2023年+-2023年catti二笔真题英语二级笔译

来源：考友回忆共享|整理：CATTI考试资料与资讯2023.11CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题E-CPassage1Everyoneknowsthatweddings—themostelaborateandcostlyformofoldschoolantrystillacceptableinmodernsociety—arestupidexpensive.ButitturnsoutAmericansarenowblowingevenmoremoneythaneverbeforeonwhat‘ssupposedtobethemostmagicaldayofanycouple‘slifetogether.Moneythat,tobehonest,couldbespentonmuch,muchcoolerstuff.TheKnotreleaseditsannualweddingsurveythisweek,withfindingsshowingthatcouplesarespendingamind-numbingaverageof$32,641onmatrimonialcelebrations.Thestudyincludesdatafromnearly18,000pairsacrossthecountry.Whilethecostofaweddingvariedgreatlyfromcitytocity—reachinganauseatinghighof$82,300inManhattan—thepricewassteepnomatterwherecoupleschosetogethitched.Allthisdespitethefactthatweddings(andmarriagesingeneral,honestly)canbeafairlyimpracticalthingtoinvestin.Seriously,even50Centdoesn‘tspendasmuchinadayasyou‘respendingonareceptionbandalone.Thinkaboutthat.SoratherthanbuyingintotheMarriageIndustrialComplexonaunionthatmayormaynotworkout,wouldn‘titmakemoresensetosaveyourhard-earnedmoneybyforgoingthebigceremonyforthemajorexpensesyou‘relikelytofaceinmarriedlife?Youknow,likeamortgage.Orbracesforyourwallet-drainingchildren-to-be.Andifyourfianceéisdeadsetonafairytalewedding?Youcouldalwaysjustblowyourfinancialloadonaplentyfulfillingsinglelife.Withnearly$33,000tospendinthelifeofasingledom,youcouldgetprettyfarwhenitcomestoamenitiesandentertainment.Perhapsthebestpartofbeingfreefromtheshacklesofweddingplanningistheopportunitytotreatyourself.Like,whydrop $1,400onafrillydressyou‘llwearoncebeforeitturnstomothfoodwhenyoucanrockthemostexpensiveshoesoftheseasonandlookgreatdoingit?Andwhileweddingsaresupposedtobeallaboutthehappycouple,everyoneknowsthat‘sbull,becauseyouhavetofeedyourguestsandprovidethementertainmentandputaroofovertheirheadsforacoupleofhoursandlikelygointodebtdoingit.Inadditiontosimplyhavingfun,therearesomemorepracticalwaystospendyourweddingpurseaswell.Forinstance,purchasingandprovidingforanicehousecatratherthandroppingmajordoughonfingerblingintendedforfendingoffhottiesfortherestofyourlife.Fluffywon‘tcareifyoubringhomesomeoneneweveryweekend—he‘lljusthateeveryoneindiscriminately.Passage2MyteenagesonrecentlyinformedmethatthereisanInternetquiztotestoneselffornarcissism.Hisfriendhadjusttakenit.―Howdiditturnout?‖Iasked.―Hesayshedidgreat!‖mysonresponded.―Hegotthemaximumscore!‖WhenIwasachild,nooneoutsidethementalhealthprofessiontalkedaboutnarcissism.Peopleweremoreconcernedbyinadequateself-esteem,whichatthetimewasthoughttolurkbehindnearlyeveryissue.Likesomanyexcessesofthe1970s,theself-lovecultspunoutofcontrolandisnowrampagingthroughourculturelikeGodzillathroughTokyo.A2023studyinthejournalSocialPsychologicalandPersonalitySciencefoundthattheproportionofcollegestudentsexhibitingnarcissisticpersonalitytraits–basedontheirscoresontheNarcissisticPersonalityInventory,awidelyuseddiagnostictest –hasincreasedbymorethan