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1、2008年5月二级笔译实务试题【英译汉必译题】Ifaheavyrelianceonfossilfuelsmakesacountryaclimateogre,thenDenmark—withitsthousandsofwindturbinessprinkledonthecoastlinesandatsea—islivingahappyfairytale.ViewedfromtheUnitedStatesorAsia,Denmarkisanenvironmentalrolemodel.Thecountryis"w
2、hataglobalwarmingsolutionlookslike,"wroteFrancesBeinecke,thepresidentoftheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil,inalettertothegrouplastautumn.Aboutone-fifthofthecountry'selectricitycomesfromwind,whichwindexpertssayisthehighestproportionofanycountry.Butacloserlooks
3、howsthatDenmarkisafarcryfromaclean-energyparadise.Thebuildingofwindturbineshasvirtuallygroundtoahaltsincesubsidieswerecutback.Meanwhile,comparedwithothersintheEuropeanUnion,Danesremainabove-averageemittersofthegreenhousegascarbondioxide.Forallitswindturbine
4、s,alargeproportionoftherestofDenmark'spowerisgeneratedbyplantsthatburnimportedcoal.TheDanishexperienceshowshowdifficultitcanbeforcountriesgrownrichonfossilfuelstoswitchtorenewableenergysourceslikewindpower.Amongthehurdlesarefluctuatingpoliticalpriorities,th
5、ehighcostofputtingnewturbinesoffshore,concernaboutpublicacceptanceoflargewindturbinesandthevolatilityofthewinditself."Europehasreallyledtheway,"saidAlexKlein,asenioranalystwithEmergingEnergyResearch,aconsultingfirmwithofficesinCambridge,Massachusetts.Somepa
6、rtsofwesternDenmarkderive100percentoftheirpeakneedsfromwindifthebreezeisup.GermanyandSpaingeneratemorepowerinabsoluteterms,butinthosecountrieswindstillaccountsforafarsmallerproportionoftheelectricitygenerated.Theaverageforall27EuropeanUnioncountriesis3perce
7、nt.ButtheGermansandtheSpanisharecatchingupasDenmarkslowsdown.Ofthethousandsofmegawattsofwindpoweraddedlastyeararoundtheworld,only8megawattswereinstalledinDenmark.Ifhighersubsidieshadbeenmaintained,hesaid,Denmarkcouldnowbegeneratingclosetoone-third—rathertha
8、none-fifth—ofitselectricityfromwindmills.10【参考译文】如果说大量依赖石油燃料会让一个国家称为破坏环境的恶魔,那么丹麦,一个海岸线和海上布满数千台风力涡轮机的国家,简直是一个快乐地生活在童话故事里的国家。从美国或者亚洲国家的角度看,丹麦是环境保护的楷模。自然资源防护委员会主席弗朗西斯于去年秋天在致该组织的信函中写道,该国(指丹麦)“正式解决全球变暖的方法所在