002八级考试翻译练习参考答案

第一篇：002八级考试翻译练习参考答案

八级考试翻译练习参考答案

很少哪个词语的意思比“文明”这个词更不确定了。它是什么意思呢？它指一个建立在平民意见基础之上的社会。它意味着：暴力、武士规则和独裁酋长，营地和战争，骚乱和专制，这一切都让位于制定法律的议会，让位于长期维护法律的独立司法机构。这就是文明——在文明的土壤里逐渐孕育出自由、快乐和文化。任何一个国家由文明主宰时，人民大众就能够享受更宽松自由、也更少有烦恼的生活，传统得到珍视，先前的贤哲或勇士们留给我们的遗产成为所有人都可以享受和使用的丰富财产。（2006-2-18）

I have made contact with many old people.Some of them have become my good friends.When we meet, we are able to ramble on/ chat away about everything on earth.Through talking with these old people, I have got the feeling that they are often worried about their being idle.These old people have a terrible amount of idle time yet few opportunities to make contact with the outside world.They are often forgotten by their busy younger generation.At home, young people may talk enthusiastically and endlessly with their friends and colleagues, while leaving the elders alone.Sometimes, old people will chip in/ cut in by saying a few words, only to be scolded impolitely.Young people don't understand that the elders like a lively and exciting atmosphere in the home.They don't understand the sadness old people feel towards the cold and indifferent attitude of the young.3

美国现在开始了一场全国性辩论，讨论美国发挥国际作用的各个组成部分，例如美国是唯一剩下的超级大国这个命题。从军事意义上说这可能是正确的。然而靠军事行动可以解决的问题越来越少。在其他许多领域，世界正变得日渐均衡。说实在的，我们现在生活的世界是由六七股重要并对全球产生影响的力量组成的。除核武器领域外，他们影响事态的能力是彼此相当的。

在这种国际秩序中要保持稳定只有两条途径：一条是实行霸权，由一国控制：另一条是维持均衡，也就是曾被搞的声名狼藉的所谓力量均势。不幸的是，对这两条途径都持反对态度的美国人非常多。美国公众似乎坚决拒绝担当世界警察这种角色，当世界警察就意味着搞霸权，这有悖于美国人民的道德观念。而当力量均势或均衡从历史上看向来被认为是造成连绵不断的紧张局势的根源。因而也被拒绝。但是当关键时刻，例如在决定参加两次世界大战，以求保持全球力量均势时，美国人倒也有思想准备并克服了自己的偏见。换句话说，美国现在处于正在明白的过程中--但还没有完全明白--即认识到正在形成的世界秩序，将必然要建立在某种均衡的概念之上。

At this time, the sound of the tide got louder.There was a thread of silver on the far horizon, sometimes turning black, then becoming silver again.By and by it drew nearer coming from afar as if could topple the mountains and overturn the seas.In the still of the night, sounds really sound louder than in the day time.It roared like a powerful army with thousands of

men and horses, so loud that people could not hear each other talking even if they stood face to face.I was not sure if this was my imagination or a real feeling.The night tide waves were high and orderly in alignment.When they reached the foot of Zhenhai Pagoda, the waves came in a straight line, so straight and orderly that it seemed like an army under review.After the tide passed by, people refused to leave, continuing to look our at the tide until it ran rapidly out.Suddenly a line of signal lamps on the other side of the Qiantang River were turned on.The night tide is truly more fantastic than the day tide.According to legend, the compass vehicle was invented by the Yellow Emperor.It was first formally recorded in the Han Dynasty, and it is an outstanding example of ancient Chinese science and technology.The compass vehicle has always been widely valued by scholars both in China and abroad.It is a pity that there has not been a single compass vehicle handed down to us in history.People, however, have studied its structure and principles and restored it according to various historical data.Many well-known Chinese scholars have been devoted to such work.In the 1930s Mr.Wang Zhenduo worked on a model for the compass vehicle.In the 1950s, another model was made by the Chinese History Museum under his direction.Abroad, essays on the compass vehicle were published in Britain dating back to the 1920s.A model was also produced by the British Museum.6

我多次在这个小山上看这月亮生起，每次月亮生起的心境都不一样。秋天的月亮，交接明亮，充满了丰收的信心；春天的月亮羞涩，朦胧；冬日，漆黑的夜晚，万籁俱寂，一轮明月，孤独的挂在夜空；夏季，烟雾缭绕的橙红色月亮高悬在干涸的大地上。每次月亮的升起，犹如一曲曲优美的旋律，使我砰然心动，抚慰我的灵魂。

观月是一门古老的艺术，对于生活在史前时代的猎人门来说，他们了解头顶上高悬的明月，真如了解心脏跳动一样准确无误。我们知道：每过二十九天，会出现一次灿烂辉煌的满月，随后逐渐变亏直至消失，然后一轮新月从又出现。他们知道上弦月每经过一次日落，会变得大一些，升得高一些，而下弦月每过一晚都要迟一些，直至消失于晨曦之中。凭着经验掌握月亮的升落规律一定是很深奥的。

