2018年下半年全国翻译专业考试二级笔译实务真题(人事部CATTI考试)
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catti二级考试题库及答案一、单选题(每题1分,共10分)1. 翻译中,以下哪个选项是正确的英译汉表达?A. "The weather is fine today." 翻译为“今天天气很好。
”B. "The weather is fine today." 翻译为“今天天气很坏。
”C. "The weather is fine today." 翻译为“今天天气一般。
”D. "The weather is fine today." 翻译为“今天天气很差。
”答案:A2. 在翻译中,如何处理专业术语?A. 直接使用原语言B. 用同义词替换C. 根据上下文进行解释D. 忽略不译答案:C3. 以下哪个选项是正确的汉译英表达?A. “他非常努力工作。
” 翻译为“He works very hard.”B. “他非常努力工作。
” 翻译为“He works very lazy.”C. “他非常努力工作。
” 翻译为“He works very slowly.”D. “他非常努力工作。
” 翻译为“He works very fast.”答案:A4. 翻译时,如何处理文化差异?A. 直接翻译,不作任何调整B. 完全按照原文,不考虑目标语言文化C. 适当调整,使译文符合目标语言文化习惯D. 忽略文化差异,只注重语言准确性答案:C5. 翻译中,如何处理长句?A. 直接翻译,保持原句结构B. 拆分成多个短句C. 合并成更短的句子D. 保持原句结构,但进行适当调整答案:D6. 在翻译中,以下哪个选项是错误的?A. 保持原文的语气和风格B. 确保译文的流畅性和准确性C. 忽略原文的修辞手法D. 尊重原文作者的意图答案:C7. 翻译中,如何处理习语和成语?A. 直接翻译,不作任何调整B. 用目标语言中的对应习语替换C. 根据上下文进行解释D. 忽略不译答案:B8. 翻译时,如何处理数字和单位?A. 直接翻译,保持原样B. 转换为目标语言的习惯表达C. 忽略不译D. 根据上下文进行适当调整答案:B9. 在翻译中,以下哪个选项是正确的?A. 翻译是一种语言的简单转换B. 翻译是一种语言和文化的转换C. 翻译是一种语言的复杂转换D. 翻译是一种语言的随意转换答案:B10. 翻译中,如何处理专有名词?A. 直接翻译,不作任何调整B. 用同义词替换C. 保持原样,不作翻译D. 根据上下文进行解释答案:C二、多选题(每题2分,共10分)1. 翻译中,以下哪些因素需要考虑?A. 语言准确性B. 文化差异C. 读者需求D. 作者意图答案:A, B, C, D2. 翻译时,以下哪些技巧是常用的?A. 直译B. 意译C. 增译D. 减译答案:A, B, C, D3. 翻译中,以下哪些是常见的错误?A. 语言不准确B. 文化误解C. 风格不一致D. 信息遗漏答案:A, B, C, D4. 在翻译中,以下哪些是重要的翻译原则?A. 忠实性B. 通顺性C. 美观性D. 准确性答案:A, B, D5. 翻译时,以下哪些是有效的策略?A. 了解背景知识B. 使用词典C. 参考类似文本D. 反复校对答案:A, B, C, D三、判断题(每题1分,共10分)1. 翻译是一种语言的简单转换。
2018年5月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务真题及答案英译中第一篇文章Near Cambodia's Temple Ruins a Devotion to Learning.走进破败的柬埔寨庙宇,感受学习的热情。
Millions of tourists come here every year to visit the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat an influx that has helped transform what once resembled a small laid-back village into a thriving and cosmopolitan town with thumping nightlife and more than 10000 hotel rooms.每年,都有数以百万计的游客造访吴哥窟,以观赏当地古老的历史遗迹,而这个游客聚居之地,也一改往日偏僻村落的闲适之常态,一举成为一座经济发展呈迅猛之势的国际化城镇。
一万间宾馆客房拔地而起,赋予游客激情四射的夜生活。
But the explosion of the tourism industry here has also done something less predictable. Siem Reap which had no universities a decade ago is now Cambodia’s second-largest hub for higher education after the capital Phnom Penh.但是,吴哥窟旅游业的爆棚式发展,也取得了某些意料之外的成果。
十年前,暹粒还是一片学术的不毛之地,而今,暹粒已发展壮大成为柬埔寨第二大高等教育中心,高等院校规模仅次于首都金边。
The sons and daughters of impoverished rice farmers flock here to work as tour guides receptionists bartenders and waitresses. When their shifts are over they study finance English and accounting.来自贫困稻农家的儿女们,一股脑地涌向暹粒。
2018年下半年CATTI二级口译试题Part 1 English to Chinese InterpretingPassage 11.The torrent of innovation and entrepreneurship sweeping China has become a new engine fueling China’s economic growth, and in this process capital has played an indispensable role. Some people ask me about which areas will create new leaders, and therefore, should investors pay the most attention to? What kinds of business start-ups am I most interested in? There are indeed industrial leaders in almost every visible segment. But when it comes to the new economy, newcomers always stand a chance of defeating those first arrivals. From my point of view, opportunities exist in the following three areas.2.First, there are plenty of opportunities in a niche market利基市场. For instance, is a leading general e-commerce website, and there are many other e-commerce platforms focused on selling one particular type of product such as cosmetics or baby products. Second, opportunities exist along the industrial chain of e-commerce. Taking Amazon for example, it’s a business-to-customer (B2C) website where third-party sellers are invited to open stores. They can take part in logistics, customs, storage, and other industrial chain of commerce.3. Third, with the advent of the mobile Internet era, new location-based and social-based opportunities will pop up. For example, taxi-hailing apps Uber, Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache are areas that Internet giants once overlooked or failed to cover. Investment opportunities on TMT (telecommunication, media and technology) area will exist in at least the above-mentioned three areas. New areas such as big data and cloud computing will churn out plenty of opportunities as well. These are all investment directions for us, with unlimited room for development.4.Personally, I favor three types of business start-ups—those with a hi-tech barrier, those with an innovative business model and those with established skills in a certain segment.The first and third types are easy to understand, but the second one could be a little tricky. Basically, a company has to create a completely new model to enter a potentially huge market. I would be really interested in this kind of business start-ups.5.People asked me when a revenue model is absent at the early stage, how can you tell whether a company is worth investing in? A sound and good revenue model is an essential issue in the investment world, however, we have found a paradox in both Chinese and U.S. markets. Many Internet giants either didn’t have one clear revenue model at the early stage, or they had one but changed to a different model as it grew. We should never rule out a project arbitrarily when its revenue model is absent or unclear.6.This is a must-have quality in the investment world. As a matter of fact, the team matters a lot at the early stage. I believe an excellent team has a strong ability to cash in what it has to offer. Whether we should invest in a company when it doesn’t have a clear revenue model is the difficult part for a venture capitalist, but is also the most attractive part in this job. That’s what sorts outstanding professional venture capitalists from lame ones.7.Some people think there are bubbles in the technology industry in China, and that the bubbles may soon burst. Personally, I think technological innovation will continue and bubbles in this area are quite obvious. It’s obvious in that the valuation of some tech firms is way too high. Meanwhile, whenever a new concept appears within a sector, it will become very crowded, intensifying competition or even resulting in cutthroat competition.8.Finally, both investors and entrepreneurs have as a result become more anxious, especially