这篇文章写的时间比较早.里面主要介绍了在职硕士考试中的
英译汉和汉译英的一些解题策略.希望能对马上就要考试的朋友们有一些帮助.因为文件太大,所以分了好几个部分才整理完毕.如果感觉一个个部分打开比较慢的话,可以到下面的网页上查看,不过好象需要注册才可以,我没有看到全文.
这个网页是新东方教育在线的网站:
http://www.tol24.com/examCoachAction_topic_id969_article_id17721.html
祝福各位顺利通过考试.
在职硕士学位英语考试翻译解题策略
北京新东方国内部 唐静
在职硕士
英语考试,即同等学力人员申请硕士学位
英语水平全国统一考试即将举行。它是由国家教育部统一组织的考试,旨在客观的测试同等学力的
英语水平。这项考试是同等学力人员申请获得硕士学位的必备条件。其中的
翻译考试则要求考生能够在"不借助词典的情况下,把一般性题材的文章及科普文章中的句子或段落从英语译成汉语或者从汉语译成英语"。
翻译是一种主观题,是需要考生具有一定英语
基本功,再把这种
基本功转变成为一种翻译能力。然而,对于同时承担着繁重的专业学习重任和自己单位工作重任的在职硕士;对于大多数没有接受过翻译系统教育和训练的在职硕士,如何在比较短的时间内攻克英汉互译就成了迫在眉睫的事情了。
根据最新颁布的《同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试大纲》,在职硕士考试中,翻译部分共分为两节,第一节为英译汉,第二节为汉译英。在试卷中,每一节所占的比分是10分,翻译整个部分共20分,考试所需要的时间是共约30分钟。为了能够让广大的考生顺利通过考试,本文作者将分别从
英译汉和汉译英两个部分进行介绍,并针对这两个部分分别提出一种简单有效的解题策略。
一、英译汉部分
(一) 题型介绍
英译汉的题型主要分为三种:其一、要求考生翻译一个小的
英语短文,短文的长度大约是80-100个英语词。其二、在一篇大约300词的英语文章中,要求考生翻译划线的五个部分;这五个部分通常就是五个句子,每句话的长度大约20个英语词。其三、要求考生翻译单独的五个英语句子,这五个句子之间一般没有任何联系,长度也是大约20个英语词。在试卷中,
英译汉部分可以是以上三种题型中的任意一种。但是,根据2004年的考题来看,今年考试中有可能仍然考察一个小的
英语短文翻译。例如:
题型一,短文翻译:
Another kind of
distinction that can be made among works of art is whether they were intended as objects to be looked at or to be used. The fine arts, such as
painting and sculpture,
involve the production of works to be seen and
experienced on an
abstract level. Pieces of fine art may evoke
emotional or
spiritual responses in us. Those who love the fine arts feel that these responses are very valuable, for they
expand our awareness of the great
richness of life itself.(2004年考题,86词)
题型二,文章中,划线句子翻译:
For a world that is 70% water, things are drying up fast. Only 2.5% of water is fresh, and only a
fraction of that is accessible. (1) Meanwhile, each of us requires about 50 quarts per day for drinking, bathing, cooking and other basic needs. At present, 1.1
billion people lack
access to clean drinking water and more than 2.4
billion lack
adequateaccess to clean drinking water and more than 2.4
billion lack
adequate sanitation. (2) "Unless we take swift and
decisive action," says U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, by 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may be living in countries that face serious water shortage."
(3) The answer is to get smart about how we use water. (4) Agriculture accounts for about two-thirds of the fresh water consumed in the world. A report prepared for the
summit thus endorses the "more crop per drop" approach, which calls for more
efficientirrigation techniques, planting of drought-and salt-tolerant crop varieties that require less water and better monitoring of growing conditions, such as soil
humidity levels. (5) Improving water-delivery systems would also help, reducing the
amount that is lost on the way to the people who use it.
One
programwinning quick support is dubbed Wash-for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All-a global effort that aims to provide water services and
hygiene training to
everyone who lacks them by 2015. Already, the U.N., 28 governments and many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have signed on.