可是我们这些生活在室内的人们，失去了与月亮的交流，眩目的路灯和遭到污染的尘埃使夜空变得朦朦胧胧，尽管人们已经登上了月球，但她却变得日渐陌生，我们没有几个能说出当晚几时会生起。景观如此，月恋依然牵动着我们的心，如果我们偶尔碰到说大的议论经黄色元月在地平线冉冉升起，我们所能做的，肯定是回头仰望它那气势宏伟的风姿。

欣赏歌剧是一种奢侈的享受，你必须为此支付昂贵的票价。然而只要我们不放弃社会的选择权，昂贵的东西就不一定只有富人才能享受。如果愿意，我们完全可以使歌剧或其他昂贵的文化形式面向那些个人没有支付能力的普通大众。但问题是我们为什么要这么做？没有人会否认人类需要吃、住、防卫、健康以及接受教育。但是，即使是在史前时期的洞穴里，人们伸手来不仅是为了吃饭、喝水或打仗，也可能是要去画画。对文化的向往，以及通过想象和表演来表达、探索世界是人类的基本愿望。在欧洲，这种愿望在我们的音乐、艺术和文学杰作里得到了体现。这些杰作是试金石，通过它们可以看出人类的思想和想象力可能达到的程度。它所包含的最为深刻的思想可以广为传播。

When we stayed in Taiwan for an exchange program, despite the tight schedule, we visited many places, meeting old friends and making new ones.At every get-together, one important topic was how to make China powerful and prosperous in the 21st century.Though young people on the Mainland and in Taiwan live in different social environments and have varied life experiences, the fine tradition of the Chinese culture is deeply imprinted in their innermost hearts, and they cherish the same ideal of rejuvenating the Chinese nation.In this great cross-century epoch, as our motherland is becoming more prosperous and powerful, people across the Straits will strengthen exchanges, and work together to bring about an earlier reunification of their motherland.The precious opportunities and tremendous challenges at the turn of the century have pushed young people to historic forefront.With what attitude will the cross-century young generation meet the new century that promises so much hope? That is the question we must answer.9

那么，要谈论“美国”文学，并不是断言它与欧洲文学大相径庭。大体来说，美国与欧洲一直是步调一致的。同样的建筑，同样的服装款式，连书架上摆放的书也是一样的，旅行者在任何一个特定的时刻都可以在美国和欧洲发现二者相同的例子。虽然有时要慢一点，但是，跨越大西洋的思想交流如同人员往来、商品贸易一样自由。我提到“美国”的习惯、思想及其他东西时，希望在“美国”这个词之前加上某种限定，因为欧美（尤其是英美）之间的差距往往只是程度大小而已，而且有时这种程度微乎其微。差别的多少有时是一种很微妙的东西，容易使英国人在审视美国时感到困惑。在某些重要的意义上，他们看到这个国家由他们的国家脱胎而来，而且这个国家在一些方面仍然与自己的国家很相似，但它确实又是一个异国。两国之间有古怪的重合，也有突兀的陌生；亲缘关系已经被突如其来的疏远所代替，正如我们隔着马路向一个人打招呼，看到对方表情漠然，才发现自己原来将陌路误为熟人了。

如果人们说起“英年早逝”的确有什么意味的话，他们一定是认为相比之下某些死亡更合天意。年迈而终很少被称作未尽天年，人们认为长寿即意味着生命的圆满。但是，如果一个年轻人与世长辞，人们便认为他最好的年华尚在后头，其前途无可限量。

然而历史否定了这种说法。在有名的“英年早逝”这中，我们会想起玛丽莲·梦露和詹姆斯·迪恩，他们的生命既短促又圆满。约翰·济慈26岁就去世了。虽然作家们难以接受这一事实，但他们过了26岁就会半开玩笑地说他们此生是失败的。视英年早逝为不圆满的观念是不合逻辑的，因为衡量生命的尺度是生命留给世界的印迹，是生命的力度和美德。

Shanghai in modern times was a metropolis infested with foreign adventurers.After the port city opened to foreigners, it undeniably witnessed a history of blood and tears, bitterness and inequality.There was also, undoubtedly, filth and mire.It was known as the “Paradise of

Adventurers”.There were opium-takers, harlots and gamesters.All these induced people to wallow in luxury and even degeneracy.There was, however, another facet to modern Shanghai.It was vigorous, intelligent, creative and enterprising.Not afraid of running risks, it had the awareness and mechanism of competition.The city, with an awareness of competition and a style of its own, inspired its people to catch up with the times and make progress.

第二篇：英语专业八级翻译练习

Translate the following text into Chinese.Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET.(汉译英)

生活就像一杯红酒，热爱生活的人会从其中品出无穷无尽的美妙。将它握在手中仔细观察，它的暗红色中有血的感觉，那正是生命的痕迹。抿一口留在口中回味，它的甘甜中有一丝苦涩，如人生一般复杂迷离。喝一口下肚，余香沁人心脾，让人在终身受益。红酒越陈越美味，生活越丰富越美好。当人生走向晚年，就如一瓶待开封的好酒，其色彩生活沉静的，味道中充满慷慨与智慧。

【译文】Life is like a glass of wine, never ceasing to offer wonders to those who truly love it.Holding the glass I the hand, you will observe the dark red tainted with blood, which justly symbols the trace of life.Taking a sip and recollecting its aftertaste in the mouth, you will taste the sweetness mixed with a bit of bitterness, a taste as complicated and elusive as life is.Once you swallow the sip, the lingering aroma will refresh the heart and mind, leaving the drinker life-long benefits.How remarkably wine resembles life: the longer the wine ages, the mellower it may taste;the more you experience, the more life may reward you.Life, at its twilight, becomes a good wine waiting to be savored, calm and profound in its color yet full of generosity and wisdom in its flavor.