during 2014. The market, according to my observation, has restored some of its rationality since 2015. Overheating does exist in the venture capital market. It’s mostly because there’s too much hot money available in the market, but not so many investment channels.Passage 2We have come together to lend our voices to the growing global effort to combat the illegal wildlife trade –a trade that has reached such unprecedented levels of killing and related violence that it now poses a grave threat not only to the survival of some of the world’s most treasured species, but also to economic and political stability in many areas around the world.Organized bands of criminals are stealing and slaughtering elephants, rhinos and tigers, as well as large numbers of other species, in a way that has never been seen before, pushing many species to the brink of extinction. They are taking these animals using the sophisticated weapons of war –assault rifles, silencers, night vision equipment and helicopters. Unarmed park rangers are no match for these organized gangs and high-powered equipment. Tragically, many brave rangers have lost their lives while trying to save those of the animals.It is shocking that future generations may know a world without these magnificent animals and the habitat upon which they depend. This year, I have become even more devoted to protecting the resources of the Earth for not only my own son but also the other children of his generation to enjoy. I want them to be able to experience the same Africa that I did as a child. It is, of course, even more important for each child growing up in countries where these animals live. It is nothing less than immoral that they are losing their birthright to fuel the greed of international criminals.Our profound belief is that humanity is less than humanity without the rest of creation: the destruction of these endangered species will diminish us all. Allow mejust to give you some sense of the scale of the problem with a few staggering numbers: More than 30,000 elephants were killed last year-amounting to nearly 100 deaths per day. In the past ten years, sixty-two per cent of African forest elephants have been lost. If this rate continues, the forest elephant will be extinct within ten years. As recently as 100 years ago, there were as many as 100,000 wild tigers living in Asia. Today, there are believed to be fewer than 3,200 left in the wild.Despite the terrible crisis that we now face, we both continue to be optimistic that the tide can be reversed. We have been so impressed by the brilliant work already being done on the ground to improve enforcement and in consumer countries to stop the demand for wildlife products. We are also extremely encouraged that this issue is now starting to receive the attention it deserves at the highest levels of governments. It is heartening that many African leaders are proactively developing plans of action and seeking solutions.We are hopeful that this meeting will lead to tangible results on the ground, where they are so sorely needed. But even more needs to be done. Neither governments, international organizations, nor private companies, can tackle this enormous task alone. It will take action from all of us to beat back this highly organized criminal activity. In the face of such a threat, it is natural to feel powerless, but I have seen the extraordinary impact of advances in protection on the ground, and the power of social media in reducing demand for these products. Each one of us can help by raising our voices to support them. We have to be the generation that stopped the illegal wildlife trade, and secured the future of these magnificent animals, and their habitats, for if we fail, it will be too late.Part 2 Chinese to English InterpretingPassage 1现在中国经济增长放缓,因此2015年,中国政府推行了供给侧改革,国际社会对此十分关注,但是也产生了很多的误解,人们会有疑问,为什么中国政府会推行这样的改革。
全国翻译专业资格水平考试二级笔译实务真题全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试二级笔译实务真题【中译英】Passage 12000年,中国建成北斗导航试验系统,使我国成为继美、俄之后的世界上第三个拥有自主卫星导航系统的国家。
虽然目前它的定位精度与GPS还有一定的差距,但它具备了GPS 所没有的短报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。
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。
该系统的位置报告功能可以帮助交通管理部门掌握行驶车辆的位置,及时疏导交通,缓解交通拥堵状况。
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之间的兼容性。
用户在同时使用北斗和GPS这两种导航系统时,定位和导航效果会更好。
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。
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。
【英译中】Passage 1Apple may well be the only tech company on the planet that would dare compare itself to Picasso.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 smartphones and other devicesThe idea is that Apple designers strive for simplicity just as Picasso eliminated details to create a great work of art.Steve Jobs established 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.Randy Nelson, who came from the animation studio Pixar, co-founded by MrJobs, 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.In a version of the class taught last year, 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."You go through more 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.In "What Makes Apple, Apple," another course that Nelsonoccasionally teaches, he showed a slide of the remote control for the Google TV, said an employee who took the class last year. The remote has 78 buttons. Then, the employee said, Nelson displayed a photo of the Apple TV remote, a thin piece of metal with just three buttons.How did Apple's designers decide on three buttons? They started out with an idea, Nelson explained, and debated until they had just what was needed - a button to play and pause a video, a button to select something to watch, and another to go to the main menu.The Google TV remote serves as a counter example; it had so many buttons because the individual engineers and designers who worked on the project all got what they wanted. But, Apple's designers concluded, only three were really needed.Passage 2Equipped with the camera extender known as a selfie stick, occasionally referred to as "the wand of narcissism,'' tourists can now reach for flattering CinemaScope selfies wherever they go.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 rules on umbrellas, backpacks, tripods),yet another example of how controlling crowding has become part of the museum mission.The Hirshhorn 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 Art, which has been studying the matter for sometime, has just decided that it, too, will forbid selfie sticks,too.New signs will be posted soon."From now on, you will be asked quietly to put it away,'' said Sree Sreenivasan, chief digital officer at the Met. "It's one thing to take a picture at arm's length, but when it is three times arm's length, you are invading someone else's personal space.'' 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 bans selfie sticks.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,'' Sreenivasan said. We have so many balconies you could fall from and stairs you can trip on”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 at point .”You can hit people when they’re passing by.” she said.下载全文。
