2015年11月CATTI二级笔译实务真题
英译汉passage1
Apple may well be the only technical company on the planet that would dare compare itself to Picasso.
苹果可能是世界上唯一敢自比毕加索的科技公司。
1. dare：
A. (have the courage)敢
to dare (to) do [something]敢做某事
she dare(s) not or daren't or doesn't dare leave the baby alone
她不敢让宝宝独自待着
I dare say, ...也许，…
B.激
to dare [somebody] to do [something]激某人做某事
somebody dared me to jump off the bridge
有人激我从桥上跳下去
I dare you to ask her (to dance)我谅你不敢邀请她（跳舞）
dare加to和不加to是有不同意思的，要加以区别。
In a class at the company's internal university, the instructor likened the 11 lithographs that make up Picasso?s The Bull to the way Apple builds its smart phones and other devices. The idea is that Apple designers strive for simplicity just as Picasso eliminated details to create a great work of art.
在苹果公司内部大学的一堂课上，讲师曾提到毕加索绘制名画《公牛》时的11 块石版画，他认为苹果打造智能手机等设备的过程与之类似。也就是说，苹果设计师追求简洁，就像毕加索剔除细枝末节，创造不朽艺术作品一样。
1.liken
to liken [somebody]/[something] to ...把某人/某事物比作…
这里我认为作者想说是毕加索用11块石版画拼成一幅画这种创作手法与苹果制作手机等的方法类似，仔细看一下文章，liken后面的主语是11 lithographs，to 后面是the way，译文很聪明地都表达到位了。
Steven P. Jobs established the Apple University as a way to inculcate employees into Apple?s business culture and educate them about its history, particularly as the company grew and the technical business changed. Courses are not required, only recommended, but getting new employees to enroll is rarely a problem.
斯蒂夫·P·乔布斯创立苹果大学，是为了向员工灌输苹果公司企业文化，告诉他们苹果公司的历史，在公司壮大与技术业务变动的时候更是如此。课程不是必修，只是推荐，但新员工几乎都会去上课。
1.inculcate
①(instil)灌输?ideas, beliefs?
to inculcate [something] in or into [somebody]向某人灌输某思想
②(teach)教导?pupil, followers?
to inculcate [somebody] with [something]教导某人某事
2.这里的as引导的是时间状语从句，注意细节。
3.rarely a problem其实是一个双重否定的表达。
Randy Nelson, who came from the animation studio Pixar, co-founded by Mr. Jobs, is one of the teachers of “Communicating at Apple.” This course，open to various levels of employees, focuses on clear communication, not just for making products intuitive, but also for sharing ideas with peers and marketing products.
兰迪·尼尔森（Randy Nelson）来自由乔布斯合作创立的皮克斯动画工作室，他是“苹果公司交流沟通” 课程教师之一。这门课向不同层级员工开放，主要介绍准确沟通，不只是为了让产品使用更简便，也是为了促进观点分享与产品推广。
1.intuitive
①(instinctive)凭直觉的
intuitive knowledge直观知识
②(easy to use)使用简便的?software, interface?
In a version of the class taught last year, Mr. Nelson showed a slide of The Bull, a series of 11 lithographs of a bull that Picasso created over
about a month, starting in late 1945. In the early stages, the bull has a snout, shoulder shanks and hooves, but over the iterations, those details vanish. The last image is a curvy stick figure that is still unmistakably a bull.
去年的课上，尼尔森展示了一个介绍《公牛》这组画作的PPT，里面包括了毕加索从1945 年末开始，在大约一个月里画的11 幅公牛石版画。早期的作品里，公牛还有口鼻、前腿和蹄子，但经反复修改，这些细节就被除掉了。虽然最后一幅只是弯曲线条组成的形象，但毫无疑问还可以看出是一头公牛。
“You go through mor e iterations until you can simply deliver your message in a very concise way, and that is true to the Apple brand and everything we do,” recalled one person who took the course.