第三篇：八级汉英翻译练习

八级汉英翻译练习(打印部分)

1.人际关系问题我们不要太浪漫主义。人是很有趣的，往往在接触一个人时首先看的都是他或她的优点。这点颇像是在餐馆里用餐的经验。开始吃头盘或冷碟的时候，印象很好。吃头两个主菜时，也是赞不绝口。愈吃愈趋于冷静，吃完了这顿宴席，缺点就都找出来了。于是转喜为怒，转赞美为责备挑剔，转首肯为摇头。这是因为，第一，开始吃的时候你正处于饥饿状态，而饿了吃糠甜加蜜，饱了吃蜜也不甜。........2.(1)只有在我过于劳累，在我长时间无间断地工作，在我感到内心空虚，需要填补的时候，我才寂寞。而有时在我巡回演讲后回家时，在我见了许多人，讲了许多话。且经历多得需要清理时，我才寂寞。

(2)于是有那么小会儿感觉房子又大又空，我都不知道我的自我藏在哪儿了。于是我会给植物浇浇水，或者将它们再挨个儿瞅瞅，好像它们是人一样。这样我才慢慢地重新找回自我。

(3)好大一会儿，我看着水浪花从喷泉中涌出，但只有当世界在我身边逐渐消逝时，那一时刻才会到来，自我又从内心深处的无意识中冒出来，带来我最近的种种经历，让我探究，慢慢领会。

3.(`1)第二天清早，她起早出了门。她走进批发行商业区，但是每当她走到一个商号，打算进去找工作时，她的勇气就消失了。她心里骂自己是胆小鬼，所以她继续往前走，走了又走，最后终于走进了一家商号。结果还是老样子。她出来时感到命运在和她作对，因此一切努力都是徒劳的。

(2)她不知不觉中来到一个大商场，门口有成群的顾客。这些立刻使她改变了想法。她原先就是打算到这里来买新衣服的。现在为了解愁，她决定进去瞧瞧。她很想看看那些外套。有时，一个人尽管想买东西，可是又因心里拿不定主意，所以在心里不断掂量权衡。世界上再没有比这种中间状态更令人愉悦了。

4.深圳大学学术交流中心是深圳大学唯一的一所涉外宾馆。中心建筑风格独特，安静而且安全。拥有各种普通、标准、豪华客房140余间，可同时接纳350多名客人入住。拥有车队、商务中心及酒楼等配套服务设施，拥有多种类型的会议室。“宾客至上，争创一流”是我们的服务宗旨，全体员工将以彬彬有礼和热情周到的服务恭候阁下的光临。

• 练习题

• 将下列例子译成英语，注意篇章的分析与处理：

• 1.有人说自信是成就伟大事业的基础。整个下午我一直在想这个问题，这是对的。我发现许多人因为缺乏自信心而不能了解自己的潜力。这实在是憾事。

• 2.早听说香山红叶是北京最浓最浓的秋色，能去看看，自然乐意。我去的那日，天也作美，明净高爽，好得不能再好了；人也凑巧，居然找着一位老向导。这位老向导就住在西山脚下，早年做过四十年的向导，胡子都白了，还是腰板挺直，硬朗得很。（杨朔：《香山红叶》）

• 3.北京是中国的文化中心。这里有五十多所高等院校，还有许多全国性的研究所和艺术科学机构。

• 4.几件小摆设，每一件都代表着一个故事，珍藏着它们就像珍藏着一份份美好的回忆。

• 5.北京是中国的政治、文化中心。在那里你可以游览万里长城的一段——八达岭；明、清两代皇室居住的地方——故宫； „ „

第四篇：翻译练习及答案参考

汉翻英：重点翻译红色字体部分，其它部分也可翻译。

之一:题目：不要抛弃学问（胡适1929年中国公学18级毕业赠言）

诸位毕业同学：

你们现在要离开母校了，我没有什么礼物送给你们，只好送你们一句话罢。

这一句话是：“不要抛弃学问。”以前的功课也许有一大部分是为了这张毕业文凭不得已而做的。从今以后，你们可以依自己的心愿去自由研究了。趁现在年富力强的时候，努力做一种专门学问。少年是一去不复返的，等到精力衰时，要做学问也来不及了。即为吃饭计，学问绝不会辜负人的。吃饭而不求学问，三年五年之后，你们都要被后进少年淘汰掉的。到那时再想做点学问来补救，恐怕已太晚了。

有人说：“出去做事之后，生活问题亟须解决，哪有工夫去读书?即使要做学问，既没有图书馆，又没有实验室，哪能做学问?”

