Passage translation 1

Mass urbanization of the world’s population is an unprecedented trend worldwide. The most important reason why people are moving to cities is economic. People are moving to the cities because that’s where they can find jobs and earn money. Until the 20th century, the major source of employment, full and part-time, was farming. Now, according to recent statistics, no more than 15 percent of all jobs are connected to farming. Jobs now are being created in information technology, manufacturing and service areas, such as tourism and financing, and all of these new jobs are in or around major cities.
譯文:世界人口大規(guī)模的城市化在世界范圍內(nèi)達(dá)到史無前例的規(guī)模。驅(qū)使人們不斷涌向城市的最重要原因是經(jīng)濟因素。人們都涌向城市是因為在城里可以找到工作和掙錢。在20世紀(jì)以前,就業(yè)的主要途徑,不管是全職還是兼職,一直都是農(nóng)耕。而現(xiàn)在,根據(jù)最近的統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù),只有不到15%的工作是和農(nóng)業(yè)相關(guān)的。越來越多的工作產(chǎn)生于信息技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)、制造業(yè)和服務(wù)行業(yè),如旅游業(yè)和融資,而所有這些新興工作都在大城市及其周邊地區(qū)。

評析:本題是高口熱點話題“城市化”,在07年9月的高口NTGF部分也涉及到過城市化的問題,前一題的句子翻譯S2也提到了“人們搬進(jìn)大城市的原因,是追求高品質(zhì)的生活”,而這里主要圍繞工作展開??疾樵~匯都在大綱范圍內(nèi),像urbanization, manufacturing等都屬于常見熱詞,考生在平時對這些詞匯有所積累,翻譯起來并不難。相對passage 2, 這段話稍微有點長,這也提醒考生注意平時多練習(xí)聽寫記筆記,熟悉??荚掝},這樣在考試時才能拿高分。

Passage translation 2

Crime control is a pretty complex question, the first step, of course, is deterrence to stop people from committing crime in the first place. That involves the economy.? Are there enough jobs for everyone? There should be. And social structure, are there enough support system? And so on. When people are convicted, and put in prison, then the goal should be to have reform programs inside prisons. So they want person comes out, they don’t return to a life of crime. If the education program and drug treatment program have been cut, convicted criminals are not being reformed.
譯文:如何控制犯罪率是一個十分復(fù)雜的問題。首先,當(dāng)然要防止犯罪行為的發(fā)生。包括從經(jīng)濟方面來說,是否有足夠的工作提供給所有人?這個是應(yīng)該要保證的;從社會機構(gòu)來說,是否有足夠的社會保障體系?等等。而一旦人們犯了罪,被關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄了,那么監(jiān)獄里就需要有改造計劃,可以讓這些人出獄之后,不再回到犯罪生涯。如果停掉教育計劃和毒品治療方案,那就無法對這些犯人就行改造了。

評析:本篇段落翻譯選自2008年春季高口的聽力原文,這就暗示了廣大口譯考生,歷年的聽力原文等材料是平時訓(xùn)練的重要資源,平時多積累,考試的時候方可胸有成竹。

本篇段落關(guān)注的是一個常見的社會問題——如何控制犯罪率。段落給出了兩點建議,一個是要防患未然;二是在對犯人實施改造計劃。內(nèi)容對考生來說應(yīng)該并不陌生,語速也較為平緩,作為兩段翻譯的的第二段,在難度上是可以接受的。

本段詞匯較為常見。注意deterrence,意是“威懾,制止”,這里考生也可將名詞轉(zhuǎn)譯為動詞,譯為“防止犯罪行為的發(fā)生”;另外,convict這個單詞意為“判…有罪”,convicted criminals指“囚犯,犯人”。

段落的句子結(jié)構(gòu)較為簡單??忌恍枳⒁膺@個長句:When people are convicted, and put into prison, the goal should be to have reform programs inside prisons, so that when the person comes out, they don't return to a life of crime. 這個句子雖長,但只要理解語義,理清分句之間的邏輯關(guān)系,如when引導(dǎo)的是從句,the goal 后面的內(nèi)容是主句,so that作的是目的狀語。劃分好結(jié)構(gòu),再按句子本身的語序進(jìn)行翻譯就可以了。

總體而言,本篇英譯中難度適中,主題也不偏頗另類,考生在平時注意對社會問題的積累,多進(jìn)行真題練習(xí),把握好時間和心態(tài),相信會順利完成翻譯。