2018 考研英语二 Translation
2018 考研英语二 Translation
Section III Translation 46. Directions: Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points) A fifth grader gets a homework assignment to select his future career path from a list of occupations. He ticks “astronaut” but quickly adds “scientist” to the list and selects it as well. The boy is convinced that if he reads enough, he can explore as many career paths as he likes. And so he reads—everything from encyclopedias to science fiction novels. He reads so passionately that his parents have to institute a “no reading policy” at the dinner table. That boy was Bill Gates, and he hasn’t stopped reading yet—not even after becoming one of the most successful people on the planet. Nowadays, his reading material has changed from science fiction and reference books: recently, he revealed that he reads at least 50 nonfiction books a year. Gates chooses nonfiction titles because they explain how the world works. “Each book opens up new avenues of knowledge to explore,” Gates says.
Echo 参考译文、难点评析与错误点总结
说明:以下为 Echo 生成的非官方参考译文和学习解析,用于自测、批改和复盘;不等同于官方答案。
Echo 参考译文
一个五年级学生拿到一份家庭作业,要求从一份职业列表中选择将来的职业道路。他勾选了“宇航员”,但很快在表上添加了“科学家”,并将它也选上。这个男孩子相信,只要他读得够多,那么他想探索多少职业道路都可以。于是,他就这样读书——从百科全书到科幻小说,什么都看。他如饥似渴地读书,以至于他的父母不得不立下一条吃饭时“不许看书的规矩”。 那个男孩就是比尔·盖茨(Bill Gates),而且,他至今依然没有停止阅读—— 即便他已经成为这颗星球上最成功的人士之一。如今,他阅读的材料已经不再是科幻小说和参考书:最近,他透露说自己一年至少看 50 本非虚构作品。 盖茨之所以选择非虚构作品,是因为它们解释世界是如何运行的。盖茨说:“每本书都开辟出新的知识途径。”
整体难点评析
本文主题可归为“科技研究与公共参与”。英语二翻译通常为整段翻译,共 15 分。复盘时要把段落连贯性、代词指代、句间转折和整体语气一起处理,而不是孤立翻每一句。
- 结构难点:重点关注名词化结构、逻辑连接、修饰后置、长句主干识别、上下文语义照应。先找主句谓语,再处理从句、分词、介词短语和插入成分,避免在中文里把修饰关系接错。
- 词义难点:不要机械使用词典第一义,尤其是抽象名词、学术动词和评价性形容词。应根据上下文确定它们是在表示事实、趋势、原因、态度还是结果。
- 逻辑难点:翻译时要显化英语中的因果、转折、让步、递进和目的关系。中文可以调整语序,但不能丢掉逻辑方向。
- 表达难点:中文译文要准确优先,再追求通顺。可以适度增补主语或承接词,但不能加入原文没有的信息。
常见错误点总结
- 主干误判:把修饰成分当主句,或漏掉真正谓语,会导致整句方向错误。
- 修饰范围错误:定语从句、分词短语和介词短语常常后置,翻译时要判断它修饰哪个名词或动作。
- 抽象名词处理生硬:如 process、approach、engagement、movement、connection 等词,要根据上下文译成“过程、方式、参与、运动、联系”等合适表达。
- 逻辑词漏译或反译:but、despite、while、so、as、with 等小词常决定句子关系,是扣分高发点。
- 中文表达不成句:逐词硬贴会让译文读不通。建议译完后用中文默读一遍,检查主语、谓语、宾语和逻辑连接是否完整。
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