1、MBA（英语）翻译练习试卷 24 及答案与解析一、Section IV TranslationDirections: In this section there is a passage in English. Translate the passage into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.1 Middle-income families can expect to spend $204,060 on feeding, housing and schooling a child born in 2007 until
2、 his or her 18th birthday, the U.S. government reported on Monday. Child care and education costs will represent a larger share of costs for raising the 07 baby through adulthood than they have in the past, the Agriculture Department said in an annual study on child-rearing costs. “The cost of provi
3、ding food decreased from 24 percent to 17 percent of total child-rearing costs, while child care and education expenses increased from 2 percent to12 percent,“ the department said. Housing will be the single largest cost for U.S. familiesmaking up 33 to 27 percent of total expenses across income gro
4、ups, USDA said. Factoring in inflation, the grand total for middle-income families comes to $269,040, USDA said. Total costs also include transportation, health care, and other necessities.2 After a year of record mortgage foreclosures and slumping home prices, Americans are more determined to shape
5、 up their flabby finances in 2008 than their bodies, according to a study released by Countrywide Bank on Tuesday. Some 67 percent of the 1,002 adults surveyed nationwide said that becoming financially fit is a top New Years resolution, while 57 percent are committed to becoming physically fit in 20
6、08. By gender, women are more insecure about their finances, with 37 percent saying they are financially fit, compared with 55 percent for men. Dads are more confident about finances than moms, and single people feel more secure than the married. Geographically, U.S. Northeasterners felt better abou
7、t their money, with 52 percent saying their are financially fit. The Midwest and South were tied at the bottom with 43 percent feeling secure about finances. Countrywide Bank is part of Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest mortgage lender in the United States with a big stake in the troubled subp
8、rime mortgage market. It has been battered by escalating loan defaults.3 A flexible work life such as telecommuting, is good for your health, researchers said. They found that if people have the ability to work from home and to compress work weeks, they are more likely to make healthier lifestyle ch
9、oices, to exercise more and to sleep better. While the primary driver behind the flexibility movement was to help people, especially women, combine work and family, evidence suggests this is clearly not only a womens issue, Grzywacz, who reported the findings in the Journal of Occupational and Envir
10、onmental Medicine, said. The researchers looked at Health Risk Appraisals from employees in jobs ranging from warehouse and production workers to executives at a large multinational pharmaceutical company. The firm used for the study is consistently recognized by Working Mother magazine as among the
11、 most family-friendly employers in the United States. He said the research shows public health departments and organizations that they could get something out of giving their employees more flexibility.MBA（英语）翻译练习试卷 24 答案与解析一、Section IV TranslationDirections: In this section there is a passage in En
12、glish. Translate the passage into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.1 【正确答案】 据美国政府本周一称，对于美国中等收入家庭而言，要抚养一个 2007 年出生的孩子至 18 岁，预计在食物、住房和教育方面的支出需要 20.406万美元。 美国农业部的子女养育成本年度调查结果显示，与过去相比，要将一个 2007 年出生的孩子抚养成人，其保育和教育开支在总支出中所占的比重增大了。 美国农业部称：“ 食物成本在子女养育总成本中所占的比重从 24%下降至 17%，而保育和教育成本则从 2%上升到
13、了 12%。” 据介绍，住房支出将成为美国家庭最大的单笔开销占各收入阶层家庭支出的33%至 27%不等。 美国农业部称，如将通胀因素考虑进去，中等收入家庭将一个 2007 年出生的孩子抚养成人需要 26.904 万美元，这其中还包括交通费、医疗费和其他必需的开支。【知识模块】 英译汉2 【正确答案】 美国全国银行于本周二公布的一项调查显示，在经历了今年的次贷危机和房价大跳水后，美国人 2008 年最大的愿望就是“财务健康” ，然后才是“身体健康”。 在全美 1002 名成年受访者中，约 67%的人将“财务健康 ”列为头号新年愿望，57%的人选择的是“ 身体健康 ”。 从性别来看，女性更担心自己
14、的财务状况，37%的女性认为自己的财务状况良好；而男性的这一比例为 55%。丈夫比妻子对家庭的财务状况更有信心，单身人士比已婚人士更自信。 从地域上看，美国东北部地区的居民对自己的财务状况更有信心，52%的人称他们的财务状况健康；中西部和南部地区并列最后，均只有 43%的人认为自己的财务状况良好。 全国银行是全国金融集团旗下的子银行，是全美最大的抵押借贷机构。由于该银行在陷入困境的次级房贷市场上占有很大份额，持续恶化的贷款拖欠使它遭到了严重冲击。【知识模块】 英译汉3 【正确答案】 研究人员称，远程办公等弹性工作模式有益于身体健康。研究人员发现，如果人们有条件在家工作，从而压缩一周工作的时间，那么他们就更倾向于选择更为健康的生活方式，锻炼身体的机会会增多，睡眠也会更好。 格雷兹瓦兹教授说，弹性工作制最初是为了帮助人们(尤其是女性)同时兼顾工作和家庭，但有关证据表明，这显然不仅仅是女性的问题。该研究报告发表在职业与环境医学期刊上。 研究人员对一家大型跨国医药公司职员的健康风险评估进行了研究分析，职员涉及仓储、生产和管理等多个不同的岗位。 该公司连续被职业妈妈杂志评为美国最关心员工家庭的几大公司之一。 格雷兹瓦兹说，该研究能让公共卫生部门和相关机构认识到，给员工更多的自由其实能带来很多益处。【知识模块】 英译汉
