的推崇不断加深，最后失去了控制。如今，自恋情节在美国文化中的泛滥就像哥斯拉在日本文化中的流行一样。 科学期刊社会心理学和性格科学刊登的一项 2010 年的研究发现，自 20 世纪 80 年代早期以来，表现出自恋性格特征的大学生比例增至 30%，增幅超过 50%。该研究的基准是受访大学生在自恋性格量表中的分数（自恋性格量表是广泛使
39、用的一项自恋症诊断性测试）。 在著作自恋症中，心理学教授表示，自 20 世纪 80 年代以来，自恋症的扩散速度和肥胖症的扩散一样快。即使是我们的“自我”也变得越来越“臃肿”。这个问题会给我们的社会带来巨大损失。极度自恋者在常常表现出高度个人满足感的同时，实际上对身边的人也是灾难。有确凿证据表明，自恋症患者往往会更不讲诚信，而且更具攻击性。在情人节等时候，我们常常发现自恋症患者会在继续忠诚爱侣的问题上挣扎一番，原因很大程度上是他们觉得自己高人一等。 极度自恋者也许会反问，“那又怎样？”。不过，自恋症并不是一项非此即彼的特性。与其说自恋症是一种可以识别的状态（就像糖尿病一样），倒不如说它是一系列渐渐恶化的症状（就像酗酒一样）。数百万的美国人都表现出症状，但同时自己也能意识到，而且渴望有所改变。至少，他们并不想被人厌弃。 健康的自恋可以让人获得真正的幸福，也可以促进人的心理健康，而不是满足渴望受到他人艳羡的肤浅欲望。这种自爱首先需要关注此刻，活在当下，而不是整天关注别人如何看待自己。与他人建立感情联系，独自享受徒步旅行带来的乐趣，或是为你熟睡的孩子祷告，都可以视为自爱的表现。)解析：
