翻译硕士专业考试样题

北京外国语2009年翻译专业硕士（笔译）考试真题TranslatethefollowingpassagesintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.(50points-25pointsx2)Passage1InDefenseofTranslationbyHowardGoldblatt(葛浩文)How'sthisforanoccupationaltestimonial:“Thereisnosuchthingasagoodtranslator.Thebesttranslatorsmaketheworstmistakes.NomatterhowmuchIlovethem,alltranslatorsmustbecloselywatched。”Whoarethesepeopleeveryonelovestohate,and,ifthey'resobad,howdotheygetawaywithwhatthey'redoing?Well,Iconfess:I'moneofthem.I'matranslator。IamsometimesaskedwhyItranslate,sincetomanyitseemsathanklessvocation.Why,theyask,don'tIwritemyownnovels,sinceIhavelived(theyassume)aninterestinglifeandmustbynowhaveanideaofwhatanovelshouldbe?Icanonlysaythatnotalltranslatorsareclosetnovelists,andthatIdonotconsidertranslationtobealesserart--onethatoughttoleadtosomethingbetter.Theshort,andverypersonal,answertothequestionis:BecauseIloveit.IlovetoreadChinese;IlovetowriteinEnglish.Ilovethechallenge,theambiguity,andtheuncertaintyoftheenterprise.Ilovethetensionbetweencreativityandfidelity,eventheinevitablecompromises.And,everyonceinawhile,IfindaworksoexcitingthatI'mpossessedbytheurgetoputitintoEnglish.Inotherwords,Itranslatetostayalive.ThesatisfactionofknowingI'vefaithfullyservedtwoconstituencieskeepsmehappilyturninggood,bad,andindifferentChineseproseintoreadable,accessible,and--yes--evenmarketableEnglishbooks.Tianna!(276words)Passage2DownsizinginVogueInrecentyearscorporatedownsizinghasbeenontherisethroughouttheworld.Downsizingisreducingcostsbydismissingemployeesandreassigningtheirdutiestotheemployeeswhoremain.Theyusuallycallitrestructuring,rightsizing,reallocatingresources,orjobseparation.Theysometimesusedietingmetaphorslike"trimmingthefat,""gettingleanandmean,"or"sheddingweight."Whatevertheeuphemism,employeesaffectedbythesepracticesknowwhatthewordsmeantothem:layoff.Andno"kinder,gentler"wordscandomuchtoalleviatetheanxietyanddistressthatcomewithlosingajob。Intheirquesttolowercoststostaycompetitive,companiesoftenwieldtheaxwithlittleornoregardforthewell-beingofthepeopleinvolved.Forexample,inthepastyearsAT&Thavedismissedthousandsofmanagersandemployeesthroughdownsizing,thoughmanyofthesepeoplehavetwentyormoreyearsofloyalemploymentwiththefirm.Industryanalystsassertthatiforganizationswishtoconsiderthemselvesresponsible,ethicalcorporatecitizens,theymustdemonstrateconcernfortheiremployees,evenwhentheyhavetotellthemtheyarenolongeremployed.(183words)TranslatethefollowingtwoshortpassagesintoEnglishandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.（50points-25pointsx2）PassageI读《大学》，谈“道”“德”学风问题关乎国家命运——《大学》讲的就是大学风，其可贵之处在于将学风问题与治国实践相联系。“古之欲明明德于天下者，先治其国”：欲治其国，先正其心；正其心，当先正学风。学风不正，无以修身，无以齐家，最终是无以治国平天下。（108字）Passage2文化——交流不可替代的载体交流中最常见绊脚石——文化差异。典型事例是一美国代表团出访中国山东。行程结束前，尽管美方对中方的热情接待“非常感谢”，但他们并不忘了提出抗议——“我们不能喝酒，为什么非要我们喝呢？而且还要把我们喝趴下。”美国人直言这样的过分热情即“侵犯人权”。再就是礼仪上的丢分。法国某大企业总裁直言不讳我们领导目中无人：“你们的领导是接见我们，还是接见你们的翻译？我再不想见你们这位团长了。”原来，“我们的领导”与对方交流时自始至终眼盯翻译，甚至两次握手也眼盯别处。没有目光交流的会谈使该总裁受到从未有过的伤害。于是经济合作就这样失去了，太亏了。不雅不当的国人习性，如吃东西出声，公共场合大声喧哗，不注意个人卫生，禁烟区吸烟，妨碍交通，打探隐私，抢话•…如果说这些在国内是小事一桩，那么，跨出国门即外交无小事，正所谓细节决定成败。（354字）EssayWriting.