年
11
月英语二级《笔译实务》试题
Section1:English-ChineseTranslation
(英译汉)
PartACompulsoryTranslation
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HansChristianAndersenwasDenmark'smostfamousnativeson.Yetevenafterhisfairytaleswon
himfameandfortune,hefearedhewouldbeforgotten.Heneednothaveworried.Thisweekend,
Denmark
began
eight
months
of
celebrations
to
coincide
with
the
bicentenary
of
his
birth,
and
Denmarkiseagerthattheworldtakenoteasitsetsouttodefinethepigeon-holedwriterinitsown
way.
ThefestivitiesbeganinCopenhagenonSaturday,Andersen'sactualbirthday,withalivelyshowof
music,
dance,
lights
and
comedy
inspired
by
his
fairy
tales
before
a
crowd
of
40,000
people
--
includingQueenMargretheIIandherfamily--attheParkenNationalStadium.Theopening,called
OnceUponaTime,willbefollowedbyaslewofconcerts,musicals,ballets,exhibitions,parades
andeducationprogramscostingoverUS$40million.
Somorethaninrecentmemory,Danes--and,theyhope,foreigners--willberelivingthehumor,
pain
and
lessons
to
be
found
in
evergreen
stories
like
The
Little
Mermaid,
The
Emperor's
New
Clothes,TheUglyDuckling,TheLittleMatch-Seller,TheSteadfastTinSoldier,TheShadow,The
PrincessandthePeaandothersofAndersen's150orsofairytales.
Inorganizingthisextravaganza,ofcourse,Denmarkisalsocelebratingitself.Afterall,Andersenis
stillthiscountry'smostfamousnativeson.Trumpetinghisnameandachievementsnotonlydraws
attentiontoDenmark'scontributiontoworld
culture,butcould
alsowoomoreforeigntouriststo
visithisbirthplaceinthetownofOdenseandtobephotographedbesidethefamousbronzestatue
oftheLittleMermaidinCopenhagen'sharbor.
AndDenmarkhasevenmoreinmind.LocalguardiansoftheAndersenlegacyevidentlyfeelhis
storieshavelostgroundinrecentyearstothelikesofJ.R.R.Tolkien'sLordoftheRingsandJ.K.
Rowling’sHarryPotter.Andersen'sfairytalesmayremaincentraltotheDanishidentity,servingas
homespunguidestothevagariesofhumanbehavior,butwhatabouttherestoftheworld?
"WhatwereallyneedisarebirthofAndersen,"notedLarsSeeberg,secretarygeneraloftheHans
ChristianAndersenFoundation."Twocenturiesafterhisbirth,hestillfailstobeuniversally
acknowledgedastheworld-classauthorhenodoubtwas.
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Topic1
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IndependentInformationandAnalysisfromtheUSA
TheGapBetweenRichandPoorWidenedinU.S.CapitalWashingtonD.C.ranksfirstamongthe
40citieswiththewidestgapbetweenthepoorandtherich,accordingtoarecentreportreleasedby
theD.C.Fiscal
Policy
InstituteonJuly22nd.
Thetop
20percent
ofhouseholds
in
D.C.
havean
average
yearly
income
of
$186,830,
31
times
that
of
the
bottom
20
percent,
which
earns
only
$6,126
per
year.
The
income
gap
is
also
big
in
Atlanta
and
Miami,
but
the
difference
is
not
as
pronounced.
The
report
also
indicates
that
the
widening
gap
occurred
mainly
during
the
1990s.
Over
the
last
decade,theaverageincomeofthetop20percentofhouseholdshasgrown36percent,whilethe
averageincomeofthebottom20percenthasonlyrisen3percent.
"Ibelievetheconcentrationofthemiddle-tohigh-incomefamiliesintheD.C.areawillcontinue,
therefore,theincomegapbetweenrichandpoorwillbehardtobridge,"DavidGarrisontoldthe
WashingtonObserver.GarrisonisaseniorresearcherwiththeBrookingsInstitution,specializingin
thestudyofthesocialandeconomicpoliciesinthegreaterWashingtonD.C.area.
ThereportattributedthepersistentincomegapinWashingtontothearea'sspecialjobopportunities,
