当代美国翻译~考试用英汉版

《英汉翻译教程》第一章总论翻译是运用一种语言把另一种语言所表达的思维内容准确完整地重新表达出来的语言活动。

（张培基等1983）我国早期典籍《周礼·秋官司寇》篇里就有“象胥”（谓通言语之官）这一名目，唐朝贾公彦所作的《义疏》里提到“译即易，谓换易言语使相解也。

”这条注疏，关于翻译的定义，足以给人不少启发。

用现代文艺理论和语言理论，也许可以诠释为：翻译是把一种语言文字换易成另一种语言文字，而并不变更所蕴含的意义，——或用近年流行的术语说，并不变更所传递的信息，——以达到彼此沟通，互相了解的目的。

（罗新璋1984）一、关于翻译何谓翻译？关于翻译的定义很多。

根据《现代汉语词典》，翻译是“把一种语言文字的意义用另一种语言文字表达出来”。

根据《剑桥语言百科全书》，“翻译”这个中性术语是指将一种语言（“原语”）里的词句的意思转变为另一种语言（“目的语”）的意思所做的一切，不论其手段是说话、写字还是做手势。

美国著名翻译理论家奈达认为，所谓翻译，是指从语义到语体在译语中用最切近而又最自然的对等语再现原语的信息。

（《奈达论翻译》，1984）有人把翻译看作是一门科学（science），因为它有自身的规律可循；有人看作是一门艺术（art），因为它是译者对原文再创造的过程；也有人看作是一门手艺（craft），因为原语的信息需要用地道恰当的目的语再现。

在自动化数据处理中，翻译又被定义为：“将计算机信息从一种语言转换成另一种语言，或将字符从一种表示转换成另一种表示。

”（《现代科学技术词典》上海科学技术出版社1980）凡此种种，不一而足。

但是，在经济和文化日益全球化的今天，翻译的重要性是有目共睹的。

翻译是国际间理解的钥匙，据说西欧的文明归功于翻译者（据L·G·凯里1979）。

季羡林教授也说，翻译是永葆中华文明青春的万应灵药。

前中国驻联合国代表凌青先生说，从中国来讲，没有翻译工作，就没有中国***和中国近代的革命运动，就没有中国成功的对外开放和四个现代化；从世界范围来讲，没有翻译，就没有世界和平，就没有各种国际交往，就没有一个共同繁荣的美好世界的未来。

1. Fans around the world are remembering the man who called himself the King of Pop. Michael Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles. Michael Jackson would have celebrated his fifty-first birthday in August. He was just days from launching what he hoped would be a comeback -- a series of fifty concerts in London. 全球各地的歌迷都在缅怀一位被称作是“流行之王”的人。迈克尔·杰克逊周四在洛杉矶逝世。迈克尔·杰克逊本该在 8月份庆祝自己的51岁生日。距离在伦敦举行50场系列音乐会只剩几天时间了——他本希望这次音乐会能让自己复出 2. More than seven hundred fifty thousand tickets sold out within hours of going on sale in March. The shows were set to begin July thirteenth. There were questions, though, about whether his health could handle the extended tour. And after he died there were more questions -- this time about his use of painkillers. Medical examiners did an autopsy on Friday, but tests for drugs in the body normally take weeks. 3 月份，75万余张门票在公开销售的几小时内被抢购一空。演出原定在7月13日拉开序幕。不过，大家对他的健康状况能否应付长时间的巡演表示怀疑。 他死后出现了更多疑问——这一次是关于他服用止痛药的事。验尸官周五进行了尸检，但体内药物检测通常需要数周的时间。 3. Thriller," his nineteen eighty-two album, earned a place in Guinness World Records as the best selling album of all time. It produced hits like "Beat It" and "Billie Jean." Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, the seventh of nine children. He was five years old when he and his brothers began performing in the Jackson 5. 他在1982 年发行的专辑《颤栗者》赢得了“史上最畅销专辑”的吉尼期世界纪录。这张专辑打造了“闪开”和“比利·吉恩”这些热门单曲。迈克尔·杰克逊出生于印第安纳州的加里市，他在 9个孩子中排行第7。当他和哥哥们组成“杰克逊5人组”开始上台表演时，他才年仅5 岁。 4. In nineteen seventy-one, Michael Jackson began his solo career. He went on to sell an estimated seven hundred fifty million albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- twice. But as talented and successful as he was, he was also deeply troubled. His behavior and appearance grew increasingly strange. He was heavily in debt. 1971年，迈克尔·杰克逊开始了他的独唱生涯。他的唱片销量估计高达7.5亿张。他还曾两次入选摇滚名人堂。他才华横溢、饶有成就，但同时也深受困扰。他的行为举止和容貌越变越奇怪。他还身负巨债 5. Michael Jackson left his mark on popular culture. His music, his videos. His dance moves and moonwalking. The hand in a sequined white glove. The father of three was even married for a time to Elvis Presley's daughter. Now, he leaves behind family, friends and fans to mourn his death. In a sad way he did make a comeback. His death has pushed sales of his music back to the top of the charts again. 迈克尔·杰克逊在流行文化中留下了自己的印迹。他的音乐，他的录像。他的舞姿和月球漫步。他那戴着白色亮片手套的手。身为三个孩子的父亲，他曾与猫王的女儿有过一段婚姻。而现在，他留给家人、朋友和歌迷的只有哀伤。他的确复出了，只不过是以一种悲剧的方式。他的死让自己的歌曲销量重登榜首。 1-5 painkiller [] n.