上过这门课的一位员工回忆，“通过不断迭代，才能用非常简洁的方式传递信息，苹果品牌以及我们的所有产品都遵循这一原则”。
1.看到这句话就说一些废话，我觉得这句话也同时适用于翻译当中，刚开始我们翻译会把很多细枝末节的，或多余的话翻译进去，但一遍绝对称不上翻译，需要经过反复修改推敲，添加，删去，找到最适合的词语准确，地道表达出来才能称为翻译。
In “What Makes Apple,” another course that Mr. Nelson occasionally teachers, he showed a slide of the remote control for the Google TV, said an employee who took the class last year. The remote control has 78 buttons. Then, the employee said. Mr. Nelson displayed a photo of the Apple TV remote control, a thin piece of metal with just three buttons.
去年参加过培训的一位员工说，有一门课叫《是什么成就了苹果公司》，尼尔森有时会亲自授课。他在课上展示过一个PPT，上面放的是Google TV 的遥控器。那个遥控器有78 个按键。然后，尼尔森展示了Apple TV 的遥控器——一块只有3 个按键纤薄金属条。
How did Apple's designers decide on three buttons? They started out with an idea, Mr. Nelson explained, and debated until they had just what was needed 一 a button to play and pause a video, a button to select
something to watch, and another to go to the main menu.
苹果公司的设计师如何决定只用 3 个按键呢？尼尔森解释，他们一开始有一个想法，然后一直讨论，直到结果正是自己所需为止——一个按键控制视频播放和暂停，另一个选择看什么，还有一个回到主菜单。
The Google TV remote control serves as a counterexample. It had so many buttons, Mr. Nelson said, because the individual engineers and designers who worked on the project all got what they wanted.
尼尔森说，Google TV 的遥控器是一个反例，它的按键太多，因为项目里的每个工程师、设计师都把想要的东西加了上去。
英译汉Passage 2
Equipped with the camera extender known as a selfie stick, occasionally referred to as the wand of narcissism, tourists can now reach for flattering selfies wherever they go.
配备了被称为自拍杆（又称“自恋神器”）的相机延长器之后，现在不管走到哪儿，游客都能拍到惹人喜爱的自拍照。
1.Equipped with the camera extender known as a selfie stick, occasionally referred to as the wand of narcissism,这句话需要注意的是到底哪个是主语，应该是“a selfie stick”“Equipped with the camera extender”过去分词作非谓语修饰主语，occasionally referred to as the wand of narcissism,是主语的同位语，所以一定要分清句子成分。
Art museums have watched this development nervously, fearing damage to their collections or to visitors, as users swing their sticks with abandon. Now they are taking action. One by one, museums across the United States have been imposing bans on using selfie sticks for photographs inside galleries (adding them to existing rules on umbrellas, backpacks and tripods), yet another example of how controlling crowding has become part of the museum mission.
艺术博物馆一直紧张地关注这一变化，担心用户肆意挥舞自拍杆时，
会对藏品或其他游客造成伤害。现在他们采取了行动。美国的博物馆一个接一个发布禁令，禁止在博物馆内使用自拍杆。之前已遭禁止的物品包括雨伞、背包、三脚架和单脚架。这再次表明，控制过度拥挤已经成为博物馆的任务之一。
1.“museums across the United States have been imposing bans on”原文用了一个现在完成进行时，表示动作一直进行，没有停止，译文也很巧妙地用“一个接一个”来展现这个接连不断的动作。
The Hirshhom Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington prohibited the sticks this month, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston plans to impose a ban. In New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, which has been studying the matter for some lines, has just decided that it will forbid selfie slicks, too. New signs will be posted soon.
本月，华盛顿赫什霍恩博物馆(Hirshhorn Museum)和雕塑公园(Sculpture Garden)禁止了自拍杆使用，休斯顿美术馆(Museum of Fine Arts)也计划发布禁令。纽约大都会艺术博物馆研究这个问题已有一段时间，现在也决定将禁止使用自拍杆。很快，新的提示标牌就会贴出来。
1.二级翻译需要注意的就是人名和地名是必考的内容，这方面需要注意，选择一个好的字典就很重要。英译汉最大的字典是陆谷孙的《英汉大词典》里面收录了大量人名、地名等专有名词。
2. Fine Arts 是美术的意思，不是精致美术
“From now on, you will be asked quietly to put it away,” said SreeSreenivasan, the chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “It's one thing to take a picture at arm's length, but when it is three times arm?s length, you arc invading someone else's personal space.