我要对你们说：凡是要等到有了图书馆方才读书的，有了图书馆也不肯读书。凡是要等到有了实验室方才做研究 的，有了实验室也不肯做研究。你有了决心要研究一个问题，自然会撙衣节食去买书，自然会想出法子来设置仪器。至于时间，更不成问题。达尔文一生多病，不能多做工，每天只能做一点钟的工作。你们看他的成绩!每天花一点钟看十页有用的书，每年可看三千六百多页书，三十年读约十一万页书。

诸位，十万页书可以使你成一个学者了。可是，每天看三种小报也得费你一点钟的工夫；四圈麻将也得费你一点半钟的光阴。看小报呢，还是打麻将呢，还是努力做一个学者呢?全靠你们自己的选择!

易卜生说：“你的最大责任是把你这块材料铸造成器。”

学问便是铸器的工具。抛弃了学问便是毁了你自己。

再会了!你们的母校眼睁睁地要看你们十年之后成什么器。

汉翻英之二：桂林位于广西壮族自治区的东北角，被誉为“最美的和最值得外国游客观光的中国城市”。中国广泛流传这样一句话：桂林山水甲天下。岩溶峰林地貌，晶莹剔透的江水，经常浮现与中国艺术作品中，而神奇独特的洞穴更为桂林美景增添不少景致。

英汉翻译 ： Mother's Letter to the World Dear World：

My son starts school today．It’s going to be strange and new to him for a while．And I wish you would sort of treat him gently． You see，up to now，he’s been king of the roost．He’s been boss of the back yard．I have always been around to repair his wounds，and to soothe his feelings．

But now― things are going to be different．

This morning，he’s going to walk down the front steps，wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow．To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love and courage．

So，World，I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know．Teach him―but gently，if you can．Teach him that for every scoundrel，there is a hero；that for every crooked politician there is a dedicated leader；that for every enemy there is a friend．Teach him the wonders of books．Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky，bees in the sun，and flowers on the green hill．Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat．Teach him to have faith in his own ideas，even if everyone else tells him they are wrong．Teach him to sell his brawn and brains to the highest bidder，but never to

put a price on his heart and soul．Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob．．．and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right．Teach him gently，World，but don’t coddle him，because only the test of fire makes fine steel．

This is a big order，World，but see what you can do．He’s such a nice little fellow．

英译汉之：新闻材料

（注意：标题的翻译要出彩）

How China Does 'The Bachelor'

More than 50,000 young beauties from across China have lined up to win a date with one of 18 young, millionaire bachelors.The contest is the latest in a trend of beauty contests for the rich that has been criticized heavily in the media, on the net, and even by the government.The new contest was organized online, and its first round was held simultaneously in several major cities.Most contestants have already gone home in defeat, having failed an examination by feng shui masters to see whether they have a 'lucky face', according to an article on the People's Daily's

English website.Only 18 finalists will ultimately datethe eligible young men.Editorials in the online edition of China Daily, mirroring the overwhelmingly negative public reaction, blast the contest as 'money worship' and accuse it of treating women as sex objects.Editorialist Zhang Tianpin complains that the contest is the kind of scandalous behavior that makes many Chinese hate wealthy people.Elites should not to flaunt their money to seek beautiful women as partners but invest their money in activities for the benefit of society,' he argues.Some defend the contest by saying that at least the women are mature and chosen not solely for their looks.Men are looking for the whole package: 'beauty, good temperament, psychological balance, sound character, good educational qualification, high moral values, love, and respect for the institution of marriage,' asserts freelance journalist Huang Yunxiang.Indeed, most of the contestants are between 28 and 30, college-educated and have steady jobs.China has seen a steady expansion of elite dating contests, TV shows and websites in recent years.Golden Bachelor

Matchmakers, a high-end dating site, hires 'Love Hunters' to scour the country for attractive women between 5 feet,5 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches.Then, luxurious parties with steep entrance fees pair up rich men with these carefully selected beauties.It is not like they use money to find true love.They just want to have the best options,' Golden Bachelor Chairman Xu Tianli told China Daily.Vocal critics, however, are uncomfortable with the impact of these beauty contests on Chinese culture.According to an online article in the Global Times, the government has ordered all TV stations to stop showing 22-year-old fashion model Ma Nuo after she made comments that Chinese audiences deemed 'too materialistic.'

On a TV dating show, Ma refused an unemployed man's offer of a bicycle ride, saying: 'I would rather weep in a BMW than smile on your bicycle.'

