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1、http://edu.21cn.com/catti/g_44_335820-1.htm2009年5月CATTI二级笔译真题回忆E-CTranslation CompulsoryTranslation Therewas,lastweek,aglimmerofhopeintheworldfoodcrisis.Expectingabumperharvest,Ukrainerelaxedrestrictionsonexports.Overnight,globalwheatpricesfellby10percent. Bycontrast,tradersinBangko
2、kquotericepricesaround$1,000aton,upfrom$460twomonthsago. Suchisthevolatilityoftoday’smarkets.Wedonotknowhowhighfoodpricesmightgo,norhowfartheycouldfall.Butonethingiscertain:Wehavegonefromaneraofplentytooneofscarcity.Expertsagreethatfoodpricesarenotlikelytoreturntothelevelstheworldhadg
3、rownaccustomedtoanytimesoon. Imaginethesituationofthoselivingonlessthan$1aday-the“bottombillion,”thepoorestoftheworld’spoor.MostliveinAfrica,andmanymighttypicallyspendtwo-thirdsoftheirincomeonfood. InLiberialastweek,Iheardhowpeoplehavestoppedpurchasingimportedricebythebag.Instead,the
4、yincreasinglybuyitbythecup,becausethat’salltheycanafford. TravelingthoughWestAfrica,Ifoundgoodreasonforoptimism.InBurkinaFaso,Isawagovernmentworkingtoimportdroughtresistantseedsandbettermanagescarcewatersupplies,helpedbynationslikeBrazil.InIvoryCoast,wesawawomen’scooperativerunningach
5、ickenfarmsetupwithUNfunds.Theprojectgeneratedincome-andfood-forvillagersinwaysthatcaneasilybereplicated. Elsewhere,Isawyetanotherwomen’sgroupslowlyexpandingtheirlocalagriculturalproduction,withUNhelp.SoontheywillreplaceWorldFoodProgramricewiththeirownhome-grownproduce,sufficienttocove
6、rtheneedsoftheirschoolfeedingprogram. Thesearehome-grown,grass-rootssolutionsforgrass-rootsproblems-preciselythekindofsolutionsthatAfricaneeds. optional Topic1 Foradecade,metallurgistsstudyingthehulkoftheTitanichavearguedthatthestoriedoceanlinerwentdownquicklyafterhittinganicebergb
7、ecausetheship'sbuilderusedsubstandardrivetsthatpoppedtheirheadsandlettonsoficyseawaterrushin.Morethan1,500peopledied. Nowateamofscientistshasmovedintodeeperwaters,uncoveringevidenceinthebuilder'sownarchivesofadeadlymixofgreatambitionanduseoflow-qualityironthatdoomedtheship,whichsank