“从现在起，我们会轻声要求游客收起自拍杆”。大都会艺术博物馆首席数据官斯里·斯里尼瓦桑(SreeSreenivasan)说，“伸出胳膊拍照没问题，但自拍杆长度是胳膊的三倍，所以会侵犯他人的私人空间。”
1.这里的it要注意指代的就是自拍杆，所以要理解并把它翻出来。
The personal space of other visitors is just one problem. The artwork is
another. “We do not want to have to put all the art under glass,” said Deborah Ziska, the chief of public information at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, which has been quietly enforcing a ban on selfie sticks, but is in the process of adding it formally to its printed guidelines for visitors.
其他游客的私人空间只是问题之一，另一个是艺术品保护。“我们不想把所有艺术品都放进玻璃罩”，华盛顿国家艺术馆首席公共信息官德博拉·齐什卡(Deborah Ziska)说。该博物馆已悄然禁止自拍杆使用，也正把禁令正式写入纸质游客指南。
Last but not least is the threat to the camera operator, intent on capturing the perfect shot and oblivious to the surroundings. “If people are not paying attention in the Temple of Dendur, they can end up in the water with the crocodile sculpture” Mr. Sreenivasan said. “We have so many balconies you could fall from, and stairs you can trip on.”
最后一个问题也同样重要，自拍杆对相机使用者同样有威胁——他们专注于捕捉完美镜头，往往会忽视周围环境。“在丹铎神庙，稍不留神就可能会掉进水里，和鳄鱼雕塑为伍”，斯里尼瓦桑说，“我们这儿有很多容易跌下去的露台，还有容易被绊倒的台阶”。
1.“intent on capturing…”这句是修饰前面的人“the camera operator”
2.intent：
(attentively occupied)专心的
to be intent on one's work专心致志地工作
to be intent on or upon [something]/doing [something]
3.注意trip作动词的用法
trip：
intransitive verb
①(stumble)绊
he tripped and nearly fell他绊了一下，差点跌倒
to trip on or over [something]被…绊倒?rock, step?
to trip over one's own feet把自己绊倒
you can't move in here without tripping over a celebrityhumorous
你只要来到此地，必定会碰见名人
②(step lightly)轻快地走; figurative?tune, notes?节奏轻快
to trip into/out of the room轻快地走进/走出房间
the lies came tripping off her tongue她撒起谎来不假思索
③colloquial(have hallucinogenic drug experience)[服用迷幻药后] 产生幻觉
he's tripping他产生了腾云驾雾的幻觉
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Thursday, Jasmine Adaos, a selfie-stick user from Chile, expressed dismay. “It?s just another product”，she said. “When you have a regular camera, it?s the same thing. I don?t see the problem if you?re careful.” But Hai Lin, a student from Shandong, China, conceded that the museum might have a point. ……You can hit people when they're passing by,” she said.
贾斯敏·亚当(Jasmine Adaos)来自智利拉塞雷纳，她用自拍杆拍过照。周四在参观大都会博物馆时贾斯敏说，“它只是另一种产品，跟用普通相机没有区别。我觉得只要小心一点就不会有问题”。但是来自中国山东的学生林海（音译）则承认，博物馆的做法可能也有道理，“有人经过时，你可能会碰到别人”。
汉译英Passage1
2000年,中国建成北斗导航试验系统,这使中国成为继美、俄之后世界上第三个拥有自主卫星导航系统的国家。
In 2000, China produced the Beidou Navigation Testing System, which made China the third country possessing the autonomous navigation system after the United States and Russia.
也可以翻译成前半句为主句+后半句为现在分词作结果状语
In 2000, china established the BeiDouSatellite Navigation Experimental System, making it the third country with an independent satellite navigation system, following the US and Russia.
