2018年11月英语CATTI二笔实务真题

1、2018.11CATTI二笔实务真题英译汉passage1EnglishSourceTextChineseTargetTextNewdronefootagegivesaglimpseofthedamagethatHawaiiBsgIslandsustainedinthewakeofvolcanicexplosionsinrecentdays.Smokecanbeseenbillowingoffthelavaasitcreepsdownroadsandthroughwoodedareastowardhomes.Firesarevisiblewithterrifyingstreamsofbrigh

2、tnessbreakingthroughthesurroundingareasofblack.Afteradayofrelativecalm,Kilauea(基拉韦厄火山)roaredbackinfullforceonSunday,spewinglava300feetintheair,encroachingonahalfmileofnewgroundandbringingthetotalnumberofdestroyedstructuresto35.Therehavebeen1,800residentsevacuatedfromtheirneighborhoodswherecrackshave

3、beenopeningandspillinglava.Inevacuatedareaswithrelativelylowsulfurdioxidelevels,residentswereallowedtoreturnhomeforafewhourstocollectbelongingsonSundayandMonday.Officialssaidthoseresidentsalittlemorethanhalfoftheevacueesallowedtoreturnbriefly,andtheywouldcontinuetoallowresidentsinifitcouldbedonesafe

4、ly.were“Thingsgotprettyactive,“anofficialsaidatapressconference.Theeightvolcanoeswereprettyactive,tothepointwherelavawasspewingandtheflowstartedspreadingsowegotadditionaldamageoutthere.Imnotsurewhatthecountis,butwethoughtitwasjustcontinuingtogo.Fortunately,seismicityhaslaiddownandthevolcanoeshavegon

5、equietnow.Butcautionedthatwhilethelavaflowwasquiet,itwouldnbeforlong.Morevolcanoescouldopenup,theexistonescouldgetactiveagain.Theresalotoflgroundsoeventuallyitsgoingtocomeup.wasalsorockedbya6.9-magnitudeearthquakeonFriday,whichcausedlandslidesnearthecoast,butminimalstructuraldamage.TheUnitedStatesGe

6、ologicalSurvey(USGS)saidSundaytheislandhadexperiencedmorethan500earthquakes1withamagnitudegreaterthan4.0inthe24hoursfollowingthe6.9-magnitudequake.But,theconcernforresidentsSaturdayofficialshad，tingavaundertheTheislandcontinuestobethelavaandgasemittedfromvolcanoes.“Theavaisdefinitelydestroyingpeople

7、shomeswedonthaveanexactcount-butitisadevastatingsituation.HawaiiCountyheadsaidSaturday.“Theresnowaywecouldvepredictedthis.”英译汉passage2EnglishSourceTextChineseTargetTextJustasinAmerica,inBritaintoo,thestorytoldbyofficialstatisticsdoesnotalwaysmatchpeopleexperience.ThatisespeciallytrueinplaceslikeNewc

8、astle,aformershipbuildingcity,whichlostouttocompetitionfromAsiainthe1970sandhasseenlivingstandardsstagnateeversince.TheU.S.economy,wearetold,isbooming.Inthepasttwoquarters,grossdomesticproducthasrisenbymorethan3%,thestockmarketissoaringandunemploymentisdowntoa17-yearlowof4.1%.Manypeople,though,dontf

9、eelthatupside.Theperceptiongapishuge.Unemployment,morebroadlymeasured,ishigherthantheheadlinenumbersuggestsbecausemanypeoplehavesimplygivenuplookingforworkorareworkinginpart-timejobswhentheywantafull-timejob.OneoftheprimefaultsofGDPisthatitdealsinaveragesandaggregates.Aggregateshidetheinequality.And

10、averagesdonttellusverymuchatall.Barringafewrecessions,theU.S.economyhasbeenonanearrelentlessupwardpathsincethe1950s.YetaccordingtoaPewResearchCenter（皮尤研允中心）report,theaveragehourlywagefornonmanagementprivatesectorworkwas$20.67in2014,just$1.49higherthanin1964,adjustedforinflation.sStudiessuggestthatpe

11、oplecaremoreaboutrelativethanabsolutewealth.Ifthatistrue,thenasaminorityhavebecomericher,themajorityhavegrownmoremiserable.InafamousexperimentcarriedoutatEmoryUniversity（埃默里人学），twomonkeyswereputsidebysideandgivencucumbersasarewardforperformingatask.Whenoneofthemonkeyswasgivenbetter-tastinggrapesinst

12、ead,themonkeyreceivingcucumbersbecamedistraught,flingingitsnowdespisedrewardatitstrainer.TheproblemswithusingGDPasabarometergobeyondmaskinginequality.InventedintheUSinthe1930s,thefigureisachildofthemanufacturingage-goodatmeasuringphysicalproductionbutnottheservicesthatdominatemoderneconomies.Howwoul

13、dGDPmeasurethequalityofmental-healthcareortheavailabilityofday-carecentersandparksinyourarea?EventheBelarusianeconomistwhopracticallyinventedGDPnotlikethefactthatitcountedarmamentsandfinancialspeculationaspositiveoutputs.Aboveall,hesaid,GDPshouldneverbeconfusedwithwell-being.Thatsuggestsweneedtofind

14、differentwaysofmeasuringoursuccess.Forthemostpart,wehavebecomeobsessedwithasinglemeasurethatoffersonlylimitedinformation.汉译英ChineseSourceTextEnglishTargetText互联网是一个社会信息大平台，亿万网民在上面认得信息、交流信息，这会对他们的求知途径、思维方式、价值观念产生重要影响，特别是会对他们、对国家、对社会、对工作、对人生的看法广生重要影响。网民来自老百姓，老百姓上了网，民意也就上了网。各级党政机关和领导干部要学会通过网络与民众保持联系，经常

15、上网，看看、聊聊天、发发声，了解公众所思所愿，收集好想法好建议，积极回应网民关切、解疑释惑。网民大多数是普通群众，来各行各业，各自经历不同，观点和想法肯定是五花八门的，不能要求他们对所有问题都看得那么准、说得那么对。要多一些包容和耐心，对建设性意见要及时吸纳，对有困难的人要及时帮助，对不了解情况的要及时宣介，对模糊认识要及时廓清，对怨气怨言要及时化解，对错误看法要及时引导和纠正。汉译英passage2ChineseSourceTextEnglishTargetText当今，世界各国的实力较量涉及诸多因素，其中最重要的一个要素是市场规模。哪个国家的市场大，对其他国家的吸引力就越大，也越容易处于领先地位。中国有14亿人口，这就决定了它拥有世界上最大的消费市场。经济