中国各地五万多名年轻美女报名应征与18位年轻的单身男富豪约会的机会，这是美女争嫁富豪潮流的新一波，媒体、网络甚至中国政府一直在对这种活动进行严厉谴责。

ZUMApress.com舟山国际海洋小姐大赛的参赛选手为拍摄合影摆姿势。这次活动是在线组织的，第一轮竞争在几个大城市同步举行。据《人民日报》(People's Daily)英文网络版报道，大多数应征者未能通过风水师审查她们是否有“旺夫相”这一关，已失败回家。

仅有18名进入决赛的美女将最终获得约会机会，如果幸运的话，还将嫁给合适 的年轻男士。

《中国日报》(China Daily)网络版评论反映出多数公众对这一事件持完全否定态度，抨击这种活动是“拜金”，并指责这种作法是将女性视为性玩物。评论人张天频（音）批评说，这是一种可耻的行径，使得众多中国人仇视富人。

他说，精英人士不应化大钱找美女结婚，而应将钱用于造福社会等活动。

有人为这类活动辩解说，至少这些女性是成熟的，不光凭外表入选。自由撰稿人黄云翔（音）说，男性追求的女性条件是：相貌好、有气质、心态平和、性格好、受过良好教育、有高尚的价值观、有爱心而且要尊重婚姻。的确，大多数应征者年龄为28至30岁之间，受过大学教育，且有稳定的工作。

近年来，中国的精英婚恋活动、电视婚恋节目及婚恋网络呈逐渐增加趋势。一家高端婚恋网站钻石王老五征婚网(Golden Bachelor Matchmakers)雇佣“爱情猎头”在全国搜寻1.65米至1.72米的魅力女性。而后举行入场费昂贵的奢侈派对将这些精心挑拣出来的美女与富豪配对。

钻石王老五征婚网总裁徐天立接受《中国日报》采访时说，富豪们用钱不可能找到真爱。他们只是想有最好的选择。

但直言不讳的评论家们，就美女争嫁富豪类征婚活动对中国文化的冲击非常不安。据《环球时报》一篇在线文章称，政府已下令所有的电视台封杀22岁的时装模特马诺，此前她的言论让中国观众认为“过于功利化”。

之前在一个电视婚恋节目《非诚勿扰》中，马诺拒绝了一位失业男士的求婚，她说，“我宁愿坐在宝马里哭，也不坐在自行车后座上笑”。

不要抛弃学问

Never give up the pursuit of learning.诸位毕业同学：

Dear students of the Graduating Class，你们现在要离开母校了，我没有什么礼物送你们，只好送你们一句话罢。

As you are leaving your alma mater, I have nothing to offer you as a gift except a word of advice.这一句话是：“不要抛弃学问。”以前的功课也许有一大部分是为了这张毕业文凭，不得已而做的，从今以后，你们可以依自己的心愿自由去研究了。趁现在年富力强的时候，努力做一种专门学问。少年是一去不复返的，等到精力衰时，要做学问也来不及了。即为吃饭计，学问决不会辜负人的。吃饭而不求学问，三年五年之后，你们都要被后来少年淘汰掉的。到那时再想做点学问来补救，恐怕已太晚了。My advice is, “Never give up the pursuit of learning.” You have perhaps finished your college courses mostly for obtaining the diploma, or, in other words, out of sheer necessity.However, from now on you are free to follow your own bent in the choice of studies.While you are in the prime of life, why not devote yourselves to a special field of study? Youth will soon be gone never to return.And it will be too late for you to go into scholarship when in your declining years.Knowledge will do you a good turn even as a means of subsistence.If you give up studies while holding a job，you will in a couple of years have had yourselves replaced by young people.It will then be too late to remedy the situation by picking up studies again.有人说：“出去做事之后，生活问题急需解决，哪有工夫去读书？即使要做学问，既没有图书馆，又没有实验室，哪能做学问？” Sone people say, “Once you have a job, you'll come up against the urgent problem of making a living.How can you manage to find time to study? Even if you want to, will it be possible with no library or laboratory available?” 我要对你们说：凡是要等到有了图书馆方才读书，有了图书馆也不肯读书。凡是要等到有了实验室方才做研究的，有了实验室也不肯做研究。你有了决心要研究一个问题，自然会撙衣节食去买书，自然会想出法子来设置仪器。

Now let me tell you this.Those who refuse to study for lack of a liabrary will most probably continue to do so even though there is a library.And those who refuse to do research for lack of a laboratory will most probably continue to do so even though a laboratory is available.As long as you set your mind on studies, you

will naturally cut down on food and clothing to buy books or do everything possible to acquire necessary instruments.至于时间，更不成问题。达尔文一生多病，不能多作工，每天只能做一点钟的工作。你看他的成绩！每天花一点钟看10页有用的书，每年可看3600多页书，30年可读11万页书。Time is no object.Charles Darwin could only work one hour a day due to ill health.Yet what a remarkable man he was!If you spend one hour a day reading 10 pages of a book, you can finish more than 3,600 pages a year, and 110,000 pages in 30 years.诸位，11万页书可以使你成一个学者了。可是，每天看三种小报也得费你一点钟的工夫，四圈麻将也得费你一点半钟的光阴。看小报呢？还是打麻将呢？还是努力做一个学者呢？全靠你们自己的选择！

