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1、汉译英微型段落精炼1. 在中国，拿硕士学位通常需要三年时间。第一年积累足够的学分后，学生接着在后两年完成毕业论文。论文要有一定学术价值，还要反映学生的科研能力。人们越来越重视学术诚信，这将有助于提高科学界的道德标准。2. 中国学生在英语上花的时间比其他学科多得多，原因是英语需要泛读、机械记忆和经常复习。老师让学生做大量涉及多项选择的练习，结果忽视了培养主动使用英语的能力。这种应试教育方式有利也有弊。3. 中国一直有重视教育的传统，尤其是儿童教育。许多家长让孩子参加各种培训班，以增加被理想中学录取的可能性。但专家们指出，保持儿童对科学的好奇和兴趣有助于其智力发展。一个没有创造力和想象力的儿童很难

2、有所作为。4. 根据最新统计，67%的美国人能上网，该比例是中国的6倍。尽管互联网作用巨大，但许多问题远远没有解决，如病毒侵入和信息安全。即使这些问题最终有可能得到解决，也需要艰辛的努力和多年时间。5. 中国可持续发展所依赖的有限的自然资源正在锐减。一方面是生产规模在不断扩大，消耗更多的能源；另一方面是缺少能高效利用能源的生产设备。这迫使我们思考如何为后人留下足够的环境空间以使他们实现他们的愿望。6. 该法案旨在对美国中小学生进行教育改革，并使所有儿童有机会得到高质量的教育。最终目标是确保无一人落后。由于此法案的实施，学校有更多的灵活性把资源用于最急需的地方。父母可更多地参与孩子的教育。7.

3、人们经常抱怨“就医难，学费贵”，可另一个值得注意的问题是大学毕业生就业难。硕士生找工作再不像十年前那么容易。由于日趋激烈的职位竞争，学习成绩好和专业知识强并不一定变成理想的工作。教育主管部门一直在寻求各种手段创造更多的就业机会。8. 没有盼头的日子是苍白而且不可想象的。人，得天天有点什么盼头，生活才不至于黯淡。有了盼头，会觉得太阳每天都是新的。土地去掉水分，就成了沙漠；人没了盼，还剩什么？小盼头支撑人的一天，大盼头支撑人的一生。(GET Dec 05, 100字)9. 人人都有追求幸福的权利，但对幸福的定义却因人而异。绝大多数人认为幸福来自于健康的身体、愿望的实现和事业有成。正如经常发生的那样

4、，许多人在遇到痛苦时才意识到幸福的真正含义。10. 人们越来越意识到开发环保型产品的重要性。为实现长期可持续发展，发达国家应不惜代价减少温室气体的排放。如果目前全球变暖的速度保持不变，东京和伦敦等大城市从地球上消失的可能性将是20年前的10倍。11. 计算机被认为是有史以来对人类生活影响最大的发明。它的神奇之处在于其运算速度和准确性优于人类。计算机能在几秒钟内完成几十年前可能需要数天才能完成的事。这是人类第一次感到自己作为最高级物种的地位受到了挑战。12. 考研的人在英语上花的时间远远多于其他学科，希望英语分数越高越好。许多人坚信成功的秘诀是参加短训班和多背范文，结果却发现此招不灵。他们为提高

5、英语水平做出的努力很难得到回报。13. 运用世界领先的技术将使中国有可能摆脱贫穷。来中国的国外游客吃惊地发现在以前又脏又穷的地方出现了高楼大厦。他们的所见所闻使他们得出的结论是：中国不仅远非落后，而且正向小康社会迈进。14. 联想（Legend）集团的崛起真实地反映了中国自身的转变，就像中国正努力从一个发展中国家变成一支世界经济发展的生力军一样，联想也在发展壮大，它同样要面对成功带来的压力与机遇，它也必须证明它有能力参与全球竞争。15. 也许你觉得自己那些静卧于抽屉中的家书措辞不够优美，气息也不够现代，其实这正是我们所需要的，毕竟时代的烙印和真挚的情怀是挥之不去的，那亘古不变的魔力足以超出我们