（50points=25pointsx2）Englishwriting:OnbehalfofSchoolofEnglish,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,writealettertotheprospectivestudentsforMTIprogramme,focusingonitsstrength,benefitsforfutureofcareerdevelopmentandpossiblechallengesstudentsmayface.（Around200words）2.中文写作：描述一个完整的翻译过程并进行解释或评述。（200字左右）北京外国语2009年翻译专业硕士（笔译）考试真题I.TranslatethefollowingpassagesintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.（50points-25pointsx2）Passage1InDefenseofTranslationbyHowardGoldblatt（葛浩文）How'sthisforanoccupationaltestimonial:“Thereisnosuchthingasagoodtranslator.Thebesttranslatorsmaketheworstmistakes.NomatterhowmuchIlovethem,alltranslatorsmustbecloselywatched。”Whoarethesepeopleeveryonelovestohate,and,ifthey'resobad,howdotheygetawaywithwhatthey'redoing?Well,Iconfess:I'moneofthem.I'matranslator。IamsometimesaskedwhyItranslate,sincetomanyitseemsathanklessvocation.Why,theyask,don'tIwritemyownnovels,sinceIhavelived(theyassume)aninterestinglifeandmustbynowhaveanideaofwhatanovelshouldbe?Icanonlysaythatnotalltranslatorsareclosetnovelists,andthatIdonotconsidertranslationtobealesserart--onethatoughttoleadtosomethingbetter.Theshort,andverypersonal,answertothequestionis:BecauseIloveit.IlovetoreadChinese;IlovetowriteinEnglish.Ilovethechallenge,theambiguity,andtheuncertaintyoftheenterprise.Ilovethetensionbetweencreativityandfidelity,eventheinevitablecompromises.And,everyonceinawhile,IfindaworksoexcitingthatI'mpossessedbytheurgetoputitintoEnglish.Inotherwords,Itranslatetostayalive.ThesatisfactionofknowingI'vefaithfullyservedtwoconstituencieskeepsmehappilyturninggood,bad,andindifferentChineseproseintoreadable,accessible,and--yes--evenmarketableEnglishbooks.Tianna!(276words)Passage2DownsizinginVogueInrecentyearscorporatedownsizinghasbeenontherisethroughouttheworld.Downsizingisreducingcostsbydismissingemployeesandreassigningtheirdutiestotheemployeeswhoremain.Theyusuallycallitrestructuring,rightsizing,reallocatingresources,orjobseparation.Theysometimesusedietingmetaphorslike"trimmingthefat,""gettingleanandmean,"or"sheddingweight."Whatevertheeuphemism,employeesaffectedbythesepracticesknowwhatthewordsmeantothem:layoff.Andno"kinder,gentler"wordscandomuchtoalleviatetheanxietyanddistressthatcomewithlosingajob。Intheirquesttolowercoststostaycompetitive,companiesoftenwieldtheaxwithlittleornoregardforthewell-beingofthepeopleinvolved.Forexample,inthepastyearsAT&Thavedismissedthousandsofmanagersandemployeesthroughdownsizing,thoughmanyofthesepeoplehavetwentyormoreyearsofloyalemploymentwiththefirm.Industryanalystsassertthatiforganizationswishtoconsiderthemselvesresponsible,ethicalcorporatecitizens,theymustdemonstrateconcernfortheiremployees,evenwhentheyhavetotellthemtheyarenolongeremployed.(183words)TranslatethefollowingtwoshortpassagesintoEnglishandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.(50points-25pointsx2)PassageI读《大学》，谈“道”“德”学风问题关乎国家命运——《大学》讲的就是大学风，其可贵之处在于将学风问题与治国实践相联系。“古之欲明明德于天下者，先治其国”：欲治其国，先正其心；正其心，当先正学风。学风不正，无以修身，无以齐家，最终是无以治国平天下。(108字)Passage2文化——交流不可替代的载体交流中最常见绊脚石——文化差异。典型事例是一美国代表团出访中国山东。行程结束前，尽管美方对中方的热情接待“非常感谢”，但他们并不忘了提出抗议——“我们不能喝酒，为什么非要我们喝呢？而且还要把我们喝趴下。”美国人直言这样的过分热情即“侵犯人权”。