Dear students, 110000 pages will be quite enough to make a learned man of you.It will take you one hour to read three tabloids a day, and one and half hours to finish four rounds of mah-jong a day.Reading tabloids, playing mah-jongs or striving to be a learned man, the choice lies with you.易卜生说：“你的最大责任是把你这块材料铸造成器。” Henrik Ibsen says, “It's your supreme duty to cast yourself into a useful implement.” 学问便是铸器的工具。抛弃了学问便是毁了你们自己。Learning is the casting mould.Forsake learning, and you will ruin yourself.再会了！你们的母校眼睁睁地要看你们十年之后成什么器。Farewell!Your alma mater is watching eagerly to see what will become of you ten years from now.①“不要抛弃学问”在这里的意思是“不要放弃对学问的追求”，因此不能直译为 Never Give up Learning，必须加字：Never Give up the Pursuit of Learning.②“你们可以依自己的心愿自由去研究了”译为you are free to follow your own bent in the choice of studies，其中 to follow one's own bent 是成语，和 to follow one's inclination 同义，作“做自己感兴趣或爱做的事”解。③“做学问”译为 to go into scholarship, 等于 to engage in learning。

④“学问决不会辜负人的”译为 Knowledge will do you a good turn，其中 to do one a good turn 是成语，作“"做对某人有益的事”解。

⑤“撙衣节食”即“省吃省穿”，现译为 cut down on food and clothing, 其中 to cut down on 是成语，与 to economize on 同义，作“节约”解。又，上语也可译为 to live frugally.⑥“至于时间，更不成问题”译为 Time is no object, 其中 no object 是成语，等于 no problem, 作“不成问题”或“不在话下”解。

⑦“全靠你们自己的选择”译为 the choie lies with you 或 it is up to you to make the choice.⑧“你们的母校眼睁睁地要看......”中的“眼睁睁地”通常的意思是“无可奈何地”，现在这里做“热切地”解，故译为eagerly。

汉翻英：桂林位于广西壮族自治区的东北角，被誉为“最美的和最值得外国游客观光的中国城市”。中国广泛流传这样一句话：桂林山水甲天下。岩溶峰林地貌，晶莹剔透的江水，经常浮现与中国艺术作品中，而神奇独特的洞穴更为桂林美景增添不少景致。

Situated in the northeast corner of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Gulin is hailed by many as the most beautifu place in China and one of the must-see destinations for most foreign tourists.There is a popular Chinese saying,”Guilin’s scenery bests all others in the world”.Its shapely-rising limestone towers and crystal-clear waters are often portrayed in Chinese artworks.Adding to its natural beauty are many fascinating caves.英译汉之一：

How China Does “The Bachelor”

More than 50,000 young beauties from across China have lined up to win a date with one of 18 young, millionaire bachelors.The contest is the latest in a trend of beauty contests for the rich that has been criticized heavily in the media, on the

net, and even by the government.中国各地五万多名年轻美女报名应征与18位年轻的单身男富豪约会的机会，这是美女争嫁富豪潮流的新一波，媒体、网络甚至中国政府一直在对这种活动进行严厉谴责。

The new contest was organized online, and its first round was held simultaneously in several major cities.Most contestants have already gone home in defeat, having failed an examination by feng shui masters to see whether they have a 'lucky face', according to an article on the People's Daily's English website.Only 18 finalists will ultimately datethe eligible young men.ZUMApress.com舟山国际海洋小姐大赛的参赛选手为拍摄合影摆姿势。这次活动是在线组织的，第一轮竞争在几个大城市同步举行。据《人民日报》(People's Daily)英文网络版报道，大多数应征者未能通过风水师审查她们是否有“旺夫相”这一关，已失败回家。

仅有18名进入决赛的美女将最终获得约会机会，如果幸运的话，还将嫁给合适的年轻男士。

Editorials in the online edition of China Daily, mirroring the

overwhelmingly negative public reaction, blast the contest as 'money worship' and accuse it of treating women as sex objects.Editorialist Zhang Tianpin complains that the contest is the kind of scandalous behavior that makes many Chinese hate wealthy people.Elites should 'not to flaunt their money to seek beautiful women as partners but invest their money in activities for the benefit of society,' he argues.《中国日报》(China Daily)网络版评论反映出多数公众对这一事件持完全否定态度，抨击这种活动是“拜金”，并指责这种作法是将女性视为性玩物。评论人张天频（音）批评说，这是一种可耻的行径，使得众多中国人仇视富人。

他说，精英人士不应化大钱找美女结婚，而应将钱用于造福社会等活动

Some defend the contest by saying that at least the women are mature and chosen not solely for their looks.Men are looking for the whole package: 'beauty, good temperament, psychological balance, sound character, good educational qualification, high moral values, love, and respect for the institution of marriage,' asserts freelance journalist Huang Yunxiang.Indeed, most of the contestants are between 28 and 30, college-educated and have steady jobs.有人为这类活动辩解说，至少这些女性是成熟的，不光凭外表入选。自由撰稿人黄云翔（音）说，男性追求的女性条件是：相貌好、有气质、心态平和、性格好、受过良好教育、有高尚的价值观、有爱心而且要尊重婚姻。的确，大多数应征者年龄为28至30岁之间，受过大学教育，且有稳定的工作。

China has seen a steady expansion of elite dating contests, TV shows and websites in recent years.Golden Bachelor Matchmakers, a high-end dating site, hires 'Love Hunters' to scour the country for attractive women between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches.Then, luxurious parties with steep entrance fees pair up rich men with these carefully selected beauties.'It is not like they use money to find true love.They just want to have the best options,' Golden Bachelor Chairman Xu Tianli told China Daily.近年来，中国的精英婚恋活动、电视婚恋节目及婚恋网络呈逐渐增加趋势。一家高端婚恋网站钻石王老五征婚网(Golden Bachelor Matchmakers)雇佣“爱情猎头”在全国搜寻1.65米至1.72米的魅力女性。而后举行入场费昂贵的奢侈派对将这些精心挑拣出来的美女与富豪配对。