UNIT 1To excavate发掘['ekskə,veit]Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇陵墓[,mɔ:sə'liəm]Metropolis n. 大都市；首府；重要中心[mi'trɔpəlis, me-] Proper 严格意义上的（用于名词后面）Mansion n大厦；宅邸['mænʃən]China World Trade Tower 国贸中心Expressway 高速公路Overpass/ flyover 高架道路；立体交叉Footbridge 天桥Underpass / underground （在铁路等下面通过的）地道Passageway 高架桥下通道Pedestrian adj. 徒步的；缺乏想像力的n. 行人；步行者The lama temple 雍和宫lama ['lɑ:mə] n. 喇嘛Cloud Pillar华表Chang‟an Boulevard长安街Star Boulevard星光大道Boulevard […bu: lvɑ: d, 'buləvɑ: d ] n. 林荫大道；（美）大马路adj. 娱乐性的vt. 给…提供林阴大街；把…建成林阴大街Locale [ləu'kɑ:l , -'kæd ] n. 场所，现场posterity 子孙，后代sedan chair 轿子sedan [si'dæn] n. [美]轿车；轿子To garrison ['ɡærisən] n. 要塞；卫戍部队vt. 驻防；守卫Thoroughfare 大街/大道；干线公路，干道Traditional single-story houses with rooms around the four sides of a courtyard 四合院Freestanding 【建】独立式的Impediment阻碍Symposium研讨会，专题报告会Terrace 平台Beacon tower烽火台The Warring States Period战国时代Nomad游牧部落的一员Terrain地形Juyongguan Pass居庸关Battlement 城垛At regular interval每隔一定距离Hectare 公顷The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest 祈年殿The Imperial Vault of Heaven 皇穹宇The Circular Mound Altar圜丘坛The Hall of Abstinence 斋宫Lath 【建】板条Rafter 【建】椽Triple eaves 三重檐Twelve divisions of day and night 十二时辰Solar terms / the twenty-four divisions of the solar year 节气Tier （阶式看台等的）（一）排/ 屋Balustrade栏杆，扶栏Railing 栏杆，围栏，扶手Concentric 同心的Winter solstice 冬至To offer sacrifice to 祭祀Spirit tablet (for the dead ancestors, deities, or other objects of worship) 牌位Supreme Ruler of Heaven 皇天上帝Echo Wall 回音壁Acoustic 听觉的，声学的周边外围circumference渤海湾Bohai Gulf流域面积drainage area珠江the Pearl River京韵大鼓story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment豆汁a fermented drink made from ground beans纪念品souvenir避暑胜地summer resort护城河moat宫palace殿hall亭，阁pavilion水榭pavilion on the water阁tower塔（舍利塔式的）dagoba塔（宝塔式的）pagoda寺院monastery寺；庙temple圣坛；祭坛altar假山artificial hillock; rockery角楼，岗楼watchtower鼓楼drum tower钟楼clock tower古代钟楼bell tower牌楼pailou ; ceremonial / memorial arch围墙enclosure wall（敦煌）壁画(Dunhuang) Murals复制品reproduction / replica仿制品imitation扇面fan leaf装裱mount(ing)浮雕木刻wooden carving(s) in relief泥塑clay figure modeling人像image / figure塑像moulded figure小塑像figure塑像；铸像statue半身雕塑像bust与真人大小相等的泥像life-size clay figure古玩antique / curio坠子pendant镯子bracelet胸针brooch景泰蓝cloisonné, cloisonnéenamel漆器lacquerware, lacquerworkUNIT 2奖牌榜medal tally广播体操set exercises to radio music《准备劳动与卫国》体育制度（简称“劳卫制”）sports system to strengthen labor and defense capabilities 国家体育锻炼标准Athletic Fitness Standard全民健身计划Whole-People Health-Building Plan居民小区residential community / housing estate (英)密切注意；关心（体育）的发展状况to follow (sports) 授予（称号，学位，权力等）to confer复兴，振兴to revitalize使有系统；整理systemize / systematize历史悠久的time-honored牦牛赛yak race跳板springboard秋千swing石弓，弩crossbow五禽（指虎、鹿、熊、猿、鸟）戏five-animal exercises 挡to repel形意拳imitation boxing九节鞭nine-section whip生理的physiological疗法therapy呼吸respiration平衡equilibrium体格constitution开业医生practitioner生物电流bioelectricity亚运会the Asian Games东亚运动会East Asian Games亚洲冬季运动会Asian Winter Games远南残疾人运动会the Far South Para-Olympics远东及南太平洋地区残疾人运动会Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled世界大学生运动会the Universiade / World University Games容纳——名观众to accommodate….spectators最高级，最高精尖，尖端state-of-the-art举行场所，会场venue延……的三倍to triple the length of…提高地铁载客量4倍to quadruple the capacity of the subway system具有国际先进水平的体育场馆state-of-the-art sports venues曲棍球场hockey field冰球场ice hockey rink高架桥elevated walkway奥林匹克公园the Olympic Green中华民族博物馆Chinese Nationalities Museum综合体育馆sports complex首都体育馆the Capital Stadium建筑面积floor space套路set exercises内功exercises to benefit the internal organs外功exercises to benefit the muscles and bones发展体育运动，增强人民体质promote physical culture and improve the people‟s physical fitnesspromote sports, get fit锻炼身体，保卫祖国build a good / sound constitution to defend the country;get fit, defend the homeland为祖国争光to win honors for the motherland / homeland胜不骄，败不馁do not become cocky / be dizzy with success, not downcast over /discouraged by defeat体育道德sportsmanship打出水平，打出风格up to one‟s best level in skill and style of play竞技状态好in good form失常not in shape/ good form比分领先to outscore……胜…wins打成平局to draw; to