北斗卫星导航系统：BeiDou Navigation Satellite System，BDS（官网）北斗导航：1.北斗卫星导航试验系统（2000年），由3颗卫星组成，“北斗一号”。2.北斗卫星导航系统（2011年），由35颗卫星组成（包括5颗静止轨道卫星和30颗非静止轨道卫星），“北斗二号”
北斗卫星导航试验系统：BeiDouSatellite Navigation Experimental System 虽然目前它的精度与GPS 还有一定差距,但它具备了GPS没有的短信通信和位置报告的功能。在没有手机信号的地方,用户也可以通过该系统发送短信。
Though it lags behind American?s GPS in positioning precision, BeiDou has two unique functions that GPS lacks, including message communication and location reporting. In places where there is no cellphones signal, BeiDou users can still send text message via this system.
1.precision
①(of description)清晰(of instructions)明确(of measurements)精确with precision精确地
precision instruments精密仪器
accuracy
一般是指doing something without making mistakes，正确，准确。或是the quality of being correct or true准确性，精确性。
所以两者比较来看用precision比较好。
2008年四川汶川大地震后,灾区电话无法接通,手机信号中断。救援人员将北斗导航终端带入灾区,及时保持了与外界的通讯联络。
In Wenchuan Earthquake 2008, the telephone communication in disaster areas was cut off due to the failure of cellphone signals. Bringing BeiDou Navigation system terminals into the earthquake stricken area, the rescue teams managed to maintain the area?s contact with the outside world.
该系统的位置报告功能可以帮助交通管理部分掌握行驶车辆的位置,及时疏导交通,缓解交通拥堵状况。
The location reporting function informs the communication departments of the positions of the vehicles on the roads so that they can relieve the congestion by diverting the traffic.
或是：The location reporting function allow transport departments to track vehicles in real-time, so that they can cope with a traffic jam, thus
easing the congestion.
虽然北斗卫星导航系统是中国独立发展、自主运行的卫星导航系统,但这并不影响它与世界上其他卫星导航系统的兼容性。用户同时使用北斗和GPS 这两种导航系统时,定位和导航效果会更好。
The system, though developed and operated independently by China, is compatible with other global satellite navigation systems. Users would enjoy better positioning and navigation using both BDS and GPS at the same time.
汉译英Passage 2
中国和欧洲是两大战略力量，肩负推动全球经济发展、促进人类文明进步、维护世界和平的崇高使命，双方正在形成不断放大的战略交集。中国是最大的新兴市场国家，欧盟是最大的发达经济体，“最大”与“最大”交融、一切都有可能，“新兴”与“发达”携手、优势就会倍增，中欧在新兴和发达经济体合作中可以成为典范。
China and Europe are two major strategic forces. We both undertake the lofty mission of promoting global economy, advancing human civilization and progress and safeguarding world peace. The two sides are expanding their converging strategic interests. China is the largest emerging market and the EU the largest developed economy. Nothing is impossible when the two “largests” converge. And strength will be multiplied if the “emerging” meets the “developed”. China-EU cooperation may serve as a fine example of that between the emerging and developed economies.
中国和欧洲分处欧亚大陆的两端，这块大陆是世界上面积最大的大陆，也是人口最多的大陆，市场空间广阔，发展机遇巨大。中欧都主张国际关系民主化，在许多国际重大事务上有共同利益，双方关系具有越来越重要的全球影响。中欧都有伟大的文明，中国推崇“和而不同”，欧盟倡导“多元一体”。13亿多中国人与7亿多欧洲人命运相连、前途相关，中欧在不同文明包容互鉴中可以成为引领。
China and Europe are located at the two ends of the Eurasian continent,
the biggest landmass on earth and the most populous continent in the world with huge market and great development opportunities. Both sides call for greater democracy in international relations and we share common interests on many major international issues. Our relationship is acquiring more and more important global significance. Both China and Europe enjoy splendid culture. While China advocates “harmony without uniformity”, the EU stands for “unity in diversity”. The 1.3 billion Chinese people and the 700 million European people have a common destiny and a common future. China and Europe may well take the lead in promoting mutual learning and inclusiveness between different civilizations.
