1月MBA翻译真题

2010年一月MBA联考英语翻译真题SectionⅢTranslation“Sustainabilityhasbecomeapopularwordthesedays.ButtoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthrougheverydayactionsandchoice.Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.Hehadbeenthroughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.Itdidn'tgowell.Itwasareallybadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion'',saysNing,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.”Iwasmiserable.IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofnightandstareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,Justwait,youwillturnthecorner,giveitsometime.2009年一月MBA联考英语翻译真题（1）Withthenation’sfinancialsystemteeteringonacliff.Thecompensationarrangementsforexecutivesofthebigbanksandotherfinancialfirmsarecomingundercloseexaminationagain.Bankers’excessiverisk-takingisasignificantcauseofthisfinancialcrisisandhascontinued,toothersinthepast,inthiscase,itwasfueledbylowinterestratesandkeptgoingbyafalsesenseofsecuritycreatedbyadebt-fueledbubbleintheeconomy.（2）Mortgagelendersgladlylentenormoussumstothosewhocouldnotaffordtopaythembackdividingthelawsandsellingthemofftothenextfinancialinstitutionalongthechain,advantageofthesamehigh-techsecuritizationtoloadonmoreriskymortgage-basedassets.（3）Financialregulationwillhavetocatchupwiththemostirresponsiblepracticesthatledbanksdowninthisroad,inhopesavertingthenextcrisis,whichislikelytoinvolvedifferentfinancialtechniquesanddifferentsortsofassets.Butitisworthexaminingtherootproblemofcompensationschemesthataretiedtoshort-termprofitsandrevenue’s,andthusencouragebankerstotakeirresponsiblerisks.2008年一月MBA联考英语翻译真题Section4Translation(20points)Direction:inthissectionthereisaparagraphinEnglish.TranslateitintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.Thetermbusinessmodelfirstcameintowidespreadusewiththeinventionofpersonalcomputerandthespreadsheet(空白表格程序).Beforethespreadsheet,businessplanningusuallymeantproducingasingleforecast.Atbest,youdidalittlesensitivityanalysisaroundtheprojection.（1）Thespreadsheetusheredinamuchmoreanalyticapproachtoplanningbecauseeverymajorlineitemcouldbepulledapart,itcomponentsandsubcomponentsanalyzedandtested.（2）Youcouldaskwhat-ifquestionsaboutthecriticalassumptionsonwhichyourbusinessdepended-forexample,whatifcustomersaremoreprice-sensitivethanwethought?Andwithafewkeystrokes,youcouldseehowanychangewouldplayoutoneveryaspectofthewhole.Inotherwords,youcouldmodelthebehaviorofbusiness.Beforethecomputerchangedthenatureofbusinessplanning,mostsuccessfulbusinessmodelswerecreatedmorebyaccidentthanbyelaboratedesign.（3）Byenablingcompaniestotietheirmarketplaceinsightsmuchmoretightlytotheresultingeconomics,spreadsheetmadeitpossibletomodelbusinessbeforetheywerelaunched.2007年一月MBA联考英语翻译真题SectionIVTranslation(20points)Directions:InthissectionthereisapassageinEnglishTranslatethepassageintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.（1）Poweringthegreatongoingchangesofourtimeistheriseofhumancreativityasthedefiningfeatureofeconomiclife.Creativityhascometobevalued,becausenewtechnologies,newindustriesandnewwealthflowfromit.Andasaresult,ourlivesandsocietyhavebeguntoechowithcreativeideas.（2）Itisourcommitmenttocreativityinitsvarieddimensionsthatformstheunderlyingspiritofourage.（3）Creativityisessentialtothewayweliveandworktoday,andinmanysensesalwayshasbeen.Thebigadvancesinstandardofliving--nottomentionthebigcompetitiveadvantagesinthemarketplace--alwayshavecomefrombetterrecipes,notjustmorecooking.Onemightarguethat'snotstrictlytrue.（4）Onemightpointout,forinstance,thatduringthelongperiodfromtheearlydaysontheIndustrialRevolutiontomoderntimes,muchofthegrowthinproductivityandmaterialwealthintheindustrialnationscamenotjustfromcreativeinventionslikethesteamengine,butfromthewidespreadapplicationofcookinginquantitybusinessmethodslikemassivedivisionoflabor,concentrationofassets,verticalintegrationandeconomiesofscale.Butthosemethodsthemselveswerecreativedevelopments.2006年一月MBA联考英语翻译真题SectionIVTranslation（20point）Directions：inthissectionthereisapassageinEnglish.TranslatethefiveunderlinedsentencesintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEETThesmoothlandingofshuttle（航天飞机）Discoveryendedaflightthatwassuccessfulinalmosteveryrespectbutone：thedislodgingofabigchunkoffoam，liketheonethatdoomedtheColumbia.Thisflightwassupposedtovaulttheshuttlefleetbackintospaceafteraprolongedgroundingforrepairs.Butgiventherepeatoftheveryproblemthattwoyearsofretoolingwassupposedtoresolve，theverdictisnecessarilymixed.（61）Onceagain，thespaceagencyhasbeenforcedtoputofftheflightuntilitcanfindasolutiontotheproblem，andnooneseemswillingtoguesshowthatmaytake.TheDiscoveryastronautsperformedsuperblyduringtheirtwo-weekmission，andtheshuttlelookedbetterthaneverinsomerespects.（62）spaceofficialswerejustifiablyhappythatsomuchhadgonewell，despitedailyworriesoverpossiblerisks.Theflightclearlyachieveditsprimeobjectives.Theastronautstransferredtonsofcargototheinte