1、翻译二级笔译实务-8 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section 1 English-Ch(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)1.Workforce is defined as the total number of people who are available to work and earn incomes. The definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employers
2、 and the self-employed.Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population, there are several other influences which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high
3、proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i. e. , the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as the total p
4、opulation increases, the proportion in the workforce declines.Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce, there are not enough young people entering it to replace those who are leavin
5、g it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.The age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy. If the population is aging a
6、nd there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group, If the aged are to be cared for in special home
7、s or hotels, finances must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.（分数：25
8、.00）_三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：25.00)2.Honesty is the best policy, as the English saying goes. Unfortunately, honesty often deserts us when no one is watching. British psychologists reported last week.Researchers at UKs Newcastle University set up an experiment in their psychology departments coffee room
9、. They set a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk on the counter and hung up a sign listing the prices for drinka. People helping themselves to a cup of drink were supposed to put a few cents in the box nearby. The scientists hung a poster above the money box, and it changed each week between images of
10、 gazing eyes and pictures of flowers. The researchers found that staff paid 2.76 times mole for their drinks when the image of the eyes was hung. “Frankly we were shocked by the size of the effect. “ said Gilbert Roberts, one of the researchers.Eyes are known to be a powerful perceptual (感官的) signal
11、 for humans. “Even though the eyes were not real, they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. “ said Melissa Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study.Researchers believe the effect sheds light on our evolutionary past. It may arise from behavioral features that developed wh
12、en early humans formed social groups to strengthen their chances of survival. For social groups to work, individuals had to co-operate, rather than act selfishly. “Theres an argument that if nobody is watching us, it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when were being watched we should beha
13、ve better. So people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us. “ Bateson said.The new finding indicates that people have a striking response to eyes. That might be because eyes and faces send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to. The finding could be put to pract
14、ical use, too. For example, images of eyes could increase ticket sales on public transport and improve supervision systems to prevent antisocial behavior.（分数：25.00）_四、Section 2 Chinese-En(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)3.平常谈起幽默家，讲得最多的是：“幽默家其实是很伤感的人，是心已破碎的丑角。”这种说法有些道理。生活中的悲哀和忧郁，人皆有之。幽默家对此可能
15、比平常人更敏感，于是就积极主动地去补偿。幽默可以使人不失面子，不伤感情地重建信心；可以用来表示道歉、拒绝、进行批评和让别人照你说的去办。幽默常常是防止小的误会升级形成隔阂的好办法，也是讨论敏感性问题时不至于引起冲突的办法。中国人几千年来受到“孝悌”和“敬重”的教育和熏陶，缺乏上述意义的幽默感。按照中国的传统：国王、官吏、领导、父母以及任何比自己年长、资格高、有名望的人都应该而且必须受到尊重这些窒息了幽默感。此外，不同民族有各自不同的幽默方式，中国人也不例外，因此，按照字面意义直译未必能保留原文中的幽默。（分数：25.00）_六、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：25.00)4.每个人一生中
16、都该有个志向，否则他的精力便会浪费掉。每个青年人都力求成为一个有成就的人物。一个青年人只期望富有是不明智的，或只专心于求得权利与名望也是不对的。一个青年人希望做个有成就者，结果常常会实现。狄斯累里(Disraeli)的故事是个例证。狄斯累里开始过公众生活时渴望能成为一个学者及演说家。他在文学方面的成就比演说方面更为成功。起初他作为一个演说家时是完全失败的。不过，他认为有把握克服障碍，遂以不屈不挠的精神致力于这个目标的实现。他的一些朋友认为他这个念头是蠢的，甚至是古怪的，但他坚持目标不舍，最后终于成功，成为英国曾经产生的最有丰富知识的学者与最雄辩的演说家之一。这个故事并不是引来说明：只是大学者或
17、演说家，或二者兼而有之者才是有成就的人物。除了做学者或演说家之外，还有许多同样高尚与可敬的事业。它只是用来说明一个青年人须志向高远，因为“宁可志高而达不到目标，也不要志低而达到”（分数：25.00）_翻译二级笔译实务-8 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section 1 English-Ch(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)1.Workforce is defined as the total number of people who are available to work and earn incomes. Th
