2009年11月CATTI二级笔译实务真题与参考译文

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　　2009年11月
        　　【英译汉必译题】这次的三篇文章均出自纽约时报
        　　At first, as he adjusted pumps and checked temperatures, Aaron Boucher
looked like any technician in the control room of an electrical plant. Then he
rushed to the window and scanned the sky, to check his fuel supply.
        　　Mr. Boucher was battling clouds, timing the operations of his power plant
to get the most out of patchy sunshine. It is a skill that may soon be in
greater demand, for the world appears to be on the verge of a boom in a
little-known but promising type of solar power.
        　　It is not the kind that features shiny panels bolted to the roofs of
houses. This type involves covering acres of desert with mirrors that focus
intense sunlight on a fluid, heating it enough to make steam. The steam turns a
turbine and generates electricity.
        　　The technology is not new, but it is suddenly in high demand. As prices
rise for fossil fuels and worries grow about their contribution to global
warming, solar thermal plants are being viewed as a renewable power source with
huge potential.
        　　After a decade of no activity, two prototype solar thermal plants were
recently opened in the United States, with a capacity that could power several
big hotels, neon included, on the Las Vegas Strip, about 20 miles north of here.
Another 10 power plants are in advanced planning in California, Arizona and
Nevada.
        　　On sunny afternoons, those 10 plants would produce as much electricity as
three nuclear reactors, but they can be built in as little as two years,
compared with a decade or longer for a nuclear plant. Some of the new plants
will feature systems that allow them to store heat and generate electricity for
hours after sunset.
        　　The plant in Boulder city, Nevada Solar One, uses a mirror in the shape of
a parabola to focus light onto a black pipe with a heat-transfer fluid inside.
The fluid is used to boil water into steam, which turns a generator that can
produce 64 megawatts.
        　　At Nevada Solar One the other day, Mr. Boucher, 30, ran the computerized
control room. Dressed in a T-shirt, sneakers and a Boston Red Sox cap worn
backwards, he looked a bit like a teenage gamer as he used a computer mouse to
manipulate the plant.
        　　He was trying to produce as much electricity as possible while saving heat
to tide the plant over as clouds cast episodic shadows on the solar array. “I’ve
been fighting it all day,” he said.
        　　Imperceptibly, in the dusty wind of the high desert, 182,000 mirrors moved
from east to west, tracking the sun across the sky.
            
            

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        　　【英译汉试题1】
        　　This week, this remote Arctic settlement — which bills itself as perhaps
the northernmost town in the world — is buzzing with excitement and expectation.
It is not because a polar bear was spotted in the adjacent valley last week. (It
was deemed well fed, and officials decided to let it lumber on toward the coast
instead of shooting it as a matter of public safety.)
        　　The 2,000 inhabitants of Longyearbyen, on an island 600 miles from the
North Pole, are eagerly awaiting another visitor, whose arrival is just around
the corner. From experience, they know this guest will warm the air and make the
town’s now filmy colors come alive — the white of the snow; the deep blue of the
water; the red, yellow and green of the wooden homes, banks, restaurants,
schools and the post office.
        　　On sunday, the sun will rise again in Longyearbyen, the first time since
October. While most of the world takes light and shadows for granted, for
residents here, after months of perpetual darkness, the prospect of sunlight is
a very big deal.
        　　With the sun climbing closer to the horizon, each day is 20 minutes longer
than the day before, and noticeably brighter. On Saturday, direct sunlight, with
shadows and warmth, will arrive, starting with an actual sunrise.
        　　The arrival of daylight is like a yearly rebirth, transforming lives and
routines. While people do not actually hibernate, of course, residents say they
tire easily in the dark winter.
        　　On Friday, at the Royal Kindergarten (one of three preschools here), a
dozen or so children who have lived in darkness for the winter were busily
painting and cutting out paper suns that are now affixed to the school’s snowy
windows.
        　　They are learning a song for a festival that will bring together all the
town’s students next week: “The sun is good. The sun is great. The sun is warm.
It browns the body. The sun shines every morning on me.”
        　　The day the sun arrives is a public holiday.
            
            

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        　　【英译汉试题2】
        　　My husband, at 74, is the baby of his bridge group, which includes a woman
of 85 and a man of 89. This challenging game demands an excellent memory (for
bids, cards played, rules and so on) and an ability to think strategically and
read subtle psychological cues. Never having had a head for cards, I continue to
be amazed by the mental agility of these septuagenarians and octogenarians.
        　　The brain, like every other part of the body, changes with age, and those
changes can impede clear thinking and memory. Yet many older people seem to
remain sharp as a tack well into their 80s and beyond.
        　　Although their pace may have slowed, they continue to work, travel, attend
plays and concerts, play cards and board games, study foreign languages, design
buildings, work with computers, write books, do puzzles, knit or perform other
mentally challenging tasks that can befuddle people much younger.
        　　Several studies of normal aging have found that higher levels of
educational attainment were associated with slower cognitive and functional
decline. But brain stimulation does not have to stop with the diploma.
Better-educated people may go on to choose more intellectually demanding
occupations and pursue brain-stimulating hobbies, resulting in a form of
lifelong learning.
        　　You’re doing the same thing over and over again, without introducing new
mental challenges, it won’t be beneficial. Thus, as with muscles, it’s “use it
or lose it.” The brain requires continued stresses to maintain or enhance its
strength.
        　　Long-term studies in other countries, including Sweden and China, have also
found that continued social interactions helped protect against dementia. The
more extensive an older person’s social network, the better the brain is likely
to work. Especially helpful are productive or mentally stimulating activities
pursued with other people, like community gardening, taking classes,
volunteering or participating in a play-reading group.
        　　Perhaps the most direct route to a fit mind is through a fit body. Just
walking fast for 30 to 60 minutes several times a week can help. Even those who
start exercising in their 60s cut their risk of dementia in half.
            
            

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        　　【汉译英必译题】
        　　中译英的题目印象不是很深，大概列几个点吧。必译题讲的是生态社会。
        　　1.
生态社会是处理全球气候变暖的一种重要途径。生态社会以……为基础，以……为主要途径，以生态文明为最高目标。(原谅我是在记不住这种废话……)这里生态文明要翻成a
conservation
culture,具体的参考http://blog.china.com.cn/sp1/wangpingxing/202848145795.shtml。考试的时候写的ecological
civilization哭死
        　　2. 生态社会符合科学发展观的要求(Scientific Outlook on
Development)。发展生态社会必须处理好人与自然、人与社会、人与人的关系，要实现统筹发展。
        　　3. 发展生态文明……(大概就是对当代的意义)不能损害子孙后代的利益。
        　　【汉译英试题1】
        　　1. 中国政府1978年开始在三北地区建“三北防护林”，这项“绿色长城”面积达……，居世界之首。
        　　2.
中国政府1979.11月设“植树节”。中国政府已经种植……面积的人工林，占到了人工林总面积的1/3为世界人工林之首，从78年的……(面积)到98年的……(面积)。人均面积上升了……。
        　　3. 中国政府采取了一系列措施增加植被和森林面积。
        　　4. 世界粮农组织报告指出，虽然过去几十年世界植被下降了……(面积)，但亚洲则是上升了……(面积)，其中大部分应该归功于中国.
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