2018年考研英语二真题及答案解析 Section I Use of English Directions： Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people wiill 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3. In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students' willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist?Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked. Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified;another twe nty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock th em clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 .Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect wit h other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and pho tographs of disgusting insects. The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans,much the same as the ba sic drives for 11 or shelter,says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such 13 can back fire.The insight that curiosity can drive you to do 14 things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 ,however. In a f inal experiment,participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would
2018年11月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务真题及答案 【英译中】【Passage 1】 New drone footage gives a glimpse of the damage that Hawaii’s Big Island sustainedin the wake of volcanic explosions in recent days. Smoke can be seen billowing off the lava as it creeps down roads and through wooded areas toward homes. Fires are visible with terrifying streams of brightness breaking through the surrounding areas of black. After a day of relative calm, Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday,spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile of new ground and bringing the total number of destroyed structures to 35. 从无人机拍摄到的最新视频中，可以大概了解到近日火山喷发后，夏威夷大岛所遭受的损失情况。火山岩浆在道路上、树林里蔓延，直逼住家，岩浆所到处浓烟滚滚。在一片漆黑中可见多处大火，火光十分刺眼。基拉韦厄火山经过相对平静的一天后，周日又火力全开，将岩浆喷到300英尺高空，又侵蚀了半英里土地，共有35处建筑遭摧毁。 There have been 1,800 residents evacuated from their neighborhoods where cracks have been opening and spilling lava. In evacuated areas with relatively low sulfur dioxide levels, residents were allowed to return home for a few hours to collect belongings on Sunday and Monday. Officials said those residents – a little more than half of the evacuees — were allowed to return briefly, and they would continue to allow residents in if it could be done safely. 由于地面开裂、岩浆涌出，1800社区居民被疏散。周六周日，在二氧化硫浓度不高的被疏散区域，居民获准回家几个小时收拾家中物品。当地官员称，这些居民——约占被疏散居民总数的半数多些——被准许回家短暂停留，并且在保证安全的前提下，允许其他居民回家。 “Things got pretty active,” an official said at a Saturday press conference. “The eight volcanoes were pretty active, to the point where lava was spewing and the flow started spreading so we got additional damage out there. I’m not sure what the count is, but we thought it was just continuing to go. Fortunately, seismicity has laid down and the volcanoes have gone quiet now.” But officials had cautioned that while the lava flow was quiet, it wouldn’t be for long. “More volcanoes could open up, the existing ones could get active again.” There’s a lot of lava under the ground so eventually it’s going to come up.” “这些火山变的很活跃，”一位官员在周六举行的新闻发布会上称，“有八个火山变的很活跃，岩浆喷出后，四处扩散，因此我们那里损失又多了些。我现在还不了解损失总数，但我们认为这个数字仍在不断攀升。庆幸地是，现在地震强度已经减弱，火山也开始平息下来了。”但是官员警告称，虽然岩浆流动慢下来了，但是不会维持太久。“还有更多地火山可能会爆发，现有的火山可能再次变得活跃。”地表下面有许多岩浆，这些岩浆最终会喷发出来。
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英语二真题： Section 1 Use of Eninglish Directions : Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy ,the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it used to be .To the men and women who（ 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the GI.was the （2) man grown into hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who（ 3) all the burdens of battle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the （ 4) of food and shelter ,who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder .this was not a volunteer soldier ,not someone well paid ,（5) an average guy ,up（ 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutal enemies seen in centuries. His name is not much.GI. is just a military abbreviation （7) Government Issue ,and it was on all of the article（ 8) to soldiers .And Joe A common name for a guy who never （9) it to the top .Joe Blow ,Joe Magrac …a working class name.The United States has（ 10) had a president or vicepresident or secretary of state Joe. GI .joe had a (11)career fighting German ,Japanese , and Korean troops . He appers as a character ,or a (12 ) of american personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of GI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle(13)portrayde themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the (14)side of the warl, writing about the dirt-snow –and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were(15)or what towns were captured or liberated, His reports(16)the “willie” cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden. Both men(17)the dirt and exhaustion of war, the (18)of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep. (19)Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, G.I. Joe was any American soldier,(20)the most important person in their lives. 