tie; to play even/ level the score; to end in a draw/tie; to tie with one‟s competitor扳成平局to equalize the score屡次出现平局the score was tied again and again……次平局…draws失利to lose……负…loses竞技性体育athletic sports; competitive sports健身性体育health-giving sports; health-building sports; body-building sports娱乐性体育entertaining sports; recreational sports中华人民共和国运动委员会（国家体委）Sports Commission of the People‟s Republic of China 中华全国体育总会All-China Sports Federation执行委员会executive board秘书处secretary department / secretariat体育中心sports center / complex运动会sports meets; athletic meeting; games比赛地点competition / sports venue(s)国际比赛international tournament邀请赛invitational tournament锦标赛championship体育场stadium; sports field / ground体育馆gymnasium, gym; indoor练习场地training gymnasium and stadium检录处call room兴奋剂检测中心drug-testing center操场playground; sports ground; drill ground课间/ 工间课physical exercises during breaks体育工作者physical educator, PE workers; sports organizer运动爱好者sports fan / enthusiast啦啦队cheering-section主队home team客队visiting team教练员coach裁判员referee裁判长chief referee男子项目men‟s events女子项目women‟s events全能冠军all-round champion冠军champion; gold medalist亚军runner-up; second; silver medalist第三名third; bronze medalist世界记录保持者world record holder种子选手seed player; seed优秀选手top-ranking/ topnotch athlete田径运动track and field; athletics田赛field events径赛track events跳高high jump撑杆跳高pole jump; pole-vault跳远long / broad jump三级跳远hop, step and jump; triple jump标枪javelin throw铅球shot put铁饼discus throw链球hammer throw马拉松赛跑Marathon (race)接力relay race, relay跨栏比赛hurdles; hurdle race竞走walking; walking race体操gymnastics [dʒim'næstiks]自由体操floor / free exercises蹦床trampoline ['træmpəli:n]技巧运动acrobatic gymnastics [,ækrəu'bætik]垫上运动mat exercise单杠horizontal bar ['hɔri'zɔntəl]双杠parallel bars高低杠uneven bars; high-low bars吊环rings跳马vaulting horse [vɔ:lt]鞍马pommel horse ['pʌməl, 'pɔm-]足球场field, pitch篮球场basketball court乒乓球拍racket, bat羽毛球运动badminton羽毛球shuttlecock; shuttle ['ʃʌtlkɔk]球拍racket垒球softball棒（垒）球场baseball (softball) field / ground手球handball; team netball手球场handball field曲棍球hockey; field hockey现代五项modern pentathlon [pen'tæθlən]铁人三项（三项全能运动）triathlon [trai'æθlɔn]水上运动water/ aquatic sports [ə'kwætik]水上运动中心aquatic sports center水球（运动）water polo水球场playing pool滑水water skiing游泳馆natatorium [,neitə'tɔ:riəm]自由泳freestyle; crawl (stroke)蛙泳breaststroke侧泳sidestroke蝶泳butterfly(stroke)海豚式dolphin stroke / kick蹼泳fin swimming跳台跳水platform diving跳板跳水springboard diving帆船运动yachting; sailing [jɔt]皮划艇运动kayak ['kaiæk]赛艇运动rowing [rəu]赛龙舟dragon boat racing举重weightlifting重量级/中量级/轻量级heavyweight / middleweight / lightweight 击剑fencing射击shooting靶场shooting range射箭archery拳击boxing拳术quanshu , barehanded exercises; Chinese boxing气功qigong, breathing exercises打擂台to fight a challenge fight in an arena [ə'ri:nə]康复医疗体育recuperative medical sports自行车运动cycling; cycle racing室内自行车赛场indoor velodrome ['vi:lədrəum]赛马场equestrian park [i'kwestriən]骑术horsemanship马术equestrianism [i'kwestriənizəm]国际象棋(international) chess中国象棋xiangqi，Chinese chess象棋大师master特级大师grandmaster围棋weiqi, go航空模型aero model; model aero plane航海模型marine model ; model ship定点跳伞accuracy jump; precision landing无线电定向radio direction finding造型跳伞relative work滑翔运动gliding; sailing planning技巧sports acrobatics拔河tug-of-war毽子shuttlecock踢毽子shuttlecock kicking毽球jianqiu, shuttlecock playing冰球运动ice hockey冰球场rink冰球puck [pʌk] , rubber ['rʌbə]速度滑冰speed skating花样滑冰figure skating冰场skating rink; ice rink人工冰场artificial ice stadium高山滑雪alpine skiing ['ælpain]冰壶curling ['kə:liŋ]蹦极bungee jumping ['bʌndʒi:]台球billiards滑板skateboard溜旱冰roller skating定向越野orienteering民族传统体育traditional ethnic sports蒙古族的摔跤、赛马、射箭Mongolian wrestling, horsemanship and archery回族的踢毽、拔河kicking the shuttlecock and tug-of-war of the Hui藏族的赛牦牛Tibetan yak racing苗族的荡秋千、划龙舟Miao people‟s swinging and dragon-boat racing壮族的“投绣球”Zhuang people‟s “throwing balls made of colored silk”朝鲜族的荡秋千、跳板Korean swinging and see-sawing侗族的骑木马(踩高跷) walking on stilts of the Dong people瑶族的打陀螺whipping tops of the Yao People高山族的放风筝kite-flying of the Gao-shan柯尔克孜族的“追姑娘”the “girl chasing” of the Kirgiz扭秧歌yangge dancing奥林匹克精神是互相了解、友谊、团结和公平竞争。