6、的想象。16. 四年来，中国两次成功地克服了全球经济衰退（recession）的冲击，实现了经济持续快速增长。目前，中国面临的问题是如何将国内13亿人口变成真正意义上的消费者，从而开辟更广阔的国内市场。汉译英段落翻译强化练习 Practice 1 世界各地有3,600万人染上了艾滋病这比整个澳大利亚的人口还多。目前，艾滋病是全球第4大死因，而在非洲则是头号罪魁。在非洲，艾滋病使工人丧失工作，使家庭丧失经济来源，使父母丧失孩子。在7个非洲国家中，巧岁至49岁的人口中艾滋病病毒感染者占到20以上。（119字）难点注释： 1）染上艾滋病suffer from AIDS 2）头号罪魁the chief

7、 culprit 3）使丧失deprive of4）艾滋病病毒感染者people infected with HIV Practice 2 当今中国，对传真机的使用已十分普及，并成为现代重要的通讯终端设备。据一项调查显示，2002年，中国市场对传真机的需求量约为200万台，国内产量仅满足了约30%的需求，进口机占据市场的主导地位。（89字）难点注释： 1）传真机fax machines 2）通讯终端设备telecommunications terminal equipment 3）占主导地位dominate Practice 3 2000年，美国数码相机的销量达到惊人的510万台，而1999年

8、只有310万台。数码相机的流行其原因非常简单：成像质量好且花费少。此外，使用数码相机还能省去不少麻烦。你不用买胶卷，所有的照片都被存在可反复使用的存储卡上。一按快门，就可以马上在液晶显示屏上观察照片的效果。（124字）难点注释： 1）数码相机digital camera 2）可反复使用的存储卡reusable memo叮cards 3）按快门press the shutter 4）液晶显示屏the LCD screen Practice 4 由于历史、政治和经济上的原因，全世界讲英语、用英语的人为数最多。但是英语之所以能在全球流行，除了上述原因之外，也和英语自身的一些特性和特点不无相关。其中最

9、重要的一点就是英语特别容易接受和适应英语中的词汇吸收了全世界几乎所有主要语言的材料。（113字）难点注释： 1）流行popularity 2)自身特性和特点qualities and characteristics in itself 3）不无相关have to do with4）容易接受和适应receptive and adaptable 5）吸收take into Practice 5 多年来，家长和老师都曾得到过这样一种信息：尽量利用任何机会表扬孩子，对他们所干的任何事情都要说好据说这样做有助于提高孩子的自尊。但是近年来许多教育家和儿童心理学家正在得出一种完全相反的结论，他们认为对孩子往

10、往少一些赞扬为好。（113字）难点注释： 1）得到信息get the message 2）尽量利用任何at almost any opportunity 3）自尊self-esteem 4）儿童心理学家child psychologist 5）得出完全相反的结论drawing a completely different conclusion Practice 6 会议期间，有3个问题受到了特别重视，它们是：加强和巩固农业在国民经济中的地位和作用，提高农民收人；调整和改进产业结构，改进和加快区域性经济发展；努力工作，加快下岗工人就业和再就业步伐，改善社会保障制度。（100字）难点注释： 1）受

11、到特别重视be highlighted for special attention 2）加强和巩固consolidate and strengthen 3）调整和改进readjust and optimize 4）区域性经济regional economies 5）下岗工人laid-off workers Practice 7 当今世界的竞争是人才的竞争。因此，党中央决定从海外我们的留学生中，从香港、澳门、台湾吸收和利用人才来加强我们在世界上的竞争能力。引进这些人才的重点是那些开放程度越来越大、竞争越来越激烈的部门，比如说银行、保险等行业，以及国有大型企业的管理层。（120字）难点注释： 1）

12、人才talented professionals. 2）海外留学生overseas students 3）吸收和利用人才absorb and make use of 4）引进人才introduce talented people from outside 5）银行、保险业banking，insurance industry6）国有大型企业large state-owned enterprise Practice 8 我们中国是世界上最大的国家之一，它的领土和整个欧洲的面积差不多相等。在这个广大的领土之上，有广大的肥田沃地给我们以衣食之源；有纵横全国的大小山脉，生长了广大的森林，贮藏了丰富的矿产

13、；有很多的江河湖泽，给我们以舟揖和灌溉之利；有很长的海岸线，给我们以交通海外各民族的方便。（136字）难点注释： 1）广大的肥田沃地large areas of fertile land 2)给我们以衣食之源provide us with food and clothing 3）纵横全国的大小山脉mountain ranges across its len妙and breadth 4）广大的森林，丰富的矿产with extensive forests and rich mineral deposits 5）给我们以舟揖和灌溉之利provide us with water transport a