1.[A] performed [B]served [C]rebelled [D]betrayed 2.[A] actual [B]common [C]special [D]normal 3.[A]bore [B]cased [C]removed [D]loaded 4.[A]necessities [B]facilitice [C]commodities [D]propertoes 5.[A]and [B]nor [C]but [D]hence 6.[A]for [B]into [C] form [D]against 7.[A]meaning [B]implying [C]symbolizing [D]claiming 8.[A]handed out [B]turn over [C]brought back [D]passed down 9.[A]pushed [B]got [C]made [D]managed 10.[A]ever [B]never [C]either [D]neither
2015年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试 英语(二) 试卷 (课程代码 00015) 本试卷共8页，满分l00分，考试时间l50分钟。 考生答题注意事项： 1．本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。2．第一部分为选择题。必须对应试卷上的题号使用2B铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。3．第二部分为非选择题。必须注明大、小题号，使用0．5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。4．合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。 选择题区 第一部分：阅读判断(第1～l0题，每题l分，共10分) 下面的短文后列出了l0个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该旬提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择8；如果该旬的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 Black Friday Everyone likes to shop for gifts for the holiday season, but few people know the history of holiday shopping. While people have heard of Black Friday; most do not know its origins. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving (感恩节).On this day most retail stores open their doors very early一some as early as 4 am. In addition, they provide their customers with great discounts on products. With this in mind, it is clear to see why so many shoppers buy many of their Christmas gifts on Black Friday. Black Friday is not as ok! as many people think. In fact, it is believed that the first Black. Friday was held in the 1970s in the USA. It was a day when stores decided to mark the start of the holiday season In order to draw more customers, they offered great discounts. All products sold very well. This large success resulted in the name Black Friday, it was so named because the stores were "in the black". This financial term means the stoics made a lot of money. However, it was not until around 2002 that Black Friday really started to gain in popularity. Today in the USA, countless advertisers proudly announce their Black Friday sales. They hope to attract shoppers into their stores. Black Friday is a day when many shoppers in the USA go out and buy gifts, even though Christmas Eve is still a more popular day to shop. Thanks to the Internet, it is now possible to get some excellent Black Friday deals online. So if you don't want to get to the stores by 4 am, this is the perfect way to still get items at reduced prices. 1. Many people know the history of Black Friday. ? A. True B. False C. Not Given
2013年11月英语二级《笔译实务》试题 Part A Compulsory Translation（必译题） The archivists requested a donkey, but what they got from the mayor‘s office were four wary black sheep, which, as of Wednesday morning, were chewing away at a lumpy field of grass beside the municipal archives building as the City of Paris‘s newest, shaggiest lawn mowers. Mayor Bertrand Delano? has made the environment a priority since his election in 2001, with popular bike- and car-sharing programs, an expanded network of designated lanes for bicycles and buses, and an enormous project to pedestrianize the banks along much of the Seine. The sheep, which are to mow (and, not inconsequentially, fertilize) an airy half-acre patch in the 19th District intended in the same spirit. City Hall refers to the project as ―eco-grazing,‖ and it notes that the four ewes will prevent the use of noisy, gas-guzzling mowers and cut down on the use of herbicides. Paris has plans for a slightly larger eco-grazing project not far from the archives building, assuming all goes well; similar projects have been under way in smaller towns in the region in recent years. The sheep, from a rare, diminutive Breton breed called Ouessant, stand just about two feet high. Chosen for their hardiness, city officials said, they will pasture here until October inside a three-foot-high, yellow electrified fence. ―This is really not a one-shot deal,‖ insisted René Dutrey, the adjunct mayor for the environment and sustainable development. Mr. Dutrey, a fast-talking man in orange-striped Adidas Samba sneakers, noted that the sheep had cost the city a total of just about $335, though no further economic projections have been drawn up for the time being. A metal fence surrounds the grounds of the archives, and a security guard stands watch at the gate, so there is little risk that local predators — large, unleashed dogs, for instance — will be able to reach the ewes. Curious humans, however, are encouraged to visit the sheep, and perhaps the archives, too. The eco-grazing project began as an initiative to attract the public to the archives, and informational panels have been put in place to explain what, exactly, the
