1、专业英语八级(翻译)模拟试卷 111及答案与解析 一、 PART IV TRANSLATION 1 如果说构想,这就是我们的构想。 2 那是动乱的第二年吧,我被划进了 “黑帮 ”队伍里。我在那长长的 “黑帮 ”队伍里倒不害怕,最怕的就是游斗汽车开到自己家门口,这一招太损了。嗨,越害怕还越有鬼,有一次汽车就真的开到了家门口。那八旬的老母亲看见了汽车上的我,嘴抖了几抖,闭了眼睛,扶着墙,身子像泥一样瘫了下去。妻子竟忘了去扶持母亲,站在那儿,眼睛都直了,跟个傻子一般。 3 早年的艰辛生活磨 炼了范仲淹坚忍不拔的毅力和不计利害得失、心怀天下的胸襟。他一生仕途坎坷,几度遭贬。他的朋友藤子京被贬岳州 (今
2、湖南岳阳 ),重修岳阳楼,写信请他为岳阳楼写篇记,尽管那时范仲淹在政治上遭到很大的打击,被贬在邓州,身体欠佳,但他还是答应了藤子京的要求,在邓州的花洲书院挥毫撰写了著名的岳阳楼记。 4 历史证明,在科学发展的进程中,一些杰出人物个人的作用不可忽视。杰出的科学家,既为人类物质文明做出贡献,也以自己高尚的道德情操,为人类的精神文明留下宝贵的财富。爱因斯坦在评价居里夫人时说过,一流人物的道德品 质对于时代和历史进程的意义,也许超过其才智成就。中国科学院院士是国家设立的科学技术方面的最高学术称号,具有崇高的荣誉和学术上的权威性。 5 得病以前,我受父母宠爱,在家中横行霸道。一旦隔离,拘禁在花园山坡上一
3、幢小房子里,我顿感打入冷宫,十分郁郁不得志起来。一个春天的傍晚,园中百花怒放,父母在园中设宴,一时宾客云集,笑语四溢。我在山坡的小屋里,悄悄掀起窗帘,窥见园中大千世界一片繁华,自己的哥姐、堂表弟兄也穿插其间,个个喜气洋洋。一霎时,一阵被人摒弃、为世所遗的悲愤兜上心头,禁不住痛哭起来。 专 业英语八级(翻译)模拟试卷 111答案与解析 一、 PART IV TRANSLATION 1 【正确答案】 Well, those are our plans. 【试题解析】 原文出自邓小平同志 1984年会见第二次中日民间人士会议日方委员会代表团时的谈话,这次谈话的部分内容后收入邓小平文选。译文选自外文出
4、版社邓选英译本。这句译文简洁、生动而又恰到好处。 well一词尽人皆知,可谁会这样用呢 ? 【知识模块】 翻译 2 【正确答案】 In the second of those tumultuous years, I was labeled as a member of the so-called reactionary gang. What I feared most was not being forced to queue up among this gang of so many, but the horrible fate of being publicly denounced on
5、a truck in front of my own house. This would be a terribly vicious trick! Well, fear or no fear, the lot fell on me soon enough. When the truck drove to the gate of my house, my mother, already over eighty, spotted me on the truck. With lips trembling and eyes shut, she first leaned against the wall
6、, then collapsed, weak and limp, like soft mud on the ground. Meanwhile, my wife just stood there dumbfounded like a blockhead, forgetting even to help my mother up. 【试题解析】 1本段体裁为叙事文,以一般过去时翻译妥当。 2第 1句的 “动乱 ”本意为 “动乱年代 ”,即十年文革,故可意译为 tumultuous years; “划进 ”英语可表达为 belabeled; “黑帮 ”此处指文革中的所谓的反动派,可译为 react
7、ionary gang。汉语常用引号来表示 “所谓的 ”之意,故英文增补 so-called一词。 3第 2句 “这一招太损了 ”也是中文表达习惯,可采用意译法。 “这一招 ”可以译为practice或 trick, “损 ”在汉语里意为 “邪恶 ”“缺德 ”等,译为 vicious或 wicked均很贴切。若翻译为 bad或 evil也可保底。全句译为 This would be a terribly vicious practice(trick)用 would be而不用 was,是为了体现作者当时害怕这类事情的发生。 4第 3句的 “嗨,越害怕还越有鬼 ”是个承上启下的句子,翻译时不应拘
8、泥于词句形式上的对应,这里意译为 Well, fear or no fear, the lot fell on me soon enough,其中 lot是英语中的幽默表达,意思是 “命运,运气 ”。 5第 5句翻译时加上过渡 性词语 meanwhile衔接更紧密。 “眼睛都直了,跟个傻子一般 ”可译为 dumbfounded like a blockhead,符合英文的习惯表达方式; “忘了去扶持母亲 ”是结果,可译为分词短语作状语。 【知识模块】 翻译 3 【正确答案】 The hardships he (Fan Zhongyan) had experienced in childhood
9、 had toughened his willpower and endowed him with such broadmindedness that he began to concern himself about the affairs and future of the state, regardless of personal gains or losses. When his friend Teng Zijing, relegated to Yuezhou (where Yueyang in Hunan Province stands today), decided to reno
10、vate the Yueyang Tower and wrote to ask him to write a memorial note of the renovated tower, Fan Zhongyan, though in poor health, agreed and gladly composed the famous “Note of the Yueyang Tower“ at Huazhou Academy in Dengzhou where he himself had been relegated following a series of setbacks in his
11、 political career. 【试题解析】 1本段叙述历史人物的生平事迹,故应采用一般过去时为总体时态。 2第 1句的 “坚忍不拔的毅力 ”通常可译为 indomitable或 strong willpower,本句中前面有 “磨炼 ”,连在一起可译为 toughened his willpower也可译为 had formed his indomitable strong willpower。 3 “利害得失 ”是汉语四字词组, “利害 ”和 “得失 ”意思相仿,译为英语时只需翻译其一,即译为 personal gainsor losses,简洁明了,贴 切原文的意思。 4 “心怀天
