上海外国语大学MTI英语翻译硕士考研真题.pdf

上海外国语大学2017年MTI英语翻译硕士考研真题（回忆版）

一、翻译硕士英语（211）

1.选择题（201')

考单词为主,后面有几道语法.单词以专八词汇为主,少量(de)gre词

汇.

2.阅读（201'）

四篇阅读,个人觉得很简单,文章很短,只有一面(de)长度吧,用专八

阅读练习足够了.

3.改错（101'）

比专八改错简单、前几年考(de)是修辞和英美文化常识、或古希腊神

话典故.

4.作文（50分,500字）

谈谈你对happiness(de)定义.

二、英语翻译基础（357）

1.英译汉（75分）

该部分选取(de)是卢梭(de)爱弥儿（Emile,orOnEducation）部分

文章,主要选自爱弥儿第三卷第一节.全文1000多字,共11段,但题目只要

求翻译划线部分,总计翻译872字,共6段.完整原文如下：

Thewholecourseofman'slifeuptoadolescenceisaperiodof

weakness;yettherecomesatimeduringtheseearlyyearswhenthe

child'sstrengthovertakesthedemandsuponit,whenthegrowing

creature,thoughabsolutelyweak,isrelativelystrong.Hisneeds
arenotfullydevelopedandhispresentstrengthismorethanenough

forthem.Hewouldbeaveryfeebleman,butheisastrongchild.

Whatisthecauseofman'sweaknessItistobefoundinthe

disproportionbetweenhisstrengthandhisdesires.Itisour

passionsthatmakeusweak,forournaturalstrengthisnotenough

fortheirsatisfaction.Tolimitourdesirescomestothesamething,

therefore,astoincreaseourstrength.Whenwecandomorethan

wewant,wehavestrengthenoughandtospare,wearereallystrong.

Thisisthethirdstageofchildhood,thestagewithwhichIamabout

todeal.Istillspeakofchildhoodforwantofabetterword;for

ourscholarisapproachingadolescence,thoughhehasnotyet

reachedtheageofpuberty.

Abouttwelveorthirteenthechild'sstrengthincreasesfarmore

rapidlythanhisneeds.Thestrongestandfiercestofthepassions

isstillunknown,hisphysicaldevelopmentisstillimperfectand

seemstoawaitthecallofthewill.Heisscarcelyawareofextremes

ofheatandcoldandbravesthemwithimpunity.Heneedsnocoat,

hisbloodiswarm;nospices,hungerishissauce,nofoodcomes

amissatthisage;ifheissleepyhestretcheshimselfontheground

andgoestosleep;hefindsallheneedswithinhisreach;heis

nottormentedbyanyimaginarywants;hecaresnothingwhatothers

think;hisdesiresarenotbeyondhisgrasp;notonlyishe
self-sufficing,butforthefirstandlasttimeinhislifehehas

morestrengththanheneeds.

Iknowbeforehandwhatyouwillsay.Youwillnotassertthatthe

childhasmoreneedsthanIattributetohim,butyouwilldenyhis