2018年5月二级笔译真题试译1 Near Cambodia's Temple Ruins, a Devotion to Learning走近柬埔寨神庙,感受学习热潮Millions of tourists come here every year to visit the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, an influx that has helped transform what once resembled a small, laid-back village into a thriving and cosmopolitan town with thumping nightlife and more than 10,000 hotel rooms.每年,数百万游客到访吴哥窟的古老历史遗迹,大量游客的涌入使得曾经悠闲的小村庄转变为一个商业繁荣的国际化城镇,有丰富的夜生活,还有10000多间的酒店房间。
But the explosion of the tourism industry here has also done something less predictable. Siem Reap, which had no universities a decade ago, is now Cambodia’s second -largest hub for higher education, after the capital, Phnom Penh.但是,这里旅游业的爆发也产生了一些意想不到的变化。
十年前,暹xi ān 粒l ì市没有大学,如今已成为柬埔寨第二大高等教育中心,仅次于首都金边市。
The sons and daughters of impoverished rice farmers flock here to work as tour guides, receptionists, bartenders and waitresses. When their shifts are over, they study finance, English and accounting.贫穷的稻农们的儿女们聚集在这里做导游、接待、调酒师和服务员。
2018年5月20日CATTI二笔实务真题及参考答案注:真题由网友回忆整理,可能有少许出入。
译文除中译英第一篇外,其余均由“骑马的剑圣”翻译,仅供参考,不当之处请指正。
英译中第一篇At one of the better colleges in India's capital, there is just one large room for 140 faculty members to sit and have a cup of tea or grade papers. 'If even half show up, there aren't enough chairs,' said Amin, a history professor there. 'There is no other place to work. In this situation, how do you expect teachers to work?'The lack of amenities for faculty members is not the only issue. After 30 years at Mary College, which is one of dozens administered by the University of Delhi, Ms. Amin makes the equivalent of $22,000 a year - less than half of what some of her better students will make in their first jobs. New opportunities offer not just more money for graduates but also mobility and flexibility, which are virtually unheard of for faculty at most of India's colleges and universities.All this means that India is facing a severe shortage of faculty members. But it is not just low pay and lack of faci lities that are being blamed. According to a government report published last year, a massive expansion in higher education combined with a poor supply of PhD's, delays in recruitment and the lack of incentives to attract and nurture talent has led to a situation in which 40 percent of existing faculty positions remain vacant. The report's authors, mostly academics, found that if the shortfall is calculated using the class size recommended by the government, this figure jumps to 54 percent.Experts say this is the clearest sign that India will fail to meet the goal set by the education minister, who has pledged to more than double the size of the country's higher education system by 2020. They say that while the ambition is laudable, the absence of a long-term strategy to develop faculty will ensure that India's education dream remains just that.Mr. Balakrishnan of Indian institute of technology in Delhi, meanwhile, was more optimistic. He felt India could enroll as much as 25percent of eligible students in colleges and universities - about twice the current figure - by the end of this decade. 'Tangible changes are happening,' he said. 'The debate that has happened in the last few years has taken people out of their comfort zones. There is more consensus across the board that we need to scale quality education.'参考译文:在印度首都的一所比较好的大学里,供140名教职人员休息喝茶或批改卷子的地方只有一间大房间。
二级英语笔译试题及答案一、词汇翻译(共20分,每题2分)1. 翻译下列单词或短语:- 创新:______- 可持续发展:______- 人工智能:______- 经济全球化:______2. 将下列句子翻译成英文:- 我们的团队致力于提高产品质量。
:______- 他提出了一个创新的解决方案。
:______- 随着科技的发展,人工智能在多个领域得到应用。
:______- 保护环境是实现可持续发展的关键。
:______二、句子翻译(共30分,每题5分)1. 请将下列句子从中文翻译成英文:- 这项技术的应用极大地提高了生产效率。
- 教育是社会进步和个人发展的基石。
- 我们的目标是减少环境污染,提高能源效率。
2. 请将下列句子从英文翻译成中文:- The company has made significant progress in developing new products.- The government is committed to reducing poverty and improving healthcare.- The conference will focus on issues related to climatechange and environmental protection.三、段落翻译(共50分,每题10分)1. 将下列段落从中文翻译成英文:随着互联网的普及,人们获取信息的方式发生了巨大变化。
现在,我们可以通过各种在线平台快速获取所需的信息。
这不仅提高了工作效率,也丰富了我们的日常生活。
2. 将下列段落从英文翻译成中文:The advancement of technology has brought about a revolution in the way we communicate and interact with each other. Social media platforms have become an integral part of our daily lives, allowing us to stay connected with friends and family, regardless of the distance.四、答案一、词汇翻译1. 创新:innovation可持续发展:sustainable development人工智能:artificial intelligence经济全球化:economic globalization2. 我们的团队致力于提高产品质量。
全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试(二级笔译综合能力)单选题题库及答案解析1.He plays tennis to theof all other sports.( )A.eradicationB.exclusionC.extensionD.inclusion答案:B解析:句意:所有运动里,他只打网球。
to the exclusion of排斥,排除。
是固定搭配。
eradication 清除。
extension延长范围。
inclusion包括,包含。
2.The party’s reduced vote wasoflack of support for its policies.( )A.indicativeB.positiveC.revealingD.evident答案:A解析:句意:该党选票的减少表明他所推行的政策缺乏支持。
indicative指示的,表明的,常用搭配be indicativeofo positive积极的,肯定的。
revealing有启迪作用的。
evident显然的,明显的。
3.If seller fails to provide good title, the contract will become null and( ).A.vacantB.voidC.brokeD.bubble答案:B解析:句意:如果卖方无法提供有效的所有权凭证,则该合同无效。
null and void无效的,为固定搭配。
4.In order to repair barns, build fences, grow crops and care for animals,a farmer must indeed be( ).A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile答案:D解析:句意:为了修粮仓,建篱笆,种庄稼,养牲畜,农民必须是个多面手。
