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1、2013年5月三级笔译实务真题Section1:English-ChineseTranslation(英译汉)(50points)TheMoneyRanOut;ThentheVillagersSteppedInHIGUERADELASERENA,Spain—Itdidn’ttakelongforManuelGarcíaMurillo,abricklayerwhotookoverasmayorherelastJune,torealizethathistownwasintrouble.Itwas800,
2、000euros,alittlemorethan$1million,inthered.Therewasnocashonhandtopayforanything—andtherewasworkthatneededtobedone.Butthenanamazingthinghappened,hesaid.Justasthehealthdepartmentwasabouttoclosedownthedaycarecenterbecauseitdidn’thaveaproperkitchen,Bernard
3、oBenítez,aconstructionworker,offeredtoputupthewallsandthetilesfree.Then,MariaJoséCarmona,anadulteducationteacher,steppedintocleantheplaceup.Andsomehow,thevolunteersjustkeptcoming.EverySundaynow,theresidentsofthistowninsouthwestSpain—youngandold—dowhatn
4、eedstobedone,whetheritiscleaningthestreets,rakingtheleaves,uncloggingculvertsorplantingtreesinthepark.“Itwasaninitiativefromthem,”saidMr.García.“Daytodaywetalkedtopeopleandwetoldthemtherewasnomoney.Ofcourse,theycouldseeit.Thegrassinbetweenthesidewalksw
5、asuptomythigh.“HigueradelaSerenaisinmanywaysamicrocosmofSpain’stroubles.JustasSpain’snationalandregionalgovernmentsarestrugglingwiththecollapseoftheconstructionindustry,overspendingonhugecapitalprojectsandapileupofunpaidbills,thesameproblemsafflictmany
6、ofitssmalltowns.ButwhathasbroughtHigueradelaSerenaameasureoffameinSpainisthattheresidentshavesteppedupwheretheirgovernmenthasfailed.Mr.Garcíasayshisphoneringsregularlyfromothertownofficialswhowanttoknowhowtodothesamething.Heisservingwithoutpay,asarethe
7、town’stwootherelectedofficials.Theyarealsoforgoingthecarsandphonesthatusuallycomewiththejob.“Welivedbeyondourmeans,”Mr.Garcíasaid.“Weinvestedinpublicworksthatweren’tsensible.Weareintechnicalbankruptcy.”EvensomemoneyfromtheEuropeanUnionthatwassupposedto
8、beusedforroutineoperatingexpensesandlastuntil2013hasalreadybeenspent,hesaid.HigueradelaSerena,aclusterofabout900housessurroundedbyfarmland,andtraditionallydependentonpigfarmingandolives,gotsweptupinthegiddydaysoftheconstructionboom.Itbu
