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1、2009年5月CATTI二级笔译真题CompulsoryTranslationTherewas,lastweek,aglimmerofhopeintheworldfoodcrisis.Expectingabumperharvest,Ukrainerelaxedrestrictionsonexports.Overnight,globalwheatpricesfellby10percent.Bycontrast,tradersinBangkokquotericepricesaround$1,000aton,upfrom$460twomonthsago.Suchis
2、thevolatilityoftoday’smarkets.Wedonotknowhowhighfoodpricesmightgo,norhowfartheycouldfall.Butonethingiscertain:Wehavegonefromaneraofplentytooneofscarcity.Expertsagreethatfoodpricesarenotlikelytoreturntothelevelstheworldhadgrownaccustomedtoanytimesoon.Imaginethesituationofthoselivingo
3、nlessthan$1aday-the“bottombillion,”thepoorestoftheworld’spoor.MostliveinAfrica,andmanymighttypicallyspendtwo-thirdsoftheirincomeonfood.InLiberialastweek,Iheardhowpeoplehavestoppedpurchasingimportedricebythebag.Instead,theyincreasinglybuyitbythecup,becausethat’salltheycanafford.Trave
4、lingthoughWestAfrica,Ifoundgoodreasonforoptimism.InBurkinaFaso,Isawagovernmentworkingtoimportdroughtresistantseedsandbettermanagescarcewatersupplies,helpedbynationslikeBrazil.InIvoryCoast,wesawawomen’scooperativerunningachickenfarmsetupwithUNfunds.Theprojectgeneratedincome-andfood-f
5、orvillagersinwaysthatcaneasilybereplicated.Elsewhere,Isawyetanotherwomen’sgroupslowlyexpandingtheirlocalagriculturalproduction,withUNhelp.SoontheywillreplaceWorldFoodProgramricewiththeirownhome-grownproduce,sufficienttocovertheneedsoftheirschoolfeedingprogram.Thesearehome-grown,gras
6、s-rootssolutionsforgrass-rootsproblems-preciselythekindofsolutionsthatAfricaneeds.optionalTopic1Foradecade,metallurgistsstudyingthehulkoftheTitanichavearguedthatthestoriedoceanlinerwentdownquicklyafterhittinganicebergbecausetheship'sbuilderusedsubstandardrivetsthatpoppedtheirheadsan
7、dlettonsoficyseawaterrushin.Morethan1,500peopledied.Nowateamofscientistshasmovedintodeeperwaters,uncoveringevidenceinthebuilder'sownarchivesofadeadlymixofgreatambitionanduseoflow-qualityironthatdoomedtheship,whichsank96yearsagoTuesday.Thescientistsfoundthattheship'sbuilder,Harlandan
8、dWolff,inBelfast,st