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1、2003年12月英语二级《笔译实务》试题来源:发布时间:2007-07-1610:38:01Section1:English–ChineseTranslation(英译汉)Thissectionconsistsoftwoparts,PartA—“CompulsoryTranslation”andPartB—“ChoiceofTwoTranslations”consistingoftwosections“TopicI”and“Topic2”.ForthepassageinPartAandyourchoiceofpassageinPartB,tran
2、slatetheunderlinedportions,includingtitles,intoChinese.AboveyourtranslationofPartA,write“CompulsoryTranslation”andaboveyourtranslationfromPartB,write“TopicI”or“Topic2”(60points,100minutes) PartACompulsoryTranslation(必译题)(30points) NowheretoGo ForthelatestonthepursuitoftheAm
3、ericanDreaminSiliconValley,allyouhavetodoistotalktosomeonelike“Nagaraj”(whodidn’twanttorevealhisrealname).He’sanIndianimmigrantwho,likemanyotherIndianengineers,cametoAmericarecentlyonanH-1Bvisa,whichallowsskilledworkerstobeemployedbyonecompanyforasmanyassixyears.Butonemorning
4、lastmonth,NagarajandahalfdozenotherIndianworkerswithH-1BswerecalledintoaconferenceroomintheirSanFranciscotechnology-consultingfirmandtoldtheywerebeinglaidoff.Thereason:weakeningeconomicconditionsinSiliconValley,“Itwastheshockofmylifetime,”saysNagaraj.15Thisisnotanormalbear-ma
5、rketsobstory.Accordingtofederalregulation,Nagarajandhiscolleagueshavetwochoices.TheymusteitherreturntoIndia,orfindanotherjobinatightlabormarketandhopethattheImmigrationandNaturalizationServices(INS)allowthemtotransfertheirvisatothenewcompany.Andthelawdoesn’tallowthemtoearnapa
6、y-checkuntilallthepaperworkwindsitswaythroughtheINSbureaucracy.“HowamIgoingtosurvivewithoutanyjobandwithoutanyincome?”Nagarajwonders.Untilrecently,H-1BvisaswerechampionedbySiliconValleycompaniesasthesolutiontotheregion’sshortageofprogrammersandengineers.FirstissuedbytheINSin1
7、992,theyattractskilledworkersfromothercountries,manyofwhombringfamilieswiththem,laydownrootsandapplyforthemorepermanentgreencards.ThroughFebruary2000,morethan81,000workerheldsuchvisas—butwiththedot-comcrash,manyhavebeengettinglaidoff.That’scausingmassconsternationinU.S.immigr
8、antcommunities.TheINSconsidersaworker“outofstatus”whenhelosesajob,wh