历年高级口译考题翻译部分试题.doc

英译中1
SinceDarwin,biologistshavebeen-firmlyconvincedthatnatureworkswithoutplanormeaning,pursuingnoaimbythedirectroadofdesign.Buttodayweseethatthisconvictionisafatalerror.Whyshouldevolution,exactlyasDarwinknewitanddescribedit,beplanlessandirrational?Donotaircraftdesignengineerswork,atpreciselythatpointwherespecificcalculationsandplansgiveout,accordingtothesameprincipleofevolution,whentheytesttheserviceabilityofagreatnumberofstatisticallydeterminedformsinthewindtunnel,inordertochoosetheonethatfunctionsbest?Canwesaythatthereisnoprocessofnaturalselectionwhennuclearphysicists,throughthousandsofcomputeroperations,trytofindoutwhichmaterials,inwhichcombinationsandwithwhatstructuralform,arebestsuitedtothebuildingofanatomicreactor?Theyalsopractisenodesignedadaptation,butworkbytheprincipleofselection.Butitwouldneveroccurtoanyonetocalltheirmethodplanlessandirrational.

中译英1
1995年10月，黄浦江上又一座大桥凌空飞架，将浦南与奉贤连接起来，成为继徐浦、南浦、杨浦三座大桥之后建成通车的第四座大桥——奉浦大桥。
奉浦大桥是首座由地方筹资兴建的黄浦江大桥，奉贤县与市区有关部门和企业共同集资4.46亿元，仅用1年零7个月的时间即胜利建成。大桥的建成解决了长期困扰奉贤与浦南地区的过江问题，同时还改善了该地区的投资环境，为杭州湾北岸的开发、建设打下了良好的基础。
金秋10月的黄浦江畔，徐浦、南浦、杨捕、奉浦四座大桥沐浴着金秋阳光，各显神姿，交相辉映，为上海这座充满生机与魅力的国际大都市增添了更加夺目的风采。不久的将来，上海还将建造更多的过江设施，把浦江两岸更紧密地连结在一起。

英译中2
AcommonplacecriticismofAmericancultureisitsexcessivepreoccupationwithmaterialgoodsandcorrespondingneglectofthehumanspirit.Americans,itisalleged,worshiponly"thealmightydollar."Wescrambleto"keepupwiththeJoneses."TheloveaffairbetweenAmericansandtheirautomobileshasbeenacontinuingsubjectofderisivecommentarybybothforeignanddomesticcritics.Americansaresaidtolivebyaquantitativeethic.Biggerisbetter,whetherinbombsorsedans.Theclassicalvirtuesofgrace,harmony,andeconomyofbothmeansandendsarelostonmostAmericans.Asaresult,wearesaidtobeswallowinguptheworld'ssupplyofnaturalresources,whichareirreplaceable.Americansconstitute6percentoftheworld'spopulationbutconsumeoverathirdoftheworld'senergy.Thesearenowfamiliarcomplaints.Indeed,insomerespectsAmericansmaybelievethe"pursuitofhappiness"tomeanthepursuitofmater