halfsincetheearly1980s,to30percent.Intheirbook,TheNarcissismEpidemic,psychologyprofessorsshowthatnarcissismhasincreasedasquicklyasobesityhassincethe1980s.Evenouregosaregettingfat.Thisisacostlyproblem.Whilefull-blownnarcissistsoftenreporthighlevelsofpersonalsatisfaction,theycreatehavocandmiseryaroundthem.Thereisoverwhelmingevidencelinking narcissismwithreducedhonestyandincreasedaggression.It‘snotableforoccasionslikeValentine‘sDaythatnarcissistsstruggletostaycommittedtoromanticpartners,innosmallpartbecausetheyfindthemselvessuperior.Thefull-blownnarcissistmightreply,―Sowhat?‖Butnarcissismisn‘taneither-orcharacteristic.It‘smoreofasetofprogressivesymptoms(likealcoholism)thananidentifiablestate(likediabetes).MillionsofAmericansexhibitsymptoms,butstillhaveaconscienceandahungerformoralimprovement.Attheveryleast,theyreallydonotwanttobeterriblepeople.Ahealthyself-lovethatleadstotruehappinessbuildsupone‘sintrinsicwell-being,asopposedtofeedingshallowcravingstobeadmired.Cultivatingamourdesoirequiresbeingfullyaliveatthismoment,asopposedtobeingvirtuallyalivewhilewonderingwhatothersthink.Thesoulfulconnectionwithanotherperson,theenjoymentofabeautifulhikealone,oraprayerofthanksoveryoursleepingchildcouldbeconsideredexpressionsofself-love.C—EPassage1G20杭州峰会的会标，就是用20根线条，勾画出一个桥型轮廓，同时辅以“2023年G20”的英文和篆隶“中国”印章。桥，在G20G20是第一个兴旺国家和进展中国家公平参与全球经济治理的机制，是历史的进步。在这个意义上，G20本身就是一座桥，一座连接历史与将来、兴旺国家与进展中国家的桥梁。在2023年的杭州，在世界经济进展的当下，桥又有了的含义。它寓意着对G20成为全球经济之桥、国际社会合作之桥、面对将来的共赢之桥的殷切期望。桥梁线条形似光纤，寓意信息技术应用带来的互联互通，具有猛烈的时代感。我们期望，以杭州峰会为桥梁，各国间的联系将更加严密，世界经济的前景将更加宽阔。Passage2纵观世界文明史，人类先后经受了农业革命、工业革命、信息革命。每一次产业技术革命，都给人类生产生活带来巨大而深刻的影响。现在，以互联网为代表的信息技术日月异，引领了社会生产变革，制造了人类生活空间，拓展了国家治理领域，极大提高了人类生疏世界、改造世界的力量。互联网让世界变成了“鸡生活因互联网而更丰富。21年前接入国际互联网以来，我们依据乐观利用、科学进展、依法治理、确保安全的思路，加强信息根底设施建设，进展网络经济，推动信息惠民。时期，中国将大力实施网络强国战略、国家大数据战略+”行动打算，进展乐观向上的网络文化，拓展网络经济空间，促进互联网和经济社会融合进展。我们的目标，就是要让13亿多中国人民，更好地造福各国人民。2023.5CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题E-CPassage1JaneGoodallwasalreadyonaLondondockinMarch1957whensherealizedthatherpassportwasmissing.Injustafewhours,shewasduetodepartonherfirsttriptoAfrica.AschoolfriendhadmovedtoafarmoutsideNairobiand,knowingGoodall‘schildhooddreamwastoliveamongtheAfricanwildlife,invitedhertostaywiththefamilyforawhile.Goodall,then22,savedfortwoyearstopayforherpassagetoKenya:waitressing,doingsecretarialwork,tempingatthepostofficeinherhometown,Bournemouth,onEngland‘ssoutherncoast.Nowallthiswasfornaught,itseemed.It‘shardnottowonderhowsubsequenteventsinherlife—ratherconsequentialastheyhaveturnedouttobetoconservation,toscience,tooursenseofourselvesasaspecies—mighthaveunfoldeddifferentlyhadsomeonenotfoundherpassport,alongwithanitineraryfromCook‘s,thetravelagency,foldedinside,anddeliveredittotheCook‘soffice.Anagencyrepresentative,documentsinhand,foundheronthedock.―Incredible,‖Goodalltoldmelastmonth,recallingthatday.―Amazing.