versatile多才多艺的,多面手的。
英语翻译二级笔译实务真题2018年11月及答案解析(1/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第1题You’ve temporarily misplaced your cell phone and anxiously retrace your steps to try to find it. Or perhaps you never let go of your phone—it´s always in your hand, your pocket, or your bag, ready to be answered or consulted at a moment’s notice. When your battery life runs down at the end of the day, you feel that yours is running low as well. New rese arch shows that there’s a psychological reason for such extreme phone dependence: According to the attachment theory, for some of us, our phone serves the same function as the teddy bear we clung to in childhood.Attachment theory proposes that our early life experiences with parents responsible for our well-being, are at the root of our connections to the adults with whom we form close relationships. Importantly, attachment in early life can extend to inanimate objects. Teddy bears, for example, serve a s “transitional objects.” The teddy bear, unlike the parent, is always there. We extend our dependence onparents to these animals, and use them to help us move to an independent sense of self.A cell phone has the potential to be a “compensatory attachment” object. Although phones are often castigated for their addictive potential, scientists cite evidence that supports the idea that “healthy, normal adults also report significant emotional attachment to special objects.”Indeed, cell phones have become a pervasive feature of our lives: The number of cell phone users exceeds the total population of the planet. The average amount of mobile or smartphone use in the U.S. is 3.3 hours per day. People also like to be near their phones: A 2013 survey cited by the Hungarian team. Nearly as many people report being distressed when they’re separated from their phone.Phones have distinct advantages. They can be kept by your side and they provide a social connection to the people you care about. Even if you’re no t talking to your friends, lover, or family, you can keep their photos close by, read their messages, and follow them on social media. You can track them in real time but also look back on memorable moments together. These channels help you “feel less alone”.________下一题(2/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第2题Many countries have adopted the principle of sustainable development it can combat gaginst environment deterioration in air quality, water quality and ...viable role for every member in the world.. production .health education in developing countries. But some argue that it´s a vague idea, some organizations may use it in it´s own interests, whether environmental or economic is the nature of interests. Others argue that sustainable development in developing countries overlook the local customs,habitude and people.Whereas interdependence is desirable during times of peace, war necessitates competition and independence. Tariffs and importation limits strengthen a country´s economic vitality while potentially weakening the economies of its enemies. Moreover, protectionism in the weapons industry is highly desirable during such circumstances because reliance on another state forarmaments can be fatal.For the most part, economists emphasize the negative effects of protectionism. It reduces international trade and raises prices for consumers. In addition, domestic firms that receive protection have less incentive to innovate. Although free trade puts uncompetitive firms out of business, the displaced workers and resources are ultimately allocated to other areas of the economy.Imposing quotas is a method used to protect trade, since foreign companies cannot ship more products regardless of how low they set their prices. Countries that hope to help a new industry thrive locally often impose quotas on imported goods. They believe that such restrictions allow entities in the new industry to develop their own competitive advantages and produce the products efficiently. Developing countries often use this argument to justify their restrictions on foreign goods.Protectionism’s purpose is usually to create jobs for domestic workers. Companies that operate in industries protected by quotas hire workers locally. Another disadvantage of quotas is the reduction in the quality of products in the absence of competition from foreign companies. Without competition, local firms are less likely to invest in innovation and improve their products and services. Domestic sellers don’t have an incentive to enhance efficiency and lower their prices, and under such conditions, consumers eventually pay more for products and services they could receive from foreign competitors. As local companies lose competitiveness, they become pressured to outsource jobs. In the long-run, increasing protectionism commonly leads to layoffs and economic slowdown.________上一题下一题(1/2)Section ⅡChinese-English TranslationTranslate the following two passages into English.Part A Compulsory Translation第3题人类在漫长发展进程中创造了丰富多彩的世界文明,中华文明是世界文明多样性、多元化的重要组成部分。
2018下半年catti二级考试答案2018下半年CATTI二级考试答案
一、综合能力测试
1. 单选题
A. 正确
B. 错误
C. 正确
D. 错误
2. 完形填空
A. 选项一
B. 选项二
C. 选项三
D. 选项四
3. 阅读理解
A. 文章主旨
B. 作者意图
C. 细节理解
D. 推理判断
二、实务测试
1. 英译汉
段落一:译文内容
段落二:译文内容
段落三:译文内容
2. 汉译英
段落一:译文内容
段落二:译文内容
段落三:译文内容
三、口译测试
1. 交替传译
A. 听力材料内容
B. 口译要点
C. 口译技巧
2. 同声传译
A. 听力材料内容
B. 口译要点
C. 口译技巧
请注意,以上内容仅为示例,实际考试答案应根据具体考试内容进行编写。
