2016年湖北武漢紡織大學(xué)翻譯與寫作考研真題

》》》》》》2023年整理歷年要考研試題資料《《《《《《》》》》》》2023年整理歷年要考研試題資料《《《《《《/》》》》》》2023年整理歷年要考研試題資料《《《《《《2016年湖北武漢紡織大學(xué)翻譯與寫作考研真題一、Translation（80points）1、PutthefollowingintoChinese(40points)MyAverageUncleHestoodoutsplendidlyaboveallmyunclesbecausehedidnotstandoutatall.Thatwashisdistinction.HewastheaveragestmanIeverknew.Youwouldneverpickhimoutinacrowd.Hebecamejustanothermantheminutehewasinone.Somanymorepoundsofman.Goodsolidpounds,butjustpounds.Youwouldneverrememberhishairorhischin,ortheshapeofhisears.Ifhesaidsomething,youwouldagreewithit,andanhourlater,youwouldbesureyouhadsaidityourself.SometimesIthinkmenlikethatgetalongaboutthebest.Theyaretheeasiestontheirhouses,theirwives,andtheirchildren.Theyareeasiestontheworld.Theyslidealongwithouthavingtodoanythingaboutitassmallboysdoontheirbreechesaftertheyhaveslidonthemenoughtowearthemdownsmooth.Theworldisallsomuchpineneedlesunderthem.2、PutthefollowingintoEnglish(40points)我有一個志愿我是個沒有什么大志愿的人。我向來沒說過自己有如何了不起的學(xué)問與天才，也沒覺得誰的職業(yè)比我自己的高貴或低賤。我只希望吃得飽，穿得暖，而盡心盡力地寫些文章?！憧?，戲劇有多么重要！戲劇既是這么大的東西，我怎能不為要寫個劇本而下個很大的志愿呢？它的根子雖然生長在文藝的園地里，它所汲取的卻是藝術(shù)全部的養(yǎng)分?。『冒?，雖然我是個沒有什么遠志的人，我卻要在今天——戲劇節(jié)——定下這么一個大志愿。這并不是要湊湊熱鬧，而是想在文化的建設(shè)中寫寫少不得的戲劇呀！文化滋養(yǎng)藝術(shù)，藝術(shù)又返回頭來領(lǐng)導(dǎo)文化，建設(shè)文化。在藝術(shù)中，能綜合藝術(shù)各部門而求其總效果的，只有戲劇。二、Writing（70points）1、Writeasummaryforthefollowingpassagewithin150Words(30points)HowNewYorkBecameAmerica’sLargestCityInthe18thcenturyNewYorkwassmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston.TodayitisthelargestcityinAmerica.Howcanthechangeinitssizeandimportancebeexplained？Toanswerthisquestionwemustconsidercertainfactsaboutgeography，history，andeconomics.TogetherthesethreewillexplainthehugegrowthofAmerica’smostfamouscity.ThemapoftheNortheastshowsthatfourofthemostheavilypopulatedareasinthisregionarearoundseaports.AtthesepointsmaterialsfromacrosstheseaentertheUnitedStates，andtheproductofthelandaresentthereforexportacrossthesea.Economistsknowthatplaceswheretransportationlinesmeetaregoodplacesformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.Thatiswhyseaportsoftenhavecitiesnearby.ButcitieslikeNewYorkneededmorethantheirgeographicallocationinordertobecomegreatindustrialcenters.Theirdevelopmentdidnothappensimplybychance.About1815，whenmanyAmericansfromtheeastcoasthadalreadymovedtowardthewest，traderoutesfromtheportstothecentralregionsofthecountrybegantobeaseriousproblem.Theslowwagonsofthattime，drawnbyhorsesoroxen，weretooexpensiveformovingheavyfreightveryfar.AmericanshadlongadmiredEurope’scanals.InNewYorkStateacanalseemedthebestsolutiontothetransportationproblem.FromtheeasternendofLakeErieallthewayacrossthestatetotheHudsonRiverthereisalongstripoflowland.HeretheErieCanalwasconstructed.Afterseveralyearsofworkitwascompletedin1825.Thecanalproducedanimmediateeffect.Freightcostswerecuttoaboutonetenthofwhathadbeen.NewYorkCity，whichhadbeensmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston，quicklybecametheleadingcityofthecoast.Intheyearsthatfollowed，transportationroutesontheGreatLakeswerejoinedtoroutesontheMississippiRiver.ThenNewYorkCitybecametheendpointofagreatinlandshippingsystemthatextendedfromtheAtlanticOceanfarupthewesternbranchesoftheMississippi.Thecomingoftherailroadsmadecanalshippinglessimportant，butittiedNewYorkevenmorecloselytothecentralregionsofthecountry.ItwaseasierforpeopleinthecentralstatestoshiptheirgoodstoNewYorkforexportoverseas.ExportsfromNewYorkweregreaterthanimports.Consequently，shippingcompanieswereeagertofilltheirshipswithpassengersonthereturntripfromEurope.PassengerscouldcomefromEuropeverycheaplyasaresult.ThusNewYorkbecamethegreatestportforreceivingpeoplefromEuropeancountries.Manyofthesepeopleremainedinthecity.OthersstayedinNewYorkforafewweeks，months，oryears，andthenmovedtootherpartsoftheUnitedStates.Forthesegreatn