UNIT6There have been major changes in attitudes toward courtship and marriage among those middle-class, educated Americans who are celebrated in the media and who are style setters for American life. Courtship was once a regular part of American life; it was a long period, sometimes lasting for many years, and also a tentative one, during which a future husband or wife could still turn back but during which their relationship became more and more exclusive and socially recognized. Courtship both preceded the announcement of an engagement and followed the announcement, although a broken engagement was so serious that it could be expected to throw the girl into a depression from which she might never recover.那些中产阶级、受过教育，并在广播、电视、报纸等媒体方面占据主要位置的美国人是美国生活方式的典型代表。

在他们中间，对待求婚与结婚的态度变化很大。

求婚原来曾是美国人生活中的正常现象，恋爱的过程也很长，有的长达数年，而且带有考验性质。

海外中国当代文学的英译选本
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海外中国当代文学的英译选本可以包括：
1. The New Wave: Fiction from China Today, edited by Howard Goldblatt. 这是一本由霍华德·戈德
布拉特编辑的新浪潮：今日中国小说精选集。

2. Red Lights: Selected Fiction from the People's Republic of China, edited by Stephen
Carter and Michelle Yeh. 这是由史蒂芬·卡特和米歇尔·叶整理的《红灯：中华人民共和国小说精选》。

3. A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers: Contemporary Chinese Short Stories, edited by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-Chun Lin. 这是由霍华德·戈德布拉特和李春林编辑的《千河千月：当代中国短
篇小说集》。