‖Withintwomonthsofherarrival,GoodallmetthepaleontologistLouisLeakey—Nairobiwasasmalltownforitswhitepopulationinthosedays—andheimmediatelyofferedherajobatthenatural-historymuseumwherehewascurator.Hespentmuchofthenextthreeyearstestinghercapacityforrepetitivework.HebelievedinahypothesisfirstputforthbyCharlesDarwinthathumansandchimpanzeesshareanevolutionaryancestor.Closestudyofchimpanzeesinthewild,hethought,mighttellussomethingaboutthatcommonprogenitor.Hewas,inotherwords,lookingforsomeonetoliveamongAfrica‘swildanimals.Onenight,hetoldGoodallthatheknewjusttheplacewhereshecoulddoit:GombeStreamChimpanzeeReserve,intheBritishcolonyofTanganyika(nowTanzania).InJuly1960,Goodallboardedaboatandafterafewhoursmotoringoverthewarm,deepwatersofLakeTanganyika,shesteppedontothepebblybeachatGombe.Herfinding,publishedinNaturein1964,thatchimpanzeesusetools—extractinginsectsfromatermitemoundwithleavesofgrass —drasticallyandforeveralteredhumanity‘sunderstandingofitself;manwasnolongerthenaturalworld‘sonlyuseroftools.Aftertwoandahalfdecadesoflivingoutherchildhooddream,Goodallmadeanabruptcareershift,fromscientisttoconservationist.Passage2ScientistshavefoundthefirstevidencethatbrinywaterflowedonthesurfaceofMarsasrecentlyaslastsummer,apaperpublishedonMondayshowed,raisingthepossibilitythattheplanetcouldsupportlife.Althoughthesourceandthechemistryofthewaterisunknown,thediscoverywillchangescientists‘thinkingaboutwhethertheplanetthatismostlikeEarthinthesolarsystemcouldsupportpresentdaymicrobiallife.Thediscoverywasmadewhenscientistsdevelopedanewtechniquetoanalyzechemical mapsofthesurfaceofMarsobtainedbyNASA‘sMarsReconnaissanceOrbiterspacecraft.Theyfoundtelltalefingerprintsofsaltsthatformonlyinthepresenceofwaterinnarrowchannelscutintocliffwallsthroughouttheplanet‘sequatorialregion.TheslopesappearduringthewarmsummermonthsonMars,thenvanishwhenthetemperaturesdrop.Scientistssuspectedthestreakswerecutbyflowingwater,butpreviouslyhadbeenunabletomakethemeasurements.MarsReconnaissanceOrbitermakesitsmeasurementsduringthehottestpartoftheMartianday,soscientistsbelievedanytracesofwater,orfingerprintsfromhydratedminerals,wouldhaveevaporated.Also,thechemical-sensinginstrumentontheorbitingspacecraftcannothomeinondetailsassmallasthenarrowstreaks,whichtypicallyarelessthan16feetwide.ButOjhaandcolleaguescreatedacomputerprogramthatcouldscrutinizeindividualpixels.Thatdatawasthencorrelatedwithhigh-resolutionimagesofthestreaks.Scientistsconcentratedonthewideststreaksandcameupwitha100percentmatchbetweentheirlocationsanddetectionsofhydratedsalts.C-EPassage1人口问题归根结底是进展问题。我们要关注人口增长与经济社会进展的关系，统筹解决好人口数量、素养、构造和分布问题。我们要重点关注人口分布构造与社会经济进展的关系，把人口问题纳入到国家经济社会进展规划人口流淌和家庭构造变化将对公共效劳和社会治理带来挑战。大规模的人口流淌成为推动社会变迁的主要力气，同时也加快了家庭的小型化、多样化、离散化。我们要大力推动流淌人口根本公共效劳均等化，着力提升流淌人口效劳治理水平，确保流淌人口公正公正地享受城镇公共资源和社会福利，全面参与政治、经济、社会和文化生活，实现经济立足、身份认同和文化交融。Passage2本美术馆是以保藏、争论、展现中国近现代至当代艺术家作品为重点的国家艺术博物馆，是中具有鲜亮的民族建筑风格。主楼建筑面积1800017个展览厅，展览总面积8300平方米。1019世纪末至今中国艺术名家和各时期代表作品为主，兼有局部古代书画和外国艺术作品，同时也包括丰富的民间美术作品。建馆以来，本美术馆已举办数千场具有影响的各类美术展览，也成为中国与国际艺术沟通的重要平台。本美术馆也留意通过网站及“数字美术馆”工程建设延展公众效劳内容和手段，网站3次10多个美术数据库，日益成为美术信息公布、检索与共享平台。