18、e definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employers and the self-employed.Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population, there are several other influences which also affect it. The age distribution of the
19、total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natur
20、al increase, i. e. , the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as the total population increases, the proportion in the workforce declines.Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retir
21、e from the workforce, there are not enough young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.The age distri
22、bution of the population has several important effects on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reason
23、able level of social services to the retired group, If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hotels, finances must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the gove
24、rnment has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.（分数：25.00）_正确答案：(劳动力的定义是可以工作和赚取收入的总人数。这定义包括所被雇用的每个人或者说所需要支付的雇用，所以它包括雇用者和自我雇用者。尽管劳动力的总数在很大的程度上取决于人口总数，但它同样受其他因素的影响。总人数的年龄分布状态对可利用的劳动力有很大的影响。如果人口中有很大一部分年龄很小或者很大，那么它的可利用劳动力的总数就要比年龄分布平均的可利用劳动力的总数低。如果人数自然增长，也就是说出
25、生数远大于死亡人数，那么随着总人数增加，劳动力的总数就会减少。有时人口可描述为人口老化，意思就是当出生率下降或增长得很慢的时候，有人退休而又无足够的年轻人代替那些即将离开的人，这就形成了人口老龄化。所以当人口增长快或出生率下降的时候，劳动力的人口百分比就会下降。人口年龄的分布会对经济产生影响。如果人口老化，退休人员增加而无新成员的加入时，就会产生为退休人群提供合理化社会服务的经济问题。如果老人需要在特殊的老人之家或旅馆得到关怀和照顾，必须有足够的资金来保障这种服务。如果相比较于总人数，劳动力的总数太小，政府的税收就会相应的减少。政府就会减少资金的投入，或者工作人员的税收将会增加。)解析：长难句
26、分析1The definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employers and the self-employed句子分析 本句是由连词“so”连接的两个并列分句。在前一个分句中，关系代词“who”引导的定语从句修饰先行词“everyone”，并在从句中作主语。译文 这定义包括所被雇用的每个人或者说寻求付费雇用的人，所以它包括雇用者和自我雇用者。2Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal
27、on the size of the total population，there are several other influences which also affect it句子分析 本句的主句是“there are several other influences which also affect it”，主句中包含一个由关系代词“which”引导的定语从句，修饰先行词“influences”。“Although”引导的是让步状语从句。译文 尽管劳动力的总数在很大的程度上取决于人口总数，但它同样受其他因素的影响。3If the population has a high propo
28、rtion of very young people or of those too old to workthen the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution句子分析 本句的主句是“then the available workforceage distribution”，该主句中包含一个由“if”引导的条件状语从句。前面的从句也是由“if”引导的条件状语从句，该从句中在“or”和介词“of”之间省略了“a high proportion”。“tooto
29、”结构意为“太以致不能”，如：The boy is still too young to go to school小男孩还不到上学年龄。译文 如果人口中有很大一部分年龄很小或者很大，那么它的可利用劳动力的总数就要比年龄分布平均的可利用劳动力的总数低。4Sometimes a population is described as aging，which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly，and as people retire from the workforce，there are not en
30、ough young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it句子分析 本句是由连词“and”连接的两个并列分句。在前一个分句中，“which means thatvery slowly”是由“which”引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“aging”。“eitheror”结构意为“或者或者；不是就是”，如：When the girl is happy，she either sings or dances那个女孩高兴时，不是唱就是跳。在后一个分句中，主句是“there are not enoughleaving it”，该主
31、句中包含一个由“who”引导的定语从句，修饰先行词“those”。“as people retire from the workforce”是由“as”引导的状语从句。译文 有时人们指出人口老化的问题，意思就是当出生率下降或增长得很慢的时候，有人退休而又无足够的年轻人代替那些即将离开的人。5If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population，then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has l
32、ess money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily句子分析 本句的主句是“then the government tax receipts are.be taxed more heavily”，该主句是由连词“and”连接的两个并列句。句首是由“if”引导的条件状语从句。译文 如果相比较于总人数，劳动力的总数太小，政府的税收就会相应的减少。政府就会减少资金的投入，或者工作人员的税收将会增加。三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：25.00)2.Honesty is the best
33、 policy, as the English saying goes. Unfortunately, honesty often deserts us when no one is watching. British psychologists reported last week.Researchers at UKs Newcastle University set up an experiment in their psychology departments coffee room. They set a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk on the
34、 counter and hung up a sign listing the prices for drinka. People helping themselves to a cup of drink were supposed to put a few cents in the box nearby. The scientists hung a poster above the money box, and it changed each week between images of gazing eyes and pictures of flowers. The researchers
