天津商业大学2022年英语翻译基础考研真题

天津商业大学2022年[英语翻译基础]考研真题I.ReadthefollowingpassageandexplainVenuti’s“Domesticating”strategyinnomorethan100Englishwords.(20points)Thisrelationshippointstotheviolencethatresidesintheverypurposeandactivityoftranslation:thereconstitutionoftheforeigntextinaccordancewithvalues,beliefsandrepresentationsthatpre-existitinthetargetlanguage,alwaysconfiguredinhierarchiesofdominanceandmarginality,alwaysdeterminingtheproduction,circulation,andreceptionoftexts.Translationistheforciblereplacementofthelinguisticandculturaldifferenceoftheforeigntextwithatextthatwillbeintelligibletothetargetlanguagereader.(LawrenceVenuti1995)II.Translatethefollowingitemsintotheirrespectivetargetlanguage.(30points)1.biennial2.Aristotle3.ubiquitous4.mobileetiquette5.paradox6.braindrain7.baby-boomers8.KublaiKhan9.theNile10.Ginicoefficient11.downsizing,restructuringandoutsourcing12.Jason,leaderoftheArgonautsinsearchoftheGoldenFleece13.垃圾邮件和钓鱼软件14.（网购）打分和评价15.条形码16.智库17.新常态18.（股票）上市19.（公司间的）收购20.大宗交易21.住院和门诊服务22.“发展体育运动，增强人民体质”23.“百花齐放，百家争鸣”III.Translatethefollowingtwosourcetextsintotheirrespectivetargetlanguage.(100points)SourceText1:(50points)Howstrangeisthelotofusmortals!Eachofusishereforabriefsojourn;forwhatpurposeheknowsnot,thoughhesometimesthinkshesensesit.Butwithoutdeeperreflectiononeknowsfromdailylifethatoneexistsforotherpeople–firstofallforthoseuponwhosesmilesandwell-beingourownhappinessiswhollydependent,andthenforthemany,unknowntous,towhosedestiniesweareboundbythetiesofsympathy.AhundredtimeseverydayIremindmyselfthatmyinnerandouterlifearebasedonthelaborsofothermen,livinganddead,andthatImustexertmyselfinordertogiveinthesamemeasureasIhavereceivedandamstillreceiving.IamstronglydrawntoafrugallifeandamoftenoppressivelyawarethatIamengrossinganundueamountofthelaborofmyfellowmen.Iregardclassdistinctionsasunjustifiedand,inthelastresort,basedonforce.Ialsobelievethatasimpleandunassuminglifeisgoodforeverybody,physicallyandmentally.Idonotatallbelieveinhumanfreedominthephilosophicalsense.Everybodyactsnotonlyunderexternalcompulsionbutalsoinaccordancewithinnernecessity.Schopenhauer’ssaying,“Amancandowhathewants,butnotwantwhathewants,”hasbeenaveryrealinspirationtomesincemyyouth;ithasbeenacontinualconsolationinthefaceoflife’shardships,myownandothers’,andanunfailingwellspringoftolerance.Thisrealizationmercifullymitigatestheeasilyparalyzingsenseofresponsibilityandpreventsusfromtakingourselvesandotherpeoplealltooseriously;itisconducivetoaviewoflifewhich,inparticular,giveshumoritsdue.Toinquireafterthemeaningorobjectofone’sownexistenceorthatofallcreatureshasalwaysseemedtomeabsurdfromanobjectivepointofview.Andyeteverybodyhascertainidealswhichdeterminethedirectionofhisendeavorsandhisjudgments.InthissenseIhaveneverlookeduponeaseandhappinessasendsinthemselves–thisethicalbasisIcalltheidealofapigsty.Theidealswhichhavelightedmyway,andtimeaftertimehavegivenmenewcouragetofacelifecheerfully,havebeenKindness,Beauty,andTruthSourceText2:(50points)《弗兰肯斯坦》登陆天津大剧院19世纪初，诗人雪莱的第二任妻子玛丽•雪莱在同时期的诗人拜伦的鼓励下创作了小说《弗兰肯斯坦》，故事讲述狂热的科学家弗兰肯斯坦和他用不同尸块重新组合造出的一个怪物之间的故事。这怪物本性纯良，却因为丑陋而被冷漠的人们凌辱、厌恶。他请弗兰肯斯坦再为他创造一个女性配偶，弗兰肯斯坦却出尔反尔。怪物恶性大作，最终与弗兰肯斯坦在搏斗中同归于尽。当时的玛丽还不到20岁，她不知道，她的作品是世界上第一本真正意义上的科幻小说，而她也将因此被后人誉为“科幻小说之母”。此番登陆天津大剧院的英国国