2016年5月CATTI二级笔译真题完整版

2016年5月CATTI二级笔译真题完整版Section1:English-ChineseTranslation(50points)TranslatethefollowingtwopassagesintoChinese.Passage1JaneGoodallwasalreadyonaLondondockinMarch1957whensherealizedthatherpassportwasmissing.Injustafewhours,shewasduetodepartonherfirsttriptoAfrica.AschoolfriendhadmovedtoafarmoutsideNairobiand,knowingGoodall’schildhooddreamwastoliveamongtheAfricanwildlife,invitedhertostaywiththefamilyforawhile.Goodall,then22,savedfortwoyearstopayforherpassagetoKenya:waitressing,doingsecretarialwork,tempingatthepostofficeinherhometown,Bournemouth,onEngland’ssoutherncoast.Nowallthiswasfornaught,itseemed.It’shardnottowonderhowsubsequenteventsinherlife—ratherconsequentialastheyhaveturnedouttobetoconservation,toscience,tooursenseofourselvesasaspecies—mighthaveunfoldeddifferentlyhadsomeonenotfoundherpassport,alongwithanitineraryfromCook’s,thetravelagency,foldedinside,anddeliveredittotheCook’soffice.Anagencyrepresentative,documentsinhand,foundheronthedock.“Incredible,”Goodalltoldmelastmonth,recallingthatday.“Amazing.”Withintwomonthsofherarrival,GoodallmetthepaleontologistLouisLeakey—Nairobiwasasmalltownforitswhitepopulationinthosedays—andheimmediatelyofferedherajobatthenatural-historymuseumwherehewascurator.Hespentmuchofthenextthreeyearstestinghercapacityforrepetitivework.HebelievedinahypothesisfirstputforthbyCharlesDarwinthathumansandchimpanzeesshareanevolutionaryancestor.Closestudyofchimpanzeesinthewild,hethought,mighttellussomethingaboutthatcommonprogenitor.Hewas,inotherwords,lookingforsomeonetoliveamongAfrica’swildanimals.Onenight,hetoldGoodallthatheknewjusttheplacewhereshecoulddoit:GombeStreamChimpanzeeReserve,intheBritishcolonyofTanganyika(nowTanzania).InJuly1960,Goodallboardedaboatandafterafewhoursmotoringoverthewarm,deepwatersofLakeTanganyika,shesteppedontothepebblybeachatGombe.Herfinding,publishedinNaturein1964,thatchimpanzeesusetools—extractinginsectsfromatermitemoundwithleavesofgrass—drasticallyandforeveralteredhumanity’sunderstandingofitself;manwasnolongerthenaturalworld’sonlyuseroftools.Aftertwoandahalfdecadesoflivingoutherchildhooddream,Goodallmadeanabruptcareershift,fromscientisttoconservationist.passage2ScientistshavefoundthefirstevidencethatbrinywaterflowedonthesurfaceofMarsasrecentlyaslastsummer,apaperpublishedonMondayshowed,raisingthepossibilitythattheplanetcouldsupportlife.Althoughthesourceandthechemistryofthewaterisunknown,thediscoverywillchangescientists’thinkingaboutwhethertheplanetthatismostlikeEarthinthesolarsystemcouldsupportpresentdaymicrobiallife.ThediscoverywasmadewhenscientistsdevelopedanewtechniquetoanalyzechemicalmapsofthesurfaceofMarsobtainedbyNASA’sMarsReconnaissanceOrbiterspacecraft.Theyfoundtelltalefingerprintsofsaltsthatformonlyinthepresenceofwaterinnarrowchannelscutintocliffwallsthroughouttheplanet’sequatorialregion.TheslopesappearduringthewarmsummermonthsonMars,thenvanishwhenthetemperaturesdrop.Scientistssuspectedthestreakswerecutbyflowingwater,butpreviouslyhadbeenunabletomakethemeasurements.MarsReconnaissanceOrbitermakesitsmeasurementsduringthehottestpartoftheMartianday,soscientistsbelievedanytracesofwater,orfingerprintsfromhydratedminerals,wouldhaveevaporated.Also,thechemical-sensinginstrumentontheorbitingspacecraftcannothomeinondetailsassmallasthenarrowstreaks,whichtypicallyarelessthan16feetwide.ButOjhaandcolleaguescreatedacomputerprogramthatcouldscrutinizeindividualpixels.Thatdatawasthencorrelatedwithhigh-resolutionimagesofthestreaks.Scientistsconcentratedonthewideststreaksandcameupwitha100percentmatchbetweentheirlocationsanddetectionsofhydratedsalts.Section2:Chinese-EnglishTranslation(50points)TranslatethefollowingtwopassagesintoEnglish.Passage1人口问题归根结底是发展问题。人口的急剧增长，社会经济的迅速发展，给资源和环境带来了空前压力。我们要关注人口增长与经济社会发展的关系，统筹解决好人口数量、素质、结构和分布问题。人口流动和家庭结构变化将对公共服务和社会治理带来挑战。大规模的人口流动成为推动社会变迁的主要力量，同时也加快了家庭的小型化、多样化、离散化。我们要大力推进流动人口基本公共服务均等化，着力提升流动人口服务管理水平，确保流动人口公平公正地享受城镇公共资源和社会福利，全面参与政治、经济、社会和文化生活，实现经济立足、社会接纳、身份认同和文化交融。passage2本美术馆以收藏、研究、展示中国近现代至当代艺术家作品为重点的国家艺术博物馆，是新中国成立以后的国家文化标志性建筑。主体大楼为仿古阁楼式，黄色琉璃瓦大屋顶，四周廊榭围绕，具有鲜明的民族建筑风格。主楼建筑面积18000多平方米，共有17个展览厅，展览总面积8300平方米。中国美术馆现收藏各类美术作品10万余件，以19世纪末至今中国艺术名家和各时期代表作品为主，兼有部分古代书画和外国艺术作品，同时也包括丰富的民间美术作品。建馆以来，中国美术馆已举办数千场具有影响的各类美术展览，反映了中国美术繁荣发展的态势，也成为中国与国际艺术交流的重要平台。中国美术馆也注重通过网站及“数字美术馆”项目建设延展公众服务内容和手段，网站3次改版，建成10多个美术数据库，日益成为美术信息发布、检索与共享平台。