钻石王老五征婚网总裁徐天立接受《中国日报》采访时

说，富豪们用钱不可能找到真爱。他们只是想有最好的选择。

Vocal critics, however, are uncomfortable with the impact of these beauty contests on Chinese culture.According to an online article in the Global Times, the government has ordered all TV stations to stop showing 22-year-old fashion model Ma Nuo after she made comments that Chinese audiences deemed 'too materialistic.'

On a TV dating show, Ma refused an unemployed man's offer of a bicycle ride, saying: 'I would rather weep in a BMW than smile [on your] bicycle.'但直言不讳的评论家们，就美女争嫁富豪类征婚活动对中国文化的冲击非常不安。据《环球时报》一篇在线文章称，政府已下令所有的电视台封杀22岁的时装模特马诺，此前她的言论让中国观众认为“过于功利化”。

之前在一个电视婚恋节目《非诚勿扰》中，马诺拒绝了一位失业男士的求婚，她说，“我宁愿坐在宝马里哭，也不坐在自行车后座上笑”。

钻石王老五征婚：美女蜂拥 媒体炮轰

中国各地五万多名年轻美女报名应征与18位年轻的单

身男富豪约会的机会，这是美女争嫁富豪潮流的新一波，媒体、网络甚至中国政府一直在对这种活动进行严厉谴责。

ZUMApress.com舟山国际海洋小姐大赛的参赛选手为拍摄合影摆姿势。这次活动是在线组织的，第一轮竞争在几个大城市同步举行。据《人民日报》(People's Daily)英文网络版报道，大多数应征者未能通过风水师审查她们是否有“旺夫相”这一关，已失败回家。

仅有18名进入决赛的美女将最终获得约会机会，如果幸运的话，还将嫁给合适的年轻男士。

《中国日报》(China Daily)网络版评论反映出多数公众对这一事件持完全否定态度，抨击这种活动是“拜金”，并指责这种作法是将女性视为性玩物。评论人张天频（音）批评说，这是一种可耻的行径，使得众多中国人仇视富人。

他说，精英人士不应化大钱找美女结婚，而应将钱用于造福社会等活动

有人为这类活动辩解说，至少这些女性是成熟的，不光凭外表入选。自由撰稿人黄云翔（音）说，男性追求的女性条件是：相貌好、有气质、心态平和、性格好、受过良好教育、有高尚的价值观、有爱心而且要尊重婚姻。的确，大多数应征者年龄为28至30岁之间，受过大学教育，且有稳定的工作。

近年来，中国的精英婚恋活动、电视婚恋节目及婚恋网

络呈逐渐增加趋势。一家高端婚恋网站钻石王老五征婚网(Golden Bachelor Matchmakers)雇佣“爱情猎头”在全国搜寻1.65米至1.72米的魅力女性。而后举行入场费昂贵的奢侈派对将这些精心挑拣出来的美女与富豪配对。

钻石王老五征婚网总裁徐天立接受《中国日报》采访时说，富豪们用钱不可能找到真爱。他们只是想有最好的选择。

但直言不讳的评论家们，就美女争嫁富豪类征婚活动对中国文化的冲击非常不安。据《环球时报》一篇在线文章称，政府已下令所有的电视台封杀22岁的时装模特马诺，此前她的言论让中国观众认为“过于功利化”。

之前在一个电视婚恋节目《非诚勿扰》中，马诺拒绝了一位失业男士的求婚，她说，“我宁愿坐在宝马里哭，也不坐在自行车后座上笑”。

英汉翻译 ： Mother's Letter to the World Dear World：

My son starts school today．It’s going to be strange and new to him for a while．And I wish you would sort of treat him gently． You see，up to now，he’s been king of the roost．He’s been boss of the back yard．I have always been around to repair his wounds，and to soothe his feelings．

But now― things are going to be different．

This morning，he’s going to walk down the front steps，wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow．To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love and courage．

So，World，I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know．Teach him―but gently，if you can．Teach him that for every scoundrel，there is a hero；that for every crooked politician there is a dedicated leader；that for every enemy there is a friend．Teach him the wonders of books．

Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky，bees in the sun，and flowers on the green hill．

Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat．Teach him to have faith in his own ideas，even if everyone else tells him they are wrong．Teach him to sell his brawn and brains to the highest bidder，but never to put a price on his heart and soul．Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob．．．and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right．Teach him gently，World，but don’t coddle him，because only the test of fire makes fine steel．

This is a big order，World，but see what you can do．He’s such a nice little fellow． 亲爱的世界：

我的儿子今天开始上学。在一段时间内，他都会感到既陌生又新鲜。我希望你能对他温柔一点。

你知道，直到现在，他一直是家里的小皇帝；一直是后院的主人。我一直在他身边，为他料理伤口，给他感情上的慰藉。

可是现在———一切都将发生变化。今天早晨，他将走下屋前的台阶，挥挥手，踏上他伟大的冒险征途，途中也许会有战争、悲剧和伤痛。要在他必须生存的世界中生活需要信念、爱心和勇气。

