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1、北京外國語大學(xué)2009年翻譯專業(yè)碩士(筆譯)考試真題I.TranslatethefollowingpassagesintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheanswersheet.(50points-25pointsx2)Passage1InDefenseofTranslationbyHowardGoldblatt(葛浩文)How’sthisforanoccupationaltestimonial:“Thereisnosuchthingasagoodtranslator
2、.Thebesttranslatorsmaketheworstmistakes.NomatterhowmuchIlovethem,alltranslatorsmustbecloselywatched?!盬hoarethesepeopleeveryonelovestohate,and,ifthey'resobad,howdotheygetawaywithwhatthey'redoing?Well,Iconfess:I'moneofthem.I'matranslator?!璉amsometimesaskedw
3、hyItranslate,sincetomanyitseemsathanklessvocation.Why,theyask,don'tIwritemyownnovels,sinceIhavelived(theyassume)aninterestinglifeandmustbynowhaveanideaofwhatanovelshouldbe?Icanonlysaythatnotalltranslatorsareclosetnovelists,andthatIdonotconsidertranslation
4、tobealesserart--onethatoughttoleadtosomethingbetter.Theshort,andverypersonal,answertothequestionis:BecauseIloveit.IlovetoreadChinese;IlovetowriteinEnglish.Ilovethechallenge,theambiguity,andtheuncertaintyoftheenterprise.Ilovethetensionbetweencreativityandf
5、idelity,eventheinevitablecompromises.And,everyonceinawhile,IfindaworksoexcitingthatI'mpossessedbytheurgetoputitintoEnglish.Inotherwords,Itranslatetostayalive.ThesatisfactionofknowingI'vefaithfullyservedtwoconstituencieskeepsmehappilyturninggood,bad,andind
6、ifferentChineseproseintoreadable,accessible,and--yes--evenmarketableEnglishbooks.Tianna!(276words)Passage2DownsizinginVogueInrecentyearscorporatedownsizinghasbeenontherisethroughouttheworld.Downsizingisreducingcostsbydismissingemployeesandreassigningtheir
7、dutiestotheemployeeswhoremain.Theyusuallycallitrestructuring,rightsizing,reallocatingresources,orjobseparation.Theysometimesusedietingmetaphorslike"trimmingthefat,""gettingleanandmean,"or"sheddingweight."Whatevertheeuphemism,employeesaffectedbythesepracti
8、cesknowwhatthewordsmeantothem:layoff.1Andno"kinder,gentler"wordscandomuchtoalleviatetheanxietyanddistressthatcomewithlosingajob。Intheirquesttolowercoststostaycompetitive,companiesoftenwieldtheaxwithlittleornoregardf