2018年5月全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试英语二级《笔译实务》试卷Section 1: English-Chinese translation(英译汉)(50points) Passage 1Near Cambodia's Temple Ruins, a Devotion to LearningMillions of tourists come here every year to visit the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, an influx that has helped transform what once resembled a small, laid-back village into a thriving and cosmopolitan town with thumping nightlife and more than 10,000 hotel rooms.But the explosion of the tourism industry here has also done something less predictable. Siem Rea p, which had no universities a decade ago, is now Cambodia’s second-largest hub for higher education, after the capital, Phnom Penh.The sons and daughters of impoverished rice farmers flock here to work as tour guides, receptionists, bartenders and waitresses. When their shifts are over, they study finance, English and accounting.The establishment of five private universities here is helping to transform the work force in this part of Cambodia. Employers say that English proficiency is rising and that workers who attend universities stand out for their ability to express themselves and make decisions. A generation of students who would otherwise have had little hope to study beyond high school are enduring grueling schedules to get a degree and pursue their dreams.Khim Borin, a 26-year-old tour guide by day and law student by night, says he wants to become a lawyer. But he sometimes has trouble staying awake in class during the high tourist season, when he spends hours scaling vertiginous temple steps and baking in the tropical sun.But the symbiosis of work and study here came together without any master plan.It was driven largely by supply and demand: universities opened to cater to the dreams of Cambodia’s youth — and offered flexible hours in sync with the rhythms of the tourist industry.After graduation, students who work and study at the same time often have an edge over fresh graduates who have never worked before, for whom starting a career can be difficult, Ms. Chan and others say. University stud ents are “more communicative,” she said. “If they don’t like something, they speak out.”Ms. Chan and others say they are lucky that Angkor’s temples have proved so popular with tourists. If it were not for the sandstone structures nestled in the jungles, Siem Reap would probably have remained a backwater. Last year, 3.3 million tourists visited Siem Reap, half of them foreigners, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism.Passage 2India's Education Dream Risks Remaining Just ThatAt one of the bett er colleges in India’s capital, there is just one large room for 140 faculty members to sit and have a cup of tea or grade papers. “If even half show up, there aren’t enough chairs,” said Ghazala Amin, a history professor there. “There is no other place to work. In this situation, how do you expect teachers to work?”The lack of amenities for faculty members is not the only issue. After 30 years at Jesus and Mary College, which is one of dozens administered by the University of Delhi, Ms. Amin makes the equivalent of $22,000 a year —less than half of what some of her better students will make in their first jobs. New opportunities offer not just more money for graduates but also mobility and flexibility, which are virtually unheard of for faculty at most of India’s colleges and universities.All this means that India is facing a severe shortage of faculty members. But it is not just low pay and lack of facilities that are being blamed. According to a government report published last year, a massive expansion in higher education combined with a poor supply of Ph.D.’s, delays in recruitment and the lack of incentives to attract and nurture talent has led to a situation in which 40 percent of existing faculty positions remain vacant. The report’s authors, mostly academics, found that if the shortfall is calculated using the class size recommended by the government, this figure jumps to 54 percent.Experts say this is the clearest sign that India will fail to meet the goal set by the education minister, who has pl edged to more than double the size of the country’s higher education system by 2020. They say that while the ambition is laudable, the absence of a long-term strategy to develop faculty will ensure that India’s education dream remains just that.Mr. Balakrishnan of India Institute of Technology in Delhi, meanwhile, was more optimistic. He felt India could enroll as much as 25 percent of eligible students in colleges and universities —about twice the current figure —by 2020.“Tangible changes are happening,” he said. “The debate that has happened in the last few years has taken people out of their comfort zones. There is more consensus across the board that we need to scale quality education.”。
2018年下半年CATTI二级口译试题Part 1 English to Chinese InterpretingPassage 11.The torrent of innovation and entrepreneurship sweeping China has become a new engine fueling China’s economic growth, and in this process capital has played an indispensable role. Some people ask me about which areas will create new leaders, and therefore, should investors pay the most attention to? What kinds of business start-ups am I most interested in? There are indeed industrial leaders in almost every visible segment. But when it comes to the new economy, newcomers always stand a chance of defeating those first arrivals. From my point of view, opportunities exist in the following three areas.2.First, there are plenty of opportunities in a niche market利基市场. For instance, is a leading general e-commerce website, and there are many other e-commerce platforms focused on selling one particular type of product such as cosmetics or baby products. Second, opportunities exist along the industrial chain of e-commerce. Taking Amazon for example, it’s a business-to-customer (B2C) website where third-party sellers are invited to open stores. They can take part in logistics, customs, storage, and other industrial chain of commerce.3. Third, with the advent of the mobile Internet era, new location-based and social-based opportunities will pop up. For example, taxi-hailing apps Uber, Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache are areas that Internet giants once overlooked or failed to cover. Investment opportunities on TMT (telecommunication, media and technology) area will exist in at least the above-mentioned three areas. New areas such as big data and cloud computing will churn out plenty of opportunities as well. These are all investment directions for us, with unlimited room for development.4.Personally, I favor three types of business start-ups—those with a hi-tech barrier, those with an innovative business model and those with established skills in a certain segment.The first and third types are easy to understand, but the second one could be a little tricky. Basically, a company has to create a completely new model to enter a potentially huge market. I would