2012年四川外国语大学811英语翻译与写作考研真题及详解【圣才出品】

2012年四川外国语大学811英语翻译与写作考研真题及详解

I.Translate the underlined parts into Chinese.(50Points)

I have a mind to fill the rest of this paper with an accident that happened just under my eyes,and has made a great impression upon me.I have just passed part of this summer at an old romantic seat of my Lord Harcourt’s,which he has lent me.It overlooks a common field,where,under the shadow of a haycock,sat two lovers,as constant as ever were found in romance,beneath a spreading beech.The name of the one(let it sound as it will)was John Hewett;of the other,Sarah Drew. John was a well-set man about five-and-twenty;Sarah a brown woman of eighteen. John had for several months borne the labor of the day in the same field with Sarah; when she milked,it was his morning and evening charge to bring the cows to her pail.Their love was the talk,but not the scandal of the neighborhood;for all they aimed at was the blameless possession of each other in marriage.It was but this very morning that he obtained her parents’consent,and it was but till the next week that they were to wait to be happy.

Perhaps this very day,in the intervals of their work,they were talking of their wedding clothes;and John was now matching several kinds of poppies and field flowers to her complexion,to make her a present of knots for the day.While they were thus employed(it was on the last day of July,)a terrible storm of thunder and lightning arose,that drove the laborers to what shelter the trees or hedges afforded. Sarah,frightened and out of breath,sunk on a haycock,and John(who never

separated from her)sat by her side,haying raked two or three heaps together to secure her.Immediately there was heard so loud a crack as if heaven had burst asunder.The laborers,all solicitous for each other’s safety,called to one another: those who were nearest our lovers,hearing no answer,stepped to the place where they lay.They first saw a little smoke,and after,this faithful pair;John with one arm about Sarah’s neck,and the other held over her face,as if to screen her from the lightning.They were struck dead,and already grown stiff and cold in this tender posture.There was no mark or discoloring on their bodies,only that Sarah’s eyebrow was a little singed,and a small spot between her breasts.

They were buried next day in one grave,in the parish of Stanton Harcourt; where my Lord Harcourt,at my request,has erected a monument over them.

【参考译文】

我想在信纸空余的地方写一写我亲眼见到的一件事情，这件事给我留下很深的印象。今年夏天，我在哈考特勋爵借给我的富有浪漫情调的古老村舍里刚刚度过一段时间。从这座房舍里可以眺望一块公共用地。在那里，在一个草垛的阴影里，一棵树冠摊得很大的山毛榉下，坐着一对恋人，人们常常看见他们沉浸在爱恋之中。一个名叫（任它怎么念吧）约翰·休伊特，另一个叫萨拉·德鲁。约翰身体结实，大约25岁，萨拉的皮肤是棕色的，18岁。好几个月以来，约翰白天和萨拉在同一块地里干活；早晨和晚上萨拉挤牛奶时，约翰就把牛给她领到奶桶旁。他们的爱情成了那一带人们茶余饭后的话题，但不是丑闻；因为他们追求的只是单纯的爱情，婚姻中的相互拥有。就在那天早晨，他征得了她父母的同意，他们只需等到下个星期就能开始他们的幸福生活。

干活的人们惦记着互相的安全，你喊我，我喊你。距离我们的恋人最近的人们没有听见

应答，便来到这对恋人躲避的地方。他们先看见一股烟，后来看见了这对忠诚的恋人—约翰用一只胳膊搂着萨拉的脖子，另一只胳膊护着她的脸，似乎是想保护她免受雷击。他们都被雷击死了，身姿温情脉脉，但身体已经变得僵硬冰凉。他们身上没有遭雷击的痕迹，也没有变颜色，只是萨拉的眉毛烧焦了一点，胸间有一块小伤痕。

第二天，人们把他们合葬在牛津郡斯坦顿·哈考特乡村小区的一座坟墓里，哈考特勋爵应我的请求为他们立了一个纪念碑。

II.Translate the following into English(50Points)

