2008年11月英语二级笔译实务考试试题.pdf

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1、2008年11月英语二级笔译实务考试试题Section1English-ChineseTranslation(英译汉)（60points）Thissectionconsistsoftwoparts:PartA”CompulsoryTranslation”andPartB“OptionalTranslation”whichcomprises“Topic1”and“Topic2”.TranslatethepassageinPartAandyourchoicefromthepassagesinPartBintoChinese.Thetimeforthissectionis100minut

2、es.PartACompulsoryTranslation(必译题)（30points）Ifaheavyrelianceonfossilfuelsmakeacountryaclimateogre,thenDenmark–withitsthousandsofwindturbinessprinkledonthecoastlinesandatsea–islivingahappyfairytale.ViewedfromtheUnitedStatesorAsia,Denmarkisanenvironmentalrolemodel.Thecountryis“whataglobalwarming

3、solutionlookslike,”wroteFrancesBeinecke,thepresidentoftheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil,inalettertothegrouplastautumn.Aboutone-fifthofthecountry’selectricitycomesfromwind,whichwindexpertssayisthehighestproportionofanycountry.ButacloserlookshowsthatDenmarkisafarcryfromaclean-energyparadise.Theb

4、uildingofwindturbineshasvirtuallygroundtoahaltsincesubsidieswerecutback.Meanwhile,comparedwithothersintheEuropeanUnion,Danesremainabove-averageemittersofthegreenhousegascarbondioxide.Forallitswindturbines,alargeproportionoftherestofDenmark’spowerisgeneratedbyplantsthatburnimportedcoal.TheDanis

5、hexperienceshowshowdifficultitcanbeforcountriesgrownrichonfossilfuelstoswitchtorenewableenergysourceslikewindpower.Amongthehurdlesarefluctuatingpriorities,thehighcostofputtingnewturbinesoffshore,concernaboutpublicacceptanceoflargewindturbinesandthevolatilityofthewinditself.“Europehasreallyledt

6、heway,”saidAlexKlein,asenioranalystwithEmergingEngeryReserch,aconsultingfirmwithofficesinCambridge,Massachusetts.SomepartsofwesternDenmarkderive100percentoftheirpeakneedsfromwindifthebreezeisup.GermanyandSpaingeneratemorepowerinabsoluteterms,butinthosecountrieswindstillaccountsforafarsmallerpr

7、oportionoftheelectricitygenerated.Theaverageforall27EuropeanUnioncountriesis3percent.ButtheGermansandtheSpanisharecatchingupasDenmarkslowsdown.Ofthethousandsofmegawattsofwindpoweraddedlastyeararoundtheworld,only8megawattswereinstalledin