357英语翻译基础
357英语翻译基础 篇1
山东科技大学2012年招收硕士学位研究生入学考试
英语翻译基础试卷
一、Directions: Translate the following words, abbreviations or terminology into their target language respectively.There are altogether 30 items in this part of the test, 15 in English and 15 in Chinese, with one point for each.(30 points)
1.WTO
2.SARS
3.GPS
4.PBOC
5.ICJ
6.ISO
7.EU
8.FIFA
9.IPR
10.International Monetary Fund
11.most favored nations
12.Genetic mutation
13.Aids
14.European Free Trade Association
15.International Atomic Energy Agency
16.优惠关税
17.红白喜事
18.安居工程
19.保税区
20.不正之风
21.春运
22.第三产业
23.闭路电视
24.不良贷款
25.非处方
26.世界卫生组织
27.中国质量认证中心
28.运费价/到岸价
29.国际音标
30.全国人民代表大会
二、Directions: Translate the following two source texts into their target language respectively.If the source text is in English, its target language is Chinese.If the source text is in Chinese, its target language is English.(120 points)
Source Text 1:
A Water Bridge
Across Panama runs a world-famous “water bridge”, and that is the Panama Canal.Last summer vacation I went with my parents on a sightseeing tour along it, which is still fresh in my memory.Having got to Panama City by air, we boarded a pleasure boat in the port of Balboa and sailed into the canal.The boat traveled 13 km and reached the first group of water locks.The Panama Canal is thus a “water bridge” that allows ships to cross land by the opening and closing of water locks.We began “getting onto the bridge”.When the boat had sailed into the lock chamber, the steel gate, 2 meters thick, 20 meters high and wide and hundreds of tons in weight, slowly closed, and water began running into the chamber, which continued for a few minutes.The boat rose with the water and advanced slowly, pulled along by power cars along both banks.Two lifts like that raised the boat 16 meters.It sailed out of the lock across a small lake and came to the second group of locks, which raised the boat another 9.5 meters.In this way, the boat, now 26 meters above sea level, had got onto the “top of the bridge”.It sailed along the main channel, which stretched 13 km between beautiful hills as steep as if cut apart with a sword and covered with green trees and colorful flowers.The boat sailed out of the gorge and into the wide Gatún Lake, with white clouds and distant hills reflected in it and pretty isles passing into and out of sight.After a leisurely journey of 38 km on the lake, the boat came to the Gatún Locks, and there began its “descent down the bridge”.The Gatún Locks, three in number, looked like so many gigantic steps.After getting through the locks, the boat had descended to the same level as the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.The beautiful Caribbean Sea came into view as it sailed into the Limón Bay.We had come from the Pacific to the Atlantic, two great oceans separated by land but linked by the Panama Canal.The canal is 81.8 km in length and 150 to 304 m in width.Ships of 50,000 tons can pass it unimpeded all around the clock.It is truly worthy of the name of “the Bridge of the World”.Full of hearty praises am I for man’s wisdom and courage in transforming nature!I admire you, the people of Panama!
The guide told us that the Panamanian people had high aspirations.On the one hand, they were working to improve the existent canal, and on the other hand, they were planning for an even longer one, which, it was estimated, would take 10 years to complete, and which would be the greatest project in man’s history.We look forward to its early completion.Source Text 2:
信用卡
信用卡可以使持卡人以赊账的方式购买商品，享受服务。信用卡由零售商店、银行、信用卡公司发放给已获批准的用户。银行或信用卡公司给客户付账，按月给客户开列其消费清单，并收取欠款利息。这些金融机构的利润来源于所收取的高额利息、持卡人认购费以及允许使用信用卡消费单位缴纳的代理费。
信用卡的流行始于加利福尼亚州，20世纪60年代后期普及到整个美国和西欧大部分地区。虽然，信用卡消费渐趋受到金融领域更多的欢迎，但许多人仍心存疑虑，把信用卡看成是“先享受，后付款”生活方式的主要表现。信用卡同分期付款、租赁等赊购方式一样，鼓励多消费。当然，只有鲁莽的傻瓜才会经不住诱惑，只顾眼前而入不敷出。其实，即使没有信用卡，这种人也无疑会这样生活。
然而，大量的广告宣传促使越来越多的人认识到这种塑料小卡的好处。信用卡免去了携带大量现金的麻烦，而且信用卡总是可以解燃眉之急。
所有信用卡机构都要收取利息，按月计算，年息可高达百分之二十五，但只要你明智地使用信用卡消费，你便可以享受到长达七星期的无息赊欠。在国外使用信用卡，由于欠款常常需要很长时间才入帐，无息赊欠期还会更长。
在选定某家信用卡之前，最好货比三家。有必要考虑信用卡的赊款限额、利率——可能略有不同、接收单位（网点）的多少及适用范围——不过大多数信用卡在大的加油站、旅馆、饭店和百货商店均可使用，当然，还要考虑如果信用卡遗失或失窃，情况会如何。信用卡窃贼可能会发一笔横财——尤其是失主没有及时报失时，损失尤甚。
不过，只要你明智地使用信用卡，就毫发无损。至少，信用卡就能帮你暂渡经济难关。