14、nd irrigation6）交通海外各民族的方便facilitate communication with nations beyond the seas Practice 9 温哥华的辉煌是温哥华人的智慧和勤奋的结晶，其中包括多民族团体所作的贡献。加拿大地广人稀，国土面积比中国还大，人口却不足3000万。温哥华则是加拿大最大的多民族城市。现今的180万温哥华居民中，有一半不是本地出生的，而平均每4个居民中就有一个是亚洲人。（120字）难点注释： 1）温哥华Vancouver 2）多民族团体multi-ethnic groups 3）智慧和勤奋的结晶a crystallization of

15、the wisdom and diligence，此处可根据上下文进行转换调整：the prosperity is attributed to the wisdom and diligence of the people 4）地广人稀a vast，under-populated country 5）不是本地出生的not born locally Practice 10 从20世纪中叶到21世纪中叶的一百年间，中国人民的一切奋斗，则是为了实现祖国的富强、人民的富裕和民族的伟大复兴。这个历史伟业，我们党领导全国人民已经奋斗了五十年，取得了巨大的进展，再经过五十年的奋斗，也必将胜利完成。（105字）

16、难点注释： 1）20世纪中叶the mid-20th century 2）奋斗endeavor 3）民族的伟大复兴the nation immensely rejuvenated 4）历史伟业historic cause Practice 11 展望新世纪初的国内外形势，未来五到十年，是我国经济和社会发展极为重要的时期。世界新科技革命迅猛发展，经济全球化趋势增强，许多周边国家正在加快发展。所有这些既对我们提出了严峻挑战，也为我们提供了迎头赶上、实现跨越式发展的历史性机遇。（127字）难点注释： 1）极为重要的时期an extremely important period 2）全球化趋势the

17、economic globalization trend 3）周边国家neighboring countries4）严峻挑战severe challenge 5）跨越式发展development by leaps and bounds Practice 12 许多树木都能吸收空气中的有害物质和致癌物质。林区空气中的细菌数量只有无林区的百分之一，而百货商店内每立方米空气中则含有四百多万个细菌。绿化区可以使噪音减弱四分之一左右。森林上空和附近的空气的含水量比无林地区多百分之十至二十。（112字）难点注释： 1）致癌物质cancer-causing substances 2）每立方米per cubi

18、c meter 3）含水量moisture content Practice 13 到2020年，全世界癌症的发病率有可能增加50个百分点，每年可能将出现1500万新病例。世界健康组织全球癌症报告指出，如果不采取积极的预防措施，这样的趋势将无法避免。因为这是从已经形成的生活习惯例如抽烟滋生出来的。（101字）难点注释：1）癌症的发病率cancer rate 2）世界健康组织The World Health Organization 3）无法避免inevitable Practice 14 据研究人员统计，接下来的几十年，欧洲人口将持续减少。目前欧盟国家的妇女平均生1.5个孩子，而为了保持人口替

19、代率，每个妇女至少要生两个孩子。即便从现在开始妇女增加生育数量，人口减少的趋势仍将持续几十年，因为他们的下一代中愿意成为父母的人比这一代的要少。（122字）难点注释： 1）持续减少continue to decline 2）替代率replacement rate 3）人口减少的趋势the tendency to population declinePractice 15理想的、令人羡慕的家庭是五世同堂，家里的大事由男人做主。近百年来，中国发生了巨大变化，中国社会经过漫长的封建时期，半封建、半殖民地时期进入了社会主义社会。这具有历史意义的变化使中国家庭的结构也改变了。人口众多的大家庭开始分成较小

20、的家庭和直系家庭，总的趋势是出现了越来越多的核心家庭。（141字）Practice 16目前，人类的生存环境正在遭到破坏，美丽的大自然已经不那么美丽了。保护野生动物，也就是保护人娄自己。我强烈呼吁：不要再捕杀黑猩猩，不要再捕杀野生动物了，让我们人类多一些地球上的朋友，多给我们下一代保留一些野生动物吧! 否则，地球将毁灭在人类手中，人类将毁灭在自己手中。（132字）Practice 17教授的愿望一位教授和两名学生走在去实验室的路上。他们捡到一个五彩斑斓的瓶子。打开瓶口，只见瓶中冒出一股股白烟，汇聚成一个巨大的妖怪站立在半空中。妖怪对他们说：“我被关在瓶子里几千年了，多亏你们把我放了出来。为了报