12、下 ”也是典型的四字词语,意思是 “关心国家大事 ”,此处意译为concern oneself about the affairsand future of the state,使读者一目了然。 5第 2句和第 3句的意思联系紧密,可以把前者作为后者的原因,译文中使用following连接,这样处理较为妥当。 following在这里是个介词,意为 “由于,因为 ”。 6 “挥毫 ”完全是汉语的表达形式与意象,描述书写时的潇洒与洒脱形象,也可指书写时的兴奋心态,其中 “毫 ”指的是毛笔,英语中没有对应。若直译成 wield ones brush反而不妥,故将其省略而不译,可以保底。译作 gla
13、dly composed可作为一种拔高译法生动形象地表现出范仲淹的大家气派。 【知识模块】 翻译 4 【正确答案】 History bears proof that the prominent role outstanding figures play in the advancement of science should not be ignored. Distinguished scientists not only make contributions to the accumulation of material wealth with their scientific achiev
14、ements, but also leave behind them rich cultural heritages with their exemplary integrity. In his appreciation of Madam Marie Curie, Albert Einstein once remarked that the moral qualities of outstanding people are perhaps of greater significance to their times and to the advancement of human civiliz
15、ation than their intellectual accomplishments. The “Academician of Chinese Academy of Science“ (“Academia Sinica“) is the nations highest academic title granted by the Government in science and technology, a title of great honor and academic authority. 【试题解析】 1本篇章以一般性议论为主,故总体时态为一般现在时。 2 “历史证明 ”还可以译作
16、 History has demonstrated that 或 History has proved that 。 3 “高尚的道德情操 ”可以直译为 noble moral sentiment,本段译文则译作exemplary integrity,更强调杰出人物作为一个人 (整体 )的作用和品质。 4第 3句引述他人话语,但原文并未用引号,因而无法确认爱因斯坦所使用的原始词汇,因此从 “信 ”的基本要求出发,译文应保留原文的间接引语句式。 5根据爱因斯坦所说的话可以知道,他对居里夫人的评价是积极的高度赞扬,因此 “评价 ”一词不宜 简单译成 estimate或是 evaluation,而应
17、译为 appreciation或是commendation。 6 “中国科学院院士 ”的权威英译是 Academician of Chinese Academy of Science,在考试的环境下,若译为 member of Chinese(Chinas Science Institute)也可保底。在本段中, “中国科学院院士 ”是作为头衔名誉称号出现的,译文中最好用引号加以标记。 【知识模块】 翻译 5 【正确答案】 Before I was taken ill, I had been spoiled by my parents and had formed the habit of g
18、etting everything done in my own way in the family. Once isolated and confined to a small house on the slope of the family garden, I suddenly felt myself cast into disfavor and my wings clipped. One spring evening, when myriads of flowers were in full bloom in the garden, my parents gave a banquet i
19、n the garden attended by many guests, whose arrival at once filled the garden with laughter. In the small house on the slope, I quietly lifted the curtain and caught a glimpse of the exciting and prosperous world outside with my elder brothers, sisters and cousins among the guests, all in high jubil
20、ation. All at once, seized by a fit of forlorn rage at being deserted, I could not help bursting into sad tears. 【试题解析】 1本段叙述作者童年时代的一段经历,故总体上采用一般过去时。 2第 3句的 “百花怒放 ”“宾客云集 ”“笑语四溢 ”均为汉语四字词组,翻译时不能拘泥于原文的形式,可采用意译法,但要注意前后衔接。 “百花怒放 ”与前面的 “春天的傍晚 ”关系紧密,可译成由 when引导的定语从句,即 when myriads of flowers are in full bl
21、oom; “宾客云集 ”意为前来赴宴的客人很多,可以和 “设宴 ”连在一起处理,译成 gave a banquet in the garden attended by many guests; “笑语四溢 ”可译成 fills thegarden with laughter, “语 ”字在译文中可省略; “在园中设宴 ”不宜采用 “移植 ”的翻译手段译成 held agarden party,因为西方人的 garden party与中国人的 “宴 ”有着本质上的区别。 3第 4句的汉语四字词组 “大千世界 ”和 “一片繁华 ”可以合并为 an exciting world of prosperity; “喜气洋洋 ”是哥姐、堂表弟兄的状态,可用介词短语 in high jubilation译出,充当主语补足语; “窥见 ”是 “悄悄看到 ”的意思,可译成 caught a glimpse of或 caught a glance of。 4第 5句的 “被人摒弃,为世所遗 ”意思重复,符合汉语的修辞方式,翻译时要适当裁减,避免重复累赘,可译成 being deserted; “禁不住 ”英语短语为 cannot help doing ; “悲愤 ”为既伤心又愤怒之意,可译成 forlornrage。 【知识模块】 翻译