在这样一个技术与交流紧密联系的时代，面对面的信息传递对于专业成功显得愈发重要。我们比任何古人都容易获取更多的信息。轻敲几下键盘，就可以获取任何专题的大量信息。尽管我们能够得到的信息急剧增长，但我们一天二十四个小时并没有随之增加。在这个信息的海洋里，技术反而使我们更难得到合适的信息。而正因为如此，优秀的公众演讲者成了无价之宝。聆听条理清晰、语言简洁的报告仍是我们理解新信息最为省事的方式。然而，尽管公众演讲好处良多，大多数人还是惧于面对公众进行演讲。对科学工作者而言，或许更是如此。除了所有演讲者都面临的担忧之外，他们还必须讲解复杂的专业知识。

【参考译文】

In such an era of technology and communication in close connection, face-to-face information delivery appears more and more significant for professional success.We can get plenty of information about any dissertations by tapping the keyboard,which is easy to obtain more information than any of our ancients.Although the information we can gain is dramatically increasing,our time twenty-four hours a day is not increasing.On the contrary,in this ocean of

information,it is more difficult for us to get suitable information though technology.This is the reason why excellent public speakers are priceless.Listening to well-organized and concise reports is the best and the most convenient way for us to comprehend new information.However,in spite of many benefits of public speaking,most people are still afraid of confronting the public to conduct a speech. For the scientific workers,this is always true,because except the worries that all the speakers are faced with,they must explain complicated professional knowledge.

III.Writing(50Points)

Write a composition of about350words,drawing inspirations or implications from either or both of the following two quotes.In the first part of your essay,you should present your viewpoint in a well-formed thesis statement in the second part, you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details;in the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Scores will be awarded for content,organization,syntactic variety and appropriate word choice.Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of scores. Remember:You should supply an appropriate title for your essay and produce a clean fair copy.

1.Life is like riding a bicycle.To keep your balance,you must keep moving.

—Anonymous

2.Don’t think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire.

I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a comer,and who

does nothing when he is there but sit and growl.Let him come out as I do,and bark.

—Samuel Johnson 【参考范文】

Life Means Moving Forward

What is the most important thing in life?No one knows the exact answer.Some people may say the most vital things in life are wealth,love,and friendship.In my opinion,the most important factor in life is moving forward with courage.One old saying reads:“Life is like riding a bicycle.To keep your balance,you must keep moving.”It is true if we want to lead a happy and successful life,we have to move forward regardless difficulties.

First of all,you will find the next goal to achieve when you are moving forward. Human being cannot stop even if we complete the goal he once made.Life is unstoppable,we have to move forward and find the next goals to achieve and make our life more fulfilled and colorful.Second,during the process of moving forward,we can gain what is beyond our expectation.We never know what will happen in our life and what we can do is moving forward and endeavor to be a better man in case that there are emergencies that need we deal with.Thirdly,life is limited because we all are bound to die someday,so what we can do is to move forward.Moving forward means progress,while standing still means falling back. Last but not least,in the process of moving forward we will know more people and gain more knowledge.In the process of advancing,we are bound to meet various

people and make friends with them.Through those people,we will know our shortcomings and advantages and know how to avoid disadvantages,correct our shortcomings and how to make use of our advantages.Moving forward is a process of learning and improving ourselves.

In a word,the meaning of life is moving forward no matter how difficult and painful it is.Through moving forward,we can make more friends and know more about ourselves.Once one has recognized one's individuality,accepted one's fears, and chosen to set goals and move forward with the important aid of hope,one has truly conquered the living life.

【解析】

本文讲的是生命的意义在于前进。作者第一段引入话题：生命的意义是什么呢？有人说是财富，爱或者友情。但是我觉得生命的意义就是带着勇气不断前行。就像一句谚语说得那样，骑车时，想要保持平衡，你就要不断前进。为什么这样说呢？第一，前进时我们会不断发现自己的目标，不断进取，让生命更加丰富充实。第二，前进时我们能学习到如何处理危机的方法。第三，人都是要死的，前进就是进步，停止就是倒退。最后，前进的过程中我们会发现自己的问题，我们可以不断纠正自己，提升自己。最后一段作者总结全文：不管多么艰难，生命的意义就是前进。一旦我们确定目标，我们就要前进，这样才算是征服人生。