湖北省第十九届外语翻译大赛英语非专业组笔译初赛试
一
each of following italicized english words or phases is followed by two Chinese versions marked A and B separately, tick off the one which you think better. (15分，每小题1.5分）
1.secondhand opinions
A.二手的观点 B人云亦云的观点 2.storm sandy affects Washington DC A沙尘暴 B桑迪飓风 3.Security Council of the united nations
A联合国安保会议 B联合国安全理事会 4.the Republicans and Democrats of the US
A美国共和党和美国民主党 B美国共和民主党 5.once—in—a-century
A百年不遇 B一百年一次 6.coordinated _process service
A\一条龙“服务 B 协调服务 7.unhealthy practice
A不健康的训练 B 不正之风 8.income from moonlighting
A晚间收入 B灰色收入 9.enterprises running in the red A红色企业 B 亏损企业 10.debt chain
A三角债 B债链 二
each of following underlined Chinese phrases is followed by two english versions marked A and B separately ,tick off the one which you think better.(15分，每小题1.5分）
11.布衣蔬菜
A wear coarse clothes and eat simple food B wear cotton clothes and eat vegetables
12.当心扒手
A take care of the thief B.avoid theft 13.中共十八大
A the 18th national congress of CPC B.the 18th national meeting of CPC 14.城市经济圈
A.City economic circle B economic strip of the city 15.东湖高新区
A.east lake high tech zone B.Donghu High new district speed 16.首先，抓住有利时机，创造条件，寻求更快更好的发展。
A.first, seize the favorable opportunity and actively create conditions to seek a faster and better
B.First,seize the opportunity to create conditions for faster and better development
17.全国人民对这种严重的官僚主义和腐败现象极其不满
A the people as a whole are strongly dissatisfied with the phenomena of serious bureaucracy and corruption
B.the people are indignant over bureaucracy and corruption
18.事虽经纬万端，但纵观全局，合则对国家有利，分则必伤民族元气。 A though the matter was as complicated as could be ,an all--round view of the situation would show that cooperation is beneficial to the country and nation while division is detrimental to them
B Complicated as the matter was ,an overall of the situation will show that united ,the country and the nation benefit ,divided ,they suffer
19.一霎时，一阵被人摒弃，为世所遗的悲愤兜上心头，禁不住痛哭起来 A all at once ,seized by a fit of forlorn rage ,i could not help bursting into tears B.at the very moment the sad feeling of having been abandoned by everybody and forgotten by the world struck my heart,i could not help crying bitterly
20.海南岛和台湾的面积差不多，那里有许多资源，有富铁矿，有石油天然气，还有香蕉和别的热带亚热带作物。海南岛好好发展起来，是很了不起的
A Hainan island, which is almost as big as Taiwan, has abundant natural resources, such as rich iron ore, oil and natural gas, as well as rubber and other tropical and subtropical and subtropical crops .when it is fully developed, the result should be extraordinary
B Hainan Island is almost as big as Taiwan .it has abundant natural resources, such as rich iron ore, oil and natural gas, as well as rubber and other tropical and subtropical crops.with hainan island well developed, the result would be extraordinary
三
each of the following sentences is followed by two versions marked A and B separately, tick off the one which you think better.(40分，每小题2分）
21.Gates Avenue families carried their pails to the hydrant at the curb. A 住在盖茨街的家家户户都得提小桶到街边消防水龙头去取水 B.住在盖茨大街上的人曾把桶提到街边的消防水龙头去 22.A specter is haunting Europe -----the specter of communism
A 一个幽灵--共产主义的幽灵正自欧洲上空徘徊 B 一个幽灵在欧洲游荡--共产主义的幽灵
23.newspaper articles are inspired about the president,s very good health A 总统的健康个情况很好。报纸载文对此深受鼓舞 B 报纸备受已发表文章说，总统的健康情况很好
24.You will be informed when they will leave for new york A 你将被告知他们离开去纽约的时候 B 他们去纽约的时间会让你知道的
25.Nixon was pleasure by the distinction ,but not overwhelmed A尼克松对这种破格的礼遇感到高兴，但并没有受宠若惊 B尼克松对这种破格的礼遇感到高兴，但并没有喜出望外
26.with respect to General Knox,i can say with truth ,there is no one in the united states whom i have loved more sincerely ,nor any for whom i have had a greatefriendship.