1、第 1 页 ,共 2 页浙浙 江江 理理 工工 大大 学学20182018 年硕士研究生招生考试初试试题年硕士研究生招生考试初试试题考试科目:英语翻译基础考试科目:英语翻译基础代码:代码:357(请考生在答题纸上答题,在此试题纸上答题无效)(请考生在答题纸上答题,在此试题纸上答题无效)I. Directions: Translate the following words, abbreviations or terminology into theirtarget language respectively. There are altogether 30 items in this part
2、 of the test, 15 inEnglish and 15 in Chinese, with one point for each. (30 points)1.IMF16. 武装干涉2.B2C17. 新常态3.aka18. 增值税4.GPS19. 国际反恐合作5.FTP20. 结构性改革6.state sovereignty21. 分享经济7.pillar industry22. 二进制码8.reduce excess inventory23. 基因转移9.cats paw24. 物联网10. gourmet tour25. 生物燃料11. holographic projection
3、26. 首航12. acoustic material27. 文化遗产13. navigation bar28. 森林覆盖14. organic nanomaterial29. 播客15. crop rotation30. 用户界面II. Directions: Translate the following two source texts into their target language respectively.(120 points)1. Translate the following text into Chinese. (60 points)Source Text 1:Does
4、 money buy happiness?1.Does money buy happiness? Not. Ah, but would a little more money make us alittle happier? Many of us smirk and nod. There is, we believe, some connection betweenfiscal fitness and feeling fantastic. Most of us would say that, yes, we would like to be rich.Three in four America
5、n collegians now consider it “very important” or “essential” thatthey become “very well off financially.” Money matters.2.Well, are rich people happier?Researchers have found that in poor countries, such第 2 页 ,共 2 页as Bangladesh, being relatively well off does make for greater well-being. We need fo
6、od,rest, shelter and social contact.3.But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can affordlifes necessities, increasing affluence matters surprisingly little. The correlation betweenincome and happiness is “surprisingly weak,” observed University of Michigan researcher
7、Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170,000 people. Once comfortable, moremoney provides diminishing returns. The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000,never tastes as good as the first.4.Even lottery winners and the Forbes 100 wealthiest Americans have expressedonly slightly greater ha
8、ppiness than the average American. Making it bigbrings temporaryjoy. But in the long run wealth is like health: its utter absence can breed misery, but havingit doesnt guarantee happiness. Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we wantthan of wanting what we have.5.Has our happiness floated u
9、pward with the rising economic tide?Are we happiertoday than in 1940, when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub? When heat oftenmeant feeding wood or coal into a furnace? When 35 percent of homes had no toilet?6.Actually, we are not. Since 1957, the number of Americans who say they are “very
10、happy” has declined from 35 to 32 percent. Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, theteen suicide rate has nearly tripled, the violent crime rate has nearly quadrupled (even afterthe recent decline), and more people than ever (especially teens and young adults) aredepressed.2. Translate the following text into English. (60 points)Source Text 2:大蒜的保健作用大蒜可能是你应当食用的最有利健康的食品。虽然大蒜可能对你的社交有些不利如果食用过多的大蒜, 口里的大蒜味会使别人退避三舍。但是大蒜说不定会拯救你的性命呢?大家知道,大蒜既可食用,又有药用价值。埃及的法老以及古代的中国人都曾广泛采用大蒜,埃及人甚至让他们的奴隶食用大蒜以保持身体健康。对于高血压、高胆固醇、心脏病患者,大蒜应当成为他们的良友。大蒜具有降低血压,降低胆固醇的功能。研究表明,每天只食用一瓣大蒜就足以使胆固醇降低,大蒜还有助于治疗支气管炎、感冒、咳嗽、喉痛、发烧和消化不良。