CATTI二级笔译实务最全.docx
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CATTI二级笔译实务最全
2003年12月英语二级笔译实务试题
Section1:
English–ChineseTranslation(英译汉)
PartA
NowheretoGo
ForthelatestonthepursuitoftheAmericanDreaminSiliconValley,allyouhavetodoistotalktosomeonelike“Nagaraj”(whodidn’twanttorevealhisrealname).He’sanIndianimmigrantwho,likemanyotherIndianengineers,cametoAmericarecentlyonanH-1Bvisa,whichallowsskilledworkerstobeemployedbyonecompanyforasmanyassixyears.Butonemorninglastmonth,NagarajandahalfdozenotherIndianworkerswithH-1BswerecalledintoaconferenceroomintheirSanFranciscotechnology-consultingfirmandtoldtheywerebeinglaidoff.Thereason:
weakeningeconomicconditionsinSiliconValley,“Itwastheshockofmylifetime,”saysNagaraj.
Thisisnotanormalbear-marketsobstory.Accordingtofederalregulation,Nagarajandhiscolleagueshavetwochoices.TheymusteitherreturntoIndia,orfindanotherjobinatightlabormarketandhopethattheImmigrationandNaturalizationServices(INS)allowthemtotransfertheirvisatothenewcompany.Andthelawdoesn’tallowthemtoearnapay-checkuntilallthepaperworkwindsitswaythroughtheINSbureaucracy.“HowamIgoingtosurvivewithoutanyjobandwithoutanyincome?
”Nagarajwonders.
Untilrecently,H-1BvisaswerechampionedbySiliconValleycompaniesasthesolutiontotheregion’sshortageofprogrammersandengineers.FirstissuedbytheINSin1992,theyattractskilledworkersfromothercountries,manyofwhombringfamilieswiththem,laydownrootsandapplyforthemorepermanentgreencards.ThroughFebruary2000,morethan81,000workerheldsuchvisas—butwiththedot-comcrash,manyhavebeengettinglaidoff.That’scausingmassconsternationinU.S.immigrantcommunities.TheINSconsidersaworker“outofstatus”whenhelosesajob,whichtechnicallymeansthathemustpackupandgohome.Butbecauseofthescopeofthisyear’slayoffs,theU.S.governmenthasrecentlybackpedaled,issuingaconfusingseriesofstatementsthatsuggestworkersmightbeabletostayiftheyqualifyforsomeexceptionsandcanfindanewcompanytosponsortheirvisa.Buteventhoseloopholesremainnebulous.TheresultisthousandsofimmigrantsnowfacedimmingcareerprospectsinAmerica,andthepossibilitiesthattheywillbesenthome.“Theyareinlimbo.Itisthegreatestformoftorture,”saysAmarVedaoftheSiliconValley-basedImmigrantsSupportNetwork.
ThecrisislooksespeciallybadinlightofalltheheatedvisarhetoricbySiliconValleycompaniesinthepastfewyears.LastfalltheindustrywonabigvictorybygettingCongresstoapproveanincreaseintheannualnumberofH-1Bvisas.Now,withtechnologyfirmsretrenching,demandforsuchworkersisslowing.ValleyheavyweightslikeIntel,CiscoandHewlett-Packardhaveallannouncedthousandsoflayoffsthisyear,whichincludemanyH-1Bworkers.TheINSreportedlastmonththatonly16,000newH-1BworkerscametotheUnitedStatesinFebruary—downfrom32,000inFebruaryoflastyear.
Lastmonth,acknowledgingthescopeoftheproblem,theINStoldH-1Bholders“nottopanic,”andthattherewouldbeagraceperiodforlaid-offworkersbeforetheyhadtoleavetheUnitedStates.INSspokeswomenEyleenSchmidtpromisesthatmorespecificguidancewillcomethismonth.“Weareawareofthecutbacks,”shesays.“We’retryingtobeasgenerousaswecanbewithintheconfinesoftheexistinglaw.”
PartB
Topic1(选题一)
WhatIstheForceofGravity?
Ifyouthrowaballup,itwillcomedownagain.Whatmakesitcomedown?
TheballcomesdownbecauseitispulledorattractedtowardstheEarth.TheEarthexertsaforceofattractiononallobjects.ObjectsthatarenearertotheEarthareattractedtoitwithagreaterforcethanthosethatarefurtheraway.Thisforceofattractionisknownastheforceofgravity.ThegravitationalforceactingonanobjectattheEarth’ssurfaceiscalledtheweightoftheobject.
Alltheheavenlybodiesinspacelikethemoon,theplanetsandthestarsalsoexertanattractiveforceonobjects.Thebiggerandheavierabodyis,thegreaterisitsforceofgravity.Thus,sincethemoonisasmallerbodythanEarth,theforceitexertsonanobjectatitssurfaceislessthanthatexertedbytheEarthonthesameobjectontheEarth’ssurface.Infact,themoon’sgravitationalforceisonlyone-sixththatoftheEarth.Thismeansthatanobjectweighing120kilogramsonEarthwillonlyweigh20kilogramsonthemoon.ThereforeonthemoonyoucouldliftweightswhicharesixtimesheavierthantheheaviestweightthatyoucanliftonEarth.
TheEarth’sgravitationalforceorpullkeepsusandeverythingelseonEarthfromfloatingawaytospace.TogetoutintospaceandtraveltothemoonorotherplanetswehavetoovercometheEarth’sgravitationalpull.
EntryintoSpace
Howcanweo
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