00015英语二试题及答案 发布日期：2016-01-04 10:09 来源：未知阅读：6927 【字体：大中小】 本套单元测试共10 题，共100 分。答题得分：100 分 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [1]I should like to rent a house,modern,comfortable and ___ in a qiuet environment. 得 分： 10分 答：D A before all B first of all C after all D above all 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [2]His few personal belongings make it possible for him to move from place to place __ _. 得 分： 10分 答：C A in ease B at ease C with ease D with easiness 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [3]Could you lend me some money? I'm very ______of cash at the moment.得 分： 10分 答：B A need B short C scarce D empty 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [4]It ______ exactly thirty years since I graduated from college. 得 分： 10分 答：B A was B has been C will be D had been
【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [5]He was completely ______ by her tale of hardship. 得 10分 分： 答：B A taken away B taken in C taking away D taken up 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [6]The team doctor insisted that the route _____ because of the possible danger. 得 10分 分： 答：C A could be changed B would be changed C be changed D might be changed 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [7]Problems can _____ when people have no knowledge of the law. 得 10分 分： 答：C A rise B jump C arise D lift 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [8]The _____ lady is believed to be the thief wanted by the police. 得 10分 分： 答：A A beautifully dressed B dressed beautifully C beautiful dressing D beautiful dress 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [9]The manager did not offer him the job because of his untidy _____.
2015年考研英语二真题答案（完整版） 2015考研英语二答案 完型填空题 1 .C signal 2 .D much 3. C plugged 4. A message 5. C behind 6. A misinterpreted 7. B judged 8. D unfamiliar 9. B anxious 10. D turn 11.A dangerous 12. A hurt 13.B conversation 14. D passengers 15.C predict 16. D ride 17.A went through 18.C in fact 19.B since 20 B simple 阅读题答案 Text 1 答案 21. D offered greater relaxation than the workplace 22. B childless husbands 23. A they are both bread winners and housewives 24. C earnings 25. B division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut Text2 答案 26. C miss its original purpose 27. A the problem is solvable 28. C are in need offinancial support 29. D are inexperienced in handling issues at college
30. D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question Text3 答案 31. A more emotional 32. C sports culture 33.D strengthen employee loyalty 34.A voices for working women 35. C companies find it to be fundamental Text4 36. B the increase of voluntary part-time jobs 37. C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs 38. B shows a general tendency of decline 39. B empolyment is no longer a precondition to get insureance 40.A 阅读新题型 41 .D Most of your fearsare unreal 42. E Think about the [resent moment 43.G There are many things to be grateful for 44.A You are not alone 45. C Pave your own unique path 翻译题 回想一下这样的经历：开车行驶在一条非常熟悉的道路上。这可能是你每天上下班的必经之路，可能是进城的旅行，亦或是回家的道路。不管是哪一种，你都了解每一个屈折拐弯之处，就像熟悉自己手背上的纹路一样。在这些所有类型的旅途中，很容易失去驾车的注意力，并且几乎不注意沿途的风景。结果，比起这段路途实际需要的时间，你的感觉是花费的时间更少。 这就是经常旅行线路效应：人们往往低估了花费在一条熟悉的路线上的时间。 这种效应是由于我们分配注意力的方式引起的。当我们旅行一条非常著名的路线时，因为我们不是非得注意太多，时间似乎流逝得更快。然后，当我们回忆起这段旅程时，因为我们没有花费太多的注意力，因此我们对之记忆地不太清楚，所以我们认为这段旅行更为短途作文 PART A 【参考范文1】 Notice In order to enrich high school students’ life in summer holiday and expand the reputation of our university, the Students Union are going to host a summer camp in our school campus and volunteers are needed. The details about this summer camp and volunteer recruitment are listed as follows. Firstly, the summer camp will begin on September 1st and it will last for ten days. Secondly, the main theme of this summer camp is “Better English, Better life” and there are various activities in this summer camp, including English-speaking contest, drama contest, sports meeting and
