《写作与翻译》2008年考研真题

12008年硕士研究生入学考试英语写作与翻译样题PartOneWriting(100)Task1:SummaryWriting(100)Directions:Readcarefullythefollowingpassageandsummarizeitscontentsin100-120words.Notethatyoumustnotcopycompletesentencesfromtheoriginal.Failuretodosowouldincurdeductionofyourscores.PassageInmyyoungerandmorevulnerableyearsmyfathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince.“Wheneveryoufelllikecriticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”Hedidn’tsayanymore,butwe’vealwaysbeenusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,andIunderstoodhemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreservealljudgments,ahabitthathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestomeandalsomakemethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.Theabnormalmindisquicktodetectandattachitselftothisqualitywhenitappearsinanormalperson,andsoitcameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefofwild,unknownmen.Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought-----frequentlyIhavefeignedsleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevitywhenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesignthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthem,areusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofinfinitehope.IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparceledoutunequallyatbirth.And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasa2limit.Conductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshes,butafteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfoundedon.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwantednomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatsbywasexemptfrommyreaction-----Gatsby,whorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandmilesaway.Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignifiedunderthenamesofthe“creativetemperament”-----itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhaveneverfoundinmanyotherpersonandwhichitisnotlikelyifshalleverfindagain.No-----Gatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfouldustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrowsandshort-windedelationsofmen.PartTwoTranslation(50)1.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese(25)Etiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmenwouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterferedwithbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherailsalongwhichonlythetraincouldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewouldbethewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackofproprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturntobethemostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexamplesinthehistoryofmankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.32.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish(25)在银幕上,她是一名观众熟悉的演员;在文坛上,她又是一位享有盛誉的作家.演员---作家,这两种不同的身份,在她的身上融合得这样恰切,仿佛天生本就应该是这样.许多人想了解这其中有什么奥秘:有人说,多年的演员生活赋予她发达的形象思维;有人说,演员的多愁善感，使她富于感情细胞…因而，她的作品具有特殊的魅力。这些话也许不无几分道理，但真正确切的答案，恐怕还要深入到她那独特的生活经历中去探取。时代变了，象她这样一个经历了两种社会，大起大落，酸甜苦辣，极度变化的演员，一旦当她走出本来生活的小圈子，走出舞台，走进社会生活的深水里，激流中，以她异常敏感的心灵去观察生活，体验生活时，她发现那些纷至沓来的新鲜事物，根本来不及用电影去表达。