外语外贸英语写作与翻译考研试题

2008年广东外语外贸大学英语写作与翻译考研试题

PartOneWriting(100)

Task1:SummaryWriting(100)

Directions:

Readcarefullythefollowingpassageandsummarizeitscontentsin100-120words.Notethatyoumustnotcopycompletesentencesfromtheoriginal.Failuretodosowouldincur

deductionofyourscores.

Passage

InmyyoungerandmorevulnerableyearsmyfathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince.

“Wheneveryoufelllikecriticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”

Hedidn’tsayanymore,butwe’vealwaysbeenusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,andIunderstoodhemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreservealljudgments,ahabitthathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestomeandalsomakemethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.Theabnormalmindisquicktodetectandattachitselftothisqualitywhenitappearsinanormalperson,andsoitcameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefofwild,unknownmen.MostoftheconfidenceswereunsoughtfrequentlyIhavefeignedsleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevitywhenI

realizedbysomeunmistakablesignthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthem,areusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofinfinitehope.IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparceledoutunequallyatbirth.

And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasa

limit.Conductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshes,butafteracertain

pointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfoundedon.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwantednomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatsbywasexemptfrommyreaction-----Gatsby,whorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandmilesaway.Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignifiedunderthenamesofthe“creativetemperament”itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasI

haveneverfoundinmanyotherpersonandwhichitisnotlikelyifshalleverfindagain.NoGatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,what

fouldustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarilyclosedoutmyinterestin

theabortivesorrowsandshort-windedelationsofmen.

PartTwoTranslation(50)

1.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese(25)

Etiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmenwouldgoin

shamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesociety

wouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterfered

withbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherails

alongwhichonlythetraincouldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewouldbe

thewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackofproprietieswould

makethemostintimatefriendsturntobethemostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyorallied

countriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexamplesinthehistoryofmankind.

ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodo

anythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.

2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish(25)

在银幕上,她是一名观众熟悉的演员;在文坛上,她又是一位享有盛誉的作家.演员---作

家,这两种不同的身份,在她的身上融合得这样恰切,仿佛天生本就应该是这样.许多人想了解

这其中有什么奥秘:有人说,多