2023.11CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题E-CPassage1ApplemaywellbetheonlytechnicalcompanyontheplanetthatwoulddarecompareitselftoPicasso.Inaclassatthecompany‘sinternaluniversity,theinstructorlikenedthe11lithographsthatmakeupPicasso‘sTheDulltothewayApplebuildsitssmartphonesandotherdevices.TheideaisthatAppledesignersstriveforsimplicityjustasPicassoeliminateddetailstocreateagreatworkofart.StevenP.JobsestablishedtheAppleUniversityasawaytoinculcateemployeesintoApple‘sbusinesscultureandeducatethemaboutitshistory,particularlyasthecompanygrewandthetechnicalbusinesschanged.Coursesarenotrequired,onlyrecommended,butgettingnewemployeestoenrollisrarelyaproblem.RandyNelson,whocamefromtheanimationstudioPixar,co-foundedbyMr.Jobs,isoneoftheteachersof“CommunicatingatApple.”Thiscourse，opentovariouslevelsofemployees,focusesonclearcommunication,notjustformakingproductsintuitive,butalsoforsharingideaswithpeersandmarketingproducts.Inaversionoftheclasstaughtlastyear,Mr.NelsonshowedaslideofTheBull,aseriesof11lithographsofabullthatPicassocreatedoveraboutamonth,startinginlate1945.Intheearlystages,thebullhasasnout,shouldershanksandhooves,butovertheiterations,thosedetailsvanish.Thelastimageisacurvystickfigurethatisstillunmistakablyabull.“Yougothroughmoreiterationsuntilyoucansimplydeliveryourmessageinaveryconciseway,andthatistruetotheApplebrandandeverythingwedo,‖recalledonepersonwhotookthecourse.In―WhatMakesApple,Apple,‖anothercoursethatMr.Nelsonoccasionallyteachers,heshowedaslideoftheremotecontrolfor theGoogleTV,saidanemployeewhotooktheclasslastyear.Theremotecontrolhas78buttons.Then,theemployeesaid.Mr.NelsondisplayedaphotooftheAppleTVremotecontrol,athinpieceofmetalwithjustthreebuttons.HowdidApplsdesignersdecideonthreebuttons?Theystartedoutwithanidea,Mr.Nelsonexplained,anddebateduntiltheyhadjustwhatwasneeded一abuttontoplayandpauseavideo,abuttontoselectsomethingtowatch,andanothertogotothemainmenu.TheGoogleTVremotecontrolservesasacounterexample. Ithadsomanybuttons,Mr.Nelsonsaid,becausetheindividualengineersanddesignerswhoworkedontheprojectallgotwhattheywanted.Passage2Equippedwiththecameraextenderknownasaselfiestick,occasionallyreferredtoasthewandofnarcissism,‖touristscannowreachforflatteringselfieswherevertheygo.Artmuseumshavewatchedthisdevelopmentnervously,fearingdamagetotheircollectionsortovisitors,asusersswingtheirstickswithabandon.Nowtheyarctakingaction.Onebyone,museumsacrosstheUnitedStateshavebeenimposingbansonusingselfiesticksforphotographsinsidegalleries (addingthemtoexistingrulesonumbrellas,backpacksandtripods),yetanotherexampleofhowcontrollingcrowdinghasbecomepartofthemuseummission.TheHirshhomMuseumandSculptureGardeninWashingtonprohibitedthesticksthismonth,andtheMuseumofFineArtsinHoustonplanstoimposeaban.InNewYork,theMetropolitanMuseumofArt,whichhasbeenstudyingthematterforsomelime,hasjustdecidedthatitwillforbidselfieslicks,too.Newsignswillbepostedsoon.“Fromnowon,youwillbeaskedquietlytoputitaway,‖saidSreeSreenivasan,thechiefdigitalofficerattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.―It‘sonethingtotakeapictureatarm‘slength,butwhenitisthreetimesarm‘slength,youarcinvadingsomeoneelse‘spersonalspace.Thepersonalspaceofothervisitorsisjustoneproblem.Theartworkisanother.―Wedonotwanttohavetoputalltheartunderglass,‖said