35、 found that staff paid 2.76 times mole for their drinks when the image of the eyes was hung. “Frankly we were shocked by the size of the effect. “ said Gilbert Roberts, one of the researchers.Eyes are known to be a powerful perceptual (感官的) signal for humans. “Even though the eyes were not real, the
36、y still seemed to make people behave more honestly. “ said Melissa Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study.Researchers believe the effect sheds light on our evolutionary past. It may arise from behavioral features that developed when early humans formed social groups to strengthen th
37、eir chances of survival. For social groups to work, individuals had to co-operate, rather than act selfishly. “Theres an argument that if nobody is watching us, it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when were being watched we should behave better. So people see us as co-operative and behav
38、e the same way towards us. “ Bateson said.The new finding indicates that people have a striking response to eyes. That might be because eyes and faces send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to. The finding could be put to practical use, too. For example, images of eyes could incr
39、ease ticket sales on public transport and improve supervision systems to prevent antisocial behavior.（分数：25.00）_正确答案：(上周英国心理学家报道，英语中有句谚语说，诚实才是上策。不幸的是，当没有人监督时，诚实常常离开我们。英国纽卡斯尔大学的研究者在他们的心理学系的咖啡室做了一项试验。他们在柜台上设置了一把壶，放置了茶叶，咖啡和牛奶同时在各种饮料上面标明了价格。只要在盒子旁边放上几美分，客人就可以自己动手做一杯饮料。科学家在装钱的盒子上方贴了一个海报，这张海报要么是一张比较形象的监视的
40、眼睛要么就是花。研究者发现当张贴画有眼睛的海报时，人们为自己的饮料付费要多出 2.76 倍。其中的一位研究者吉尔伯特罗伯特说：“坦白地说我们对此很震惊。”眼睛是人类最有力的感官信号。一位行为生物行为学家和该项研究的学者梅丽撒巴特森说：“即使海报上的眼睛画像不是真的，但它们还是似乎能使人们表现得更诚实。”研究者认为此效果就是使我们进化的过去清楚地显示出来。它可能起始于早期人类形成社会群体以增强他们生存机会时发展出来的行为特点。对于一个社会群体的工作，个人必须合作，而不是自私地行事。班纳森说，“现在有一种观点就是如果没有人监视我们，我就会为了自己的利益而自私地行事，但是当我们被监视的时候，我们做的
41、会更好。所以人们觉得我们是可以合作的，他们也会以同样的合作方式对待我们。”这项新的发现表明人们对眼睛有很强的反应。这可能是因为眼睛和脸可以给我们很强的我们已经进化到可以对之产生反应的生理信号。这项发现也可以用于实践。例如，形象的眼睛可以在公共交通中提高售票率，提高监督系统阻止不符合社会规则的行为。)解析：长难句分析1They set a kettle，with tea，coffee and milk on the counter and hung up a sign listing the prices for drinks句子分析 本句是由连词“and”连接的两个并列句，因为两个并列句的主语
42、“they”相同，所以“and”后面的主语被省略。其中“with tea，coffee and milk on the counter”是“with+名词+介词短语”结构，在句中作伴随状语。“listing the prices for drinks”是现在分词短语作后置定语，用来修饰“sign”。译文 他们在柜台上设置了一把壶，放置了茶叶，咖啡和牛奶，同时在各种饮料上面标明了价格。2The researchers found that staff paid 2.76 times more for their drinks when the image of the eyes was hung
43、句子分析 本句中的谓语“found”后面是由“that”引导的名词性从句，在句中充当宾语。该宾语从句中还包含一个由“when”引导的时间状语从句。译文 研究者发现当张贴画有眼睛的海报时，人们为自己的饮料付费要多出 2.76 倍。其中的一位研究者吉尔伯特罗伯特说：“坦白地说我们对此很震惊。”3Even though the eyes were not real，they still seemed to make people behave more honestly句子分析 本句的主句是“they still seemed to make people behave more honestly”
44、，句首是由“Even though”引导的让步状语从句。译文 即使海报上的眼睛画像不是真的，但它们还是似乎能使人们表现得更诚实。4It may arise from behavioral features that developed when early humans formed social groups to strengthen their chances of survival句子分析 本句中宾语“behavioral features”后面是由“that”引导的定语从句，修饰先行词“features”。后面还有一个由“when”引导的时间状语从句，不定式结构“to strengt
45、hen their chances of survival”作目的状语。译文 它可能起始于早期人类形成社会群体以增强他们生存机会时发展出来的行为特点。5That might be because eyes and faces send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to句子分析 本句中“because eyes and faces.to respond to”是由 because 引导的表语从句，用来强调原因。该从句中“we have evolved to respond to”是省略了关联词“that”的定语从句，
46、修饰先行词“signal”。译文 这可能是因为眼睛和脸可以给我们很强的我们已经进化到可以对之产生反应的生理信号。四、Section 2 Chinese-En(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)3.平常谈起幽默家，讲得最多的是：“幽默家其实是很伤感的人，是心已破碎的丑角。”这种说法有些道理。生活中的悲哀和忧郁，人皆有之。幽默家对此可能比平常人更敏感，于是就积极主动地去补偿。幽默可以使人不失面子，不伤感情地重建信心；可以用来表示道歉、拒绝、进行批评和让别人照你说的去办。幽默常常是防止小的误会升级形成隔阂的好办法，也是讨论敏感性问题时不至于引起冲突的办
47、法。中国人几千年来受到“孝悌”和“敬重”的教育和熏陶，缺乏上述意义的幽默感。按照中国的传统：国王、官吏、领导、父母以及任何比自己年长、资格高、有名望的人都应该而且必须受到尊重这些窒息了幽默感。此外，不同民族有各自不同的幽默方式，中国人也不例外，因此，按照字面意义直译未必能保留原文中的幽默。（分数：25.00）_正确答案：(Funsters are usually referred to as very sentimental or clowns with a broken heart. It sounds reasonable. Everyone has his/her own melancholy and gloom. To them, funsters may be more sensitive than ordinary people, and thereafter more willing to compensate them positively. Humor may retain others face, and may
