1、翻译练习试卷 8及答案与解析 Section A Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. 1 Now many countries find themselves still struggling with problems that are as old as man himself. Basic social problems such as poor or nonexistent health care, and nutrie
2、nt-deficient diets continue to annoy developing countries, contributing to low life expectancy rates and hampering economic development. While it may be true that some countries have found answers to these basic problems of humanity, this does not mean that their societies are problem-free. Indeed,
3、in the solving of age-old problems more economically, advanced societies have found themselves facing new social problems, problems that are a direct outgrowth of their economic advancement. One such problem is that of aging. 2 There are poor teachers, to be sure, and Im convinced the teaching profe
4、ssion in this country must police itself more vigorously. Ive thought sometimes that an incompetent teacher is worse than an incompetent surgeon, since a surgeon can cut up only one person at a time. However, it is also true that no profession is made healthy by focusing only on whats bad, and we mu
5、st begin to see teachers as part of the solution, not the problem. Perhaps we can learn something from Japanese here. Teachers in that country, are heroes of the culture. If we do so, we may come closer to identifying the reason for the differences in school performance in our two countries. 翻译练习试卷
6、8答案与解析 Section A Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. 1 【正确答案】 现在许多国家都发现他们还在努力设法解决那些自有人类以来就出现的老问题，如缺医少药以及营养不良这些基本的社会问题仍然困扰着发展中国家。这些问题的存在缩短了人们的寿命，阻碍了经济的发展。 有些国家或许已经解决了人类生存的一些基本问题，但是并不意味着这些国家 就太平无事了。实际上，在经济比较发达的国家，旧的问题解决了，新的问题又产生了，这些问题是随
7、着经济的发展而派生出来的。人口老龄化就是这样的问题之一。 【知识模块】 翻译 2 【正确答案】 毫无疑问，也有不够格的老师。我确信，这个国家的教育界应该大张旗鼓地进行整顿。有时我想，一个无能的老师比一个不称职的外科医生还要糟糕。因为一个不高明的外科医生一次只是误诊一个病人。然而，同样确定无疑的是，仅仅把注意力集中在某种职业的消极方面，并不能使任何职业健康发展。我们应该开始把教师看做是解决问题的一部分力量，而不 是把他们看成是问题的所在。 在这方面我们或许能从日本人那里学到一些东西。在日本，教师是文化的精英。如果我们也能这样的话，我们就能进一步找出这两个国家在教育方面存在差异的原因。 【知识模块】 翻译
