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1、1996年8级测试英译汉 FourmonthsbeforeElectionDay1,fivemengatheredinasmallconferenceroomattheReagan-Bushheadquarters2andreviewedanoversizecalendarthatmarkedtheremainingdaysofthe1984presidentialcampaign.ItwasthelastSaturdayinJuneandatteno'clockinthemorningtherestoftheofficewasp
2、racticallydeserted3.Evenso,themenkeptthedoorslutandthedrapescarefullydrawn.Thethreeprincipalsandtheirtwodeputieshadcomefromaroundthecountryforacriticalmeeting4.Theiraimwastodeviseastrategy5thatwouldguaranteeRonaldReagan'sresoundingreelectiontoasecondtermintheWhiteHouse.
3、 Itshouldhavebeeneasy.Theywerebattle-testedveterans6withlongtiestoReaganandevenlongertiestotheRepublicanParty,menwhounderstoodpresidentialpolitics7aswellasanyinthecountry.Thebackdrop8ofthecampaignwashospitable,withlotsofgoodnewstoworkwith:Americawasatpeace,andthenation
4、'seconomy,akeyfactorinanyelection,wasreboundingvigorouslyafterrecession.Furthermore,thecampaignitselfwaslavishlyfinanced9,withplentyofmoneyforatop-flightstaff10,travel,andtelevisioncommercials.And,mostimportant,theircandidatewasRonaldReagan,apresidentoftremendouspersonal
5、popularityanddazzlingcommunicationskills11.ReaganhassucceededmorethananypresidentsinceJohnF.KennedyinprojectingabroadvisionofAmerica—anationofrenewedmilitarystrength,individualinitiative,andsmallerfederalgovernment12.【概述】 本文是一篇典型的关于美国政治的时事杂文，用词色彩强烈，修饰语具有极端性和渲染性的特点。翻译这
6、类文章时，伸缩性较大，适宜文采的容忍度较大。翻译中涉及被动语态译法、转译法等。【翻译要点评析】ElectionDay：美国的总统“选举日”。Reagan-Bushheadquarters：里根—布什竞选总部。therestoftheofficewaspracticallydeserted：“desert”意为离弃、放弃，此句为被动表达方式，翻译时如不特别强调施动者，一般译为主动句，即“其他办公室几乎没有人”。criticalmeeting：“critical”有“批评的、危机的、决定性的”意思，此处为“决定性的”，译为“重要会议”。de
7、viseastrategy：“devise”意为“想出、设计、发明”，此处根据“strategy”一词译为“制定策略”。battle-testedveterans：久经沙场的老将；在战场上受过考验的老将。presidentialpolitics：总统竞选的套路。backdrop：意为背景、大环境，此处译为“条件”。thecampaignitselfwaslavishlyfinanced：该句为被动句，翻译时应该转为主动语态，即“这次竞选筹到了充裕的资金”。atop-flightstaff：top-flight=best,firstrat
8、e,staff此处指“竞选班子”。apresidentoftremendouspersonalpopularityanddazzlingcommunicationskills：此句为名词性短语，作Ronal
