研一期末考试翻译写作复习题

研究生第一学期期末必考翻译题

第一单元

1. What you said to him can hardly justify such conduct of yours.

你为他说的话不能为你这种行为辩解。

2. Do you think he would be immune from religious persecution by reason of his personal relation with the Bishop? 你认为他会因为同主教的私人关系而免受宗教迫害吗？

3. Your attitude towards the advice of the psychiatrist will affect whether or not your bad dream recurs. 你对心理医生的忠告采取什么态度会影响到你是否会再做恶梦。

4. The secret to the success of optimists is that they deal with disappointments and failures in a positive way. 乐观主义者成功的秘诀在于他们是用积极的态度对待失望和失败。

5. The reason that a pessimist tends to fail is, in part, that a person’s opinion about himself is often a self-fulfilling prophecy.

悲观主义者往往容易失败，部分原因就是一个人对自己的看法常常是一种能够自我实现的预言。

Writing

Suggested passage:

The proverb “Habit is second nature” is so often quoted that it has almost become a cliché, yet we all know how true it is. A habit is a form of learned, automatic behaviour that provides pleasure and comfort. A bad habit has long-term negative consequences, but it still gives immediate comfort. Once formed, it seems to stick to you, no matter how hard you try to shake it off. For example, we have all heard of stories of determined individuals trying to give up smoking, but after strenuously resisting all temptations for months, only to find themselves reverting to cigarettes again on the threshold of success. So swearing off a bad habit is only half the battle; staying off requires good planning. To permanently rid yourself of a bad habit, whether it is smoking, drinking, gambling or overeating, you have to simultaneously unlearn certain behaviours and replace them with new ones that also provide gratification. If you smoke because cigarettes give you something to do with your hands, learn to play a music instrument instead. With a strong will-power and good strategy, you can surely break any bad habit.

第二单元

1. The politician was armed with many facts and figures.

那个政客以许多事实和数字作为武器。

2. It struck me that we had really learnt a great deal there.

我觉得我们在那里确实学到了很多东西。

3. The conditions of workers now, as compared with what they were ten years ago, have been greatly improved. 现在工人们的各方面条件比起10年前都大大改善了。

4. According to the law of the People’s Republic, parents are obligated to send their children to school. 根据人民共和国的法律，父母有责送子女上学。

5. He erred in making his decision before he confirmed the facts.

他的错误是确定事实前就做了决定。

Writing

Suggested passage:

It is well known that cancer is a dangerous disease which spares no one, irrespective of age and sex. Its mortality is high. Therefore it is no wonder that the mere mention of it will frighten the strongest man. But we are convinced that cancer, like all other diseases, is conquerable though it is not quite clear what is the agent that causes cancer. Many research units have reported that

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