再就是礼仪上的丢分。法国某大企业总裁直言不讳我们领导目中无人：“你们的领导是接见我们，还是接见你们的翻译？我再不想见你们这位团长了。”原来，“我们的领导”与对方交流时自始至终眼盯翻译，甚至两次握手也眼盯别处。没有目光交流的会谈使该总裁受到从未有过的伤害。于是经济合作就这样失去了，太亏了。不雅不当的国人习性，如吃东西出声，公共场合大声喧哗，不注意个人卫生，禁烟区吸烟，妨碍交通，打探隐私，抢话•…如果说这些在国内是小事一桩，那么，跨出国门即外交无小事，正所谓细节决定成败。(354字)EssayWriting.(50points=25pointsx2)1.Englishwriting:OnbehalfofSchoolofEnglish,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,writealettertotheprospectivestudentsforMTIprogramme,focusingonitsstrength,benefitsforfutureofcareerdevelopmentandpossiblechallengesstudentsmayface.(Around200words)2.中文写作：描述一个完整的翻译过程并进行解释或评述。(200字左右)翻译硕士考试《英语翻译基础》样题I.Directions:Translatethefollowingwords,abbreviationsorterminologyintotheirtargetlanguagerespectively.Therearealtogether30itemsinthispartofthetest,15inEnglishand15inChinese,withonepintforeach.(30')1.APEC2.ASEAN3.CFO4.CPI5.EMS6.FBI7.GPS8.IPO9.NATO10.InternationalMonetaryFund11.mostfavorednations12.IntellectualPropertyRights13.CertifiedPublicAccountant14.EuropeanFreeTradeAssociation15.InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency16.按揭贷款17.保健食品18.保税区19.不正之风20.春运21.第三产业22.法制国家23.国际惯例24.货到付款25.亏损企业26.减员增效27.联合兼并28.留职停薪29.特别提款权30.市场准入I.Directions:Translatethefollowingwords,abbreviationsorterminologyintotheirtargetlanguagerespectively.Therearealtogether30itemsinthispartofthetest,15inEnglishand15inChinese,withonepintforeach.(30')1.APEC

ASEANTOC\o"1-5"\h\zCFOCPIEMSFBIGPSIPONATOInternationalMonetaryFundmostfavorednationsIntellectualPropertyRightsCertifiedPublicAccountantEuropeanFreeTradeAssociationInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency按揭贷款17•保健食品保税区不正之风春运第三产业法制国家国际惯例货到付款亏损企业减员增效联合兼并留职停薪特别提款权市场准入II.Directions:Translatethefollowingtwosourcetextsintotheirtargetlanguagerespectively.IfthesourcetextisinEnglish,itstargetlanguageisChinese.IfthesourcetextisinChinese,itstargetlanguageisEnglish.(120')SourceText1:

Aphysicianstartsplayingaharshmentaltapeinherheadeverytimeanewpatientca11s:WhatifImakethewrongdiagnosis?I'materribledoctor.HowdidIgetintomedicalschool?Anexecutiveloseshisjobdespite25productiveyears,hetellshimself:I'maloser.Ican'tprovideformyfamily,andI'llneverbeabletodoitagain.Ifthesereal-lifeexamplessoundfamiliar,youmayhaveacausticcommentaryrunninginyourhead,too.PsychologistssaymanyoftheirpatientsareplaguedbyaharshInnerCritic一includingsomeextremelysuccessfulpeoplewhothinkit'sthesecrettotheirsuccess.AnInnerCriticcanindeedroustyououtofbedinthemorning,getyouonthetreadmill(literallyandfiguratively)andspuryoutofinishthatbookorsymphonyorinvention.Butthedesiretoachievecangethijackedbyharshjudgmentandunrelentingfear.Unrelentingself-criticismoftengoeshandinhandwithanxiety,anditmayevenpredictdepression.Self-criticismisalsoafactorineatingdisorders,andbodydisorder一thatis,preoccupationwithone'sperceivedphysicalflaws.Manypeople'sInnerCriticmakesanappearanceearlyinlifeandissuchaconstantcompanionthatit'spartoftheirpersonality.Psychologistssaythatchildren,particularlythosewithageneticpredispositiontodepression,mayinternalizeandexaggeratetheexpectationsofparentsorpeersorsociety.Onetheoryisthatself-criticismisangerturnedinward,whensufferersarefilledwithhostilitybuttooa