4. Chinese Writers on Writing, edited by Arthur Sze. 这是由阿瑟·斯泽编辑的《中国作家谈论写作》。

5. Dreams of the Red Chamber: An Anthology of Chinese Literature, edited by William Dolby. 这是由威廉·多尔比编辑的《红楼梦文学选集》。

英汉翻译》练习题一、Phrase Translation (句子翻译)A. Directions ：Put the following phrases into Chinese (将下列词语译成汉语) ．()1) rural reform()2) industrial revolution()3) non-governmental sectors()4) the International Court of Justice()5) Agriculture Department()6) encyclopedia()7) editorial()8) relay race()9) vocational school()10) the theory of relativity11) to pick and choose ()12) a drugstore ()13) soda fountain ()14) in this fashion ()15) a part-time river ()16) up the river ()17) a summer resort ()B. Directions ：Put the following phrases into English (将下列词语译成英语)．1) 经济增长()2) 知识经济()3) 民族团结()4) 官僚主义()5) 所有制()) ) ) ) ))))))))二、 Multiple Choice Questions(选择题)A. Directions ： This part consists of ten sentences．each followed by four differentversions labeled A ，B ，C and D ． Choose the one that is the closest equivalent to the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness1.He thought that directly internal confidence in the regime declines，her financialstructure would be in danger ． ( )A.他认为，那直接影响着园内对政府的信心下降，它的财歧体制就会出现危机了。

【英语翻译资格考试美国总统奥巴马就职演讲3To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.对于穆斯林世界，我们将基于共同的利益和信仰，寻找更好的合作之路。

对于那些在世界各个地方挑起冲突或一味批评西方不良影响的：你的人民评判你的依据是你建立了什么，而不是破坏了什么。

对于那些依靠腐败和欺骗并压制异议而追求权利的人们：你们站在了人类历史的对立面。

如果你们能张开紧握的拳头，我们也将伸出友谊之手。

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.对于贫穷国家的人们，我们保证和你们一起建设繁茂的农场和干净的水源，滋养那些饥寒交迫的身体和心灵。

Unit 1 Passages of human growth（1）During each of these passages, how we feel about our way of living will undergo subtle changes in four areas of perception. One is the interior sense of self in relation to others. A second is the proportion of safeness to danger we feel in our lives.A third is our perception of time—do we have plenty of it, or are we beginning to feel that time is running out? Last, there will be some shift at the gut level in our sense of aliveness or stagnation. These are the hazy sensations that compose the background tone of living and shape the decisions on which we take action.在这些变化和转折中，我们对生活方式的看法要经历四个感知方面的微妙的变化：第一，在内心中对自己和他人的看法；第二，当生活的各种威胁而所具有的安全感；第三，是我们对时间的认识，是感到来日方长，还是开始感到时日无多？最后是对自己的精力活力的直觉意识，是感到精力充沛，还是感到力不从心？这些都是在我们内心里产生的若明若暗的感觉，它们构成了我们生活的基调，影响着我们采取行动的种种决定。

（2）The tasks of this passage are of to locate ourselves in a peer group role, a sex role, an anticipated occupation, an ideology or world view. As a result, we gather the impetus to leave home physically and the identity to begin leaving home emotionally. 人生这一阶段的任务是，在同齡人中，在性别角色中，在期望的职业中，以及在思想意识和世界观方面确立的位置。

2023年自考专业(英语)《英语翻译》考试历年真题摘选附带答案第1卷一.全考点综合测验(共20题)1.【问答题】英语翻译：instrument of ratification2.【单选题】我感谢陆登庭校长的邀请，使我有机会在这美好的金秋时节来到你们这座美国古老而又现代化的学府。

（）A. I thank President Rudenstine to invite me to this old yet modern institution of the United States in this golden fall.B.I wish to thank President Rudenstine for inviting me to this old yet modern institution of the United States in this golden fall.C.I thank President Rudenstine for inviting me to this ancient yet modern institution of the U.S. in this golden autumn.D.I wish to thank President Rudenstine to invite me to this ancient yet modern institution of the U.S. in this golden autumn.3.【问答题】英语翻译：poisonous chemicals4.【单选题】虽然我浑身酸痛，可是不干活儿不行呀!（）A.Though I still ached all over, I must work.B. Though I still ached all over, I had to work.C.Though I still ached all over, I cannot but work.D. Though I still ached all over, but I had to work.5.【问答题】英语翻译：诺贝尔奖获得者6.【问答题】翻译：It is no use telling grown-up children not to make mistakes, both because they will not believe you, and because mistakes are an essential part of education.7.【问答题】英语翻译：articles of association8.【问答题】英语翻译：undermanned9.【问答题】翻译：老年人有长处，但也有很大的弱点—— 老年人容易固执，因此老年人也要有点自觉性。