[文学]人事部二级笔译真题

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1、人事部二级笔译2009年5月真题（实务）E-CTranslationCompulsoryTranslationTherewas,lastweek,aglimmerofhopeintheworldfoodcrisis.Expectingabumperharvest,Ukrainerelaxedrestrictionsonexports.Overnight,globalwheatpricesfellby10percent.Bycontrast,tradersinBangkokquotericepricesaround$1,000aton,upfrom$460twom

2、onthsago.Suchisthevolatilityoftoday’smarkets.Wedonotknowhowhighfoodpricesmightgo,norhowfartheycouldfall.Butonethingiscertain:Wehavegonefromaneraofplentytooneofscarcity.Expertsagreethatfoodpricesarenotlikelytoreturntothelevelstheworldhadgrownaccustomedtoanytimesoon.Imaginethesituation

3、ofthoselivingonlessthan$1aday-the“bottombillion,”thepoorestoftheworld’spoor.MostliveinAfrica,andmanymighttypicallyspendtwo-thirdsoftheirincomeonfood.InLiberialastweek,Iheardhowpeoplehavestoppedpurchasingimportedricebythebag.Instead,theyincreasinglybuyitbythecup,becausethat’salltheyca

4、nafford.TravelingthoughWestAfrica,Ifoundgoodreasonforoptimism.InBurkinaFaso,Isawagovernmentworkingtoimportdroughtresistantseedsandbettermanagescarcewatersupplies,helpedbynationslikeBrazil.InIvoryCoast,wesawawomen’scooperativerunningachickenfarmsetupwithUNfunds.Theprojectgeneratedinco

5、me-andfood-forvillagersinwaysthatcaneasilybereplicated.Elsewhere,Isawyetanotherwomen’sgroupslowlyexpandingtheirlocalagriculturalproduction,withUNhelp.SoontheywillreplaceWorldFoodProgramricewiththeirownhome-grownproduce,sufficienttocovertheneedsoftheirschoolfeedingprogram.Thesearehome

6、-grown,grass-rootssolutionsforgrass-rootsproblems-preciselythekindofsolutionsthatAfricaneeds.Topic1Foradecade,metallurgistsstudyingthehulkoftheTitanichavearguedthatthestoriedoceanlinerwentdownquicklyafterhittinganicebergbecausetheship'sbuilderusedsubstandardrivetsthatpoppedtheirheads

7、andlettonsoficyseawaterrushin.Morethan1,500peopledied.Nowateamofscientistshasmovedintodeeperwaters,uncoveringevidenceinthebuilder’sownarchivesofadeadlymixofgreatambitionanduseoflow-qualityironthatdoomedtheship,whichsank96yearsagoTuesday.Thescientistsfoundthattheship'sbuilder,Harlanda

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