be really interested in this kind of business start-ups.5.People asked me when a revenue model is absent at the early stage, how can you tell whether a company is worth investing in? A sound and good revenue model is an essential issue in the investment world, however, we have found a paradox in both Chinese and U.S. markets. Many Internet giants either didn’t have one clear revenue model at the early stage, or they had one but changed to a different model as it grew. We should never rule out a project arbitrarily when its revenue model is absent or unclear.6.This is a must-have quality in the investment world. As a matter of fact, the team matters a lot at the early stage. I believe an excellent team has a strong ability to cash in what it has to offer. Whether we should invest in a company when it doesn’t have a clear revenue model is the difficult part for a venture capitalist, but is also the most attractive part in this job. That’s what sorts outstanding professional venture capitalists from lame ones.7.Some people think there are bubbles in the technology industry in China, and that the bubbles may soon burst. Personally, I think technological innovation will continue and bubbles in this area are quite obvious. It’s obvious in that the valuation of some tech firms is way too high. Meanwhile, whenever a new concept appears within a sector, it will become very crowded, intensifying competition or even resulting in cutthroat competition.8.Finally, both investors and entrepreneurs have as a result become more anxious, especially during 2014. The market, according to my observation, has restored some of its rationality since 2015. Overheating does exist in the venture capital market. It’s mostly because there’s too much hot money available in the market, but not so many investment channels.Passage 2We have come together to lend our voices to the growing global effort to combat the illegal wildlife trade –a trade that has reached such unprecedented levels of killing and related violence that it now poses a grave threat not only to the survival of some of the world’s most treasured species, but also to economic and political stability in many areas around the world.Organized bands of criminals are stealing and slaughtering elephants, rhinos and tigers, as well as large numbers of other species, in a way that has never been seen before, pushing many species to the brink of extinction. They are taking these animals using the sophisticated weapons of war –assault rifles, silencers, night vision equipment and helicopters. Unarmed park rangers are no match for these organized gangs and high-powered equipment. Tragically, many brave rangers have lost their lives while trying to save those of the animals.It is shocking that future generations may know a world without these magnificent animals and the habitat upon which they depend. This year, I have become even more devoted to protecting the resources of the Earth for not only my own son but also the other children of his generation to enjoy. I want them to be able to experience the same Africa that I did as a child. It is, of course, even more important for each child growing up in countries where these animals live. It is nothing less than immoral that they are losing their birthright to fuel the greed of international criminals.Our profound belief is that humanity is less than humanity without the rest of creation: the destruction of these endangered species will diminish us all. Allow mejust to give you some sense of the scale of the problem with a few staggering numbers: More than 30,000 elephants were killed last year-amounting to nearly 100 deaths per day. In the past ten years, sixty-two per cent of African forest elephants have been lost. If this rate continues, the forest elephant will be extinct within ten years. As recently as 100 years ago, there were as many as 100,000 wild tigers living in Asia. Today, there are believed to be fewer than 3,200 left in the wild.Despite the terrible crisis that we now face, we both continue to be optimistic that the tide can be reversed. We have been so impressed by the brilliant work already being done on the ground to improve enforcement and in consumer countries to stop the demand for wildlife products. We are also extremely encouraged that this issue is now starting to receive the attention it deserves at the highest levels of governments. It is heartening that many African leaders are proactively developing plans of action and seeking solutions.We are hopeful that this meeting will lead to tangible results on the ground, where they are so sorely needed. But even more needs to be done. Neither governments, international organizations, nor private companies, can tackle this enormous task alone. It will take action from all of us to beat back this highly organized criminal activity. In the face of such a threat, it is natural to feel powerless, but I have seen the extraordinary impact of advances in protection on the ground, and the power of social media in reducing demand for these products. Each one of us can help by raising our voices to support them. We have to be the generation that stopped the illegal wildlife trade, and secured the future of these magnificent animals, and their habitats, for if we fail, it will be too late.Part 2 Chinese to English InterpretingPassage 1现在中国经济增长放缓,因此2015年,中国政府推行了供给侧改革,国际社会对此十分关注,但是也产生了很多的误解,人们会有疑问,为什么中国政府会推行这样的改革。
