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1、英语专业八级翻译试题真题2009年英语专业八级考试--翻译部分(附参考译文)C-E原文:我想不起来哪一个熟人没有手机。今天没有手机的人是奇怪的,这种人才需要解释。我们的所有社会关系都储存在手机的电话本里,可以随时调出使用。古代只有巫师才能拥有这种法宝。IcouldnotremindthatanyoneIknownwellwithouacellphone.Thepeoplewhowithoutacellphoneisweired.Itisthekindpeoplewhoneedtomakeexplanation.Allofoursocia
2、lrelationshipsstoredinthephonebookofcellphone,andwecancheckthemoutonceweneedtouse.Itisonlythewizardcanownsuchmagicweaponsintheancienttime.手机刷新了人与人的关系。会议室门口通常贴着一条通告:请与会者关闭手机。可是会议室里的手机铃声仍然响成一片。我们都是普通人,并没有多少重要的事情。尽管如此,我们也不会轻易关掉手机。打开手机象征我们与这个世界的联系。手机反映出我们的"社交饥渴症"。最为常见的是,一个人走
3、着走着突然停下来,眼睛盯着手机屏幕发短信。他不在乎停在马路中央还是厕所旁边。 为什么对于手机来电和短信这么在乎?因为我们迫切渴望与社会保持联系。参考译文:Cellphonehasaltered/renovatedhumanrelations/relationships.Thereisusuallyanoteonthedoorofconferenceroom,whichreads“closeyourhandset/cellphone.”However,theringsarestillresoundingintheroom.Weareal
4、lcommonpeopleandhavefewurgenciestodo.Still,wearereluctanttoturnoffthephone.Cellphonesymbolizesourconnectionwiththeworldandreflectsour“thirstforsocialization.”Wearefamiliarwiththescenethatapersonstopshisstepstoeditshortmessageswitheyesgluedathisphone,regardlessofhislocati
5、on,whetherinroadcenterorbesiderestroom.E-C原文:We,thehumanspecies,areconfrontingaplanetaryemergency-athreattothesurvivalofour civilizationthatisgatheringominousanddestructivepotentialevenaswegatherhere.Butthereishopefulnewsaswell:wehavetheabilitytosolvethiscrisisandavoidt
6、heworst-thoughnotall-ofitsconsequences,ifweactboldly,decisivelyandquickly.However,toomanyoftheworld'sleadersarestillbestdescribedinthewordsofWinstonChurchillappliedtothosewhoignoredAdolfHitler'sthreat:"Theygooninstrangeparadox,decidedonlytobeundecided,resolvedtobeirresol
7、ute,allpowerfultobeimpotent."Sotoday,wedumpedanother70milliontonsofglobal-warmingpollutionintothethinshellofatmospheresurroundingourplanet,asifitwereanopensewer.Andtomorrow,wewilldumpaslightlylargeramount,withthecumulativeconcentrationsnowtrappingmoreandmoreheatfromthesu
8、n.参考译文:我们人类,正面临全球性的危机,一个关于我们的人类文明能否延续的危机;尽管我们聚在一起共商对策,而灾难却在扩大,形势不容乐观。但也有令人欣喜的消息:如果行动大胆果断,反应迅速,我们有能力解决这场