英汉互译自考2017年10月真题答案

In an otherwise peaceful countryside setting, a middle-aged Spaniard charges into battle. In his mind he’s the last chivalrous(有骑士精神的)warrior attacking an army of giants. But those who watch him think he，s a complete madman, as they witness him unsuccessfully attempt to fight a windmill with a lance. Yet by the end of the story, the soul of this hopeless romantic has won millions of readers over, which is why Don Quixote(《堂吉诃德》)sits near the top of almost every “greatest works of fiction”list ever created.Don Quixote’s imagination often runs wild, and he sees reality very differently form other characters, which creates many comic scenes. His servant is always left to make things right, and takes the punishment for his master’s odd behaviour. Many of these roadside adventures are not really adventures at all but only happen inside Don Quixote’s head.

Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.原文： 研究表明，睡眠多可以让我们挣钱更多。美国的一项研究发现，太阳落山早的地方，人们睡眠时间更长，收入反而更多。如果一周能多睡一小时，工资收入就能提高4.9%。因此，如果你生活的地方天黑得更早，那么你会挣得更多。但是，这不符合传统经济学的观点，因为多睡一小时工作时间就会减少。那么，为什么多睡觉反而能多挣钱呢?答案是生产效率。这对靠销售业绩拿提成(on commission)的人最为有效。

原文： 今天，丽江市博物院有个新的展览展出了，如果您是个丽江人，是一个热爱自己家乡，热爱丽江历史的人,一定要去看这个展览。

原文： 这所在中国注册的独立法人高校的教学体制，将更多地带有美国纽约大学的痕迹，同时也将带有明显的中国和上海元素。我们双方合作的基础是培养国际化人才。

B. Translate the following underlined sentences into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

原文：我年过三十才知道读书自修的重要。我披阅，我圈点,但是恒心不足，时做时辍。五十以学易，可以无大过矣，我如今年过八十,还没有接触过《易经》，说来惭愧。

原文：最近我读到一篇文章，谈论“星期一万岁”综合症。这种综合症就是许多人倾向于工作时感到兴奋，而厌倦在家度过的平凡周末。

原文：Most commentaries have something to do with description, explanation, or opinion. But the three are not always present in equal proportions. Some forms of written commentary, for instance, by providing the supplementary information which will enable a text to be more fully understood, set our purely to explain.

原文： Image a virus that could travel like the flu — and kill like HIV. One so small that it would be almost impossible to identify, let alone halt. Films like Outbreak play on our fears of a “killer virus”scenario, but those films are works of fiction, right?

原文：Let me say how grateful I am to all people who supported me and supported the cause for which we have fought. Tipper and I feel a deep gratitude to Joe and Haddash Lieberman who brought passion and high purpose to our partnership and opened new doors, not just for our campaign but for our country.