所以，世界，我希望你握住他稚嫩的手，教他必须知道的一些事情。教他———但如果可能的话，温柔点儿。教他知道，世界上有一个恶棍，就有一个英雄；有一个奸诈的政客，就有一个富有奉献精神的领袖；有一个敌人，就有一个朋友。教他感受书本的魅力。给他时间，去安静地思索自然界中永恒的神秘：空中的小鸟，阳光下的蜜蜂，青山上的花朵。教他知道，失败比欺骗要光荣得多。教他要坚信自己的思想，哪怕别人都予以否定。教

他可把自己的体力和脑力以最高价出售，但绝对不要出卖自己的心灵和灵魂。教他对暴徒的嚎叫置若罔闻„„并且在认为自己是对的时候站出来战斗。以温柔的方式教导他，世界，但不要溺爱 他，因为只有烈火才能炼出真钢。

这是个很高的要求，世界，但请你尽力而为。他是一个多么可爱的小伙子。

第五篇：翻译练习+答案

翻译练习

1．我们必须不断学习，这样才能与时俱进。(so that)

2．意大利足球队非常强调团队精神，这是他们赢得世界杯的关键。(1ay emphasis on)

3．她不声不响离家出走，使她的父母心烦意乱。(without)

4．小男孩对展览会上的那辆汽车很着迷。(fascinate)

5．使刘翔迷们感到兴奋的是，刘翔在瑞士洛桑创造了12秒88的男子110米栏的世界纪录。(To„)

1.We should/ must continue to learn more so that we can keep pace/up with the development of times.2.The Italian Football Team laid great emphasis on team spirit, which was the key to winning the World Cup.3.Her leaving home without saying a word upset her parents.4.The little boy was fascinated by the car on the exhibition.5.To his fan’s excitement, Liu Xiang set a new world record of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110-metre hurdles in Lausanne, Switzerland.我最后一次看见杰克的时候，他一个人在街上走。(The last time)

7．几乎每一个人都承认犯罪不可能被彻底消灭。(the fact，wipe out)

8．如果公众失去了对这家公司的信任，那么他们的销售会下降得很快。(1ost trust)

9．给我印象最深的是磁悬浮列车的速度是多么的快啊。(impress，magnetic suspension train)

10．我爸爸不愿用新手机来替换他那只磨损不堪的老手机。(substitute)

6.The last time I saw Jack, he was walking down the street alone.7.Almost everyone accepts the fact that crime can never be wiped put entirely.8.If the public lose trust in the company, sales will fall sharply.9.What impressed me most is how fast the speed of a magnetic suspension train is.10.My father isn’t willing to substitute the new cell phone for his worn-out one.11．尽管天气很寒冷，学生们还是在6点正准时出操。(Despite)

12．每个人，不管是年轻人还是老年人都应铭记“骄者必败”。(keep)

13．虽然他们是好朋友，但他不愿意帮助修理电脑。(reluctant)

14．那位脸色苍白的妇女站在大楼顶上，这使在场的人都很担心。(at the top of)

15．他必定是这次竞赛中最可能获奖的学生。(likely)

11.Despite the cold weather, the students did morning exercises at 6 o’clock sharp.12.Everyone, young or old, must keep in mind that pride goes before a fall.13.Though they are close friends, he is reluctant to help fix the computer.14.At the top of the building stood a woman whose face was pale, which frightened everyone on the scene.15.He is sure to be the most likely student to win the prize in the competition.16在我陷于困境时，对于你的帮助我表示万分感激。(grateful)

17．这所学校在艺术教育方面建立了很好的声誉。(reputation)

18．她放弃了这次机会仅仅是因为缺少足够的钱。(1ack)

19．这个到2009年末完成的项目将使我们在半个小时内就能到达杭州。(不定式)

20．那男孩是如此的调皮，他奶奶对他束手无策。(so„that)

16.I’m deeply grateful to you for your help, when I was in trouble.17.The school has built up a good reputation in art education.18.She gave up the chance merely because of her lacking enough money.19.The project to be accomplished by the end of 2009 will enable us to reach Hangzhou in 30 minutes.20.The boy was so naughty that his grandmother didn’t know how to deal with him.21．你说的也就是我所想的。(what)

22．不管他父亲是否同意，他将选择教师作为他的职业。(whether)

23．根据他提供的线索，警察很快抓到了逃犯。(according)

24．当你们到达那里时，你们会知道他发生了什么事。(the moment)

25．不要把今天的事留到明天做。(名词性从句)

39.may just as well stay at home

40.stain the new carpet

41.didn??t do anything

42.play indispensable roles

43.Even so

44.are being developed

45.remembering all my life

46.lose contact with

47.second only to

48.such fine weather

49.have never resorted to

50.not to speak of/not to mention/let alone going abroad

51.delaying making

52.should adapt himself to

53.to hearing your story again

54.is now being turned

55.Could you take a blank sheet of paper?