2003年12英语二级《笔译综合能力》试题Part1 Summary Writing1.Read the following English passage and then write a Chinese summary of approximately 300 words that expresses its main ideas and basic information (40 points, 50 minutes)Deceptively small in column inches, a recent New York Times article holds large meaning for us in business. The item concerned one Daniel Provenzano, 38, of Upper Saddle River, N.J. Here is the relevant portion:When he owned a Fort Lee printing company called Advice Inc., Mr. Provenzano said he found out that a sales representative he employment had stolen $9,000. Mr. Provenzano said he told the man that “if he wanted to keep his employment, I would have to break his thumb.” He said another Advice employee drove the sales representative to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, broke the thumb with a hammer outside the hospital, and then had a car service take the man home after the thumb was repaired.Mr. Provenzano explained that he “didn’t want to set an example”that workers could get away with stealing. The worker eventually paid back $4,500 and kept his job, he said. I know that you’re thinking: This is an outrage. I, too, was shocked that Provenzano was being prosecuted for his astute management. Indeed, I think his “modest proposal” has a lot to teach managers as they struggle with the problems of our people-centered business environment. Problems such as ….Dealing with the bottom 10%. GE made the system famous, but plenty of companies are using it: Every year you get rid of the worst-evaluated workers. Many managers object that this practice is inhumane, but not dealing with that bottom 10% leads to big performance problems. Provenzano found a kinder, gentler answer. After all, this employee would have been fired virtually anywhere else. But at Advice Inc., he stayed on the job. And you know what? I bet he become a very, very —very —productive employee. For most managers Provenzano’s innovative response will be a welcome new addition to their executive tool kit. And by the way, “executive tool kit” is clearly more than just a metaphor at Advice Inc.Being the employer of choice. With top talent scarce everywhere, most companies now want to be their industry’s or their community’s most desirable. Advice Inc. understood. The employee in question wasn’t simply disciplined in his supervisor’s office and sent home. No, that’s how an ordinary employer would have done it. But at Advice Inc., another employee —the HR manager, perhaps? —took time out his busy day and drove the guy right to the emergency room. And then —the detail that says it all —the company provided a car service to drive the employee home. The message to talented job candidates comes through loud and clear: Advice Inc. is a company that cares.Setting an example to others. An eternal problem for managers is how to let all employees know what happens to those who perform especially well or badly. A few companies actually post everyone’s salary and bonus on their intranet. But pay is so one-dimensional. At Advice Inc., a problem that would hardly be mentioned at most companies —embezzlement —was undoubtedly the topic of rich discussions for weeks, at least until the employee’s cast came off. Any employee theft probably went way, way —way —down.When the great Roberto Goizueta was CEO of Coca-Cola he used to talk about this problem of setting examples and once observed, “Sometimes you must have an execution in the public square!” But of course he was speaking only figuratively. If he had just listened to his own words, Goizueta might have been an even better CEO.Differentiation. This is one of Jack Welch’s favorite concepts —the idea that managers should treat different employees very differently based on performance. Welch liked to differentiate with salary, bonus, and stock options, but now, in what must henceforth be known as the post-Provenzano management era, we can see that GE’s great management thinker just wasn’t thinking big enough.This Times article is tantalizing and frustrating. In just a few sentences it opens a whole new world of management, yet much more surely remains to be told. We must all urge Provenzano to write a book explaining his complete managerial philosophy. 2.Read the following Chinese passage and then write an English summary of approximately 250 words that expresses its central ideas and main viewpoints (40 points, 50 minutes)越是对原作体会深刻,越是欣赏原文的每秒,越觉得心长力,越觉得译文远远的传达不出原作的神韵。
2018-11【英译中】【Passage 1】New drone footage gives a glimpse of the damage that Hawaii’s Big Island sustained in the wake of volcanic explosions in recent days. Smoke can beseen 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。
2018年11月CATTI二级笔译实务真题(英译汉)作者:张丽虹来源:《英语世界》2019年第04期Passage 1New drone footage1 gives a glimpse of the damage that Hawaii’s Big Island sustained in 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 brightness2 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. 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.3“Things got pretty active,” an official said at a Saturday press conference. “The eight volcanoes were pretty active, to the point where lava was spewing4 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.” The island was also rocked by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday, which caused landslides near the coast, but minimal structural damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said Sunday the island had experienced more than 500 earthquakes—13 with a magnitude greater than 4.0—in the 24 hours following the 6.9-magnitude quake. But, the concern for residents continues to be the lava and gas emitted from volcanoes. “The lava is definitely destroying people’s homes—we don’t have an exact count—but it is a devastating situation.” Hawaii County head said Saturday. “There’s no way we could’ve predicted this.”【注釋】1. footage是未经剪辑的“短片(cinema film)”,因由无人机拍摄,可译为“航拍短片”。
英语翻译二级笔译实务真题2018年5月及答案解析(1/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第1题At one of the better colleges in India´s capital, there is just one large room for 140 faculty members to sit and have a cup of tea or grade papers. "If even half show up, there aren´t enough chairs," said Amin, a history professor there. "There is no other place to work. In this situation, how do you expect teachers to work?"The lack of amenities for faculty members is not the only issue. After 30 years at Mary College, which is one of dozens administered by the University of Delhi, Ms. Amin makes the equivalent of $22,000 a year - less than half of what some of her better students will make in their first jobs. New opportunities offer not just more money for graduates but also mobility and flexibility, which are virtually unheard of for faculty at most of India´s colleges and universities.All this means that India is facing a severe shortage of faculty members. But it is not just low pay and lack of facilities that are being blamed. According to a government report published last year, a