考研英语：1997翻译真题精练精讲

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1、凯程考研辅导班，中国最强的考研辅导机构，http://www.kaichengschool.com考研就找凯程考研，学生满意，家长放心，社会认可！考研英语：1997翻译真题精练精讲　一、全真试题　　Doanimalshaverights?Thisishowthequestionisusuallyput.Itsoundslikeauseful，ground-clearingwaytostart.（71）Actually，itisn’t，becauseitassumesthatthereisanagreedaccountofhumanrights，whichissome

2、thingtheworlddoesnothave.　　Ononeviewofrights，tobesure，itnecessarilyfollowsthatanimalshavenone.72）Somephilosophersarguethatrightsexistonlywithinasocialcontract，aspartofanexchangeofdutiesandentitlements.Therefore，animalscannothaverights.Theideaofpunishingatigerthatkillssomebodyisabsurd，f

3、orexactlythesamereason，soistheideathattigershaverights.However，thisisonlyoneaccount，andbynomeansanuncontestedone.Itdeniesrightsnotonlytoanimalsbutalsotosomepeople—forinstance，toinfants，thementallyincapableandfuturegenerations.Inaddition，itisunclearwhatforceacontractcanhaveforpeoplewhon

4、everconsentedtoit:howdoyoureplytosomebodywhosays“Idon’tlikethiscontract?”　　Thepointisthis:withoutagreementontherightsofpeople,arguingabouttherightsofanimalsisfruitless.（73）Itleadsthediscussiontoextremesattheoutset:itinvitesyoutothinkthatanimalsshouldbetreatedeitherwiththeconsiderationh

5、umansextendtootherhumans，orwithnoconsiderationatall.Thisisafalsechoice.Bettertostartwithanother，morefundamentalquestion:isthewaywetreatanimalsamoralissueatall?　　Manydenyit.（74）Arguingfromtheviewthathumansaredifferentfromanimalsineveryrelevantrespect，extremistsofthiskindthinkthatanimals

6、lieoutsidetheareaofmoralchoice.Anyregardforthesufferingofanimalsisseenasamistake—asentimentaldisplacementoffeelingthatshouldproperlybedirectedtootherhumans.　　Thisview，whichholdsthattorturingamonkeyismorallyequivalenttochoppingwood,mayseembravely“logical”.Infactitissimplyshallow:theethi

7、calequivalentoflearningtocrawl—istoweighothersinterestsagainstone’sown.Thisinturnrequiressympathyandimagination:withoutwhichthereisnocapacityformoralthought.Toseeananimalinpainisenough,formost,toengagesympathy.（75）Whenthathappens,itisnotamistake:itismankind’sinstinctformoralreasoning