2016.11 CATTI 英语二级笔译实务科目试题 E-C Passage 1 Everyone knows that weddings—the most elaborate and costly form of old school pageantry still acceptable in modern society—are stupid expensive. But it turns out Americans are now blowing even more money than ever before on what‘s supposed to be the most magical day of any couple‘s life together. Money that, to be honest, could be spent on much, much cooler stuff. The Knot released its annual wedding survey this week, with findings showing that couples are spending a mind-numbing average of $32,641 on matrimonial celebrations. The study includes data from nearly 18,000 pairs across the country. While the cost of a wedding varied greatly from city to city—reaching a nauseating high of $82,300 in Manhattan—the price was steep no matter where couples chose to get hitched. All this despite the fact that weddings (and marriages in general, honestly) can be a fairly impractical thing to invest in. Seriously, even 50 Cent doesn‘t spend as much in a day as you‘re spending on a reception band alone. Think about that. So rather than buying into the Marriage Industrial Complex on a union that may or may not work out, wouldn‘t it make more sense to save your hard-earned money by forgoing the big ceremony for the major expenses you‘re likely to face in married life? You know, like a mortgage. Or braces for your wallet-draining children-to-be. And if your fianceé is dead set on a fairytale wedding? You could always just blow your financial load on a plenty fulfilling single life. With nearly $33,000 to spend in the life of a singledom, you could get pretty far when it comes to amenities and entertainment. Perhaps the best part of being free from the shackles of wedding planning is the opportunity to treat yourself. Like, why drop $1,400 on a frilly dress you‘ll wear once before it turns to moth food when you can rock the most expensive shoes of the season and look great doing it? And while weddings are supposed to be all about the happy couple, everyone knows that‘s bull, because you have to feed your guests and provide them entertainment and put a roof over their heads for a couple of hours and likely go into debt doing it. In addition to simply having fun, there are some more practical ways to spend your wedding purse as well. For instance, purchasing and providing for a nice house cat rather than dropping major dough on finger bling intended for fending off hotties for the rest of your life. Fluffy won‘t care if you bring home someone new every weekend—he‘ll just hate everyone i ndiscriminately. Passage 2 My teenage son recently informed me that there is an Internet quiz to test oneself for narcissism. His friend had just taken it. ―How did it turn out?‖ I asked. ―He says he did great!‖ my son responded. ―He
2011年研究生入学考试英语二真题 Section I Use of English Directions：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered black and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) "The Internet affords anonymity to its users — a boon to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cybercrime that has 1 across the Web. Can privacy be preserved 2 bringing a semblance of safety and security to a world that seems increasingly 3 ? Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation’s cyberczar, offered the Obama government a 4 to make the We b a safer place — a “voluntary identify” system that would be the high-tech5of a physical key, fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled6one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential7 to a specifi c computer, an d would authenticat e users at a range o f online services. The idea is to8 a federation of private online identify systems. Users could9 which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver’s license10 by the government. Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have sign-on”systems that make it possible for users to11 just once but use many different services. 12 , the approach would create a “walled garden” in safe “neighborhoods” and bright “streetlights” to establish a sense of13 community. Mr. Schmidt described it as a “voluntary ecosystem” in which individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with14 ,trusting the identities of the infrastructure that the transaction runs15 .'" Still, the administration’s plan has16 privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such an initiative push toward what would17 be a license” mentality. The plan has also been greeted with18 by some experts, who worry that the “voluntary ecosystem”would still leave much of the Internet19 .They argue that should be20 to register and identify themselves, in drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads. 1． A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden 2． A.for B.within C.while D.though 3． A.careless https://www.doczj.com/doc/461176793.html,wless C.pointless D.helpless 4． A.reason B.reminder https://www.doczj.com/doc/461176793.html,promise D.proposal