21、答你们，现在我可以满足你们每人一个愿望。”于是第一个学生急不可耐地说：“我要到天堂去，在那里做一个会飞的天使。”话音刚落，他就消失了。第二个学生想了一会儿说道：“我要住在阿尔卑斯山脚下的城堡里，当一个无忧无虑的快乐王子。”他也转眼就消失了。于是妖怪转向教授，教授边走边说：“五分钟之后让他们俩到实验室等我。”（255字）Practice 18一项民意调查显示：与很多贫穷国家相比，英国人的幸福指数较低，却使用了过多的地球资源，英国人的幸福指数在世界排名74位，位居格鲁吉亚及缅甸之后。全球幸福指数衡量的是不同国家人们的平均寿命，幸福感及环境问题，而不是衡量GDP. 排名前十的不是世界上最富有的国家，

22、而是拉丁美洲，亚洲及加勒比地区的中等收入国家，在那些国家，人们的生活满意度较低，碳排放量较低。在参与排名的143个国家中，英国排名74位，位居排名72位的格鲁吉亚之后。欧盟国家中排名最前的是荷兰，排名43位，紧随其后的是德国和法国，分别位居51和71位。美国排名114位，加拿大和澳大利亚分别位居89位和102位。平均寿命和幸福感较低的津巴布韦和一些贫穷的非洲国家排名垫底。（300字）微型段落精炼答案1. It usually takes three years to get a masters degree in China. After accumulating (Having accumu

23、lated) enough credits in the first year, students will proceed (go on) to complete (finish) a thesis in the last two years. Not only does this thesis have to be of some academic value, but reflect (embody/demonstrate) the students ability for (to do) scientific research. The increasing weight (empha

24、sis) placed on academic integrity (honesty) will contribute to higher moral standards in the scientific community. (GET Jun 09)2. Students in China spend much time on English than on other courses (subjects), for it requires (demands/calls for) extensive reading, mechanical memorization and regular

25、revision. Teachers have students do a lot of exercises involving (that involve) multiple choices, only to neglect (ignore) the cultivation (development) of the ability to use English actively. There are both advantages and disadvantages to this test-oriented teaching approach./This test-oriented tea

26、ching approach has both advantages and disadvantages. (GET Jan 09)3. The Chinese have traditionally attached importance to education, especially the education of children. Many parents have their children attend various training courses to increase their chance of being admitted by the ideal high sc

27、hools. Experts, however, point out that keeping children curious about and interested in science will facilitate their intellectual development. A child without any creativity and imagination can hardly go very far. (GET Jun 08)4. According to the latest statistics, 67 percent of the U.S. population

28、 have access to the Internet, a percentage six times that of China (as large as Chinas). Despite the influential (huge) role of the Internet, many problems (issues) are far from settled (solved), such as the invasion (attack) of viruses and information security. Even if it is possible to find final

29、(eventual) solutions, it will take painstaking efforts and many years. (GET Jan 08)5. The limited natural resources on which Chinas sustainable development depends are declining sharply. On one hand, the expanding scale of production leads to (results in) increased consumption of energy / the scale

30、of production keeps expanding, consuming more energy. On the other hand, production facilities (equipment) that can utilize energy efficiently are lacking. That (This) forces us to think about how to leave enough environmental space to future generations (our offspring) so that they can fulfill thei

31、r aspirations. (GET Jun 07)6. This act is intended to (aims to) introduce education reform in Americas elementary and secondary schools and give all children the access to high-quality education. The ultimate goal is to ensure that no one is left behind. As a result of the implementation of this act

32、, schools enjoy more flexibility to use resources where they are needed most. Parents can get more involved in the childs education. (GET Jan 07)7. There are many complaints about the inaccessibility of medical care and high tuitions. However, another thing that deserves attention is the difficulty

33、of college graduates in getting employed. Those with maters degrees can no longer find a job as easily as they did ten years ago. Because of the increasingly intense competition for a position, academic excellence and proficient expertise will not necessarily be translated into an ideal job. Educati

34、on authorities have been seeking ways to create more opportunities of employment. (GET Jun 06)8. A day without hope would be unimaginably pale /dull. There must be something to look forward to each day to keep it out of shadows. To a person cherishing hopes every morning rises a new sun. Deprived of

35、 water, soil turns into desert. Deprived of hope, what is left to a man? A small hope sustains you for a day, a great one for a lifetime. (GET Dec 05)9. Everyone has the right to pursue happiness (to the pursuit of happiness), yet definitions of happiness vary from person to person (are quite indivi

