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1、英语笔译实务3级配套训练第二单元英译汉(二)BeijingIsNoLongerLikeaBlack-and-WhitePhotographVocationinChinawasanewexperience.InBeijinginthe1980s,wefeltlikebirdsinacage.Atthattimeforeignerscouldn’travelatwillaroundthecountry.MyfewtripsoutsideBeijingwereusually“businessonly”.FewChinesecitieswereo
2、pentoforeigners,andweneededtravelpermitseverywherewewent.Airlineflightswerefew,ticketswerehardtogetandtheycostmoreforusthanforChinesecitizens.Worstofall,ourinteractionswithChinesepeoplewereextremelylimited.Forexample,twomenstoodatthedoorofthehotelwherewelived,challenginge
3、veryChinesewhoentered.YoucouldsaythatourChinaexperiencewasshallow.Inmymemory,Beijingwaslikeablack-and-whitephotograph.Fewcarswereonthestreets,onlybicycles.Everyoneworedarkblueclothing.Intheparks,thegroundwasbareofevenabladeofgrass.Thegraybuildingsalllookedalike.ButwhenIst
4、eppedofftheplaneinBeijinginSeptember20,2001,theblack-and-whitephotographexplodedintobrightcolorandcametolife.Impressivenewhigh-risebuildingslinedthestreets,whichwerejammedwithbuses,trucks,andprivatecars.Peoplewearingcolorfulclothingthrongedthedepartmentstoresandbookstores
5、.1Coffeehouses,fast-foodjoints,andeverykindofrestaurantbeckonedustotryeverykindoffood.Smallchildrenplayedhappilyinverdantparks.IsthisBeijing,Iwondered,orHongKong?Iwalkedandgawked,likeapeasantvisitingthecityforthefirsttime.BecauseIhadseentheChinaof20yearsago,Icouldcomparet
6、heoldwiththenew.Thechangesinmaterialcircumstanceswereenormous,andeasytorecognize.ButIwantedtounderstandthedeeperchanges–inpeople’sthinking,attitudes,andlifestyles.Buthowcouldaforeignerpenetratethesurface,toseeintotheChinesestateofmind?ArrivinginBeijing,Icouldn’helptbutnot
7、icetheadsandsignseverywhere.SoIthought,couldIusethemtounderstandtoday’sChina?课文词汇throng群集beckon召唤;吸引gawk呆呆地看penetrate渗透;看穿;洞察参考译文北京不再是一幅黑白照片在中国度假是一种崭新的经历。80年代在北京,我们觉得自己就像是笼中鸟儿。那时外国人不能随意到全国各地旅行。我仅有的几次外埠旅行也都是“只办公事”。当时没有几个中国城市对外国人开放,去哪儿都要得到批准。飞机航班也极少,很难买到机票,而我们买机票还要比中国公民花钱多。
8、最糟糕的是,我们和中国人的交流受到严格限制。举个例子,2在我们住的宾馆门口就有两个人站岗,凡是第一个要进去的中国人,他们都要盘问一番。可以说,我们那里对中国的感受不深。在我的记忆中,北京就像一