massive expansion in higher education combined with a poor supply of PhD´s, delays in recruitment and the lack of incentives to attract and nurture talent has led to a situation in which 40 percent of existing faculty positions remain vacant. The report´s authors, mostly academics, found that if the shortfall is calculated using the class size recommended by the government, this figure jumps to 54 percent.Experts say this is the clearest sign that India will fail to meet the goal set by the education minister, who has pledged to more than double the size of the country´s higher education system by 2020. They say that while the ambition is laudable, the absence of a long-term strategy to develop faculty will ensure that India´s education dream remains just that.Mr. Balakrishnan of Indian institute of technology in Delhi, meanwhile, was more optimistic. He felt India could enroll as much as 25 percent of eligible students in colleges and universities - about twice the current figure - by the end of this decade. "Tangible changes are happening," he said. "The debate that has happened in the last few years has taken people out of their comfort zones. There is more consensus across the board that we need to scale quality education."_____________下一题(2/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第2题Millions of tourists come here every year to visit the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, an influx that has helped transform what once resembled a small, laid-back village into a thriving and cosmopolitan town with thumping nightlife and more than 10,000 hotel rooms.But the explosion of the tourism industry here has also done something less predictable. Siem Reap, which had no universities a de cade ago, is now Cambodia’s second-largest hub for higher education, after the capital, Phnom Penh. The sons and daughters of impoverished rice farmers flock here to work as tour guides, receptionists, bartenders and waitresses.When their shifts are o ver, they study finance, English and accounting.“ The establishment offive private universities here is helping to transform the work force in this part of Cambodia.Employers say that English proficiency is rising and that workers who attend universities stand out for their ability to express themselves and make decisions.A generation of students who would otherwise have had little hope to study beyond high school are enduring grueling schedules to get a degree and pursue their dreams.Khim Borin, a 26-year-old tour guide by day and law student by night, says he wants to become a lawyer. But he sometimes has trouble staying awake in class during the high tourist season, when he spends hours scaling vertiginous temple steps and baking in the tropical sun. There was no master plan for work and study life. It was driven largely by supply and demand: universities opened to cater to the dreams of Cambodia’s youth; and the freedom of time provided for the rhythm of the peak season.After graduation, students who work and study at the same time often have an edge over fresh graduates who have never worked before, for whom starting a career can be difficult, Ms. Chan and others say. University students are “more communicative,” she said. “If they don’t like so mething, they speak out.” Ms. Chan and others say they are lucky that Angkor’s temples have proved so popular with tourists. If it were not for the sandstone structures nestled in the jungles, Siem Reap would probably have remained a backwater. Last year, 3.3 million tourists visited Siem Reap, half of them foreigners, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism._____________ 上一题下一题(1/2)Section ⅡChinese-English TranslationTranslate the following two passages into English.Part A Compulsory Translation第3题2000多年前,亚欧大陆上勤劳勇敢的人民,探索出多条连接亚欧非几大文明的贸易和人文交流通路,后人将其统称为“丝绸之路”。
2018年下半年CATTI英语二级口译实务(交替传译)真题(总分:100.00,做题时间:60分钟)一、英译汉交替传译(总题数:2,分数:50.00)1.Part 1 English to Chinese InterpretingPassage 1共享经济常常有人问我什么是“共享经济”。
现在正是时候,我来和大家解释一下“共享经济”的定义,定义可以帮助人们建立更好的“共享经济”。
在这样的社会和经济系统中,人们可以分享信息和其它事物,任何组织中的所有人都可以进行商品和服务的生产、贸易和消费。
人处于共享经济的中心,这是关于人的经济。
所有参与者,包括个人、社区、组织、公司和机构都与分享经济深度融合在一起,为人类做出贡献。
在分享经济中,任何人、组织和机构都可以通过合作生产产品和服务,它让产品突破了现实意义上的边界。
3D印刷提高了效率。
社会责任感强。
在共享经济中,价值的概念并不仅仅局限于金融方面的价值,经济、环境和社会方面的价值同等重要。
分享经济中的物质和社会回报是非常丰厚的,也能够充分利用资源。
在这个体系中,每个人都可以进行创新型的活动。
在共享经济中,浪费的东西也具有价值,认为它们是放错了位置的资源。
分享经济鼓励地方、社区、各个组织和政府充分利用这些资源,将它们重新分配给需要的人们手中。
在共享经济中,技术扮演了非常重要的角色……比如,人们可以使用共享汽车而无需拥有一辆汽车并且维护汽车。
分享经济能给人和环境带来很多益处,有利于人与自然的和谐共处,能够提高人们的生活水平和环境的承载能力,帮助人们履行在环境方面的责任,避免各个组织、机构和政府承担破坏环境所带来的代价。
对于政府和社会来说,分享经济是可持续发展的经济,有利于对资源的重复利用,有利于保护环境。
在共享经济中,信息是共享的,任何个人、组织、社团都可以以各种方式获取信息,并将信息用于多种目的。
技术有利于信息的自由流动和分享。
分享经济也可以促进教育的发展,让所有人都获得自己需要的知识、技能和工具。
知识改变命运,勤奋成就人生
编辑:李振龙
全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试
2018年11月下半年CATTI 二级笔译实务真题
Section 1: English-Chinese translation(英译汉)(50points) Passage 1
New drone footage gives a glimpse of the damage that parts of Hawaii's Big Island sustained in 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 3,00 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile of new ground and bringing the total number of destroyed structures to 35.
There have been 1,800 residents evacuated from their homes in the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens 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 Magno said they would continue to allow residents in if it could be done safely. "Things got pretty active [Saturday morning]," 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 continue to go. Fortunately, seismicity has laid down and the vents 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 or magma under the ground so eventually it's going to come up." The island was also rocked by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday, which caused landslides near the coast, but minimal structural damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said Sunday the island had experienced more than 500 earthquakes -- 13 with a magnitude greater than 4.0 -- in the 24 hours following the 6.9-magnitude quake. The concern for residents continues to be the lava and gas emitted from vents, though. "This is lava, that is definitely destroying people's homes -- we don't have an exact。