36、dualistic). Most people agree that happiness stems from good health, fulfillment of a desire and a successful career. As often happens (is often the case), many people dont recognize (realize) what happiness really means (the real meaning of happiness) until they are distressed (agonized / in agony)

37、. (GET Jun 05)10. People have become increasingly aware of the importance of developing environmentally friendly (population-free) products. For the sake of longstanding sustainable development, developed countries are to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases at any cost. If the current rate of gl

38、obal warming continues, big cities, such as Tokyo and London, are ten times more likely to disappear from the earth as twenty years ago. (GET Jan 05)11. The computer is believed to be the invention that has exerted the greatest influence on human lives in history. What is remarkable about it is that

39、 it can calculate with better speed and accuracy than man. The computer can finish in seconds what might have taken days decades ago. This is the first time that man has felt that his position/status as the highest species has been challenged. (GET Jun 04)12. Those who take the entrance examination

40、for graduate schools spend much (far) more time on English than on other subjects, hoping for (in the hope of getting) the highest possible scores of English. Many people are convinced that the secret to success is to attend training courses and learn many sample writing by heart, only to find that

41、doesnt work. Their effort to improve their English cant pay off easily. (GET Jan 04)13. The application of world-leading technologies will make it possible for China to shake off poverty. Foreign visitors to China are surprised to find that high-rises have sprung up in what used to be dirty and poor

42、. What they see and hear leads them to the conclusion that not only in is China far from backward, but well on the way to the well-off society. (GET Jun 03)14. Legends rise to dominance mirrors Chinas own transformation. Just as China now struggles with the transition from a developing country to a

43、vital new force in global economic development, Legend is now growing and expanding. It has to face both the pressures and opportunities brought about by success. It also has to prove that it can compete globally. (GET Jan 03)15. Probably, you feel that those letters from home, lying quietly in your

44、 drawers, are not so elegantly written and not so modern in taste, but these are exactly what we want. After all, the unaffected passions and the memories of the past are still lingering in our mind, and the never-changed fascination is so intense as to prevail beyond our imagination. (GET Jun 02)16

45、. In the past four years, China has managed to withstand the impact of two global economic recessions, and has enjoyed a rapid and sustainable economic growth. At present, the problem China is facing is how to turn its 1.3 billion people into consumers in the true sense, so as to expand its domestic

46、 market. (GET Jan 02)汉译英翻译强化练习答案 1 Throughout the world 36 million people are suffering from AIDS，which is more than the whole population of Australia. At present，AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death in the whole world，and the chief culprit in Africa. In Africa，it deprives jobs of the workers，f

47、amilies of incomings and children of their parents. In seven African countries，more than 20 percent of the 15-to-49-year-old population is infected with HIV. 2 In today's China，fax machines have been widely used as a popular and important modern telecommunications terminal equipment. According t

48、o a study，in 2002，Chi-na needed about 2 million fax machines，but the country only satisfied about 30% of the demand with the market dominated by the imported ones. 3 Digital cameras sold an astonishing 51 million throughout the US in 2000，up from 31 million in 1999. These cameras are getting popular

49、 for a good and simple reason：they take better pictures for less money. Digital cameras have always offered convenience. You don't have to buy films because all your images are saved on reusable memory cards. Press the shutter and you can review your shot immediately on the LCD screen. 4 The Eng

50、lish language is spoken or read by the largest number of people in the world for historical，political，and economic reasons. But it may also be true that the popularity of English language has much to do with some qualities and characteristics in itself. First and most important is its extraordinaril

51、y receptivity and adaptability-it has taken materials into its own vocabulary from almost all major languages in the world. 5 For years，parents and teachers got the message that children should be praised at almost any opportunity，that saying“good job”for everything they do，as they believe，helps rai

52、se their self-esteem. But many educators and child psychologists are drawing a completely different conclusion：less praise is often better for their children. 6 During the meeting，three aspects have been highlighted for special attention over next. They are：consolidate and strengthen the fundamental

53、 role of agriculture in the national economy and increase farmers' income；readjust and optimize the industrial structure for the promotion of coordinated development of regional economies；work hard to boost employment and the reemployment of laid-off workers，and improve the social security netwo

54、rk 7 In today's world，competition among states is mainly a competition among talentedprofessionals. Therefore，it is a decision adopted by the CPC Central Committee to fully absorb and make use of the talented people among our overseas students and among the professionals in Hongkong，Macao and Taiwan. This will help us strengthen our competitive edge. The departments that would introduce talented people from outside are those that are